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WoS ESCI N/ACAS 1区Top JournalGold OA

Journal for the Study of Religion

Country: South Africa•WoS SCIE Quartile: N/A•Identifier (ISSN):1011-7601(Print)•Articles / Year: 13
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)N/A
0.1
↓ -0.7

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
N/A

papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCITop Tier
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
13articles/year
100% Gold OA•100% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q2(IF: 0.1)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 0.1)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 0.8)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 0.3)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 0.1)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Journal for the Study of Religion is a leading international peer-reviewed journal publishing original research, clinical updates, and reviews indexed in Clarivate Web of Science (SCIE) with N/A quartile ranking.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Sociology95.2%Philosophy83.2%Political science70.2%History66.4%Law64.1%Theology51.4%Gender studies47.6%Geography47.1%Archaeology43.3%Religious studies39.4%Art39.2%Epistemology37.2%Politics31.3%Biology30%Computer science29%Linguistics28.8%Psychology26%Economics25.4%Anthropology23.7%Literature21.9%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Not indexed in SCImago / Scopus database

This journal is currently not indexed in Scopus or is an academic publication indexed exclusively in Web of Science (WoS).

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Philosophy
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区RELIGION
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Gold OA
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Association for the Study of Religion in Southern Africa
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ESCIDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
RELIGION
JCRESCI
N/AN/A
RELIGION
JCIESCI
158/340Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
20250.8182
20240.31512
20230.11216
2022—1314
2021—17168
2020—1553
2019—1536
2018—38193
2017—21172
2016—20
2014—332
2012—1023
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal for the Study of Religion

WoS N/A
00112023202420250.80
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:0.8

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 0%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

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Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01