International Journal of Systematic Theology

Aims & Scope

The International Journal of Systematic Theology has acquired a world-wide reputation for publishing high-quality academic articles on systematic theology and for substantial reviews of major new works of scholarship.

Systematic theology, which is concerned with the systematic articulation of the meaning, coherence and implications of Christian doctrine, is at the leading edge of contemporary academic theology.

The discipline has undergone a remarkable transformation in the last three decades, and is now firmly established as a central area of academic teaching and research.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.3
2024	0.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.123

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	20

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	27006

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	24

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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.

• The Sweet Delight of Virtue and Grace in Aquinas's Ethics

  Citation: 16

  Authors: SIMON

• Calvin, Osiander and Participation in God

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Julie

• Reframing the World: Toward an Actual Christian Doctrine of Creation

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Willie

• Is an Apophatic Trinitarianism Possible?

  Citation: 14

  Authors: KAREN

• A Pentecostal Way of Doing Theology: Method and Manner

  Citation: 13

  Authors: KENNETH J.

• Social Trinitarianism: A Discussion of Some Recent Theological Criticisms

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Gijsbert

• Revelation, Scripture and Tradition: Lessons from Vatican II's Constitution <i>Dei verbum</i> for Contemporary Theology

  Citation: 9

  Authors: LIEVEN

• John Calvin's Soteriology: On the Multifaceted ‘Sum’ of the Gospel

  Citation: 9

  Authors: J. TODD

• Practices and the New Ecclesiology: Misplaced Concreteness?

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Nicholas M.

• Calvin’s View of Natural Knowledge of God

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Edward

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