Oxford Journal of Law and Religion

Aims & Scope

Recent years have witnessed a resurgence of religion in public life and a concomitant array of legal responses.

This has led in turn to the proliferation of research and writing on the interaction of law and religion cutting across many disciplines.

The Oxford Journal of Law and Religion (OJLR) will have a range of articles drawn from various sectors of the law and religion field, including: social, legal and political issues involving the relationship between law and religion in society; comparative law perspectives on the relationship between religion and state institutions; developments regarding human and constitutional rights to freedom of religion or belief; considerations of the relationship between religious and secular legal systems; and other salient areas where law and religion interact (e.g., theology, legal and political theory, legal history, philosophy, etc.).

The OJLR reflects the widening scope of study concerning law and religion not only by publishing leading pieces of legal scholarship but also by complementing them with the work of historians, theologians and social scientists that is germane to a better understanding of the issues of central concern.

We aim to redefine the interdependence of law, humanities, and social sciences within the widening parameters of the study of law and religion, whilst seeking to make the distinctive area of law and religion more comprehensible from both a legal and a religious perspective.

We plan to capture systematically and consistently the complex dynamics of law and religion from different legal as well as religious research perspectives worldwide.

The OJLR seeks leading contributions from various subdomains in the field and plans to become a world-leading journal that will help shape, build and strengthen the field as a whole.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.296

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	18

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2024	0.40

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	16761

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	54

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences, 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.

• Directions in Religious Pluralism in Europe: Mobilizations in the Shadow of European Court of Human Rights Religious Freedom Jurisprudence

  Citation: 47

  Authors: E.

• Religion and the Nigerian State: Situating the de facto and de jure Frontiers of State-Religion Relations and its Implications for National Security

  Citation: 39

  Authors: I. T.

• Forgiveness and Restorative Justice: Is It Necessary? Is It Helpful?

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Joanna

• <i>Obergefell v Hodges</i>

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Scott E.

• Against Human Rights: Liberty in the Western Tradition

  Citation: 25

  Authors: J.

• Comparative Susceptibility and Differential Effects on the Two European Courts: A Study of Grasstops Mobilizations around Religion

  Citation: 24

  Authors: Effie

• Are Religious Minorities Really Minorities?

  Citation: 21

  Authors: N.

• Freedom of Religion or Belief--A Human Right under Pressure

  Citation: 16

  Authors: H.

• <i>Holt v Hobbs</i>

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Michael, Donlu

• Companies as Religious Liberty Claimants

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Rex

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