Journal profile · Multiple
HEYTHROP JOURNAL
ISSN 0018-1196 · eISSN 1468-2265 · Wiley-Blackwell
HEYTHROP JOURNAL: CAS Zone 4 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,900; review about 13 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 47% (journal website); 108 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
HEYTHROP JOURNAL is published by Wiley-Blackwell and 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 Biblical Studies and Interpretation, Medieval Philosophy and Theology and Theology and Philosophy of Evil, together about 30.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Philosophy. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Founded on the conviction that the disciplines of theology and philosophy have much to gain from their mutual interaction, The Heythrop Journal provides a medium of publication for scholars in each of these fields and encourages interdisciplinary comment and debate. The Heythrop Journal embraces all the disciplines which contribute to theological and philosophical research, notably hermeneutics, exegesis, linguistics, history, religious studies, philosophy of religion, sociology, psychology, ethics and pastoral theology. The Heythrop Journal is invaluable for scholars, teachers, students and general readers. Each issue contains at least four substantial articles catering for a wide range of interests, with 'Notes and Comments' on issues raised by contemporary literature. The Book Review section, a major feature of The Heythrop Journal, provides a widely-acclaimed service to authors, researchers, students, general readers, librarians and publishers. In each volume, there is a year-end index. A complete index for the first twenty-five years was published as a supplement in 1984 and a ten-year index was published in 1995. The Heythrop Journal was founded by Dr Bruno Brinkman. Originally the house journal of Heythrop College, University of London, it is now associated with the Heythrop Institute at the London Jesuit Centre.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Biblical Studies and InterpretationArts and Humanities12.6%
- Medieval Philosophy and TheologyArts and Humanities8.9%
- Theology and Philosophy of EvilArts and Humanities8.6%
- Reformation and Early Modern ChristianityArts and Humanities6.4%
- Religion, Ecology, and EthicsSocial Sciences5%
- Medieval Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities4.9%
- Multicultural Socio-Legal StudiesSocial Sciences4.5%
- Classical Philosophy and ThoughtArts and Humanities4.2%
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 | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Philosophy Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Philosophy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Current ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 120OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.06OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 39.83%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 33LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 96Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 89,506Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,316 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 94 | 19 | 0 |
| 2025 | 108 | 42 | 6 |
| 2024 | 114 | 57 | 12 |
| 2023 | 129 | 72 | 30 |
| 2022 | 83 | 10 | 28 |
| 2021 | 272 | 8 | 23 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref
Not usableThis publisher's "received" date is mostly when the revised manuscript arrived (54% of articles were "accepted" within 3 days), so it cannot measure review time
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 47%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 47%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 66 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 66 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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
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 2,900 / EUR 2,450 / GBP 1,930 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–200 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 0018-1196
- Electronic ISSN
- 1468-2265
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 67, Issue 4 (July 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about HEYTHROP JOURNAL
What CAS zone is HEYTHROP JOURNAL in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, HEYTHROP JOURNAL is in Zone 4 of Philosophy, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Philosophy / 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.
What is the impact factor of HEYTHROP JOURNAL?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.2 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.5, h-index 24.
How long does peer review take at HEYTHROP JOURNAL?
The publisher reports about 13 days (submission to acceptance); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 47% (2025). 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 HEYTHROP JOURNAL?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–200 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: Chicago; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Cover letter: 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 HEYTHROP JOURNAL?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, HEYTHROP JOURNAL is indexed in AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is HEYTHROP JOURNAL open access, and what is the APC?
HEYTHROP JOURNAL is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,900.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .