Journal profile · RELIGION
Religion and the Arts
ISSN 1079-9265 · eISSN 1568-5292 · Brill
Religion and the Arts: CAS Zone 4 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1 (journal website); hybrid open access; 47 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Religion and the Arts is published by Brill and is in Zone 4 of Philosophy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Human auditory perception and evaluation, Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies and Educational Robotics and Engineering, together about 29% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Religion and the Arts promotes the development of discourses for exploring the religious dimensions of the verbal, visual and performing arts.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): RELIGION
Editor-in-chief James NajarianPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering14.4%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.1%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science6.5%
- Religious Tourism and SpacesSocial Sciences6.3%
- Legal Cases and CommentaryMedicine5.8%
- Reformation and Early Modern ChristianityArts and Humanities5.3%
- Religious Studies and Spiritual PracticesArts and Humanities4.6%
- Earthquake and Disaster Impact StudiesSocial Sciences4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Philosophy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Philosophy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Philosophy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 4 |
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.04OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 8.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 25LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,547 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 47 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 44 | 8 | 4 |
| 2023 | 43 | 23 | 13 |
| 2022 | 57 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 57 | 19 | 10 |
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
- 1079-9265
- Electronic ISSN
- 1568-5292
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Religion and the Arts
What CAS zone is Religion and the Arts in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Religion and the Arts is in Zone 4 of Philosophy, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Religion. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Philosophy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Religion and the Arts?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.2, h-index 15.
Which databases index Religion and the Arts?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Religion and the Arts is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Religion and the Arts open access, and what is the APC?
Religion and the Arts 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, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .