Journal profile · RELIGION
Buddhist Studies Review
ISSN 0265-2897 · eISSN 1747-9681 · Equinox Publishing Ltd
Buddhist Studies Review: CAS Zone 4 · Philosophy (2026 Xinrui edition); subscription journal; 28 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Buddhist Studies Review is published by Equinox Publishing Ltd and is classed under Philosophy in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Indian and Buddhist Studies, Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography and Chinese history and philosophy, together about 59.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): RELIGION
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Indian and Buddhist StudiesArts and Humanities33.6%
- Asian Geopolitics and EthnographySocial Sciences13.7%
- Chinese history and philosophySocial Sciences11.8%
- Eurasian Exchange NetworksSocial Sciences6.8%
- Southeast Asian Sociopolitical StudiesSocial Sciences4%
- Vietnamese History and Culture StudiesSocial Sciences3.1%
- Indian History and PhilosophyArts and Humanities2.7%
- Japanese History and CultureSocial Sciences2.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Philosophy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 4 |
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
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
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.08LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.08OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 4LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,565 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 28 | 14 | 3 |
| 2024 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 2023 | 17 | 14 | 5 |
| 2022 | 11 | 7 | 7 |
| 2021 | 35 | 10 | 16 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd
- ISSN
- 0265-2897
- Electronic ISSN
- 1747-9681
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Buddhist Studies Review
What CAS zone is Buddhist Studies Review in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Philosophy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Buddhist Studies Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Buddhist Studies Review is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Buddhist Studies Review open access, and what is the APC?
Buddhist Studies Review is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .