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Review of Religious Research
ISSN 0034-673X · eISSN 2211-4866 · Springer Nature · 4 issues per year
Review of Religious Research: CAS Zone 2 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.15; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; review about 134 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 16.9% (journal website); 64 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Review of Religious Research is published by Springer Nature 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 Religion and Society Interactions, Religion, Society, and Development and Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology, together about 56.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Religious studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Review of Religious Research(RRR) journal aims to publish manuscripts meeting these six scope criteria: (1) reports empirical research; (2) attends to religiosity and spirituality topics; (3) identifies religious groups and their adherents; (4) engages in interdisciplinary social science research practices; (5) describes methods and analytical techniques; and (6) … | View full journal description This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 65, Canada 3, South Korea 1, Germany 1, Italy 1 (74 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Religion and Society InteractionsSocial Sciences23%
- Religion, Society, and DevelopmentSocial Sciences19.3%
- Religion, Spirituality, and PsychologySocial Sciences14.6%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences11.1%
- Religious Studies and Spiritual PracticesArts and Humanities3%
- Pentecostalism and Christianity StudiesArts and Humanities2.5%
- Christian Theology and MissionArts and Humanities2.4%
- Biblical Studies and InterpretationArts and Humanities2.3%
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 | Religion | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Philosophy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 2 |
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 | Sociology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIAHCIScopusLetPub
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
- 1.15LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.05LetPub ·
- h-index
- 115OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,266OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.16OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 12.04%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 46LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,274 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 6 | 3 |
| 2025 | 64 | 11 | 41 |
| 2024 | 60 | 10 | 123 |
| 2023 | 29 | 13 | 1,258 |
| 2022 | 45 | 26 | 225 |
| 2021 | 40 | 17 | 375 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
134 dayssubmission to acceptance
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 16.9%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 53 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 134 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 45 daysPublisher website ·
- 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 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — | |
| 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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–200 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- AMA
Article types accepted9, with length limits
- applied research abstractsApplied research abstracts briefly present the results of an applied study. Sections: Background, Purpose, Methods, Results, Conclusions, and Implications. Appl…Length not stated
- book reviewOriginal Research Articles Original research articles present scholarly and methodologically rigorous empirical analysis. Sections: Introduction, Literature Rev…main text ≤ 800 words
- book reviewsBook reviews provide a summary of a scholarly book that identifies the purpose and central themes, highlights important claims or contributions, and offers crit…Length not stated
- commentaryOriginal Research Articles Original research articles present scholarly and methodologically rigorous empirical analysis. Sections: Introduction, Literature Rev…Length not stated
- contexts of religious researchContexts include commentaries from authors that provide context for religious research, describe emergent research areas, provide profiles of research or faith-…Length not stated
- literature reviewOriginal Research Articles Original research articles present scholarly and methodologically rigorous empirical analysis. Sections: Introduction, Literature Rev…Length not stated
- original research articleOriginal Research Articles Original research articles present scholarly and methodologically rigorous empirical analysis. Sections: Introduction, Literature Rev…Length not stated
- reviewOriginal Research Articles Original research articles present scholarly and methodologically rigorous empirical analysis. Sections: Introduction, Literature Rev…Length not stated
- review articleOriginal Research Articles Original research articles present scholarly and methodologically rigorous empirical analysis. Sections: Introduction, Literature Rev…main text ≤ 10,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
Please view our authorship policies, which includes information on criteria for authorship, who should be the corresponding author and more. Please note that AI chatbots, for example ChatGPT, should not be listed as authors. For more information see the policy on Use of ChatGPT and generative AI tools.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability
Research data sharing policy Model summary
The Journal is committed to facilitating openness, transparency and reproducibility of research, and has the following research data sharing policy. For more information, including FAQs please visit the Sage Research Data policy pages. Subject to appropriate ethical and legal considerations, authors are encouraged to: Share your research data in a relevant public data repository Include a data ava…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical considerations
COPE member Model summary
Please include your ethics approval statements under this heading, even if you have already included ethics approval information in your methods section. If ethical approval was not required, you need to explicitly state this. All papers reporting studies involving human participants, human data or human tissue must state that the relevant Ethics Committee or Institutional Review Board approved th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Publishing fees and open access
The submitted manuscript will be initially screened to see if it suitable for publication in the Review of Religious Research. The corresponding author will be contacted about the manuscript’s suitability. If the manuscript is found to be suitable, a modest processing fee must be paid before the manuscript can be processed further, unless one of the authors is a member of the Religious Research As…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Double anonymized peer review Model summary
The following summary describes the peer review process for this journal: Identity transparency: Double-anonymized Reviewer interacts with: Editor Review information published: None Your manuscript will undergo an initial evaluation. If it does not conform to the requirements laid out in these guidelines, it will be returned to you for amendments prior to peer review. Manuscripts may be desk rejec…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
The journal and Sage take issues of copyright infringement, plagiarism or other breaches of best practice in publication very seriously. Please read Sage's complete policy on plagiarism and the actions we may take.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
The journal will consider submissions of manuscripts that have been posted on preprint servers. Please enter the preprint DOI in the designated field when submitting your manuscript. We advise that you inform the Journal Editorial office about your posted preprint at submission. Note that you should not post an updated version of your manuscript on a preprint server while it is being peer reviewed…
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
- Springer Nature
- Frequency
- 4 issues per year
- ISSN
- 0034-673X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2211-4866
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Review of Religious Research
What CAS zone is Review of Religious Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Review of Religious Research is in Zone 2 of Philosophy, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Religion / Sociology. 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 Religious Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.15; CiteScore 2.9, h-index 115.
How long does peer review take at Review of Religious Research?
The publisher reports about 134 days (submission to acceptance); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 16.9%. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Review of Religious Research?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–200 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: AMA. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Review of Religious Research based?
Of the 74 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (65), Canada (3) and South Korea (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Review of Religious Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Review of Religious Research is indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Is Review of Religious Research open access, and what is the APC?
Review of Religious Research is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .