Journal of Contemporary Religion

Journal of Contemporary Religion is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 2 of Philosophy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Religion and Society Interactions, Religion, Society, and Development and Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices, together about 45.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Aims and scopeJournal metrics Editorial board Journal of Contemporary Religion is an international peer reviewed journal. Its purpose is to both document and evaluate the anthropological, sociological, psychological, and philosophical aspects of emerging manifestations of religiosity in any part of the world—whether within innovative movements or mainstream institutions. The term 'religion' in the title of this journal is understood to include contributions on spirituality. Moreover, as the journal title suggests, the focus is on contemporary issues. Therefore, the editors of Journal of Contemporary Religion welcome submissions which deal with: classical topics in the study of religion, such as secularisation and the vitality of religion or traditional sectarian movements; more recent developments in the study of religion, including religion and social problems, religion and the environment, religion and education, the transmission of religion, the materialisation and visualisation of religion in various forms, new forms of religious pluralism, the rise of new forms of religion and spirituality, religion and the Internet, religion and science, religion and globalisation, religion and the economy, etc. theoretical approaches to the study of religion; discussions of methods in relation to empirical research; qualitative and quantitative research and related issues. The Journal includes reviews of books which reflect the above themes. Peer Review Policy: Research articles and Research notes published in the Journal of Contemporary Religion have undergone rigorous peer review, with at least two anonymous referees assessing the submitted material. JCR does not have a formal procedure for the submission of book reviews. The editor approaches potential reviewers. However, informal enquiries or suggestions regarding reviews can be sent to the editor. "The Journal of Contemporary Religion has become one of the most important and interesting journals in the academic study of religion. The excellence, currency, and multidisciplinary character of its articles has earned the journal recognition as one of preferred venues for publication, especially among the rising generation of new scholars seeking to extend the horizon of the field." - Lorne Dawson, University of Waterloo, Canada "The Journal of Contemporary Religion has contributed significantly to putting the contemporary, the global, and the significant in the scholarly study of religion in the forefront. There ar

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): RELIGION

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

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Impact

CiteScore 2026-06

1.6LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR 2026-06

0.33LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

0.62LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

62OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

467OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

0.35OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

0%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

22.97%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

24LetPub · 2026-09-13

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Publisher

Taylor & Francis

ISSN

1353-7903

Electronic ISSN

1469-9419

Latest issue on the website

Volume 41, Issue 1 (2026)

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
• Special issues ↗Publisher website