Politics and Religion
ISSN 1755-0483 · Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom · active 1800–2026
Metrics
- Scimago quartile (2025)
- Q1
- Cites per paper (2y)
- 2.0
- SJR
- 0.741
- h-index
- 42
“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, Politics and Religion is Q1 in all 2 of its subject categories.
| Subject category | Quartile | Rank in category |
|---|---|---|
| Religious Studies | Q1 | #20 of 747 |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q1 | #286 of 1,477 |
- Cites per document (2 years, Scopus)
- 2.27
- Documents indexed in 2025 (Scopus)
- 26
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).
Politics and Religion is Q1 in all 2 of its Scimago subject categories (2025 edition; best category Religious Studies: Q1, #20 of 747), with SJR 0.741 (Scimago) and an h-index of 42 (OpenAlex). Listed in DOAJ, Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed.
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Responding time
- Submission to publication
- ~58 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
- DOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 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): $3,655 per accepted article (DOAJ). Fee waivers are available.
Scope
Frequently asked
Is Politics and Religion a predatory journal?
Our screening does not flag Politics and Religion. 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, Web of Science, PubMed, which is a positive signal.
Is Politics and Religion indexed in Scopus or Web of Science?
Per our venue index, Politics and Religion appears in: DOAJ, Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed. Index membership changes over time — confirm on the index's own site before relying on it.
What is the impact factor of Politics and Religion?
Papers in Politics and Religion are cited about 2.0 times each within two years of publication, and Scimago places it in Q1, with an h-index of 42. 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 Politics and Religion (Q1, Q2, Q3, or Q4)?
In the Scimago Journal Rank 2025 edition, Politics and Religion is Q1 in all 2 of its subject categories. By category: Religious Studies: Q1, #20 of 747; Sociology and Political Science: Q1, #286 of 1,477. 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; Politics and Religion is cited about 2.0 times per paper over two years, with an h-index of 42.
What is the Web of Science (JCR) quartile of Politics and Religion?
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 Politics and Religion. The open equivalent is its Scimago quartile, Q1, 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 Politics and Religion 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 Politics and Religion?
Article processing charge (APC): $3,655 per accepted article (DOAJ). Fee waivers are available. 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 Politics and Religion take to publish a paper?
Submission to publication for Politics and Religion takes about ~58 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 Politics and Religion.
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