Journal profile · RELIGION
Hitit Theology Journal
ISSN 2757-6949 · Hitit University · Türkiye
Hitit Theology Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 78 days (submission to final decision, publisher); 38 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Hitit Theology Journal is published by Hitit University 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 Families in Therapy and Culture, Islamic Thought and Society Studies and Islamic Studies and History, together about 56.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Hitit Theology Journal aims to provide an open access academic environment where qualified scientific studies in the fields of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities and Religious Sciences can be shared. Hitit Theology Journal publishes qualified research articles in the fields of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities and Religious Sciences.Subject Category:1. Social Sciences:Education and Educational ResearchGeographyPsychologySociology2. Humanities:HistoryFine ArtsLiteratureMusicPhilosophyReligion3. Religious Studies:TafsirHadithKalamTasavvufIslamic PhilosophyIslamic HistoryHistory of Islamic SectsIslamic LawKeywords:ReligionTafsirQiraatQur'an StudiesHistory of Muslim SectsKalamTasavvufIslamic PhilosophyPsychology of ReligionSociology of ReligionLogicPhilosophy of ReligionReligious MusicIslamic ArtsSirahHistory of ReligionsTurkish Islamic LiteratureReligious EducationTarget Readership:The target readers of Hitit Theology Journal is academicians, experts, researchers, undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students interested in social sciences, arts and humanities and religious sciences.Text References:The texts sent to the journal should be in accordance with the purpose and scope of the journal.The submitted texts must be original, not previously published and not included in the evaluation process by another periodical.The texts sent after the article submission date specified on the website of the journal will not be evaluated.More than one work by an author will not be published in the same issue. Last Update Time: May 16, 2025 Period Months June December
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): RELIGION
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Families in Therapy and CulturePsychology26.1%
- Islamic Thought and Society StudiesArts and Humanities23%
- Islamic Studies and HistorySocial Sciences7.6%
- Historical and Linguistic StudiesSocial Sciences6.8%
- Turkish Literature and CultureArts and Humanities6.2%
- Ottoman and Turkish StudiesArts and Humanities4.2%
- Cultural and Sociopolitical StudiesArts and Humanities2.6%
- Ottoman Empire History and SocietySocial Sciences2.2%
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 | 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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
TR DizinPublisher website
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.68OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96.45%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 38LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 418 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 19 | 1 |
| 2025 | 38 | 38 | 12 |
| 2024 | 57 | 57 | 64 |
| 2023 | 45 | 45 | 110 |
| 2022 | 50 | 50 | 87 |
| 2021 | 48 | 48 | 151 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
78 dayssubmission to final decision · community reports about 18 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 18 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to final decision
- 78 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication
- 47 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Editorial 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-NC | |
| 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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 500–750 words
- Keywords
- 5–8
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY NC) Model summary
Hitit Theology Journal is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY NC).
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
- Hitit University
- Country or region
- Türkiye
- Language
- English, Turkish, Arabic
- ISSN
- 2757-6949
- Print ISSN
- 1303-7757
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Hitit Theology Journal
What CAS zone is Hitit Theology Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Hitit Theology Journal 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.
How long does peer review take at Hitit Theology Journal?
The publisher reports about 78 days (submission to final decision); authors report an average review time of about 18 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 Hitit Theology Journal?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 500–750 words; Keywords: 5–8; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation. 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 Hitit Theology Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Hitit Theology Journal is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Hitit Theology Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Hitit Theology Journal 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, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .