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Journal of early Christian studies
ISSN 1067-6341 · eISSN 1086-3184 · Johns Hopkins University Press
Journal of early Christian studies: CAS Zone 2 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 58 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of early Christian studies is published by Johns Hopkins University Press 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 Biblical Studies and Interpretation, Historical and Linguistic Studies and Byzantine Studies and History, together about 40.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Biblical Studies and InterpretationArts and Humanities18.6%
- Historical and Linguistic StudiesSocial Sciences11.5%
- Byzantine Studies and HistoryArts and Humanities10.7%
- Historical and Religious Studies of RomeArts and Humanities9.6%
- Classical Antiquity StudiesSocial Sciences8.7%
- Archaeology and Historical StudiesArts and Humanities8.5%
- Historical, Religious, and Philosophical StudiesArts and Humanities7.5%
- Augustinian Studies and TheologyArts and Humanities4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Philosophy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 1 |
| Minor | History | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Philosophy Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 1 |
| Minor | History | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Philosophy Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 2 |
| Minor | History | Zone 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
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 63OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 315OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.35OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,176 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 43 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 58 | 3 | 10 |
| 2024 | 58 | 4 | 45 |
| 2023 | 49 | 3 | 15 |
| 2022 | 45 | 2 | 59 |
| 2021 | 54 | 7 | 112 |
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
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- ISSN
- 1067-6341
- Electronic ISSN
- 1086-3184
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of early Christian studies
What CAS zone is Journal of early Christian studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of early Christian studies is in Zone 2 of Philosophy, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Religion / History. 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 early Christian studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of early Christian studies is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of early Christian studies open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of early Christian studies 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: .