Journal profile · RELIGION
Journal of Africana Religions
ISSN 2165-5405 · eISSN 2165-5413 · Penn State University Press
Journal of Africana Religions: CAS Zone 3 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 16 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Africana Religions is published by Penn State University 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 Race, History, and American Society, Anthropological Studies and Insights and African cultural and philosophical studies, together about 32.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Anthropology and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): RELIGION
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Race, History, and American SocietySocial Sciences12.9%
- Anthropological Studies and InsightsSocial Sciences10%
- African cultural and philosophical studiesSocial Sciences9.4%
- Religion, Society, and DevelopmentSocial Sciences8.6%
- Colonialism, slavery, and tradeSocial Sciences6.2%
- Caribbean history, culture, and politicsSocial Sciences5.8%
- Theological Perspectives and PracticesSocial Sciences5.4%
- African history and culture analysisSocial Sciences4.4%
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 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.29OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.86%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 14LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 290 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 11 | 1 | 15 |
| 2023 | 15 | 0 | 8 |
| 2022 | 17 | 0 | 54 |
| 2021 | 25 | 0 | 105 |
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
- Penn State University Press
- ISSN
- 2165-5405
- Electronic ISSN
- 2165-5413
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Africana Religions
What CAS zone is Journal of Africana Religions in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Africana Religions is in Zone 3 of Philosophy, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Religion. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Philosophy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Journal of Africana Religions?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Africana Religions is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Africana Religions open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Africana Religions 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .