Journal profile · RELIGION
Biblische Zeitschrift
ISSN 0006-2014 · eISSN 2589-0468 · Verlag Ferdinand Schoeningh GmbH
Biblische Zeitschrift: CAS Zone 3 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 26 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Biblische Zeitschrift is published by Verlag Ferdinand Schoeningh GmbH 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 Biblical Studies and Interpretation, Theology and Canon Law Studies and Archaeology and Historical Studies, together about 49.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Biblische Zeitschrift, founded in 1903, is one of the leading international journals in Biblical Studies. Contributions are published in German, English and French. The primary aim of the journal is to further the understanding of the Biblical texts, both of the Old and the New Testament. Articles focus on philological or text-critical issues, raise questions of historical and cultural contextualisation or concentrate on literary, hermeneutical or theological issues – to name only a few of the relevant aspects. Each volume also contains book reviews to help scholars as well as everyone interested in Biblical Studies to keep informed in the ever-developing field of study.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): RELIGION
Editor-in-chief Christoph GregorPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Biblical Studies and InterpretationArts and Humanities29%
- Theology and Canon Law StudiesArts and Humanities10.9%
- Archaeology and Historical StudiesArts and Humanities9.9%
- Historical and Linguistic StudiesSocial Sciences8.9%
- Historical, Literary, and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities6.5%
- German Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities3.3%
- Historical, Religious, and Philosophical StudiesArts and Humanities2.5%
- Religion, Theology, History, Judaism, ChristianitySocial Sciences2.5%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Philosophy Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Current ContentsPublisher website
Other: ArticleFirst, vol.47, no.1, 2003-vol.54, no.2, 2010, Dietrich's Index Philosophicus, FRANCIS, Linguistic Bibliography, New Testament Abstracts, Old Testament Abstracts, Personal Alert (E-mail), Religious & Theological Abstracts, 1968
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.85LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 55OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.05OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 21.95%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 13LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,802 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 26 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 33 | 7 | 4 |
| 2023 | 30 | 16 | 4 |
| 2022 | 35 | 4 | 3 |
| 2021 | 26 | 0 | 3 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 8 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
Article types accepted2
- articlesArticles focus on philological or text-critical issues, raise questions of historical and cultural contextualisation or concentrate on literary, hermeneutical o…Length not stated
- book reviewsEach volume also contains book reviews to help scholars as well as everyone interested in Biblical Studies to keep informed in the ever-developing field of stud…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Accepts monographs and conference volumes in German, English and French for its newly founded series Biblische Zeitschrift Supplements (BZ Sup). Model summary
Biblische Zeitschrift calls researchers to submit excellent monographs and conference volumes in German, English and French for its newly founded series Biblische Zeitschrift Supplements (BZ Sup).
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Verlag Ferdinand Schoeningh GmbH
- ISSN
- 0006-2014
- Electronic ISSN
- 2589-0468
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Biblische Zeitschrift
What CAS zone is Biblische Zeitschrift in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Biblische Zeitschrift is in Zone 3 of Philosophy, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Religion. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Philosophy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Biblische Zeitschrift?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Biblische Zeitschrift is indexed in AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Biblische Zeitschrift open access, and what is the APC?
Biblische Zeitschrift is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .