Journal profile
Hermeneutische Blatter
ISSN 1660-5403 · eISSN 1660-5578 · Institut für Hermeneutik und Religionsphilosophie · Switzerland
Hermeneutische Blatter: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 11 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Hermeneutische Blatter is published by Institut für Hermeneutik und Religionsphilosophie. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity, Biblical Studies and Interpretation and German Literature and Culture Studies, together about 36.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Philosophy. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Die Hermeneutischen Blätter (HBl) versammeln interdisziplinäre Beiträge zu hermeneutisch, religionsphilosophisch und theologisch relevanten Themenschwerpunkten.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Hermeneutics and Narrative IdentityArts and Humanities13.3%
- Biblical Studies and InterpretationArts and Humanities12%
- German Literature and Culture StudiesArts and Humanities10.9%
- Phenomenology and Existential PhilosophyPsychology10.6%
- Karl Barth and Christian TheologyArts and Humanities10.4%
- Religious and Theological StudiesSocial Sciences7%
- Study and Philosophy of ReligionArts and Humanities5.6%
- Philosophy, Ethics, and ExistentialismArts and Humanities3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.15OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 460 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | 7 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | 44 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | 46 |
| 2021 | 179 | 179 | 20 |
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 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Editorial 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-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted1
- artikelArtikelLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Preprints
- License & copyright Copyright
Copyright remains with authors; publication agreement covers print and online Open Access publication. Model summary
Das Copyright und sämtliche Rechte am Text verbleiben bei den Autorinnen und Autoren. In einer Publikationsvereinbarung geben die Beitragenden ihr Einverständnis, dass ihr Text in der Druckversion der Hermeneutischen Blätter und online im Open Access veröffentlicht wird.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Open Access under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 since issue 27/1, 2021. Model summary
Ab der Ausgabe 27/1, 2021 werden alle Beiträge der Hermeneutischen Blätter im Open Access unter der Creative Commons-Lizenz Namensnennung – Nicht kommerziell – Keine Bearbeitungen 4.0. Internationale Lizenz (CC BY–NC–ND 4.0; vgl. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.de) online zugänglich gemacht. Diese Lizenz erlaubt, die Beiträge gebührenfrei zu lesen, herunterzuladen, zu speich…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Long-term archiving via LOCKSS. Model summary
Die Langzeitarchivierung der Hermeneutischen Blätter erfolgt unter LOCKSS.
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
- Institut für Hermeneutik und Religionsphilosophie
- Country or region
- Switzerland
- Language
- English, German
- ISSN
- 1660-5403
- Electronic ISSN
- 1660-5578
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Hermeneutische Blatter
How long does peer review take at Hermeneutische Blatter?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 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.
Which databases index Hermeneutische Blatter?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Hermeneutische Blatter is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Hermeneutische Blatter open access, and what is the APC?
Hermeneutische Blatter 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: .