Wesley and Methodist Studies

Aims & Scope

Wesley and Methodist Studies publishes peer-reviewed articles that examine the life and work of John and Charles Wesley, their contemporaries (proponents or opponents) in the 18th century Evangelical Revival, their historical and theological antecedents, their successors in the Wesleyan tradition, and studies of the Wesleyan and Evangelical traditions today.

Essays within the thematic scope of WMS from the disciplinary perspectives of literature, philosophy, education and cognate disciplines are welcome.

WMS is a collaborative project of the Manchester Wesley Research Centre and The Oxford Centre for Methodism and Church History, Oxford Brookes University.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.2

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.111

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	3

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	28371

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	4

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
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• 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.

• LIBERATION, WESLEYAN THEOLOGY AND EARLY AFRICAN METHODISM, 1766-1840

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Dennis C.

• SCIPIO AFRICANUS: THE FIRST BLACK METHODIST

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Gareth

• 'OUR MAD METHODISTS': ABOLITIONISM, METHODISM AND MISSIONS IN SIERRA LEONE IN THE LATE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Suzanne

• The Design of Nineteenth-Century Wesleyan Space Re-reading F. J. Jobson's <i>Chapel and School Architecture</i>

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Ruth

• METHODISTS IN THE CARIBBEAN: EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES IN THE SLAVE ERA

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Robert

• The Manchester Wesley Research Centre and the Oxford Centre for Methodism and Church History

  Citation: 1

  Authors:

• Beauty in Creation: John Wesley's Natural Philosophy

  Citation: 1

  Authors: David

• John Wesley, Heterodoxy, and Dissent

  Citation: 1

  Authors: G. M.

• Thomas Jackson (1783–1873), Book Collector, Editor, and Tutor

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Isabel

• Charles Garrett and the Birth of the Wesleyan Central Mission Movement

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Roger

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