Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Religious Studies
Christian Education Journal
ISSN 0739-8913 · eISSN 2378-525X · SAGE
Christian Education Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.3 (journal website); subscription journal; APC about USD 3,650; 43 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Christian Education Journal is published by SAGE and is in Zone 4 of Education in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Religion, Society, and Development, Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology and Religious Education and Schools, together about 44.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Religious studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The purpose of the Christian Education Journal: Research on Educational Ministry is to strengthen the conception and practice of Christian education in church and parachurch settings. View full journal description This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Religious Studies
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 9 (9 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Religion, Society, and DevelopmentSocial Sciences18.4%
- Religion, Spirituality, and PsychologySocial Sciences13.5%
- Religious Education and SchoolsSocial Sciences12.3%
- Christian Theology and MissionArts and Humanities8.7%
- Biblical Studies and InterpretationArts and Humanities7.2%
- Theological Perspectives and PracticesSocial Sciences4.4%
- Education and Critical Thinking DevelopmentSocial Sciences3.7%
- Pentecostalism and Christianity StudiesArts and Humanities3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 56OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.09OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.27%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 11LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,228 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 11 | 0 |
| 2025 | 43 | 10 | 1 |
| 2024 | 45 | 0 | 9 |
| 2023 | 48 | 3 | 31 |
| 2022 | 51 | 1 | 11 |
| 2021 | 42 | 5 | 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
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
What to prepare10 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 75 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 6,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- preprint
Article types accepted9, with length limits
- abstractsABSTRACTS of recent dissertations in the field of Christian education. Please note: these will be reviewed by the Editor only.Length not stated
- book reviewRESEARCH ARTICLES between 2,500 and 6,000 words REVIEWS of contemporary ministry models in churches and/or parachurch organization; recent Christian education c…main text ≤ 2,000 words
- book reviewsBOOK REVIEWS: 1,000-2,000 words.Length not stated
- notesNOTES: 3,000 words maximum. These are brief discussions of focused issues in the field of Christian education of interest to our readers and may be more persona…Length not stated
- regular research articleRESEARCH ARTICLES between 2,500 and 6,000 words REVIEWS of contemporary ministry models in churches and/or parachurch organization; recent Christian education c…Length not stated
- research articleRESEARCH ARTICLES between 2,500 and 6,000 words REVIEWS of contemporary ministry models in churches and/or parachurch organization; recent Christian education c…main text ≤ 6,000 words
- research articlesRESEARCH ARTICLES between 2,500 and 6,000 wordsLength not stated
- reviewRESEARCH ARTICLES between 2,500 and 6,000 words REVIEWS of contemporary ministry models in churches and/or parachurch organization; recent Christian education c…Length not stated
- reviewsREVIEWS of contemporary ministry models in churches and/or parachurch organization; recent Christian education curricula that address new trends and issues in c…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
Please view our authorship policies, which includes information on criteria for authorship, who should be the corresponding author and more. Please note that AI chatbots, for example ChatGPT, should not be listed as authors. For more information see the policy on Use of ChatGPT and generative AI tools.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability
The Journal is committed to facilitating openness, transparency and reproducibility of research, and has the following research data sharing policy. For more information, including FAQs please visit the Sage Research Data policy pages. Subject to appropriate ethical and legal considerations, authors are encouraged to: Share your research data in a relevant public data repository Include a data ava…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical considerations
COPE member Model summary
Please include your ethics approval statements under this heading, even if you have already included ethics approval information in your methods section. If ethical approval was not required, you need to explicitly state this. All papers reporting studies involving human participants, human data or human tissue must state that the relevant Ethics Committee or Institutional Review Board approved th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Publishing fees and open access
There are no fees payable to submit or publish in this journal. Figures submitted in color will be published in color in the online version of the journal at no cost. If you wish to have color figures in the printed version, you will receive information regarding the costs from Sage after receipt of your accepted article. Optional open access publishing is available for a fee via the Sage Choice p…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Double anonymized peer review Model summary
The following summary describes the peer review process for this journal: Identity transparency: Double-anonymized Reviewer interacts with: Editor Review information published: None Your manuscript will undergo an initial evaluation. If it does not conform to the requirements laid out in these guidelines, it will be returned to you for amendments prior to peer review. Manuscripts may be desk rejec…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
The journal and Sage take issues of copyright infringement, plagiarism or other breaches of best practice in publication very seriously. Please read Sage's complete policy on plagiarism and the actions we may take.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprints not accepted Model summary
The journal does not accept submissions of manuscripts that have been posted on preprint servers.
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
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 0739-8913
- Electronic ISSN
- 2378-525X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Christian Education Journal
What CAS zone is Christian Education Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Christian Education Journal is in Zone 4 of Education, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Education & Educational Research / Religion. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Christian Education Journal?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.3; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.5, h-index 19.
What are the manuscript requirements of Christian Education Journal?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 75 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Manuscript length: ≤ 6,000 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Christian Education Journal based?
Of the 9 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (9). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Christian Education Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Christian Education Journal is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Christian Education Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Christian Education Journal is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,650.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .