Journal profile
Zeitschrift fur Religionskunde
ISSN 2297-6469 · Gesellschaft für Religionskunde · Switzerland
Zeitschrift fur Religionskunde: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 5 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Zeitschrift fur Religionskunde is published by Gesellschaft für Religionskunde. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Religious Education and Schools, Religion, Theology, and Education and Study and Philosophy of Religion, together about 69.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Diese Zeitschrift fokussiert auf die Entwicklung und Erforschung von Unterricht zu „Religion" in der öffentlichen Schule. Sie vereint wissenschaftliche, didaktische und unterrichtspraktische Fragen. Eingebettet in den fachwissenschaftlichen Kontext der Religionswissenschaft publiziert sie Ergebnisse fachdidaktischer Forschungen, Forschungen im Bereich „Schule und Religion“, sowie konkrete Beispiele aus der Unterrichtspraxis. Die Zeitschrift fördert damit den partnerschaftlichen Austausch folgender Zielgruppen: Fachdidaktiker:innen, die in die Entwicklung der religionskundlichen Didaktik eingebunden und/oder in der Ausbildung von Lehrpersonen tätig sind; Wissenschaftler:innen, die im Themenbereich „Religion im schulischen Kontext“ forschen; Lehrpersonen, die im Rahmen ihrer Lehrtätigkeit an einer staatlichen Schule ein Fach erteilen, das „Religion“ zum Inhalt hat, unabhängig von der Bezeichnung des Faches oder der Zielstufe (Primarstufe, Sekundarstufe I und II, Tertiärstufe).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Religious Education and SchoolsSocial Sciences29.1%
- Religion, Theology, and EducationArts and Humanities27.7%
- Study and Philosophy of ReligionArts and Humanities12.6%
- Religious Freedom and DiscriminationSocial Sciences4.2%
- Religion and Society InteractionsSocial Sciences3.5%
- Educator Training and Historical PedagogySocial Sciences2.8%
- Education Methods and TechnologiesSocial Sciences2.3%
- Museums and Cultural HeritageArts and Humanities2.1%
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
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.11OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 160 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | 15 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 21 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 4 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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-SA | |
| 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)
Article types accepted6
- fachdidaktik weltweitDie Artikel in den Rubriken „Unterricht“ und „Fachdidaktik weltweit“ werden einmal extern doppelt blind gelesen und einmal intern.Length not stated
- forschungAlle Artikel in den Rubriken „Modelle und Theorien“, „Forschung“ und „Religion und Gesellschaft“ werden extern doppelt blind begutachtet (peer-review).Length not stated
- modelle und theorienAlle Artikel in den Rubriken „Modelle und Theorien“, „Forschung“ und „Religion und Gesellschaft“ werden extern doppelt blind begutachtet (peer-review).Length not stated
- religion und gesellschaftAlle Artikel in den Rubriken „Modelle und Theorien“, „Forschung“ und „Religion und Gesellschaft“ werden extern doppelt blind begutachtet (peer-review).Length not stated
- rezensionenRubriken Modelle und Theorien Unterricht Forschung Religion und Gesellschaft Fachdidaktik weltweit RezensionenLength not stated
- unterrichtDie Artikel in den Rubriken „Unterricht“ und „Fachdidaktik weltweit“ werden einmal extern doppelt blind gelesen und einmal intern.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Peer review
- Data availability
Names and email addresses entered on the journal's websites are used exclusively for the stated purposes and not passed on to third parties. Model summary
Namen und E-Mail-Adressen, die auf den Webseiten der Zeitschrift eingegeben werden, werden ausschließlich zu den angegebenen Zwecken verwendet und nicht an Dritte weitergegeben.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright-Vermerk
Articles are published under CC-BY-SA license without publication fees. Copyright remains with the authors. Model summary
Die Artikel werden unter der CC-BY-SA-Lizenz ohne Veröffentlichungsgebühren veröffentlicht. Das Copyright verbleibt bei den Autorinnen und Autoren.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
The editorial team reserves the right to make corrections in the text for uniform design and to make further correction suggestions. Model summary
Die Redaktion behält sich das Recht vor, zwecks einheitlicher Gestaltung Korrekturen im Text vorzunehmen sowie weitere Korrekturvorschläge zu machen.
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
- Gesellschaft für Religionskunde
- Country or region
- Switzerland
- Language
- English, French, German
- ISSN
- 2297-6469
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Zeitschrift fur Religionskunde
How long does peer review take at Zeitschrift fur Religionskunde?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Zeitschrift fur Religionskunde?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Zeitschrift fur Religionskunde is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Zeitschrift fur Religionskunde open access, and what is the APC?
Zeitschrift fur Religionskunde 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: .