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International Journal for the Study of the Christian Church
ISSN 1474-225X · eISSN 1747-0234 · Taylor & Francis
International Journal for the Study of the Christian Church: CAS Zone 3 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 321 days (submission to first decision, publisher); 1 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2024 (Volume 24, Issue 3): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal for the Study of the Christian Church is published by Taylor & Francis and 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 Christian Theology and Mission, Religion, Society, and Development and Religion and Society Interactions, together about 35.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Religious studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
keywords: contemporary, contextual, cross-cultural, ecumenical, interdisciplinary, international, church. The International Journal for the Study of the Christian Church (IJSCC) welcomes research articles related to the contemporary life and theology of the Christian church. The journal is wide in scope and values the church’s polycentricity, reflecting global, diasporic and multilayered diversity. The journal is also hospitable to varied styles of theology—doctrinal, liturgical, pastoral, practical, and more. IJSCC is a refereed journal, which publishes commissioned and unsolicited articles. Contributions to the IJSCC take up perspectives that are contemporary, contextual, cross-cultural, ecumenical and interdisciplinary: Contemporary —oriented to the church’s present challenges, mission, problems and renewal; Contextual— situated in particular social circumstances while relating more broadly; Cross-cultural— in dialogue with difference, learning from elsewhere; Ecumenical —generous towards different ecclesial locations, receptive to others; Interdisciplinary— engaging Christian theology with insights of assorted disciplines. While not every individual contribution will cover this full range of perspectives, each issue of the journal seeks to encourage a trajectory in which these characteristics are animated. We are an international journal and consider and publish research from different Christian traditions and many places around the world. Articles are usually between 5,000 and 8,000 words, though in consultation with the editors may be longer. Some articles for the journal are commissioned; others are unsolicited. Most issues take up a theme, so several articles are broadly related. These are commonly followed by other contributions that stand alone. Please visit the journal website for any calls for papers on particular issues: https://www.tandfonline.com/rjsc20 Peer Review Policy The journal has an active and international editorial board who are involved, with others, in review processes. All articles are reviewed by the journal co-editors and then subject to double anonymized peer review: two specialists who do not know the identity of the article’s author and who do not confer with each other.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): RELIGION
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Christian Theology and MissionArts and Humanities12.5%
- Religion, Society, and DevelopmentSocial Sciences11.8%
- Religion and Society InteractionsSocial Sciences11%
- Reformation and Early Modern ChristianityArts and Humanities7.2%
- Pentecostalism and Christianity StudiesArts and Humanities6.1%
- Religious Tourism and SpacesSocial Sciences5.8%
- Biblical Studies and InterpretationArts and Humanities5.2%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences4.6%
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 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.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
OCLC, Current Abstracts, Religious & Theological AbstractsPublisher 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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.11Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.49Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 86OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.31OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 9.62%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 6LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 43,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 811 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 32 | 12 | 11 |
| 2023 | 52 | 14 | 44 |
| 2022 | 51 | 9 | 71 |
| 2021 | 36 | 10 | 38 |
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
- Submission to first decision
- 321 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
International Journal for the Study of the Christian Church is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open acce…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Policy
All articles are reviewed by the journal co-editors and then subject to double anonymized peer review: two specialists who do not know the identity of the article’s author and who do not confer with each other. Model summary
The journal has an active and international editorial board who are involved, with others, in review processes. All articles are reviewed by the journal co-editors and then subject to double anonymized peer review: two specialists who do not know the identity of the article’s author and who do not confer with each other.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1474-225X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1747-0234
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 24, Issue 3 (2024)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal for the Study of the Christian Church
What CAS zone is International Journal for the Study of the Christian Church in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal for the Study of the Christian Church is in Zone 3 of Philosophy, and in Zone 3 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.
What is the impact factor of International Journal for the Study of the Christian Church?
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 25.
How long does peer review take at International Journal for the Study of the Christian Church?
The publisher reports about 321 days (submission to first decision); first decisions include desk rejections. 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 International Journal for the Study of the Christian Church?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal for the Study of the Christian Church is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is International Journal for the Study of the Christian Church open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal for the Study of the Christian Church is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .