Journal profile
The Bible and Critical Theory
ISSN 1832-3391 · Newcastle University · Australia
The Bible and Critical Theory: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 36 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2022 (Volume 18, Issue 2): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
The Bible and Critical Theory is published by Newcastle University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Biblical Studies and Interpretation, Theological Perspectives and Practices and Literary Theory and Cultural Hermeneutics, together about 58.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Philosophy. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Bible & Critical Theory is an exploratory and innovative online scholarly journal. The journal explores the intersections between critical theory, understood in the broad sense, and biblical studies. It publishes peer-reviewed articles that investigate the contributions from critical theory to biblical studies, and contributions from biblical studies to critical theory. The journal has an active series of book reviews, which are published with each issue. As of 2021, the journal’s editors are Robert Seesengood (Drew Theological School, USA) and Rhiannon Graybill (University of Richmond, USA). The book review editor is Caryn Tamber-Rosenau (University of Houston, USA). Previous editors have included Roland Boer, Julie Kelso, Robert Myles, and Caroline Blyth. See the Journal’s Statement on Ethics & Publication Malpractice Statement. Editors Robert Seesengood, Drew Theological School, USA Rhiannon Graybill, University of Richmond, USA Book Review Editor For all matters relating to book reviews, please contact Caryn Tamber-Rosenau (University of Houston) cmtamber@Central.UH.EDU Editorial Board William Arnal, University of Regina, Canada Fiona Black, Mount Allison University, Canada Adam Braun, Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary Laura Carleton Hasler, Indiana University, USA James Harding, University of Otago, New Zealand Jione Havea Julie Kelso, Australian Catholic University, Australia Eduard Iricinschi Ruhr, University Bochu, Germany Brian Kolia, Malua Theological College, Samoa Jennifer Koosed, Albright College, USA Ole Jakob Løland Oslo, University of South-Eastern Norway, Norway Joseph Marchal, Ball State University, USA Monica Melanchthon, Pilgrim Theological College, University of Divinity, Australia Luis Menéndez Antuña, Boston University School of Theology, USA Tina Pippin, Agnes Scott College, USA Jeremy Punt, Stellenbosch University, South Africa Yosefa Raz, University of Haifa, Israel Erin Runions, Pomona College, USA Peter Sabo, Huron University College, Canada Hannah M. Strømmen, Lund University, Sweden Jay Twomey, University of Cincinnati, USA Richard Walsh, Methodist University, USA Taylor Weaver, East Texas Baptist University, UK Christopher Zeichmann, University of Toronto, Canada
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Biblical Studies and InterpretationArts and Humanities37%
- Theological Perspectives and PracticesSocial Sciences13.6%
- Literary Theory and Cultural HermeneuticsArts and Humanities8.1%
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences4.1%
- Karl Barth and Christian TheologyArts and Humanities4.1%
- Religion, Theology, History, Judaism, ChristianitySocial Sciences3.9%
- Political Theology and SovereigntySocial Sciences3.9%
- Violence, Religion, and PhilosophyArts and Humanities2.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 706 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 64 |
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 36 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 36 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 5
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access
- Publication ethics PUBLICATION ETHICS AND PUBLICATION MALPRACTICE STATEMENT
The Bible & Critical Theory is dedicated to following best practices on ethical matters, errors, and retractions. The prevention of publication malpractice is one of the important responsibilities of the editorial board. Any kind of unethical behavior is not acceptable, and the Editorial Board of this journal does not tolerate plagiarism in any form. Authors submitting articles to The Bible & Crit…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright COPYRIGHT NOTICE
The Bible & Critical Theory adheres to the Creative Commons licensing system. Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms: Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work’s authorsh…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access (non-commercial) basis Model summary
The Bible & Critical Theory content is available freely on an open-access (non-commercial) basis.
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
- Newcastle University
- Country or region
- Australia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1832-3391
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 18, Issue 2 (2022)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about The Bible and Critical Theory
How long does peer review take at The Bible and Critical Theory?
Authors report an average review time of about 36 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 The Bible and Critical Theory?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 5. 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 The Bible and Critical Theory?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, The Bible and Critical Theory is indexed in DOAJ.
Is The Bible and Critical Theory open access, and what is the APC?
The Bible and Critical Theory 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .