Journal profile · RELIGION
Communio Viatorum
ISSN 0010-3713 · eISSN 3029-6374 · Thomson Reuters
Communio Viatorum: CAS Zone 4 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; 14 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Communio Viatorum is published by Thomson Reuters and is in Zone 4 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, Christian Theology and Mission and Theology and Philosophy of Evil, together about 28.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Religious studies and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Communio Viatorum seeks to promote research and scholarly debate in all theological disciplines. Since its foundation special attention has been paid to both biblical studies and Czech Protestant history. The journal is also interested in articles that reflect new accents within the field of theology as well as relevant challenges from neighbouring disciplines, developments in the Church worldwide as well as new moves within society. It seeks to promote an ongoing process of theological debate from a specific Central European Protestant background, but open to authors from all around the world and all denominations who wish to engage in such a conversation.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): RELIGION
Editor-in-chief Petr SlámaPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Biblical Studies and InterpretationArts and Humanities10.7%
- Christian Theology and MissionArts and Humanities10.7%
- Theology and Philosophy of EvilArts and Humanities7.4%
- Eastern European Communism and ReformsSocial Sciences5.8%
- Religion and Society InteractionsSocial Sciences4.1%
- Reformation and Early Modern ChristianityArts and Humanities4.1%
- Theological Perspectives and PracticesSocial Sciences4.1%
- Historical, Religious, and Philosophical StudiesArts and Humanities4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Philosophy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: ATLA Religion Database®, ATLASerials® (ATLAS®), CEEOL
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
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 80%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 8LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 94 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
| 2023 | 18 | 0 | 2 |
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
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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 |
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 websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright Copyright notice
The journal applies the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License to articles and other works we publish. If you submit your paper for publication by Communio viatorum, you agree to have the CC BY license applied to your work. The journal allows the author(s) to hold the copyright without restrictions.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access policy
Open access since 2024 Model summary
Communio viatorum is an open access journal, which means that all content is freely available on the journal’s website. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, or link to the full text of articles in this journal, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without needing prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition of open …
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
- Thomson Reuters
- ISSN
- 0010-3713
- Electronic ISSN
- 3029-6374
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 68, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Communio Viatorum
What CAS zone is Communio Viatorum in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Communio Viatorum is in Zone 4 of Philosophy, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Religion. 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 Communio Viatorum?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Communio Viatorum is indexed in AHCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Communio Viatorum open access, and what is the APC?
Communio Viatorum 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, 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: .