Journal profile · RELIGION

Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus

ISSN 1476-8690 · eISSN 1745-5197 · Brill

Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus: CAS Zone 3 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 12 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.

Impact factor—No published value
CAS zoneZone 3 · Philosophy2025 upgraded edition, major category · 2026 Xinrui edition Zone 2 · Philosophy
Review time—No reports yet
APC—No source gives fee information
Acceptance—No reports yet
Articles per year122025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus is published by Brill 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, Historical and Linguistic Studies and Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies, together about 55.4% 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

  1. Biblical Studies and InterpretationArts and Humanities32.8%
  2. Historical and Linguistic StudiesSocial Sciences13.2%
  3. Pentecostalism and Christianity StudiesArts and Humanities9.5%
  4. Mormonism, Religion, and HistoryArts and Humanities8.5%
  5. Archaeology and Historical StudiesArts and Humanities7.6%
  6. Religion and Society InteractionsSocial Sciences3.9%
  7. American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences3.3%
  8. Religion, Theology, History, Judaism, ChristianitySocial Sciences3.1%

Rankings & indexing

CAS ranking and database indexing

CAS Journal Ranking

CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Philosophy Zone 3
LevelCategoryZone
MajorPhilosophyZone 3
MinorReligionZone 3

Top journal: noReview journal: no

CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Philosophy Zone 2
LevelCategoryZone
MajorPhilosophyZone 2
MinorReligionZone 2

Top journal: noReview journal: not marked

CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Philosophy Zone 3
LevelCategoryZone
MajorPhilosophyZone 3
MinorReligionZone 3

Top journal: noReview journal: no

Database indexing

AHCIScopusLetPub

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
1LetPub ·
SJR 2026-06
0.13LetPub ·
SNIP 2026-06
0.38LetPub ·
h-index
19OpenAlex ·
i10-index
45OpenAlex ·
2-year mean citedness
0.7OpenAlex ·
Self-citation rate
25%LetPub ·
Share of gold OA articles
7.14%LetPub ·

Volume

Articles per year
9LetPub ·

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 435 in total · the current year is incomplete

YearArticlesOpen accessCitations
20261000
20251241
202422530
202310826
202217538
202117129

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

Hybrid open accessLetPub

A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.

No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.

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.

Profile

Publication details and official links

Publisher
Brill
ISSN
1476-8690
Electronic ISSN
1745-5197
Official links

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus

What CAS zone is Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus in?

In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus is in Zone 3 of Philosophy, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Religion. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Philosophy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.

Which databases index Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.

Is Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus open access, and what is the APC?

Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus is a hybrid 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .