Journal profile · Multiple
Politics and Religion
ISSN 1755-0483 · eISSN 1755-0491 · Center for Study of Religion and Religious Tolerance · Serbia
Politics and Religion: CAS Zone 1 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 1.51; fully open access; APC about USD 3,655; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 10 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Politics and Religion is published by Center for Study of Religion and Religious Tolerance and is in Zone 1 of Philosophy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Religion and Society Interactions, American Constitutional Law and Politics and Religion, Society, and Development, together about 48.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Politics and Religion is an international journal publishing high quality peer-reviewed research on the multifaceted relationship between religion and politics around the world. The scope of published work is intentionally broad and we invite innovative work from all methodological approaches in the major subfields of political science, including international relations, American politics, comparative politics, and political theory, that seeks to improve our understanding of religion’s role in some aspect of world politics. The Editors invite normative and empirical investigations of the public representation of religion, the religious and political institutions that shape religious presence in the public square, and the role of religion in shaping citizenship, broadly considered, as well as pieces that attempt to advance our methodological tools for examining religious influence in political life.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Sabri CiftciPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 18, United Kingdom 1, Italy 1, Canada 1 (21 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Religion and Society InteractionsSocial Sciences24.8%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences12.6%
- Religion, Society, and DevelopmentSocial Sciences10.8%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.7%
- Legal case studies and regulationsSocial Sciences7.2%
- Electoral Systems and Political ParticipationSocial Sciences5.8%
- Islamic Studies and HistorySocial Sciences3.6%
- Religion, Spirituality, and PsychologySocial Sciences3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Philosophy Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Philosophy Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Philosophy Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 3 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIAHCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 1.51LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- h-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 223OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 85.9%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 27LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,137 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | 25 |
| 2024 | 33 | 27 | 77 |
| 2023 | 30 | 22 | 133 |
| 2022 | 43 | 24 | 253 |
| 2021 | 35 | 20 | 165 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 58 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 3,655 / GBP 2,610 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-SA, CC BY-ND, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-SA, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted5
- book reviewThe journal accepts the following types of article: Research Article*Research Note*Review Essay*Book Review**Length not stated
- research articleThe journal accepts the following types of article: Research Article*Research Note*Review Essay*Book Review**Length not stated
- research noteResearch Note*Length not stated
- reviewThe journal accepts the following types of article: Research Article*Research Note*Review Essay*Book Review**Length not stated
- review essayReview Essay*Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review Peer Review Process
For information on the journal’s peer review process, please click here.
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
- Center for Study of Religion and Religious Tolerance
- Country or region
- Serbia
- Language
- English, Serbian
- ISSN
- 1755-0483
- Electronic ISSN
- 1755-0491
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Politics and Religion
What CAS zone is Politics and Religion in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Politics and Religion is in Zone 1 of Philosophy, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Religion / Political Science; it is a Top journal. 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.
What is the impact factor of Politics and Religion?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.51; CiteScore 3.9, h-index 42.
How long does peer review take at Politics and Religion?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 weeks. 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 Politics and Religion based?
Of the 21 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (18), United Kingdom (1) and Italy (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Politics and Religion?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Politics and Religion is indexed in SSCI, AHCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Politics and Religion open access, and what is the APC?
Politics and Religion is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,655.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .