Old Testament Essays
ISSN 1010-9919 · OTSSA · South Africa · active 1988–2026
Metrics
- Scimago quartile (2025)
- Q3
- Cites per paper (2y)
- 0.3
- SJR
- 0.128
- h-index
- 20
“Cites per paper” is a two-year cited-by rate computed from OpenAlex. It is not a Clarivate Journal Impact Factor — we neither compute nor license that metric (how the two differ). Citation rates differ enormously between fields, so compare within a discipline. What the other figures mean: journal quartile, SJR, h-index and article processing charge.
Data as of 8 November 2026 (venue index build).
Scimago Journal Rank 2025
In the Scimago Journal Rank 2025 edition, Old Testament Essays is Q3 in all 5 of its subject categories.
| Subject category | Quartile | Rank in category |
|---|---|---|
| Archeology | Q3 | #282 of 400 |
| Archeology (arts and humanities) | Q3 | #314 of 468 |
| Religious Studies | Q3 | #421 of 747 |
| Linguistics and Language | Q3 | #938 of 1,403 |
| History | Q3 | #1,029 of 1,914 |
- Cites per document (2 years, Scopus)
- 0.33
- Documents indexed in 2025 (Scopus)
- 6
The quartile is the one Scimago prints for each category. Rank is the journal's position by SJR among the journals Scimago lists in that category (#1 is the highest); “—” means we hold no rank consistent with that quartile. The document count is what Scopus indexed that year, which can be lower than a journal's full output. Source: SCImago Journal Rank 2025 edition, from Scopus data (scimagojr.com, CC BY-NC).
Old Testament Essays is Q3 in all 5 of its Scimago subject categories (2025 edition; best category Archeology: Q3, #282 of 400), with SJR 0.128 (Scimago) and an h-index of 20 (OpenAlex). Listed in DOAJ, Scopus.
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Responding time
- Submission to publication
- ~12 wkDOAJ self-reported
Turnaround figures are indicative, not a guarantee: DOAJ values are self-reported by the journal (average weeks, submission to publication); library estimates are medians of the received/accepted dates printed in papers we hold. Editorial times vary by article type and season — confirm on the journal’s own site.
Indexing & access
- Indexed in
- DOAJScopus
- Access status:
- gold. Where this comes from publisher-level signals rather than works-level data it is a heuristic — confirm on the journal’s own site, especially regarding any article processing charge.
- Article processing charge
- Article processing charge (APC): 5,000 ZAR per accepted article (DOAJ).
Scope
Frequently asked
Is Old Testament Essays a predatory journal?
Our screening does not flag Old Testament Essays. That is not a guarantee of quality — it means the venue is not on Beall's archive (frozen since 2017) and does not match our name-pattern heuristic. It is listed in DOAJ, Scopus, which is a positive signal.
Is Old Testament Essays indexed in Scopus or Web of Science?
Per our venue index, Old Testament Essays appears in: DOAJ, Scopus. Index membership changes over time — confirm on the index's own site before relying on it.
What is the impact factor of Old Testament Essays?
Papers in Old Testament Essays are cited about 0.3 times each within two years of publication, and Scimago places it in Q3, with an h-index of 20. Those are the open equivalents: the Clarivate Journal Impact Factor is a proprietary metric we neither compute nor license, so we show the two-year citation rate and Scimago quartile instead — they answer the same question of how heavily the journal is cited. A citation rate is a property of a field as much as of a journal.
What Scimago quartile is Old Testament Essays (Q1, Q2, Q3, or Q4)?
In the Scimago Journal Rank 2025 edition, Old Testament Essays is Q3 in all 5 of its subject categories. By category: Archeology: Q3, #282 of 400; Archeology (arts and humanities): Q3, #314 of 468; Religious Studies: Q3, #421 of 747; Linguistics and Language: Q3, #938 of 1,403; History: Q3, #1,029 of 1,914. Quartiles split the journals in a subject category into four equal groups by SJR, so Q1 is the most-cited quarter and Q4 the least; Old Testament Essays is cited about 0.3 times per paper over two years, with an h-index of 20.
What is the Web of Science (JCR) quartile of Old Testament Essays?
The Web of Science quartile comes from Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports (JCR), a proprietary product we neither license nor compute — so we cannot state a JCR quartile for Old Testament Essays. The open equivalent is its Scimago quartile, Q3, derived from Scopus citation data. Because JCR ranks against Web of Science and Scimago against Scopus, the two can differ, so check Clarivate's site directly if you need the JCR quartile specifically.
Is Old Testament Essays open access?
Our index records its access status as "gold". Where this is derived from publisher-level signals rather than works-level data it is a heuristic, so confirm on the journal's own site — particularly if an article processing charge matters to you.
What is the article processing charge (APC) to publish in Old Testament Essays?
Article processing charge (APC): 5,000 ZAR per accepted article (DOAJ). The exact charge can vary by article type and any fee waiver, so confirm the current amount on the journal's own site.
How long does Old Testament Essays take to publish a paper?
Submission to publication for Old Testament Essays takes about ~12 wk — DOAJ self-reported. Treat it as indicative rather than a guarantee: editorial times vary by article type, reviewer availability and season, and a self-reported figure is the journal's own. We do not hold a peer-review acceptance rate for Old Testament Essays.
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