Journal profile · RELIGION
Journal of Religious Ethics
ISSN 0384-9694 · eISSN 1467-9795 · Wiley-Blackwell
Journal of Religious Ethics: CAS Zone 3 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.4 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,900; review about 12 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 16% (journal website); 30 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Religious Ethics is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 3 of Philosophy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Theology and Philosophy of Evil, Religion and Society Interactions and American Constitutional Law and Politics, together about 25.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Founded in 1973, the Journal of Religious Ethics is committed to publishing the very best scholarship in religious ethics, to fostering new work in neglected areas, and to stimulating exchange on significant issues. Emphasizing comparative religious ethics, foundational conceptual and methodological issues in religious ethics, and historical studies of influential figures and texts, each issue contains independent essays, commissioned articles, and a book review essay, as well as a Letters, Notes, and Comments section. Published primarily for scholars working in ethics, religious studies, history of religions, and theology, the journal is also of interest to scholars working in related fields such as philosophy, history, social and political theory, and literary studies. Keywords religious, ethics, journal, religion, studies, philosophy, theology, ethical, moral, morality, epistemology, utilitarianism, history, social, political, theory, literary, casuistry, euthanasia, abortion, genetics, humanism, comparative, religions, journal, analysis Production Contact Details JORE@wiley.com Abstracting and Indexing Information Academic Search (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Search Alumni Edition (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Search Elite (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Search Premier (EBSCO Publishing) Arts & Humanities Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics) ATLA Religion Database (American Theological Library Association) CatchWord (Publishing Technology) Criminal Justice Collection (GALE Cengage) Current Contents: Arts & Humanities (Clarivate Analytics) EBSCO Online (EBSCO Publishing) InfoTrac (GALE Cengage) MasterFILE Elite (EBSCO Publishing) OmniFile Full Text Mega Edition (HW Wilson) Periodical Index Online (ProQuest) Philosopher's Index (Philosopher's Information Center) Philosophy Research Index (PDC) PhilPapers ProQuest Central (ProQuest) ProQuest Central K-359 Religion Database (ProQuest) Religious & Theological Abstracts Research Library (ProQuest) Research Library Prep (ProQuest)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): RELIGION
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Theology and Philosophy of EvilArts and Humanities9.6%
- Religion and Society InteractionsSocial Sciences8%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences7.6%
- War, Ethics, and JustificationArts and Humanities7.5%
- Political Philosophy and EthicsSocial Sciences6.4%
- Ethics in medical practiceHealth Professions5.7%
- Religion, Society, and DevelopmentSocial Sciences5.2%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Philosophy Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 3 |
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)Philosophy Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Current ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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)
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- h-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 227OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.3OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 43.04%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 24Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 46,827Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,252 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 30 | 19 | 8 |
| 2024 | 29 | 17 | 16 |
| 2023 | 53 | 29 | 85 |
| 2022 | 43 | 7 | 58 |
| 2021 | 45 | 5 | 108 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
12 dayssubmission to acceptance
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 16%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 16%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 29 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,900 / EUR 2,450 / GBP 1,930 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare9 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 140 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 7
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 0384-9694
- Electronic ISSN
- 1467-9795
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 54, Issue 2 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Religious Ethics
What CAS zone is Journal of Religious Ethics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Religious Ethics is in Zone 3 of Philosophy, and in Zone 3 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.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Religious Ethics?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.4 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.8, h-index 42.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Religious Ethics?
The publisher reports about 12 days (submission to acceptance); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 16% (2025). 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Religious Ethics?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 140 words; Keywords: ≤ 7; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: Chicago; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Journal of Religious Ethics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Religious Ethics is indexed in AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Religious Ethics open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Religious Ethics is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,900.
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: .