Journal for the Study of the New Testament

Aims & Scope

The Journal for the Study of the New Testament is one of the leading academic peer-reviewed journals in New Testament Studies.

It is published five times a year and aims to present cutting-edge work for a readership of scholars, teachers in the field of New Testament, postgraduate students and advanced undergraduates.

All the many and diverse aspects of New Testament study are represented and promoted by the journal, including innovative work from historical perspectives, studies using social-scientific and literary theory or developing theological, cultural and contextual approaches.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.4
2024	0.50

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	18697

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	38

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.247

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	27

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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 Law About Liquids: a Rejoinder

  Citation: 209

  Authors: Hyam

• Consuming a Colonial Cultural Bomb

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Musa W.

• Poverty in Pauline Studies: Beyond the So-called New Consensus

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Steven J.

• God, Benefactor and Patron: The Major Cultural Model for Interpreting the Deity in Greco-Roman Antiquity

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Jerome H.

• Eunuchs and the Postgender Jesus: Matthew 19.12 and Transgressive Sexualities

  Citation: 15

  Authors: J. David

• <i>Wirkungsgeschichte</i>, Reception History, Reception Theory

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Mark

• Mirror-Reading a Polemical Letter: Galatians as a Test Case

  Citation: 13

  Authors: John M. G.

• Thessalonica and Corinth: Social Contrasts in Pauline Christianity

  Citation: 11

  Authors: John M. G.

• Satan’s Throne, Imperial Cults and the Social Settings of Revelation

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Steven J.

• The Apocalypse and Political Discourse in an Age of COVID

  Citation: 10

  Authors: James

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