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Best Religious Studies journals

758 Scopus-active journals are ranked in Religious Studies. All are listed below, ranked by CiteScore percentile — 190 of them sit in quartile Q1. Every title links to a full profile with Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, DOAJ and open-access details.

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# Journal CiteScore Percentile Quartile WoS ABDC OA
1 Ijtihad: Jurnal Wacana Hukum Islam dan Kemanusiaan 12.6 99th Q1 – – No
2 Juris: Jurnal Ilmiah Syariah 9 99th Q1 – – No
3 Journal of Islamic Law 8.6 99th Q1 – – Yes
4 Al-Manahij: Jurnal Kajian Hukum Islam 8 99th Q1 – – Yes
5 Al-Ihkam: Jurnal Hukum dan Pranata Sosial 7.8 99th Q1 – – Yes
6 Psychology of Religion and Spirituality 7.2 99th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
7 Al-Ahkam 7.1 99th Q1 – – Yes
8 Ahkam: Jurnal Ilmu Syariah 6.7 99th Q1 – – Yes
9 Religion, Brain and Behavior 6.3 98th Q1 AHCI – No
10 Legality: Jurnal Ilmiah Hukum 6.2 98th Q1 – – No
11 De Jure: Jurnal Hukum dan Syar'iah 5.6 98th Q1 – – No
12 Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy 5.3 98th Q1 ESCI – No
13 Journal of Moral Education 5.1 98th Q1 SSCI – No
14 Journal of Religion and Health 4.8 98th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
15 Al-Istinbath: Jurnal Hukum Islam 4.7 98th Q1 – – Yes
16 Nazhruna: Jurnal Pendidikan Islam 4.5 97th Q1 – – Yes
17 Jurnal Ilmiah Peuradeun 4.4 97th Q1 ESCI – No
18 Syariah: Jurnal Hukum dan Pemikiran 4.3 97th Q1 – – Yes
19 Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 4.2 97th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
20 MILRev: Metro Islamic Law Review 4.2 97th Q1 – – Yes
21 International Journal for the Psychology of Religion 4.1 97th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
22 Jurnal Pendidikan Islam 4.1 97th Q1 – – Yes
23 Sociology of Religion 4.1 97th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
24 Politics and Religion 3.9 96th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – Yes
25 Qudus International Journal of Islamic Studies 3.9 96th Q1 – – No
26 Jurnal Ilmiah Islam Futura 3.4 96th Q1 – – No
27 Ulumuna 3.4 96th Q1 – – Yes
28 Al-'Adalah 3.3 96th Q1 – – Yes
29 Al-Jami'ah 3.2 96th Q1 ESCI – Yes
30 Archive for the Psychology of Religion 3 96th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
31 Journal of Islamic Economic Laws 2.9 95th Q1 – – Yes
32 Review of Religious Research 2.9 95th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
33 Journal of Beliefs and Values 2.8 95th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
34 Indonesian Journal of Islam and Muslim Societies 2.7 95th Q1 ESCI – Yes
35 Jurnal Studi Ilmu-ilmu al-Qur'an dan Hadis 2.7 95th Q1 – – Yes
36 Petita: Jurnal Kajian Ilmu Hukum dan Syariah 2.7 95th Q1 – – No
37 Health and Social Care Chaplaincy 2.6 95th Q1 – – No
38 Mazahib Jurnal Pemikiran Hukum Islam 2.6 95th Q1 – – Yes
39 Interpretation- Journal of Bible and Theology 2.6 94th Q1 AHCI – No
40 Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health 2.6 94th Q1 ESCI – No
41 Mortality 2.6 94th Q1 ESCI – No
42 Journal of Management, Spirituality and Religion 2.5 94th Q1 ESCI C No
43 Munaddhomah 2.4 94th Q1 – – No
44 Indonesian Journal of Halal Research 2.3 94th Q1 – – Yes
45 Mental Health, Religion and Culture 2.3 94th Q1 ESCI – No
46 Palestine Exploration Quarterly 2.3 94th Q1 AHCI – No
47 Aries 2.3 93rd Q1 ESCI – No
48 International Journal of Children's Spirituality 2.3 93rd Q1 AHCI – No
49 Al-Ahwal 2.2 93rd Q1 – – Yes
50 HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies 2.2 93rd Q1 – – Yes
51 Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging 2.2 93rd Q1 ESCI – No
52 Jurisdictie: Jurnal Hukum dan Syariah 2.2 93rd Q1 – – No
53 Jurnal Pendidikan Agama Islam 2.2 93rd Q1 – – Yes
54 Justicia Islamica 2.2 92nd Q1 – – No
55 British Journal of Religious Education 2.1 92nd Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
56 Hamdard Islamicus 2.1 92nd Q1 – – Yes
57 Journal of Media and Religion 2.1 92nd Q1 ESCI – No
58 Journal of Religion and Violence 2.1 92nd Q1 – – No
59 Domes : Digest of Middle East Studies 2 92nd Q1 ESCI – No
60 Pastoral Psychology 2 92nd Q1 ESCI – No
61 Trunojoyo Law Review 2 92nd Q1 – – No
62 Jurnal Hukum Unissula 2 91st Q1 – – No
63 Religion, State and Society 2 91st Q1 ESCI – No
64 Contemporary Islam 1.9 91st Q1 ESCI – No
65 Journal of Indonesian Islam 1.9 91st Q1 – – Yes
66 Journal of Law and Religion 1.9 91st Q1 ESCI – No
67 Jurnal Ilmiah Al-Syir'ah 1.9 91st Q1 – – No
68 Oxford Journal of Law and Religion 1.9 91st Q1 ESCI – No
69 International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage 1.8 90th Q1 – – Yes
70 Journal of Al-Tamaddun 1.8 90th Q1 ESCI – No
71 Journal of Psychology and Theology 1.8 90th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
72 Journal of Religious and Theological Information 1.8 90th Q1 – – No
73 Malaysian Journal of Syariah and Law 1.8 90th Q1 – – Yes
74 Millah: Journal of Religious Studies 1.8 90th Q1 – – Yes
75 Christian Bioethics 1.7 90th Q1 AHCI – No
76 Journal for the Study of Spirituality 1.7 90th Q1 ESCI – No
77 Filosofia Theoretica 1.7 89th Q1 – – No
78 Journal of Islamic Thought and Civilization 1.7 89th Q1 – – Yes
79 Journal for the Academic Study of Religion 1.6 89th Q1 ESCI – No
80 Journal of Contemporary Religion 1.6 89th Q1 AHCI – No
81 Nordic Journal of Religion and Society 1.6 89th Q1 AHCI – No
82 Scientia et Fides 1.6 89th Q1 ESCI – Yes
83 Social Compass 1.6 89th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
84 Studia Islamika 1.6 89th Q1 ESCI – No
85 Islamic Guidance and Counseling Journal 1.6 88th Q1 – – Yes
86 Journal of Disability and Religion 1.6 88th Q1 – – No
87 Nurani 1.6 88th Q1 – – Yes
88 Politics, Religion and Ideology 1.6 88th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
89 Religious Studies 1.6 88th Q1 AHCI – No
90 Secularism and Nonreligion 1.6 88th Q1 ESCI – Yes
91 Teosofi: Jurnal Tasawuf dan Pemikiran Islam 1.5 88th Q1 – – Yes
92 Annual Review of the Sociology of Religion 1.5 87th Q1 – – No
93 Contemporary Issues on Interfaith Law and Society 1.5 87th Q1 – – No
94 Critical Research on Religion 1.5 87th Q1 ESCI – No
95 Journal of Pastoral Care and Counseling 1.5 87th Q1 ESCI – No
96 Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work 1.5 87th Q1 ESCI – No
97 Jurnal Hukum Islam 1.5 87th Q1 – – Yes
98 Speculum 1.5 87th Q1 AHCI – No
99 Review of Faith and International Affairs 1.4 87th Q1 AHCI – No
100 Afkar 1.4 86th Q1 ESCI – No
101 Entangled Religions 1.4 86th Q1 – – Yes
102 Journal of Environmental Science and Sustainable Development 1.4 86th Q1 – – No
103 Journal of Global Buddhism 1.4 86th Q1 – – Yes
104 Miqot: Jurnal Ilmu-ilmu Keislaman 1.4 86th Q1 – – No
105 New Testament Studies 1.4 86th Q1 AHCI – No
106 Religion and Education 1.4 86th Q1 ESCI – No
107 Church, Communication and Culture 1.3 85th Q1 – – Yes
108 Dynamics in the History of Religions 1.3 85th Q1 – – No
109 Journal of Early Christian Studies 1.3 85th Q1 AHCI – No
110 Journal of Islamic Studies 1.3 85th Q1 AHCI – No
111 Magical and Religious Literature of Late Antiquity 1.3 85th Q1 – – No
112 Open Theology 1.3 85th Q1 ESCI – Yes
113 Religions 1.3 85th Q1 AHCI – Yes
114 Temenos 1.3 85th Q1 AHCI – Yes
115 Journal of Islamic Architecture 1.3 84th Q1 – – No
116 Asian Ethnology 1.2 84th Q1 AHCI – No
117 Bogoslovni Vestnik 1.2 84th Q1 ESCI – Yes
118 Journal of Sindhi Studies 1.2 84th Q1 – – No
119 Numen 1.2 84th Q1 AHCI – No
120 Review of Religion and Chinese Society 1.2 84th Q1 ESCI – No
121 Scripta Theologica 1.2 84th Q1 ESCI – No
122 Journal of the American Academy of Religion 1.2 83rd Q1 AHCI – No
123 Zygon 1.2 83rd Q1 AHCI, SSCI – Yes
124 Christian Higher Education 1.1 83rd Q1 ESCI – No
125 Islamic Africa 1.1 83rd Q1 AHCI – No
126 Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies 1.1 83rd Q1 AHCI – No
127 Journal of Jesuit Studies 1.1 83rd Q1 ESCI – Yes
128 Jurnal Lektur Keagamaan 1.1 83rd Q1 – – No
129 Persica Antiqua 1.1 83rd Q1 – – No
130 American Journal of Islam and Society 1.1 82nd Q1 – – Yes
131 Fieldwork in Religion 1.1 82nd Q1 ESCI – No
132 Journal of Biblical Literature 1.1 82nd Q1 AHCI – No
133 Journal of Chinese Religions 1.1 82nd Q1 ESCI – No
134 Journal of Mekong Societies 1.1 82nd Q1 – – No
135 Religion and Gender 1.1 82nd Q1 – – No
136 Sophia 1.1 82nd Q1 AHCI – No
137 Studies in Late Antiquity 1.1 82nd Q1 – – No
138 Implicit Religion 1 81st Q1 – – No
139 International Studies in Catholic Education 1 81st Q1 ESCI – No
140 Journal of Religion in Europe 1 81st Q1 ESCI – No
141 Journal of Sufi Studies 1 81st Q1 ESCI – No
142 Konstantinove Listy 1 81st Q1 ESCI – No
143 Method and Theory in the Study of Religion 1 81st Q1 AHCI – No
144 Pharos Journal of Theology 1 81st Q1 – – Yes
145 Approaching Religion 1 80th Q1 ESCI – Yes
146 Contemporary Jewry 1 80th Q1 – – No
147 Endowment Studies 1 80th Q1 – – No
148 International Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Society 1 80th Q1 ESCI – No
149 Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus 1 80th Q1 AHCI – No
150 Muslim World 1 80th Q1 AHCI – No
151 Prophetic Law Review 1 80th Q1 – – Yes
152 Theology and Science 1 80th Q1 AHCI, SCIE – No
153 International Journal of Hindu Studies 1 79th Q1 AHCI – No
154 Interreligious Studies and Intercultural Theology 1 79th Q1 – – No
155 Journal for the Study of Judaism 1 79th Q1 AHCI – No
156 Journal of Research on Christian Education 1 79th Q1 – – No
157 Dead Sea Discoveries 0.9 79th Q1 AHCI – No
158 International Journal of Islam in Asia 0.9 79th Q1 – – No
159 Religion Compass 0.9 79th Q1 ESCI – No
160 Thammasat Review 0.9 79th Q1 – – No
161 Journal of Law, Religion and State 0.9 78th Q1 – – No
162 Journal of Religion in Africa 0.9 78th Q1 AHCI – No
163 Mediterranea 0.9 78th Q1 – – Yes
164 Rural Theology 0.9 78th Q1 ESCI – No
165 Slovo (Croatia) 0.9 78th Q1 – – No
166 Texts and Studies on the Qur'an 0.9 78th Q1 – – No
167 Verbum et Ecclesia 0.9 78th Q1 – – Yes
168 Al-Ahkam: Jurnal Ilmu Syari'ah dan Hukum 0.9 77th Q1 – – Yes
169 AlBayan 0.9 77th Q1 ESCI – No
170 Ancient Iranian Studies 0.9 77th Q1 – – No
171 European Journal of Science and Theology 0.9 77th Q1 ESCI – No
172 Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture 0.9 77th Q1 ESCI – No
173 Journal of Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity 0.9 77th Q1 – – No
174 Journal of Theological Studies 0.9 77th Q1 AHCI – No
175 Studies in Christian Ethics 0.9 77th Q1 AHCI – No
176 Aramaic Studies 0.9 76th Q1 ESCI – No
177 Asian Philosophy 0.9 76th Q1 AHCI – No
178 European Journal of Jewish Studies 0.9 76th Q1 AHCI – No
179 Falah: Jurnal Ekonomi Syariah 0.9 76th Q1 – – Yes
180 Journal of Fatwa Management and Research 0.9 76th Q1 – – Yes
181 Unity and Dialogue 0.9 76th Q1 – – Yes
182 Verbum Vitae 0.9 76th Q1 ESCI – Yes
183 Zeitschrift fur die Neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der Alteren Kirche 0.9 76th Q1 AHCI – No
184 Asy-Syari'ah 0.8 75th Q1 – – Yes
185 Interdisciplinary Journal for Religion and Transformation in Contemporary Society 0.8 75th Q1 ESCI – Yes
186 Journal of Empirical Theology 0.8 75th Q1 ESCI – No
187 Journal of Qur'anic Studies 0.8 75th Q1 AHCI – No
188 Religion and Society in Central and Eastern Europe 0.8 75th Q1 – – No
189 Religion and Theology 0.8 75th Q1 ESCI – No
190 Theological Studies 0.8 75th Q1 AHCI – No
191 Black Theology 0.8 74th Q2 ESCI – No
192 Crossroads - History of Interactions across the Silk Routes 0.8 74th Q2 – – No
193 Journal of Africana Religions 0.8 74th Q2 ESCI – No
194 Journal of Muslims in Europe 0.8 74th Q2 – – No
195 Journal of Shariah Law Research 0.8 74th Q2 – – No
196 Material Religion 0.8 74th Q2 AHCI – No
197 Vetus Testamentum, Supplements 0.8 74th Q2 – – No
198 Zeitschrift des Deutschen Palastina-Vereins 0.8 74th Q2 AHCI – No
199 Estudios Eclesiasticos 0.8 73rd Q2 ESCI – Yes
200 International Journal of Latin American Religions 0.8 73rd Q2 ESCI – No
201 Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations 0.8 73rd Q2 AHCI – No
202 Jewish Social Studies 0.8 73rd Q2 ESCI – No
203 Journal of Church and State 0.8 73rd Q2 AHCI – No
204 Journal of Religious Ethics 0.8 73rd Q2 AHCI – No
205 TheoLogica 0.8 73rd Q2 – – Yes
206 AJS Review 0.8 72nd Q2 AHCI – No
207 Augustinian Studies 0.8 72nd Q2 AHCI – No
208 Ius Canonicum 0.8 72nd Q2 ESCI – No
209 Jewish Quarterly Review 0.8 72nd Q2 ESCI – No
210 Journal of Islamic Ethics 0.8 72nd Q2 – – Yes
211 Numen Book Series 0.8 72nd Q2 – – No
212 Recherches de Theologie et Philosophie Medievales 0.8 72nd Q2 AHCI – No
213 Teologia y Vida 0.8 72nd Q2 AHCI – No
214 Al-Mazaahib 0.8 71st Q2 – – Yes
215 History of Religions 0.7 71st Q2 AHCI – No
216 Journal of Ancient Near Eastern Religions 0.7 71st Q2 AHCI – No
217 Journal of Religion, Media and Digital Culture 0.7 71st Q2 ESCI – No
218 Political Theology 0.7 71st Q2 ESCI – No
219 Religionsvidenskabeligt Tidsskrift 0.7 71st Q2 – – Yes
220 Studia Theologica - Nordic Journal of Theology 0.7 71st Q2 ESCI – No
221 Afghanistan 0.7 70th Q2 ESCI – No
222 Harvard Theological Review 0.7 70th Q2 AHCI – No
223 International Journal of Systematic Theology 0.7 70th Q2 AHCI – No
224 Journal of Anglican Studies 0.7 70th Q2 AHCI – No
225 Journal of Buddhist Ethics 0.7 70th Q2 – – No
226 Journal of Semitic Studies 0.7 70th Q2 AHCI – No
227 Oriens 0.7 70th Q2 AHCI – No
228 Religious Education 0.7 70th Q2 AHCI – No
229 International Journal of Christianity and Education 0.7 69th Q2 ESCI – No
230 International Journal of Practical Theology 0.7 69th Q2 ESCI – No
231 Journal of Early Christian History 0.7 69th Q2 ESCI – No
232 Missionalia 0.7 69th Q2 – – Yes
233 ReOrient 0.7 69th Q2 – – Yes
234 Traditio 0.7 69th Q2 AHCI – No
235 Worldviews: Environment, Culture, Religion 0.7 69th Q2 ESCI – No
236 Contemporary Buddhism 0.7 68th Q2 AHCI – No
237 Journal of Jewish Thought and Philosophy 0.7 68th Q2 AHCI – No
238 Journal of Religion 0.7 68th Q2 AHCI – No
239 Jurnal Ilmiah Mizani 0.7 68th Q2 – – No
240 Medieval Encounters 0.7 68th Q2 ESCI – No
241 Process Studies 0.7 68th Q2 – – No
242 Sikh Formations: Religion, Culture, Theory 0.7 68th Q2 ESCI – No
243 Studies in Religion-Sciences Religieuses 0.7 68th Q2 AHCI – No
244 Die Welt des Islams 0.7 67th Q2 AHCI – No
245 Ilahiyat Studies 0.7 67th Q2 ESCI – No
246 Modern Judaism 0.7 67th Q2 AHCI – No
247 Modern Theology 0.7 67th Q2 AHCI – No
248 Studies in Interreligious Dialogue 0.7 67th Q2 – – No
249 Theology and Sexuality 0.7 67th Q2 ESCI – No
250 Nag Hammadi and Manichaean Studies 0.6 67th Q2 – – No
251 Arabica 0.6 66th Q2 AHCI – No
252 Counseling and Values 0.6 66th Q2 ESCI – No
253 International Bulletin of Mission Research 0.6 66th Q2 ESCI – No
254 KARSA 0.6 66th Q2 – – No
255 Novum Testamentum 0.6 66th Q2 AHCI – No
256 Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe 0.6 66th Q2 ESCI – No
257 Ons Geestelijk Erf 0.6 66th Q2 – – No
258 Veritas 0.6 66th Q2 – – No
259 Archiv fur Religionsgeschichte 0.6 65th Q2 ESCI – No
260 Journal of Korean Religions 0.6 65th Q2 AHCI – No
261 Journal of Religion and Popular Culture 0.6 65th Q2 ESCI – No
262 Journal of Religious History 0.6 65th Q2 AHCI – No
263 Mission Studies 0.6 65th Q2 ESCI – No
264 Monumenta Serica 0.6 65th Q2 ESCI – No
265 Old Testament Essays 0.6 65th Q2 – – Yes
266 Al-Masaq 0.6 64th Q2 AHCI – No
267 Feminist Theology 0.6 64th Q2 AHCI – No
268 International Journal of Transpersonal Studies 0.6 64th Q2 – – No
269 Jerusalem Studies in Arabic and Islam 0.6 64th Q2 – – No
270 Journal of Ancient Judaism 0.6 64th Q2 ESCI – No
271 Religion and Human Rights 0.6 64th Q2 ESCI – No
272 Social, Economic and Political Studies of the Middle East and Asia 0.6 64th Q2 – – No
273 Studies in Islamic Law and Society 0.6 64th Q2 – – No
274 Transformation 0.6 64th Q2 ESCI – No
275 Early China 0.6 63rd Q2 AHCI – No
276 Journal for the Cognitive Science of Religion 0.6 63rd Q2 ESCI – No
277 Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha 0.6 63rd Q2 ESCI – No
278 Journal of Ecclesiastical History 0.6 63rd Q2 AHCI – No
279 Spirituality Studies 0.6 63rd Q2 ESCI – Yes
280 Studia Warminskie 0.6 63rd Q2 ESCI – Yes
281 Supplements to Method and Theory in the Study of Religion 0.6 63rd Q2 – – No
282 Theology and Mission in World Christianity 0.6 63rd Q2 – – No
283 Al-Shajarah 0.6 62nd Q2 AHCI – No
284 Anuario de Historia de la Iglesia 0.6 62nd Q2 AHCI – No
285 En-Claves del Pensamiento 0.6 62nd Q2 – – Yes
286 ESSACHESS - Journal for Communication Studies 0.6 62nd Q2 – – No
287 Journal of Dharma 0.6 62nd Q2 AHCI – No
288 Studia z Prawa Wyznaniowego 0.6 62nd Q2 ESCI – Yes
289 Sungkyun Journal of East Asian Studies 0.6 62nd Q2 AHCI – Yes
290 Biblical Interpretation 0.6 61st Q2 AHCI – No
291 Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 0.6 61st Q2 AHCI – No
292 Religio 0.6 61st Q2 – – No
293 Religion and American Culture 0.6 61st Q2 AHCI – No
294 Renaissance Studies 0.6 61st Q2 AHCI – No
295 Studia Islamica 0.6 61st Q2 – – No
296 Culture and Religion 0.5 61st Q2 ESCI – No
297 Ancient Philosophy and Religion 0.5 60th Q2 – – No
298 Journal of Central Asian History 0.5 60th Q2 – – No
299 Journal of Hindu Studies 0.5 60th Q2 ESCI – No
300 Manchester Journal of Transnational Islamic Law and Practice 0.5 60th Q2 – – No

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