Journal profile · RELIGION
Journal of Hindu Studies
ISSN 1756-4255 · eISSN 1756-4263 · Oxford University Press
Journal of Hindu Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,373; 31 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Hindu Studies is published by Oxford University Press and is in Zone 4 of Philosophy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Indian and Buddhist Studies, Indian History and Philosophy and Anthropological Studies and Insights, together about 51.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): RELIGION
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Indian and Buddhist StudiesArts and Humanities27.1%
- Indian History and PhilosophyArts and Humanities12.6%
- Anthropological Studies and InsightsSocial Sciences11.6%
- Chinese history and philosophySocial Sciences6.6%
- Eurasian Exchange NetworksSocial Sciences4.5%
- Southeast Asian Sociopolitical StudiesSocial Sciences4.4%
- Asian Geopolitics and EthnographySocial Sciences3.8%
- Vietnamese History and Culture StudiesSocial Sciences3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Philosophy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Philosophy Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview 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
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.18OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 20%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 15LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 505 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 31 | 9 | 5 |
| 2024 | 21 | 4 | 7 |
| 2023 | 30 | 2 | 14 |
| 2022 | 11 | 0 | 6 |
| 2021 | 27 | 5 | 33 |
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | GBP 2,558 | — | — |
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
- Oxford University Press
- ISSN
- 1756-4255
- Electronic ISSN
- 1756-4263
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Hindu Studies
What CAS zone is Journal of Hindu Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Hindu Studies is in Zone 4 of Philosophy, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Religion. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Philosophy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Journal of Hindu Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Hindu Studies is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Hindu Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Hindu Studies is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,373.
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: .