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Pharos Journal of Theology is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 1), DOAJ. Published by Africa Journals.
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ISSN 2414-3324Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Africa Journals
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| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Religious Studies | 141 / 760 | 81st | Q1 |
| Archeology (arts and humanities) | 123 / 462 | 73rd | Q2 |
| Philosophy | 248 / 891 | 72nd | Q2 |
Not listed in: Web of Science, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2019–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 1.
Pharos Journal of Theology is Q1 in Religious Studies (rank 141 of 760), Q2 in Archeology (arts and humanities) (rank 123 of 462) and Q2 in Philosophy (rank 248 of 891), by CiteScore 2025.
Pharos Journal of Theology is not in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI), so Clarivate publishes no Journal Impact Factor for it. Its Scopus CiteScore is 1, quartile Q1, 81st percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.225, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 9.
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$375 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Pharos Journal of Theology is published by Africa Journals. Its ISSN is 2414-3324.
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
Pharos Journal of Theology has an h-index of 14 and a 2-year mean of 0.99 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 1, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #61 of 634 Scopus journals in Religious Studies.
Pharos Journal of Theology published 190 papers in 2025. 2026* is the year so far.
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
In its latest 97 research articles (2026), authors are most often from Indonesia (36.1%), South Africa (29.4%) and Kazakhstan (10.3%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
Index data is curated from public sources (Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, FT50, UT Dallas, DOAJ). CiteScore and quartiles reflect the latest available Scopus release. Always verify a journal's current status on its official source before submitting.
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