Journal profile · SOCIAL WORK
JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY IN SOCIAL WORK
ISSN 1542-6432 · eISSN 1542-6440 · Taylor & Francis
JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY IN SOCIAL WORK: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 150 days to acceptance (84 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 31% (journal website); 50 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY IN SOCIAL WORK is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 of Sociology 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 Social Work Education and Practice, together about 57.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
In the Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work: Social Thought , scholars, researchers, and practitioners examine issues of social justice and religion as they relate to the development of policy and delivery of social services. In addition to timely literature reviews, the journal presents up-to-date, in-depth, expert information on: sectarian and nonsectarian approaches to spirituality and ethics; justice and peace; philosophically oriented aspects of religion in the social services; conceptual frameworks; the philosophy of social work; and a great deal more. Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by two anonymous referees.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): SOCIAL WORK
Editor-in-chief Eileen A. DomboPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 8, Hong Kong, China 1, Canada 1, Switzerland 1 (11 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Religion, Spirituality, and PsychologySocial Sciences28.8%
- Religion, Society, and DevelopmentSocial Sciences17.8%
- Social Work Education and PracticeSocial Sciences10.6%
- Homelessness and Social IssuesHealth Professions8%
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental HealthPsychology4.9%
- Religion and Society InteractionsSocial Sciences4.4%
- Mindfulness and Compassion InterventionsPsychology3.4%
- Resilience and Mental HealthPsychology2.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Work | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Social Work | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PsycINFOPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, OCLC, CPLI, CSA Social Services Abstracts, EBSCOhost Online Research Application, IBR, IBZ, Information for Practice, JournalSeek, OCLC NewJour, NISC USA, Pastoral Abstracts, PSYCLINE
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.34Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.64Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 207OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.92OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 7.53%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 48LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 84,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 732 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 10 | 2 |
| 2025 | 50 | 11 | 58 |
| 2024 | 31 | 6 | 47 |
| 2023 | 27 | 13 | 88 |
| 2022 | 32 | 10 | 112 |
| 2021 | 34 | 5 | 153 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
150 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 87 days – 242 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (84 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 172 days
- Sample
- 84 articles with submission and acceptance dates (92 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 31%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 51 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work: Social Thought is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose ope…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review policy: initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by two anonymous referees. Model summary
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by two anonymous referees.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1542-6432
- Electronic ISSN
- 1542-6440
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 45, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY IN SOCIAL WORK
What CAS zone is JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY IN SOCIAL WORK in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY IN SOCIAL WORK is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Social Work. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY IN SOCIAL WORK?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.2 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.5, h-index 37.
How long does peer review take at JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY IN SOCIAL WORK?
Based on the dates recorded on 84 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 150 days (interquartile range 87–242 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 31%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY IN SOCIAL WORK based?
Of the 11 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (8), Hong Kong, China (1) and Canada (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY IN SOCIAL WORK?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY IN SOCIAL WORK is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY IN SOCIAL WORK open access, and what is the APC?
JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY IN SOCIAL WORK is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .