Open Theology

Open Theology is published by De Gruyter 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 Biblical Studies and Interpretation, Religion and Society Interactions and Theology and Philosophy of Evil, together about 30.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Philosophy. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

About this journal Open Theology is an international Open Access, peer-reviewed academic journal that welcomes contributions written in English addressing religion in its various forms and aspects: historical, theological, sociological, psychological, and other.The journal encompasses all major disciplines of Theology and Religious Studies, presenting doctrine, history, organization and everyday life of various types of religious groups and the relations between them. We publish articles from the field of Theology as well as Philosophy, Sociology and Psychology of Religion and also dialogue between Religion and Science. Open Theology does not present views of any particular theological school nor of a particular religious organization. The contributions are written by researchers who represent different religious views. The authors present their research concerning the old religious traditions as well as new religious movements. The aim of the journal is to promote an internati onal and i nterdisciplinary dialogue in the field of Theology and Religious Studies.Aims and ScopeScope of the journal covers, but is not restricted to: Biblical studiesChurch historySystematic theologyPractical theologyEcumenical studiesAncient religionsJudaismChristianityEastern ReligionsIslamNew religious movementsModern spiritualitySociology of religionPhilosophy of religionPsychology of religionAnthropology of religionDialogue between religion and science Open calls for papersFacing Abuse in Ecclesial Contexts, edited by Véronique Lecaros and Carlos Piccone-Camere (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Pe ru) - deadline for submissions: June 30, 2026.Mathematically Modeling Early Christian Literature II: Readings, Applications, and Ethics, edited by Erich Benjamin Pracht (Toccoa Falls College, USA), deadline for submissions: April 30, 2026.Tourism, Religion, and Politics: The Influence of Political Environments on Religious Tourism, edited by Caglar Ezikoglu (University of Wolverhampton, UK), d e adline for submissions: July 31, 2026.Religious Art and Power – Contestations and Affirmations, edit ed by László Koppány Csáji and Márk Nemes (Research Institute of Art Theory and Methodology, Hungarian Academy of Arts, Budapest, Hungary), deadline for submissions: September 15, 2026.The Impact of Religious Movements on Electoral Politics and Political Behaviour, edited by Caglar Ezikoglu (University of Wolverhampton, UK), deadline for submissions: September 30, 2026.Philosophy of

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): RELIGION

Editor-in-chief Charles TaliaferroPublisher website

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Database indexing

ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub

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Impact

Impact factor (publisher)

0.7Publisher website · 2026-09-29

5-year impact factor (publisher)

0.7Publisher website · 2026-09-29

CiteScore 2026-06

1.3LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore (publisher)

1.3Publisher website · 2026-09-29

SJR 2026-06

0.53LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

1.71LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

17OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

39OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

0.85OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

28.6%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

100%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

24LetPub · 2026-09-13

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Average review time (community reports)

about 15 weeksLetPub · 2026-09-13

Submission to publication (journal-reported)

about 40 weeksDOAJ · 2026-10-25

Peer review

Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ

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Publisher

De Gruyter

Country or region

Poland

Language

English

ISSN

2300-6579

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