Studies in Chinese Religions

Aims & Scope

Studies in Chinese Religions is devoted to the advanced study of Chinese religions, which may include Buddhism, Catholicism and other forms of Christianity, Confucianism, Daoism, and Islam in China, as well as folk (or popular) religions, and religions practised by ethnic minorities in China.

The journal seeks to promote multi-disciplinary approaches and encourages submissions from scholars working in the fields of Anthropology, Economics, Education, History, Iconology, Law, Linguistics, Literature, Philology, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology and Sociology.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.2
2024	0.30

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.127

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	6

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	26611

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	8

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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 Wuchang ideal: Buddhist education and identity production in Republican China

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Rongdao

• The<i>Sutra of the Five Lords</i>: Manuscript and oral tradition

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Barend J.

• Apocryphal Chinese books in the Buddhist canon at Matsuo Shintō shrine

  Citation: 5

  Authors: George A.

• <i>Yi jie wei shi</i>以戒為師: theory and practice of monastic discipline in modern and contemporary Chinese Buddhism

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Ester

• Buddhist education between tradition, modernity and networks: reconsidering the ‘revival’ of education for the Saá¹…gha in twentieth-century China

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Stefania

• The early Lingbao transmission ritual: a critical study of Lu Xiujing’s (406–477)<i>Taishang dongxuan lingbao shoudu yi</i>

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Pengzhi

• Abstinence halls (<i>zhaitang 齋堂</i>) in lay households in early medieval China

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Robert Ford

• Christian Implication and Non-Christian Translation: A Case Study of<i>The Merchant of Venice</i>in the Chinese Context

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Huilin

• Vinaya works translated by Yijing and their circulation: Manuscripts excavated at Dunhuang and Central Asia

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Ming

• Buddhist merit in the West: a case study from Australia’s Nan Tien Temple

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Juewei

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