Journal profile · RELIGION
Journal of Empirical Theology
ISSN 0922-2936 · eISSN 1570-9256 · Brill
Journal of Empirical Theology: CAS Zone 3 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5 (journal website); hybrid open access; 23 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Empirical Theology 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 Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology, Religious Education and Schools and Religion and Society Interactions, together about 48.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Religious studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Empirical Theology publishes articles on comparative research in religion on the macro-level of society (especially the function of religion with regard to equality and inequality, social order and cohesion and the process of rationalization), the meso-level of institutions (especially family, public and religiously affiliated schools, health and welfare institutions and religious institutions), and the micro-level of patterns and processes of identity formation and group formation. The journal offers an international forum for scholars from different religions and contexts. It presents articles on empirical research in theology and religious studies, both qualitative and quantitative. The journal contributes to reflection on empirical research methodology and research methods. Each issue contains articles based on empirical research and/or research methodology. Special attention is paid to research on topics relevant to religiously affiliated schools, such as religious and spiritual education, moral education and school leadership.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): RELIGION
Editor-in-chief Carl J.A.Publisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Religion, Spirituality, and PsychologySocial Sciences17.7%
- Religious Education and SchoolsSocial Sciences15.5%
- Religion and Society InteractionsSocial Sciences15.2%
- Religion, Society, and DevelopmentSocial Sciences12.9%
- Religion, Theology, and EducationArts and Humanities6.2%
- Christian Theology and MissionArts and Humanities4.3%
- Biblical Studies and InterpretationArts and Humanities3.6%
- Religious Tourism and SpacesSocial Sciences3%
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 104OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.73OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 30.61%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 12LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 681 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 23 | 12 | 12 |
| 2024 | 20 | 6 | 22 |
| 2023 | 20 | 12 | 57 |
| 2022 | 13 | 6 | 35 |
| 2021 | 12 | 6 | 63 |
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
- 0922-2936
- Electronic ISSN
- 1570-9256
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Empirical Theology
What CAS zone is Journal of Empirical Theology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Empirical Theology 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.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Empirical Theology?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 5 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.8, h-index 26.
Which databases index Journal of Empirical Theology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Empirical Theology is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Empirical Theology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Empirical Theology 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, 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: .