Journal profile · RELIGION
Material Religion
ISSN 1743-2200 · eISSN 1751-8342 · Taylor & Francis
Material Religion: CAS Zone 3 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.6 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 651 days to acceptance (13 articles, last 24 months); 65 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Material Religion is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Religious Tourism and Spaces, Anthropological Studies and Insights and Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices, together about 39.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Material Religion is an international, peer-reviewed journal which seeks to explore how religion happens in material culture - images, devotional and liturgical objects, architecture and sacred space, works of arts and mass-produced artifacts. No less important than these material forms are the many different practices that put them to work. Ritual, communication, ceremony, instruction, meditation, propaganda, pilgrimage, display, magic, liturgy and interpretation constitute many of the practices whereby religious material culture constructs the worlds of belief. Highly visual in terms of content and in color throughout, this refereed journal bridges the world of scholarship and museum practice, and supports all those seeking, at whatever level, to understand and explain the relationships between objects, art and belief. Material Religion was awarded the runner-up prize in CELJ's (Council of Editors of Learned Journals) competition for 'Best New Journal in 2006'. Peer Review Policy: All research articles published in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): RELIGION
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 3, Netherlands 1, New Zealand 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Religious Tourism and SpacesSocial Sciences21.9%
- Anthropological Studies and InsightsSocial Sciences12.4%
- Religious Studies and Spiritual PracticesArts and Humanities5.6%
- Media, Religion, Digital CommunicationArts and Humanities5.3%
- Religion and Society InteractionsSocial Sciences4%
- Visual Culture and Art TheoryArts and Humanities3.9%
- Chinese history and philosophySocial Sciences3.5%
- Japanese History and CultureSocial Sciences3.3%
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 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
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
AHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePubMedCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, OCLC, Academic Search Alumni Edition, Academic Search Complete, Academic Search Elite, Academic Search Premier, Anthropological Index Online, Art & Architecture Complete, Art & Architecture Index, Art Abstracts, Art Full Text, Art Index, Art Source, ATLA Religion (American Theological Library Association), Biography Index: Past and Present, Book Review Digest Plus, Current Abstracts, Index Islamicus Online, MLA International Bibliography (Modern Language Association), OmniFile Full Text Mega, OmniFile Full Text Select, SocINDEX, SocINDEX with Full Text, TOC Premier, Academic OneFile, Book Review Index, InfoTrac Custom, Religion and Philosophy Collection, CSA Sociological Abstracts, ARTbibliographies Modern
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
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.21Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.77LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.77Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 165OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.24OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 20.22%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 36LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 66,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 66,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,246 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 65 | 17 | 6 |
| 2024 | 46 | 13 | 27 |
| 2023 | 52 | 14 | 71 |
| 2022 | 48 | 8 | 130 |
| 2021 | 59 | 6 | 244 |
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
651 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 575 days – 736 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 58 days (13 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 705 days
- Sample
- 13 articles with submission and acceptance dates (112 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".
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
Hybrid open access journal (Taylor & Francis Open Select). Model summary
Material Religion 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 open access? Increase the discoverability and reade…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review policy: rigorous peer review based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees. Model summary
All research articles published in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least 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
- 1743-2200
- Electronic ISSN
- 1751-8342
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 22, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Material Religion
What CAS zone is Material Religion in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Material Religion 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 Material Religion?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.6 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.8, h-index 34.
How long does peer review take at Material Religion?
Based on the dates recorded on 13 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 651 days (interquartile range 575–736 days). 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 Material Religion based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (3), Netherlands (1) and New Zealand (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Material Religion?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Material Religion is indexed in AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PubMed and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Material Religion open access, and what is the APC?
Material Religion is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .