Harvard Theological Review

Aims & Scope

Harvard Theological Review has been a central forum for scholars of religion since its founding in 1908.

It continues to publish compelling original research that contributes to the development of scholarly understanding and interpretation in the history and philosophy of religious thought in all traditions and periods - including the areas of Judaic studies, Hebrew Bible, New Testament, Christianity, archaeology, comparative religious studies, theology and ethics.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.5
2024	0.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.235

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	33

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	19267

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	36

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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.

• “Everything That Really Matters”: Social Suffering, Subjectivity, and the Remaking of Human Experience in a Disordering World

  Citation: 105

  Authors: Arthur

• The Psychedelic Mystical Experience in the Human Encounter with Death

  Citation: 96

  Authors: Walter N.

• The Apostle Paul and the Introspective Conscience of the West

  Citation: 91

  Authors: Krister

• The Internal Senses in Latin, Arabic, and Hebrew Philosophic Texts

  Citation: 80

  Authors: Harry Austryn

• Myths and Rituals: A General Theory

  Citation: 62

  Authors: Clyde

• A New Document of the Last Pagan Revival in the West, 393–394 A.D.

  Citation: 51

  Authors: Herbert

• Approaching Sacred Space

  Citation: 46

  Authors: Baruch M.

• The “Catechetical” School of Early Christian Alexandria and Its Philonic Heritage

  Citation: 41

  Authors: Annewies

• The Ideology of the Letter of Aristeas

  Citation: 37

  Authors: V.

• Mysteries of State: An Absolutist Concept and Its Late Mediaeval Origins

  Citation: 36

  Authors: Ernst H.

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