Journal profile · RELIGION
Wesley and Methodist Studies
ISSN 2291-1723 · eISSN 2291-1731 · Penn State University Press
Wesley and Methodist Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 25 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Wesley and Methodist Studies is published by Penn State University Press and is in Zone 4 of Philosophy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Mormonism, Religion, and History, American Constitutional Law and Politics and Religion, Gender, and Enlightenment, together about 55.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Religious studies and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): RELIGION
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mormonism, Religion, and HistoryArts and Humanities23.3%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences21.5%
- Religion, Gender, and EnlightenmentArts and Humanities11%
- Moravian Church and William BlakeArts and Humanities8.3%
- Reformation and Early Modern ChristianityArts and Humanities7.3%
- Pentecostalism and Christianity StudiesArts and Humanities6.3%
- Religion, Society, and DevelopmentSocial Sciences3.7%
- Theological Perspectives and PracticesSocial Sciences3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Philosophy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Philosophy Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Religion | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
JSTOR, EBSCOPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.17OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 8LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 549 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 28 | 0 | 14 |
| 2023 | 31 | 0 | 19 |
| 2022 | 28 | 1 | 13 |
| 2021 | 30 | 0 | 73 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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)
Article types accepted3
- articlesWesley and Methodist Studies (WMS) publishes peer-reviewed scholarly articles that examine the life and work of John and Charles Wesley, their contemporaries in…Length not stated
- notes and sourcesNotes and sources relating to important new discoveries in the field and transcriptions of primary documents will also be considered.Length not stated
- short papersWMS occasionally publishes short papers given at a conference session (preferably all of the papers presented at a given session).Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Suggested length for essays is 6,000–10,000 words including footnotes; shorter and slightly longer papers will be considered. Model summary
The suggested length for essays is 6,000–10,000 words including footnotes, although shorter and slightly longer papers will be considered.
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
- Penn State University Press
- ISSN
- 2291-1723
- Electronic ISSN
- 2291-1731
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Wesley and Methodist Studies
What CAS zone is Wesley and Methodist Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Wesley and Methodist Studies is in Zone 4 of Philosophy, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Religion. 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.
Which databases index Wesley and Methodist Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Wesley and Methodist Studies is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Wesley and Methodist Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Wesley and Methodist Studies is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .