Journal metric profile

JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF RELIGION

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 1.900 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 2.200 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q2 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 68/219 Recorded category rank

JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF RELIGION JCR impact factor overview

This profile summarizes the journal metrics and publication information available in the current directory record.

Page reviewed August 6, 2026

JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF RELIGION metric snapshot

JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF RELIGION has a bibliometric profile in this directory for 2025. The publisher recorded for the journal is WILEY. Its listed Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor is 1.900. The five-year Journal Impact Factor is 2.200, giving a second citation window for comparison. The journal is recorded in quartile Q2 for its listed JCR category.

Category position and quartile

The recorded JCR category position is 68 out of 219 journals. Based on that rank position, the journal sits within approximately the top 31% of the listed category. Its listed quartile is Q2. Category ranks and quartiles are field-specific and are not measures of the quality of an individual article.

How the citation indicators compare

The five-year Journal Impact Factor (2.200) is 0.300 points higher than the standard Journal Impact Factor (1.900). Without journal self-citations, the Impact Factor is 1.700, a difference of 0.200 points from the listed standard value. The Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) is recorded as 2.660. These measures use different definitions or citation windows, so they are most useful when read together rather than treated as interchangeable scores.

Citation and publication counts

For 2025, the directory record for JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF RELIGION lists total cites: 3,370; total articles: 37; citable items: 37. These fields describe different parts of the JCR record and should not be combined into an article-level quality score.

Citation half-life profile

The cited half-life is 16 years, indicating the median age of items that contributed citations to the journal in the reporting framework. The citing half-life is 10.6 years, indicating the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Identifiers and verification

JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF RELIGION is identified in this directory by print ISSN 0021-8294 and electronic ISSN 1468-5906. The publisher is recorded as WILEY. When making submission, library, or research-evaluation decisions, verify the title and identifiers against the journal publisher and the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports record.

Complete journal information

Use this table to verify the individual metric values, identifiers and publication details stored for this journal.

Journal nameJOURNAL FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF RELIGION
Abbreviated journalJ SCI STUD RELIG
PublisherWILEY
Metric year2025
Overall rank8,733
ISSN0021-8294
eISSN1468-5906
Total cites3,370
Total articles37
Citable items37
Cited half-life16 years
Citing half-life10.6 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor1.900
5-Year Impact Factor2.200
Impact Factor without journal self-cites1.700
Journal Citation Indicator2.660
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ2
JCR category rank68/219
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF RELIGION?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF RELIGION is 1.900 for the 2025 metric year.

What are the JCR quartile and category rank of JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF RELIGION?

JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF RELIGION is listed with quartile Q2 and category rank 68/219. These values are category-specific and should be verified against the official JCR record when used for formal assessment.

What is the five-year Journal Impact Factor of JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF RELIGION?

The five-year Journal Impact Factor recorded for JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF RELIGION is 2.200. It uses a longer citation window than the standard Journal Impact Factor.

Who publishes JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF RELIGION?

JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF RELIGION is listed in this directory as being published by WILEY.

Additional records from the same publisher or with a similar listed JCR Impact Factor.