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Journal of Religious History
ISSN 0022-4227 · eISSN 1467-9809 · Wiley-Blackwell
Journal of Religious History: CAS Zone 3 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,900; 101 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Religious History 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 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity, American Constitutional Law and Politics and Medieval Literature and History, together about 34.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Reformation and Early Modern ChristianityArts and Humanities15.7%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences12.1%
- Medieval Literature and HistoryArts and Humanities6.8%
- Religion and Society InteractionsSocial Sciences6.2%
- Religious Tourism and SpacesSocial Sciences5.7%
- Australian History and SocietySocial Sciences4.8%
- Biblical Studies and InterpretationArts and Humanities4.3%
- Historical and Linguistic StudiesSocial Sciences3.9%
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 | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Philosophy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 2 |
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 | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.04LetPub ·
- h-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 174OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.04OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 60.49%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,069 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 63 | 20 | 0 |
| 2025 | 101 | 49 | 2 |
| 2024 | 108 | 65 | 8 |
| 2023 | 114 | 52 | 20 |
| 2022 | 111 | 19 | 32 |
| 2021 | 104 | 14 | 70 |
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
Not usableThis publisher's "received" date is mostly when the revised manuscript arrived (63% of articles were "accepted" within 3 days), so it cannot measure review time
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 2,390 / 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 0022-4227
- Electronic ISSN
- 1467-9809
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Religious History
What CAS zone is Journal of Religious History in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Religious History is in Zone 3 of Philosophy, and in Zone 3 of the minor category History / Religion. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Philosophy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Journal of Religious History?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Religious History is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Religious History open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Religious History is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,900.
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: .