Journal profile · HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
JEWISH QUARTERLY REVIEW
ISSN 0021-6682 · eISSN 1553-0604 · University of Pennsylvania Press
JEWISH QUARTERLY REVIEW: CAS Zone 3 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 23 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JEWISH QUARTERLY REVIEW is published by University of Pennsylvania Press 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 Biblical Studies and Interpretation, Archaeology and Historical Studies and Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies, together about 48.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Archeology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Established by Israel Abrahams and Claude Montefiore in 1889, the Jewish Quarterly Review is the oldest English-language journal in the field of Jewish studies. JQR preserves the attention to textual detail so characteristic of the journal's early years, while encouraging scholarship in a wide range of fields and time periods. In each quarterly issue of JQR the ancient stands alongside the modern, the historical alongside the literary, the textual alongside the contextual. JQR is fully Open Access thanks to the generosity of the Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Biblical Studies and InterpretationArts and Humanities18.7%
- Archaeology and Historical StudiesArts and Humanities17.3%
- Jewish and Middle Eastern StudiesSocial Sciences12.4%
- Historical and Linguistic StudiesSocial Sciences11.8%
- Medieval and Classical PhilosophyArts and Humanities8.3%
- Jewish Identity and SocietySocial Sciences4.5%
- Islamic Studies and HistorySocial Sciences4.3%
- Historical, Religious, and Philosophical StudiesArts and Humanities3.1%
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 | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Philosophy Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.02LetPub ·
- h-index
- 67OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 640OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.48OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,903 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 23 | 4 | 5 |
| 2024 | 29 | 0 | 28 |
| 2023 | 44 | 3 | 51 |
| 2022 | 44 | 0 | 38 |
| 2021 | 47 | 4 | 54 |
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
- 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- essaysWe publish select essays on all periods and topics in the field of Jewish studies, and welcome diverse approaches.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open Access
The Jewish Quarterly Review is now Open Access thanks to the generosity of the Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies. Beginning with the winter 2026 issue (JQR 116.1), all 136 years of the journal, including current and future issues, will be free to readers online without charge or impediment. The journal will not charge author fees. Press release: Jewish Quarterly Review to become O…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
double-anonymous peer review Model summary
Most submitted essays will be sent out for evaluation by means of double-anonymous peer review.
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
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- ISSN
- 0021-6682
- Electronic ISSN
- 1553-0604
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JEWISH QUARTERLY REVIEW
What CAS zone is JEWISH QUARTERLY REVIEW in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JEWISH QUARTERLY REVIEW is in Zone 3 of Philosophy, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Humanities, Multidisciplinary. 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.
Which databases index JEWISH QUARTERLY REVIEW?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JEWISH QUARTERLY REVIEW is indexed in Scopus.
Is JEWISH QUARTERLY REVIEW open access, and what is the APC?
JEWISH QUARTERLY REVIEW is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .