Journal of Religious History

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Religious History is an international, double-blind, peer-reviewed journal that aims to publish high quality, impactful scholarship and research that makes original and significant contribution to the field of religious history.

The scope of the journal is the history of all religions and their relationship with the human experience across all time periods; the journal explores religion and its related subjects, along with debates on comparative method and theory in religious history.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.3

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.129

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	17

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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.

• “Religion” and Christian Conversionin African History: A New Model

  Citation: 44

  Authors: Paul

• English Missionary Societies and the Australian Aborigine

  Citation: 26

  Authors: J. D.

• Women and Asceticism in the Fourth Century: A Question of Interpretation

  Citation: 21

  Authors: JANE

• Christian Bodies: Dialectics of Sickness and Salvation Among the Maisin of Papua New Guinea

  Citation: 21

  Authors: John

• The Meaning Of <i>Pepe</i>: God's Law and The Western Arrernte

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Diane

• “Free, Compulsory and (Not) Secular”: The Failed Idea in Australian Education*

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Catherine

• The Religious Crisis of the 1960s: The Experience of the Australian Churches

  Citation: 17

  Authors: David

• What was the Religious Crisis of the 1960s?

  Citation: 17

  Authors: CALLUM G.

• Translating the Word: Dialogism and Debate in Two Gikuyu Dictionaries

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Derek

• Islam and Australia's Aborigines? A Perspective from North‐East Arnhem Lnnd*

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Ian S.

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