Journal profile · RELIGION
Critical Research on Religion
ISSN 2050-3032 · eISSN 2050-3040 · SAGE
Critical Research on Religion: CAS Zone 3 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; 49 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Critical Research on Religion is published by SAGE 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 Religion and Society Interactions, Religion, Society, and Development and Islamic Studies and History, together about 46.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): RELIGION
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Religion and Society InteractionsSocial Sciences25.6%
- Religion, Society, and DevelopmentSocial Sciences13.7%
- Islamic Studies and HistorySocial Sciences6.8%
- Religion, Spirituality, and PsychologySocial Sciences6.1%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences4.7%
- Jewish and Middle Eastern StudiesSocial Sciences4.6%
- Anthropological Studies and InsightsSocial Sciences3.8%
- Theological Perspectives and PracticesSocial Sciences3.6%
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 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 2 |
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
- 1.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.97LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 68OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.98OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 25.42%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 470 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 12 | 1 |
| 2025 | 49 | 20 | 62 |
| 2024 | 32 | 10 | 44 |
| 2023 | 25 | 11 | 35 |
| 2022 | 39 | 12 | 76 |
| 2021 | 44 | 13 | 180 |
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — |
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
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 2050-3032
- Electronic ISSN
- 2050-3040
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Critical Research on Religion
What CAS zone is Critical Research on Religion in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Critical Research on Religion is in Zone 3 of Philosophy, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Religion. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Philosophy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Critical Research on Religion?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Critical Research on Religion is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Critical Research on Religion open access, and what is the APC?
Critical Research on Religion is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
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: .