Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Religious Studies
Journal of Moral Theology
ISSN 2166-2851 · eISSN 2166-2118 · The Journal of Moral Theology, Inc. · United States
Journal of Moral Theology: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 40 weeks (community reports); 105 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Moral Theology is published by The Journal of Moral Theology, Inc.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Catholicism and Religious Studies, Religious and Theological Studies and Reformed Theology and Governance, together about 53.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Religious studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Religious Studies
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Catholicism and Religious StudiesArts and Humanities28.8%
- Religious and Theological StudiesSocial Sciences17.7%
- Reformed Theology and GovernanceArts and Humanities7.3%
- Christian Theology and MissionArts and Humanities6.2%
- Theological Perspectives and PracticesSocial Sciences5.2%
- Ethics and bioethics in healthcareMedicine4.6%
- Military, Security, and Education StudiesSocial Sciences4.2%
- Contemporary Christian Leadership and EducationArts and Humanities3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Religious Studies | Q2 | 344/760 | 54th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.18OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 506 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 95 | 95 | 94 |
| 2025 | 105 | 105 | 82 |
| 2024 | 112 | 112 | 49 |
| 2023 | 122 | 122 | 27 |
| 2022 | 68 | 68 | 9 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 40 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 40 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- The Journal of Moral Theology, Inc.
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- Spanish, English
- ISSN
- 2166-2851
- Electronic ISSN
- 2166-2118
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Moral Theology
How long does peer review take at Journal of Moral Theology?
Authors report an average review time of about 40 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Journal of Moral Theology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Moral Theology is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Moral Theology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Moral Theology is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .