Contemporary Buddhism

Aims & Scope

Contemporary Buddhism is an international, Thomson Reuters-indexed journal that publishes articles on the current state and influence of Buddhism.

The journal is cross-disciplinary in its outlook and in addition to Buddhist and Religious Studies approaches, presents work from philosophers, anthropologists, psychologists, sociologists, historians, theologians, political scientists and other disciplines.

Contemporary Buddhism examines the historical, doctrinal, literary, social, political, developments that have formed contemporary versions of Buddhism, East and West.

In all this Buddhism is predicated as an inhabited and relevant action-influencing worldview.

The interests of Contemporary Buddhism include: the meeting of Buddhism with western culture • the current self-understanding of different traditions of Buddhism and the relations between these traditions • the relations of Buddhism to other world religious traditions, both in mutual appreciation and in conflict • Buddhism in application within societies, Western and Asian • the uptake of Buddhism into other fields and disciplines • spotlighting issues arising for Buddhism in the 21st century • the non-partisan representation of all schools of Buddhism • the active investigation of diversity in the development of Buddhism as we see it today.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.1

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.111

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	13

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	28290

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	4

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Some reflections on the origins of MBSR, skillful means, and the trouble with maps

  Citation: 502

  Authors: Jon

• Mindfulness, by any other name…: trials and tribulations of <i>sati</i> in western psychology and science

  Citation: 426

  Authors: Paul, Nicholas T.

• What does mindfulness really mean? A canonical perspective

  Citation: 394

  Authors: Bhikkhu

• Is mindfulness present-centred and non-judgmental? A discussion of the cognitive dimensions of mindfulness

  Citation: 254

  Authors: Georges

• Mindfulness: diverse perspectives on its meaning, origins, and multiple applications at the intersection of science and dharma

  Citation: 252

  Authors: J. Mark G., Jon

• On some definitions of mindfulness

  Citation: 230

  Authors: Rupert

• Measuring mindfulness

  Citation: 219

  Authors: Ruth A.

• Compassion in the landscape of suffering

  Citation: 169

  Authors: Christina, Willem

• Toward an understanding of non-dual mindfulness

  Citation: 144

  Authors: John

• How does mindfulness transform suffering? II: the transformation of <i>dukkha</i>

  Citation: 70

  Authors: John D., Michael

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