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Top 15 Religious Studies journals

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Top 15 shortlist · Religious Studies · SJR / Q1–Q2

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Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion open_in_new

Published by Wiley-Blackwell • United States

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion · H-index 87 ·

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COP Index 2,8

Acceptance 27 %

Time to publish —

APC 2100 € / 0 € OA / Non-OA

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Sociology of Religion open_in_new

Published by Association for the Sociology of Religion • United States

Sociology of Religion · H-index 59 ·

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COP Index 2,2

Acceptance 31 %

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Journal of Moral Education open_in_new

Published by Routledge • United Kingdom

Journal of Moral Education · H-index 54 ·

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COP Index 2,5

Acceptance 31 %

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Review of Religious Research open_in_new

Published by Sage Publications • United States

Review of Religious Research · H-index 50 ·

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COP Index 2,0

Acceptance 32 %

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APC 2090 € / 0 € OA / Non-OA

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Journal of Religion and Health open_in_new

Published by Kluwer Academic/Human Sciences Press Inc. • United States

Journal of Religion and Health explores the most contemporary modes of religious and spiritual thought with particular emphasis on their relevance to current medical and psychologi...

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COP Index 2,8

Acceptance 31 %

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APC 2290 € / 0 € OA / Non-OA

star Q1 Quartile SJR 0,333 APC 2100 €

Counseling and Values open_in_new

Published by Brill Academic Publishers • United States

Counseling and Values · H-index 40 ·

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COP Index 0,333

Acceptance 34 %

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APC 2100 € / 0 € OA / Non-OA

star Q1 Quartile SJR 0,8

Journal of Psychology and Theology open_in_new

Published by Rosemead School of Psychology • United States

Journal of Psychology and Theology · H-index 42 ·

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COP Index 0,8

Acceptance 33 %

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Psychology of Religion and Spirituality open_in_new

Published by American Psychological Association • United States

Psychology of Religion and Spirituality · H-index 54 ·

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COP Index 3,7

Acceptance 27 %

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star Q2 Quartile SJR 0,4

Journal of Religion in Africa open_in_new

Published by Brill Academic Publishers • Netherlands

Journal of Religion in Africa · H-index 40 ·

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COP Index 0,4

Acceptance 35 %

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APC —

star Q1 Quartile SJR 0,8

Journal of Contemporary Religion open_in_new

Published by Routledge • United Kingdom

Journal of Contemporary Religion · H-index 40 ·

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COP Index 0,8

Acceptance 35 %

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APC —

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Social Compass open_in_new

Published by SAGE Publications Ltd • United Kingdom

Social Compass · H-index 41 ·

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COP Index 1,1

Acceptance 35 %

Time to publish —

APC —

star Q1 Quartile SJR 0,6

Journal of the American Academy of Religion open_in_new

Published by Oxford University Press • United States

Journal of the American Academy of Religion · H-index 40 ·

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COP Index 0,6

Acceptance 35 %

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Pastoral Psychology open_in_new

Published by Springer New York • United States

Pastoral Psychology · H-index 33 ·

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COP Index 1,2

Acceptance 36 %

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APC 2090 € / 0 € OA / Non-OA

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The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion open_in_new

Published by Routledge • United States

The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion · H-index 41 ·

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COP Index 2,6

Acceptance 35 %

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Speculum open_in_new

Published by University of Chicago Press • United States

Speculum · H-index 31 ·

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COP Index 0,8

Acceptance 37 %

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