Journal profile · RELIGION
Early Christianity
ISSN 1868-7032 · eISSN 1868-8020
Early Christianity: CAS Zone 3 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 33 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Early Christianity 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 Biblical Studies and Interpretation, Historical and Linguistic Studies and Archaeology and Historical Studies, together about 45% of its articles. Its main subfields are 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
- Biblical Studies and InterpretationArts and Humanities23.7%
- Historical and Linguistic StudiesSocial Sciences12.2%
- Archaeology and Historical StudiesArts and Humanities9.1%
- Historical, Religious, and Philosophical StudiesArts and Humanities6.6%
- Classical Antiquity StudiesSocial Sciences4.8%
- Historical and Religious Studies of RomeArts and Humanities4.1%
- Byzantine Studies and HistoryArts and Humanities3.7%
- Theology and Canon Law StudiesArts and Humanities3.7%
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
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
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 48OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.06OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 50%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 23LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 557 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 33 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 34 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 35 | 7 | 29 |
| 2022 | 35 | 4 | 37 |
| 2021 | 35 | 4 | 53 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- 1868-7032
- Electronic ISSN
- 1868-8020
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Early Christianity
What CAS zone is Early Christianity in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Early Christianity 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 Early Christianity?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Early Christianity is indexed in ESCI.
Is Early Christianity open access, and what is the APC?
Early Christianity is a subscription 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: .