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Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE N/AScopus Q1SCImago #13,129Hybrid

Religions

Identifier (ISSN):2077-1444(Print)
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Publisher:Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Not Indexed in Latest JCR
Clarivate IF (2026)
0.6– 0
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 Religions

WoS N/A
01120.820230.720240.620250.62026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):0.6
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
0.444
#13,129

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
48

48 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRN/A
Self-Citation Rate28.6%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
1,051articles/year
99.87% Gold OA•98.92% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Religions (ISSN 2077-1444) is an international, open access scholarly journal, publishing peer reviewed studies of religious thought and practice. It is available online to promote critical, hermeneutical, historical, and constructive conversations. Religions publishes regular research papers, reviews, communications and reports on research projects. In addition, the journal accepts comprehensive book reviews by distinguished authors and discussions of important venues for the publication of scholarly work in the study of religion. Religions aims to serve the interests of a wide range of thoughtful readers and academic scholars of religion, as well as theologians, philosophers, social scientists, anthropologists, psychologists, neuroscientists and others interested in the multidisciplinary study of religions

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Philosophy92.6%Political science80.8%Law79.6%Theology74.9%Sociology73%History66.5%Geography61.1%Archaeology59%Epistemology54.3%Art52.8%Psychology50.2%Computer science40.9%Linguistics39.7%Biology36.2%Literature32.8%Politics31%Religious studies29.8%Economics29.1%Social psychology28%Physics27.8%Medicine27.6%Aesthetics26.4%Mathematics25%

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
Rank30/340
IndexAHCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF0.6
Articles / Year1,067
Total Citations104
2025
IF0.6
Articles / Year1,602
Total Citations1,418
2024
IF0.7
Articles / Year1,550
Total Citations2,625
2023
IF0.8
Articles / Year1,548
Total Citations4,248
2022
IF—
Articles / Year1,253
Total Citations5,717

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #13,129Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2010-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Arts and Humanities
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.444

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.81

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,775 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations3,933
3-Year Documents4,337
Citable Documents4,236

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate36.9%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

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: 28.6%

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

Religions (ISSN: 2077-1444) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Arts and Humanities, published by Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) in Switzerland. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 0.60, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.444 (Q1), an H-index of 48.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 1,051 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,775 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
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
AHCIScopusDOAJPubMed

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