Journal profile
Rize Ilahiyat Dergisi
ISSN 2980-0331 · Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi · Türkiye
Rize Ilahiyat Dergisi: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 7 weeks (community reports); 63 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Rize Ilahiyat Dergisi is published by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Islamic Thought and Society Studies, Qur’anic Interpretation Studies and Islamic Studies and History, together about 55.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Rize Theology Journal is an independent, double-blind peer reviewed, open access and online journal aiming to publish articles in all fields related to theology. The aim of the journal is to contribute to science by publishing qualified articles. For this purpose, research articles, translated articles and research notes are published in the field of religious studies. Articles that are not clear to be suitable for the scope of the journal are discussed and reconsidered by the members of the Editorial Board of the Rize Theology Journal. The final decision for all submitted manuscripts is taken by the Editorial Board.Subject Category:Social Sciences and Humanities: Religion, History, Philosophy, Language and LiteratureLibrary of Congress/LCC Subject Headings: Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Philosophy (General)Keywords:Religion, Philosophy, History, Intercultural Studies, TürkiyePublication LanguageThe publication languages of Rize Theology Journal are Turkish, English and Arabic. The Editorial Board decides on the publications in other languages.Article SubmissionsPapers sent to Rize Theology Journal should be in accordance with the purpose and scope of the journal. All articles, except for editorial works, are subject to double-blind peer review process. To be accepted for review process, the papers must be original, unpublished and not in the process of review in another journal. In addition, the content and submission of the article must be approved by each author. The authors declare that the data they used have not been previously published or submitted for publication elsewhere.AudienceTarget audience: professionals, experts, researchers, postgraduate students in the field of theology as well as any students who are interested in the field.Price PolicyNo processing fee or submission fee is charged for articles submitted to the journal or accepted for publication. Rize Theology Journal does not accept sponsorships and advertisements due to its publication policies. All expenses of the journal are covered by the Dean's Office of the Faculty of Theology of Recep Tayyip Erdogan University. CopyrightThe copyrights of the works published in the Rize Theology Journal belong to their authors. The authors allow the intellectual work they sent to be published by the Rize Theology Journal under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license.Authenticity of ArticlesRize Theology Journal does not accept papers previously p
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Islamic Thought and Society StudiesArts and Humanities27.9%
- Qur’anic Interpretation StudiesSocial Sciences18.4%
- Islamic Studies and HistorySocial Sciences9.4%
- Education and Islamic StudiesSocial Sciences6.8%
- Turkish Literature and CultureArts and Humanities5.3%
- Historical and Linguistic StudiesSocial Sciences5.3%
- Religion, Spirituality, and PsychologySocial Sciences3.3%
- Study and Philosophy of ReligionArts and Humanities2.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.63OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 320 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 48 | 48 | 97 |
| 2025 | 63 | 63 | 104 |
| 2024 | 34 | 34 | 53 |
| 2023 | 53 | 53 | 45 |
| 2022 | 37 | 37 | 18 |
| 2021 | 34 | 34 | 17 |
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 7 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 7 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| 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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 400–550 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 9,000 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Templates
- Word
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics
- Publication ethics
Ethical Principles and Publication Policy Model summary
Ethical Principles and Publication 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
- Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi
- Country or region
- Türkiye
- Language
- Turkish, English, Arabic
- ISSN
- 2980-0331
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Rize Ilahiyat Dergisi
How long does peer review take at Rize Ilahiyat Dergisi?
Authors report an average review time of about 7 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Rize Ilahiyat Dergisi?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 400–550 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 9,000 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Templates: Word. 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.
Which databases index Rize Ilahiyat Dergisi?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Rize Ilahiyat Dergisi is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Rize Ilahiyat Dergisi open access, and what is the APC?
Rize Ilahiyat Dergisi is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
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: .