Journal profile · RELIGION
Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations
ISSN 0959-6410 · eISSN 1469-9311 · Taylor & Francis
Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations: CAS Zone 3 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.5 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 137 days to acceptance (15 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 16% (journal website); 32 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations 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 Islamic Studies and History, Historical and Linguistic Studies and Education and Islamic Studies, together about 43.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations promotes the scholarly study of Islam as a religious and intellectual tradition, and its relations with Christianity and other religions. Islam as a religious and intellectual tradition includes: Islam as a historical tradition of faith and a current lived reality throughout the world; the development of religious teachings and debates about orthodox beliefs; major Muslim movements and thinkers; religious teachings and principles as motivation for individuals and societies; Islamic beliefs in new social contexts past and present; and, the future of Islam. Islam in its relations with Christianity and other religions includes: Muslim attitudes towards other religions; Christian and other religious attitudes towards Islam; mutual influences between Islam and other religions; historical and contemporary interfaith collaborations and rivalries; religious factors in encounters and confrontations; and, Muslim minorities in non-Muslim societies and non-Muslims in Muslim-majority societies. Articles are warmly welcome from both established academics and emerging scholars the world over. Articles should be at least 8,000 words long and normally no longer than 12,000 words. Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations is edited by the Department of Theology and Religion, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, and out of the Religion Department at Hope College, USA. Peer Review Statement All research articles published receive internal editorial consideration and double anonymized peer review by two external referees. Book reviews undergo close editorial screening but are not externally reviewed.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): RELIGION
Editor-in-chief Richard ToddPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 5, United States 4 (9 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Islamic Studies and HistorySocial Sciences22.6%
- Historical and Linguistic StudiesSocial Sciences11.5%
- Education and Islamic StudiesSocial Sciences9.5%
- Archaeology and Historical StudiesArts and Humanities7%
- Religion, Society, and DevelopmentSocial Sciences6.1%
- Religion and Society InteractionsSocial Sciences5.6%
- Jewish and Middle Eastern StudiesSocial Sciences3.8%
- Biblical Studies and InterpretationArts and Humanities3.4%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Philosophy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
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
AHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
American Theological Library Association, Applied Social Science Index and Abstracts (ASSIA), ATLA Religion Database, British Humanities Index, European Reference Index for the Humanities (ERIH), IBR (International Bibliography of Book Reviews), IBZ (International Bibliography of Periodical Literature), Sociological Abstracts, Theological and Religious 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
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.27Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.97LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.97Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 45OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 326OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.38OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 13.89%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 9LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 55,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,555 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 32 | 7 | 7 |
| 2024 | 41 | 7 | 23 |
| 2023 | 37 | 8 | 73 |
| 2022 | 48 | 5 | 131 |
| 2021 | 37 | 5 | 211 |
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 · to
137 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 93 days – 234 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 20 days (15 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 152 days
- Sample
- 15 articles with submission and acceptance dates (42 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 16%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 20 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 140 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)
Article types accepted2
- book reviewsBook reviews undergo close editorial screening but are not externally reviewed.Length not stated
- research articlesArticles should be at least 8,000 words long and normally no longer than 12,000 words.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations 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 access? Increase the discov…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Statement
Double anonymized peer review by two external referees for research articles. Model summary
All research articles published receive internal editorial consideration and double anonymized peer review by two external referees. Book reviews undergo close editorial screening but are not externally reviewed.
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
- 0959-6410
- Electronic ISSN
- 1469-9311
- Society / sponsor
- University of Birmingham and the WRWC program
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 37, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations
What CAS zone is Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations is in Zone 3 of Philosophy, and in Zone 3 of the minor category 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 Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.5 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.8, h-index 45.
How long does peer review take at Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations?
Based on the dates recorded on 15 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 137 days (interquartile range 93–234 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 16%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations based?
Of the 9 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (5) and United States (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations open access, and what is the APC?
Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .