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Religious Studies Review
ISSN 0319-485X · eISSN 1748-0922 · Wiley-Blackwell
Religious Studies Review: CAS Zone 4 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,900; 761 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Religious Studies Review is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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 Biblical Studies and Interpretation, Religion and Society Interactions and American Constitutional Law and Politics, together about 32.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Religious studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Religious Studies Review (RSR) is Rice University's quarterly review of publications and works of interest across the whole field of religious studies and in related disciplines. RSR reviews over 1,000 titles annually in short reviews and longer review essays, as well as peer reviewed articles of original scholarly research.RSR’s editorial mission is to offer timely reviews of significant scholarly works in religious studies, allied and ancillary disciplines, and cultural productions of interest to scholars. The goal is to focus attention on major themes, topics, and directions in religious studies different sub-fields as well as to provide a forum to nurture the conversation between scholars across disparate specialties and disciplines.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): RELIGION
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Biblical Studies and InterpretationArts and Humanities16.8%
- Religion and Society InteractionsSocial Sciences10.2%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences5.6%
- Religion, Society, and DevelopmentSocial Sciences5.5%
- Chinese history and philosophySocial Sciences5.3%
- Historical and Linguistic StudiesSocial Sciences5.3%
- Christian Theology and MissionArts and Humanities5.1%
- Religious Tourism and SpacesSocial Sciences4.4%
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: yes
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Current ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO
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)
- 0.1Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 65OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.05OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 21.21%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 64LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 702Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 117,239Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 13,643 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 291 | 141 | 11 |
| 2025 | 761 | 218 | 3 |
| 2024 | 688 | 308 | 77 |
| 2023 | 634 | 258 | 8 |
| 2022 | 653 | 77 | 39 |
| 2021 | 591 | 13 | 11 |
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
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,900 / EUR 2,450 / GBP 1,930 | — | — | |
| 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)
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- articleArticle Articles are a research essay that also includes evaluation of recent works relevant to the theme, set of ideas, or topic that is its focus.Length not stated
- reviewReview Essays are in-depth reviews of significant book(s), film(s), and/or work(s) of art of note in the field of religious studies. They should be a timely ass…main text ≤ 6,000 words
- review essayReview Essay Review Essays are in-depth reviews of significant book(s), film(s), and/or work(s) of art of note in the field of religious studies.Length not stated
- serializationSerialization Serialization is a set of review essays published over several issues on a particular area, theme, topic of set of worksLength not stated
- short book reviewReligious Studies Review publishes the following types of content: Short Book ReviewLength not stated
- special issueSpecial Issue Special Issue is an issue that is devoted to a large set of review essays or original research, etc. on a particular area, theme, topic of set of …Length not stated
- symposiaSymposia Symposia feature a collection of two or more review essays assessing a significant work or set of works in the field of religious studies.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Data availability, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Artificial Intelligence/LLM Generated Content
AI-generated content must be declared in Methods section. Model summary
Authors are required to declare the use of any Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC) tools such as ChatGPT and others based on large language models (LLMs) used in developing any portion of their manuscript within the Methods section of their manuscript. Content created by artificial intelligence is discouraged, unless part of formal research design or methods and is not permitted witho…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing
This journal encourages data sharing.You can learn more about data sharing in Wiley’s Data Sharing Policies resource. Author Licensing
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Subscription journal with open access option subject to APC. Model summary
This journal is a subscription journal that offers an open access option. You’ll have the option to choose to make your article open access after acceptance, which will be subject to an APC.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-anonymized peer review policy. Model summary
Important: this journal operates a double-anonymized peer review policy.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 0319-485X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1748-0922
- Society / sponsor
- Rice University
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 52, Issue 2 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Religious Studies Review
What CAS zone is Religious Studies Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Religious Studies Review is in Zone 4 of Philosophy, and in Zone 4 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 Religious Studies Review?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.1 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.3, h-index 26.
Which databases index Religious Studies Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Religious Studies Review is indexed in AHCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Religious Studies Review open access, and what is the APC?
Religious Studies Review is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,900.
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: .