Journal profile · RELIGION
Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling
ISSN 1542-3050 · eISSN 2167-776X · SAGE
Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling: CAS Zone 4 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; 14 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling is published by SAGE 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 Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology, Religion, Society, and Development and Theological Perspectives and Practices, together about 53.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): RELIGION
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Religion, Spirituality, and PsychologySocial Sciences28.7%
- Religion, Society, and DevelopmentSocial Sciences12.8%
- Theological Perspectives and PracticesSocial Sciences12%
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental HealthPsychology9.5%
- Biblical Studies and InterpretationArts and Humanities6.8%
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesMedicine3.8%
- Counseling, Therapy, and Family DynamicsPsychology2.7%
- Christian Theology and MissionArts and Humanities2.4%
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
- 1.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 132OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.44OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 18.42%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 7LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,511 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 14 | 12 | 2 |
| 2024 | 31 | 10 | 26 |
| 2023 | 20 | 7 | 36 |
| 2022 | 53 | 14 | 153 |
| 2021 | 80 | 23 | 412 |
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 | USD 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — |
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
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 1542-3050
- Electronic ISSN
- 2167-776X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling
What CAS zone is Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling 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 Pastoral Care & Counseling?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .