Journal profile · RELIGION
Church History and Religious Culture
ISSN 1871-241X · eISSN 1871-2428 · Brill
Church History and Religious Culture: CAS Zone 3 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 42 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Church History and Religious Culture is published by Brill 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 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity, Historical Influence and Diplomacy and Historical and Linguistic Studies, together about 44.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): RELIGION
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Reformation and Early Modern ChristianityArts and Humanities32.8%
- Historical Influence and DiplomacySocial Sciences6.4%
- Historical and Linguistic StudiesSocial Sciences5.4%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences5.3%
- Historical, Literary, and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities5.2%
- Medieval Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities4.7%
- Historical and Religious Studies of RomeArts and Humanities3.9%
- Historical Legal Studies and SocietySocial Sciences3.3%
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 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)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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 62OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.03OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 10.17%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,691 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 42 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 45 | 6 | 2 |
| 2023 | 44 | 18 | 5 |
| 2022 | 67 | 9 | 10 |
| 2021 | 59 | 10 | 23 |
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
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Brill
- ISSN
- 1871-241X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1871-2428
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Church History and Religious Culture
What CAS zone is Church History and Religious Culture in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Church History and Religious Culture 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 Church History and Religious Culture?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Church History and Religious Culture is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Church History and Religious Culture open access, and what is the APC?
Church History and Religious Culture 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; 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: .