Journal of Ecclesiastical History

Aims & Scope

Since 1950 The Journal of Ecclesiastical History has published original research articles, scholarly reviews, review articles, notes and documents, relating to all aspects of the history of Christianity.

The journal's scope extends to cultural, institutional, intellectual, political, social and any other relevant form of history; to all periods from ancient to modern; and to all regions of the world.

Contributors address detailed research questions as well as engaging with the wider issues in the field.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.3
2024	0.30

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	17

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.128

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	24

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	26521

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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.

• ‘This Realm of England is an Empire’

  Citation: 54

  Authors: Walter

• Did the Twelfth Century Discover the Individual?

  Citation: 40

  Authors: Caroline Walker

• The Constitutional Significance of Constantine the Great's Settlement

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Walter

• Godly Women in Early Modern England: Puritanism and Gender

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Diane

• Handmaiden of the State? The Church in Imperial Russia Reconsidered

  Citation: 26

  Authors: G. L.

• Richard FitzRalph and the Fourteenth-Century Poverty Controversies

  Citation: 25

  Authors: James Doyne

• ‘Not Quite Gentlemen’: an Examination of ‘Middling Class’ Protestant Missionaries from Britain, c. 1850–1900

  Citation: 24

  Authors: C. P.

• The Office of Inquisition and Medieval Heresy: The Transaction from Personal to Institutional Jurisdiction

  Citation: 22

  Authors: Richard

• The Transmission by the English Carthusians of some Late Medieval Spiritual Writings

  Citation: 22

  Authors: Michael G.

• The Ideological Alliance of Political Economy and Christian Theology, 1798–1833

  Citation: 21

  Authors: A. M. C.

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