What is the Impact Factor of Politics and Religion Journal?

According to the latest Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR), the Journal Impact Factor of Politics and Religion Journal is 0.50, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (ESCI).

Is Politics and Religion Journal indexed in Web of Science or Scopus?

Yes, Politics and Religion Journal is indexed in Web of Science (ESCI, Q1 quartile). Furthermore, in Scopus (SCImago), it holds an SJR rating of 0.156 (Q2) and an H-index of 10.

Who publishes Politics and Religion Journal and what is the Article Processing Charge (APC)?

Politics and Religion Journal is published by Center for Study of Religion and Religious Tolerance. It operates under a Diamond Open Access model, exempting authors completely from Article Processing Charges ($0 USD APC).

WoS ESCI N/AScopus Q2SCImago #24,910Diamond OAHybrid

Politics and Religion Journal

Identifier (ISSN):1820-6581(Print)/1820-659X(Online)

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Publisher:Center for Study of Religion and Religious Tolerance

Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)

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Clarivate IF (2026)

0.5↑ +0.3

Journal Impact Factor

IF Trend↓

WoS Quartile

N/A

WoS ESCIJCR Quartile

Clarivate WoS JCR

WoS Categories↓

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2023–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Politics and Religion Journal

WoS N/A

Annual Impact Factor Metric

Current (2026):0.5

Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2

0.156

#24,910

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025

H-Index (2025)

10 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIN/A

Self-Citation Rate60%

Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessHybrid

17articles/year

79.25% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Politics and Religion Journal (ISSN: 1820-6581) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of RELIGION, published by Center for Study of Religion and Religious Tolerance in Serbia. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 0.50, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (ESCI), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.156 (Q2), an H-index of 10.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Sociology89.6%Political science89.3%Law82.1%Philosophy77.2%Politics70.9%History55.6%Theology54.8%Geography51%Archaeology49.3%Economics47.8%Computer science38.9%Political economy34%Mathematics31.1%Linguistics30.3%Epistemology28%Social science27.1%Religious studies26.8%Islam23.3%Programming language22.8%Art21.6%Physics21%

Primary Research Areas

Religion

Official Website NLM PubMed Catalog SCImago Profile

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Special Issues

Calls for Papers

No active Calls for Papers found for this journal.

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WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI

JCRESCI2026

RELIGION

N/A

RankN/A

IndexESCI

JCIESCI2026

RELIGION

Rank91/340

IndexESCI

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
RELIGION	JCRESCI	N/A	N/A
RELIGION	JCIESCI	91/340	Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

13 year

2026Latest

IF0.5

Articles / Year—

Total Citations—

2025

IF0.2

Articles / Year26

Total Citations2

2024

IF0.5

Articles / Year11

Total Citations4

2023

IF0.3

Articles / Year20

Total Citations16

2022

IF—

Articles / Year19

Total Citations12

Year	Impact Factor	Articles / Year	Total Citations
2026	0.5	—	—
2025	0.2	26	2
2024	0.5	11	4
2023	0.3	20	16
2022	—	19	12
2021	—	23	59
2020	—	25	110
2019	—	30	108
2018	—	8	49
2017	—	22	30
2016	—	18	14
2015	—	20	118
2014	—	20	54

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #24,910Scopus Q2Diamond OASCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:2007-2025

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Scopus Broad Areas:Arts and HumanitiesSocial Sciences

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2

0.156

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

Quartile: Scopus Q2

Citations / Doc (2 years)

0.28

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

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

100% Free

Diamond Open Access: Authors publish completely free of charge with zero author-facing fees.

Diamond Open Access

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations14

3-Year Documents58

Citable Documents47

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 Rate24.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Religious StudiesQ2

Sociology and Political ScienceQ4

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: 60%

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):

4区 (Zone 4)Philosophy

Minor Category (Specific Field):

4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

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 17 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with Diamond Open Access (100% free of author APC charges). It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.