Journal profile · RELIGION
Journal for the Study of Religion Nature and Culture
ISSN 1749-4907 · eISSN 1749-4915 · Equinox Publishing Ltd
Journal for the Study of Religion Nature and Culture: CAS Zone 4 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 70 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal for the Study of Religion Nature and Culture is published by Equinox Publishing Ltd 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 Religion, Ecology, and Ethics, Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices and Environmental Philosophy and Ethics, together about 40.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): RELIGION
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Religion, Ecology, and EthicsSocial Sciences24.9%
- Religious Studies and Spiritual PracticesArts and Humanities8.4%
- Environmental Philosophy and EthicsEnvironmental Science6.9%
- Geographies of human-animal interactionsSocial Sciences6.1%
- Religious Tourism and SpacesSocial Sciences5.9%
- Religion, Society, and DevelopmentSocial Sciences5.1%
- History of Science and MedicineArts and Humanities4.5%
- Anthropological Studies and InsightsSocial Sciences3.6%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 93OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.24OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.9%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,262 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 48 | 33 | 0 |
| 2025 | 70 | 49 | 11 |
| 2024 | 67 | 49 | 34 |
| 2023 | 103 | 85 | 32 |
| 2022 | 43 | 29 | 24 |
| 2021 | 54 | 26 | 82 |
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.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd
- ISSN
- 1749-4907
- Electronic ISSN
- 1749-4915
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal for the Study of Religion Nature and Culture
What CAS zone is Journal for the Study of Religion Nature and Culture in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal for the Study of Religion Nature and Culture is in Zone 4 of Philosophy, and in Zone 4 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.
Which databases index Journal for the Study of Religion Nature and Culture?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal for the Study of Religion Nature and Culture is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal for the Study of Religion Nature and Culture open access, and what is the APC?
Journal for the Study of Religion Nature and Culture 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; 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: .