Journal profile
TheoRhema
ISSN 1842-0613 · eISSN 2784-2665 · Editura Universității Adventus · Romania
TheoRhema: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 14 weeks (community reports); 9 articles in 2025.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2024 (Volume 19, 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
TheoRhema is published by Editura Universității Adventus. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Biblical Studies and Interpretation, Karl Barth and Christian Theology and Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies, together about 48.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Religious studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
TheoRhēma is a biannual theological journal published under the auspices of Adventus University. Its purpose is to provide researchers with a publication space for expressing ideas and research results—in the context of biblical faith—from the biblical-theological area and auxiliary disciplines, including exegesis and Old and New Testament theology, archeology of Palestine and the Middle East, systematic theology, historical theology and applied theology. All articles are evaluated using double-blind peer review. TheoRhēma is an open-access journal hence all articles are available immediately upon publication. All articles are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. TheoRhēma does not have article processing charges (APC) nor article submission charges, and there is no waiver policy. Upon acceptance of one's manuscript, the author needs to fill a Publishing Agreement. The authors retain their copyright insofar as the rights of use are not necessary for the print edition or open-access distribution. ISSN (Print): 1842-0613ISSN (Online): 2784-2665
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Gheorghe RăzmerițăPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 1, Hungary 1, Romania 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Biblical Studies and InterpretationArts and Humanities27.9%
- Karl Barth and Christian TheologyArts and Humanities11.8%
- Pentecostalism and Christianity StudiesArts and Humanities9%
- Reformation and Early Modern ChristianityArts and Humanities7.7%
- Contemporary Christian Leadership and EducationArts and Humanities6.6%
- Religious and Theological StudiesSocial Sciences4.4%
- Religion, Theology, History, Judaism, ChristianitySocial Sciences4.4%
- Christian Theology and MissionArts and Humanities3.3%
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
- 1OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 139 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | 1 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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 14 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 14 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-ND | |
| 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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 100–150 words
- Keywords
- 5
- Reference style
- Chicago
Article types accepted4, with length limits
- bibliographic reviews3. bibliographic reviews ( 500–1,500 words).Length not stated
- research notes2. research notes (2,000–4,000 words);Length not stated
- reviews (2,000–4,000 words); 3. bibliographic reviews ( 500–1,500 words). TheoRhēma publishes articles in Romanian, English, Hungarmain text ≤ 1,500 words
- studies1. studies (5,000–10,000 words);Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright
Open-access journal; articles published under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Model summary
All articles are published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
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
- Editura Universității Adventus
- Country or region
- Romania
- Language
- English, Spanish, Romanian, Hungarian
- ISSN
- 1842-0613
- Electronic ISSN
- 2784-2665
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 19, Issue 2 (2024)
- 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
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about TheoRhema
How long does peer review take at TheoRhema?
Authors report an average review time of about 14 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 TheoRhema?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–150 words; Keywords: 5; Reference style: Chicago. 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 TheoRhema based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (1), Hungary (1) and Romania (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index TheoRhema?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, TheoRhema is indexed in DOAJ.
Is TheoRhema open access, and what is the APC?
TheoRhema 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: .