Journal profile · MEDIEVAL & RENAISSANCE STUDIES
Journal of Medieval Religious Cultures
ISSN 1947-6566 · eISSN 2153-9650 · Penn State University Press
Journal of Medieval Religious Cultures: CAS Zone 3 · History (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 18 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Medieval Religious Cultures is published by Penn State University Press and is in Zone 3 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Medieval Literature and History, Reformation and Early Modern Christianity and Historical Studies of British Isles, together about 56.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are History and Classics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MEDIEVAL & RENAISSANCE STUDIES
Editor-in-chief Jessica BarrPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medieval Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities34.8%
- Reformation and Early Modern ChristianityArts and Humanities16.5%
- Historical Studies of British IslesArts and Humanities5.5%
- Early Modern Women WritersArts and Humanities4.8%
- Historical and Religious Studies of RomeArts and Humanities4.2%
- Historical, Literary, and Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities4%
- Historical and Linguistic StudiesSocial Sciences4%
- Byzantine Studies and HistoryArts and Humanities2.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Medieval & Renaissance Studies | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Medieval & Renaissance Studies | 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
Indexing the journal's website claims
ATLA, Index to Jewish Periodicals, MLA International Bibliography, Scimago Journal & Country RankPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.51OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 8LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 395 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 18 | 1 | 8 |
| 2024 | 18 | 0 | 22 |
| 2023 | 22 | 2 | 20 |
| 2022 | 25 | 0 | 30 |
| 2021 | 22 | 0 | 23 |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted3
- articlesThe Journal of Medieval Religious Cultures (JMRC) invites submissions of clearly-written articles (ca. 7,500–10,000 words) on any aspect of the major religious …Length not stated
- editions of shorter religious textsBesides articles, we are also seeking editions of shorter religious texts as well as review articles that consider clusters of recently-published studies on a p…Length not stated
- review articlesBesides articles, we are also seeking editions of shorter religious texts as well as review articles that consider clusters of recently-published studies on a p…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Anonymous review Model summary
As submissions will be sent out for anonymous review, please remove your name and other identifying information from your manuscript as well as any headers and footers.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Penn State University Press
- ISSN
- 1947-6566
- Electronic ISSN
- 2153-9650
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Medieval Religious Cultures
What CAS zone is Journal of Medieval Religious Cultures in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Medieval Religious Cultures is in Zone 3 of History, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Medieval & Renaissance Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Journal of Medieval Religious Cultures?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Medieval Religious Cultures is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Medieval Religious Cultures open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Medieval Religious Cultures 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: .