Journal profile
The Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies
ISSN 2471-6391 · eISSN 2471-6383 · University of Akron · United States
The Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 28 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
The Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies is published by University of Akron. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Religion and Society Interactions, Religion, Gender, and Enlightenment and Reformation and Early Modern Christianity, together about 45.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Religious studies and History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Aims 1. Serve as a hub for knowledge creation in Amish and plain Anabaptist studies through the publishing of fresh, insightful, and thought-provoking research. 2. Encourage rigorous inquiry into focused research questions. 3. Provide a focal point for Amish and plain Anabaptist studies while supporting subject-area research in other outlets through critical reviews. 4. Support strong literature reviews that weigh the contributions of relevant past research. Scope Our coverage includes (a) theoretical, applied, empirical, humanities-based, and various other knowledge-making approaches (b) about the Amish, Swiss American / Swiss Canadian Mennonites, Low German ("Russian") Mennonites, German Baptists, Apostolic Christians/Nazarenes (Froehlich churches), Hutterites, and the Bruderhof. We also accept manuscripts about related groups from a comparative perspective and when the connection to plain Anabaptist research is clear.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Cory AndersonPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Religion and Society InteractionsSocial Sciences17.4%
- Religion, Gender, and EnlightenmentArts and Humanities16.1%
- Reformation and Early Modern ChristianityArts and Humanities11.8%
- Pentecostalism and Christianity StudiesArts and Humanities7.1%
- Autobiographical and Biographical WritingArts and Humanities4.2%
- Contemporary Christian Leadership and EducationArts and Humanities3.7%
- Biographical and Historical AnalysisArts and Humanities3.4%
- Cultural History and Identity FormationArts 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
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Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.18OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 272 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 78 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | 46 |
| 2023 | 37 | 37 | 82 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | 28 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | 79 |
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 28 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 28 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Editorial 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 | Publisher's own license | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 websitePeer review
- Peer review
Peer reviewed journal Model summary
The Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies is a multidisciplinary 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
- University of Akron
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English, German
- ISSN
- 2471-6391
- Electronic ISSN
- 2471-6383
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 13, Issue 1 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about The Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies
How long does peer review take at The Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies?
Authors report an average review time of about 28 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.
Which databases index The Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, The Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies is indexed in DOAJ.
Is The Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies open access, and what is the APC?
The Journal of Amish and Plain Anabaptist Studies 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: .