Secular Studies

Aims & Scope

Secular Studies publishes original research on secularity, both historical and contemporary, and secular issues and agendas from multi-disciplinary and international perspectives.

Historical, literary, cultural, political, anthropological, sociological, psychological, and philosophical studies of secular thought and living are sought, along with research on nonreligion, atheism, agnosticism, humanism, and naturalism.

Also welcome are comparative, intersectional, and cross-cultural studies of secularity and secular people, investigations into types of secularism and patterns to secularization, and explorations of church-state relations around the world.

Suitable submissions will receive double-blind peer review.

All articles are published in English.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.1
2024	0.40

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.190

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	5

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	21788

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	19

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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.

• Nothing Is Not Something

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Ryan T., Kevin

• Nones and Catholics in Quebec

  Citation: 10

  Authors: E.-Martin, Jacob

• An Atheist Perspective on Self-Esteem and Meaning Making while under Death Awareness

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Thomas J., Kenan, Ralph W., Jonathan

• Does a Science-Oriented Worldview Entail Unbelief?

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Roosa

• How Secular Are Western Governments’ Religion Policies?

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Jonathan

• Credit Where Credit Is Due

  Citation: 3

  Authors: James Benjamin

• State Sovereignty, Associational Interests, and Collective Religious Liberty

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Paul

• Religious Pluralism and Its Impacts on the Configuration of Secularism in Brazil

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Paula

• The Partisan Consequences of Secularisation

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Christopher D.

• Purism

  Citation: 2

  Authors:

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