Journal profile · RELIGION
Downside Review
ISSN 0012-5806 · eISSN 2397-3498
Downside Review: CAS Zone 4 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; 24 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Downside Review 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 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity, Biblical Studies and Interpretation and Medieval Literature and History, together about 30.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are History and Religious studies. (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 Humanities11.4%
- Biblical Studies and InterpretationArts and Humanities11.2%
- Medieval Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities8.3%
- Christian Theology and MissionArts and Humanities5.6%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences5.3%
- Historical and Religious Studies of RomeArts and Humanities4.3%
- Religion, Society, and DevelopmentSocial Sciences4.1%
- Pentecostalism and Christianity 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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCILetPub
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
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 71OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.02OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 7.14%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 5LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,507 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 24 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 25 | 6 | 1 |
| 2023 | 34 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 23 | 7 | 14 |
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
- ISSN
- 0012-5806
- Electronic ISSN
- 2397-3498
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Downside Review
What CAS zone is Downside Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Downside Review 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 Downside Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Downside Review is indexed in ESCI.
Is Downside Review open access, and what is the APC?
Downside Review 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .