Journal profile · Multiple
Review of Religion and Chinese Society
ISSN 2214-3947 · eISSN 2214-3955 · Brill
Review of Religion and Chinese Society: CAS Zone 2 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4 (journal website); hybrid open access; 7 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Review of Religion and Chinese Society is published by Brill and is in Zone 2 of Philosophy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Chinese history and philosophy, Vietnamese History and Culture Studies and Religion and Society Interactions, together about 49% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Review of Religion and Chinese Society is an international peer-reviewed journal that publishes articles and book reviews in social science and certain humanities disciplines. “Religion” is understood in the broadest sense, including various spiritualities and meaning-making systems of beliefs and practices. “Chinese society” includes those in mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, and Chinese diasporic communities in Asia, North America, Europe, and elsewhere throughout the world. Review of Religion and Chinese Society is multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary in outlook and presents theoretical and empirical studies of religion in disciplines such as anthropology, economics, geography, political science, psychology, sociology, and history. It welcomes studies that compare religion in Chinese and some other societies. Preference is given to articles that are theoretically-driven empirical studies, although articles that are primarily either empirical or theoretical are also welcomed. The journal also publishes review essays of particular fields, symposia of particular topics, interviews with renowned scholars, and reports of academic conferences relevant to the themes of this journal. All articles are in English, and Chinese titles and abstracts are provided as well.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Stefania TravagninPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Chinese history and philosophySocial Sciences27.9%
- Vietnamese History and Culture StudiesSocial Sciences13.1%
- Religion and Society InteractionsSocial Sciences8%
- Religious Tourism and SpacesSocial Sciences5.7%
- Religion, Society, and DevelopmentSocial Sciences4.7%
- Japanese History and CultureSocial Sciences4.5%
- Indian and Buddhist StudiesArts and Humanities4.5%
- China's Ethnic Minorities and RelationsSocial Sciences4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Philosophy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Asian Studies | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Philosophy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Asian Studies | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.59LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.47OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 15%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 6LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 222 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| 2024 | 17 | 5 | 14 |
| 2023 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8 | 3 | 13 |
| 2021 | 20 | 3 | 15 |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Peer review
- Authorship
All articles are in English, and Chinese titles and abstracts are provided as well. Model summary
All articles are in English, and Chinese titles and abstracts are provided as well.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer reviewed Model summary
Review of Religion and Chinese Society is an international peer-reviewed journal
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
- Brill
- ISSN
- 2214-3947
- Electronic ISSN
- 2214-3955
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Review of Religion and Chinese Society
What CAS zone is Review of Religion and Chinese Society in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Review of Religion and Chinese Society is in Zone 2 of Philosophy, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Asian Studies / Religion. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Philosophy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Review of Religion and Chinese Society?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 4 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.2, h-index 9.
Which databases index Review of Religion and Chinese Society?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Review of Religion and Chinese Society is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Review of Religion and Chinese Society open access, and what is the APC?
Review of Religion and Chinese Society 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: .