Journal profile · RELIGION
Approaching Religion
ISSN 1799-3121 · Donner Institute · Finland
Approaching Religion: CAS Zone 3 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 17 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Approaching Religion is published by Donner Institute and is in Zone 3 of Philosophy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices, Religion and Society Interactions and Religious Tourism and Spaces, together about 34.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): RELIGION
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Religious Studies and Spiritual PracticesArts and Humanities14.8%
- Religion and Society InteractionsSocial Sciences11.3%
- Religious Tourism and SpacesSocial Sciences8.5%
- Religion, Society, and DevelopmentSocial Sciences7.5%
- Media, Religion, Digital CommunicationArts and Humanities7%
- Religious Education and SchoolsSocial Sciences6%
- Religion, Spirituality, and PsychologySocial Sciences4.8%
- Folklore, Mythology, and Literature StudiesArts and Humanities4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Philosophy Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Philosophy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.88LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.54OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 15LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 328 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | 1 |
| 2024 | 32 | 32 | 29 |
| 2023 | 28 | 28 | 37 |
| 2022 | 27 | 27 | 50 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | 71 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use
- AI use
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Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Donner Institute
- Country or region
- Finland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1799-3121
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Approaching Religion
What CAS zone is Approaching Religion in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Approaching Religion is in Zone 3 of Philosophy, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Religion. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Philosophy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Approaching Religion?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Approaching Religion?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Approaching Religion is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Approaching Religion open access, and what is the APC?
Approaching Religion is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .