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IMPAQ
WoS SCIE N/AScopus Q1SCImago #18,476Hybrid

International Journal of Hindu Studies

Acronym:hins
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Identifier (ISSN):1022-4556(Print)/1574-9282(Online)
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Publisher:Springer Nature
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Not Indexed in Latest JCR
Clarivate IF (2026)
0.4↓ -0.1
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
N/A
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2023–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for International Journal of Hindu Studies

WoS N/A
00110.220230.320240.520250.42026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):0.4
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
0.266
#18,476

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
19

19 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRN/A
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
12articles/year
26% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Founded in 1997, the International Journal of Hindu Studies is committed to publishing excellent scholarship on well-established topics in Hindu Studies, to fostering new work in neglected areas, and to stimulating alternative perspectives as well as exchange of information on a wide range of issues. The Journal supports critical inquiry, hermeneutical interpretive proposals, and historical investigation into all aspects of Hindu traditions.    While committed to publishing articles that will advance scholarship in any discipline relevant to Hindu Studies, the Journal is especially interested in areas of research that have cross-disciplinary relevance or new implications for this emerging field of scholarly interest. Submissions of a comparative or theoretical nature in every discipline in the humanities and social sciences will receive serious and respectful consideration. Each submission to the Journal will receive double-blind review.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
PhilosophyLinguisticsEpistemologyHistoryArts & HumanitiesSociologyPolitical ScienceLawGeographyArchaeologyComputer Science
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRAHCI2026

RELIGION

N/A
RankN/A
IndexAHCI
JCIAHCI2026

RELIGION

Q2
Rank91/340
IndexAHCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF0.4
Articles / Year11
Total Citations0
2025
IF0.5
Articles / Year46
Total Citations3
2024
IF0.3
Articles / Year31
Total Citations14
2023
IF0.2
Articles / Year14
Total Citations7
2022
IF—
Articles / Year26
Total Citations67

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #18,476Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1997-2002, 2004-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Arts and HumanitiesSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.266

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.43

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,490 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations34
3-Year Documents52
Citable Documents51

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate36.8%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Cultural StudiesQ1
Religious StudiesQ1
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

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)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Philosophy
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2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

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

International Journal of Hindu Studies (acronym: hins, ISSN: 1022-4556) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of RELIGION, published by Springer Nature in Germany. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 0.40, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.266 (Q1), an H-index of 19.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of 3 issues per year, an annual output of approximately 12 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,490 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

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

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Language
English
Frequency
3 issues per year
Indexing & Databases
AHCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28