Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-History
Journal of Sufi Studies
ISSN 2210-5948 · eISSN 2210-5956 · Brill
Journal of Sufi Studies: CAS Zone 2 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 11 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Sufi Studies is published by Brill and is in Zone 2 of Philosophy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Islamic Studies and History, Education and Islamic Studies and Medieval and Classical Philosophy, together about 56.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-History
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Islamic Studies and HistorySocial Sciences32.1%
- Education and Islamic StudiesSocial Sciences15%
- Medieval and Classical PhilosophyArts and Humanities9.2%
- Historical and Linguistic StudiesSocial Sciences8.7%
- Islamic Thought and Society StudiesArts and Humanities7.6%
- Families in Therapy and CulturePsychology4.3%
- Archaeology and Historical StudiesArts and Humanities2.9%
- Eurasian Exchange NetworksSocial Sciences2.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Philosophy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Philosophy Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.89LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.13OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 15.38%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 10LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 174 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 2 |
| 2024 | 15 | 4 | 2 |
| 2023 | 13 | 4 | 18 |
| 2022 | 13 | 3 | 14 |
| 2021 | 29 | 2 | 38 |
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Brill
- ISSN
- 2210-5948
- Electronic ISSN
- 2210-5956
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Sufi Studies
What CAS zone is Journal of Sufi Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Sufi Studies is in Zone 2 of Philosophy, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Religion. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Philosophy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Journal of Sufi Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Sufi Studies is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Sufi Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Sufi Studies is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .