Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Religious Studies
Entangled Religions
ISSN 2363-6696 · Center for Religious Studies · Germany
Entangled Religions: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 14 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus; the journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher.
The journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher: Entangled Religions was established as part of the Käte Hamburger Kolleg " Dynamics in the History of Religions between Asia and Europe " (2008–2022) and is now published by the Center for Religious Studies at Ruhr-Universität Bochum. The website is hosted by the University Library of Ruhr-Universität Bochum. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Entangled Religions is published by Center for Religious Studies. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Study and Philosophy of Religion, Religion and Society Interactions and Indian and Buddhist Studies, together about 32.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Religious studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Entangled Religions (ER) is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed academic journal. It deals with occasions, themes, modes, conditions, and consequences of contact between religious groups and the way religious thought and practice developed in and through such contact phenomena. Such phenomena, we assume, eventually brought about both the larger and smaller religious traditions of today and the religious field as a social entity distinct from other fields such as politics, economics, and art. Entangled Religions focuses on case studies of original research from all disciplines dealing with religion. Each case study focuses on a particular geographical region, a particular moment in or period of time, and a particular constellation of two or more religious traditions encountering each other. Each case study extrapolates the occasions and the historical and social contexts of such encounters and, most importantly, sheds light on the issues, notions, themes, and practices addressed in the particular contact situation. While individual case studies and the presented material's particularities are crucial, Entangled Religions' broader objective is to enable larger-scale comparisons. Authors are thus expected to use an analytical angle to substantiate their case studies and make them a case of something. Examples include the analytical concepts developed in the Käte Hamburger Kolleg "Dynamics in the History of Religions between Asia and Europe" (2008–2022) and discussed in the working paper series on our website. Therefore, authors are invited to engage with and present their material in light of these or introduce other analytical concepts as long as comparability of their case studies is ensured. Entangled Religions was established as part of the Käte Hamburger Kolleg "Dynamics in the History of Religions between Asia and Europe" (2008–2022) and is now published by the Center for Religious Studies at Ruhr-Universität Bochum. The website is hosted by the University Library of Ruhr-Universität Bochum. Entangled Religions is indexed in: ATLA Religion Database (ATLA RDB)Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (BASE)Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)Religious Studies Bibliography (RelBib)Scopus EuroPub Database All published articles are archived in the repository of the German National Library. ISSN2363-6696
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Religious Studies
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Study and Philosophy of ReligionArts and Humanities15.1%
- Religion and Society InteractionsSocial Sciences9.6%
- Indian and Buddhist StudiesArts and Humanities7.7%
- Biblical Studies and InterpretationArts and Humanities5.9%
- Historical, Religious, and Philosophical StudiesArts and Humanities5.8%
- Historical and Linguistic StudiesSocial Sciences5.6%
- Islamic Studies and HistorySocial Sciences4.5%
- Islamic Thought and Society StudiesArts and Humanities4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| History | Q1 | 197/1936 | — |
| Religious Studies | Q1 | 106/760 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.84LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.31OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 310 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 77 |
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | 132 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | 114 |
| 2023 | 38 | 38 | 144 |
| 2022 | 57 | 57 | 80 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | 49 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review Peer Review Process
After a positive initial assessment, articles submitted to Entangled Religions will be subject to double-blind review by two qualified peer reviewers. Authors will receive their reviews and be asked to submit a revised version of their article. After a positive assessment of the revised version by the editorial board, articles will undergo editing and preparation for publication at the hands of th…
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
- Center for Religious Studies
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2363-6696
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 16, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Entangled Religions
How long does peer review take at Entangled Religions?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Entangled Religions?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Entangled Religions?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Entangled Religions is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Entangled Religions open access, and what is the APC?
Entangled Religions 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .