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Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE N/AScopus Q1SCImago #20,005Top JournalHybrid

NEW TESTAMENT STUDIES

Identifier (ISSN):0028-6885(Print)/1469-8145(Online)
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Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Not Indexed in Latest JCR
Clarivate IF (2026)
0.5↓ -0.1
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
N/A
WoS SCIETop Tier
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2023–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for NEW TESTAMENT STUDIES

WoS N/A
00110.420230.520240.620250.52026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):0.5
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
0.234
#20,005

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
32

32 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
33articles/year
60.87% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

New Testament Studies is an international peer-reviewed periodical whose contributors include the leading New Testament scholars writing in the world today. The journal publishes original articles and short studies in English, French and German on a wide range of issues pertaining to the origins, history, context and theology of the New Testament and early Christianity. All contributions represent research at the cutting edge of the discipline, which has developed a wide range of methods. The journal welcomes submissions employing any such methods in recent years. The periodical embraces exegetical, historical, literary-critical, sociological, theological and other approaches to the New Testament, including studies in its history of interpretation and effects.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
PhilosophyHistoryArts & HumanitiesGeographyArchaeologyPolitical SciencePhysicsLinguisticsLawComputer 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

Q1
Rank49/340
IndexAHCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF0.5
Articles / Year1
Total Citations0
2025
IF0.6
Articles / Year35
Total Citations7
2024
IF0.5
Articles / Year49
Total Citations43
2023
IF0.4
Articles / Year37
Total Citations39
2022
IF—
Articles / Year43
Total Citations62

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #20,005Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1954-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Arts and Humanities
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.234

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.61

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,636 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations60
3-Year Documents110
Citable Documents110

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 Rate35.7%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

HistoryQ1
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):
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

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

NEW TESTAMENT STUDIES (ISSN: 0028-6885) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of RELIGION, published by Cambridge University Press in United Kingdom. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 0.50, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.234 (Q1), an H-index of 32.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 33 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,636 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
Cambridge University Press
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
AHCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28