| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Religious Studies | 160 / 760 | 79th | Q1 |
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Religion Compass
Religion Compass is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 0.9), WoS ESCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by John Wiley & Sons Inc..
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ISSN 1749-8171Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Cost to publish: About US$2,900 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
Not listed in: DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (APC covered)
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Is Religion Compass indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2007–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 0.9.
What quartile is Religion Compass in Scopus?
Religion Compass is Q1 in Religious Studies (rank 160 of 760), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Religion Compass?
Religion Compass is indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 0.9, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 79th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.302, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 25.
How much does it cost to publish in Religion Compass?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$2,900 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.
Who publishes Religion Compass and what is its ISSN?
Religion Compass is published by John Wiley & Sons Inc. Its ISSN is 1749-8171.
Is Religion Compass covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Religion Compass in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
Is Religion Compass open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Religion Compass? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Religion Compass has an h-index of 30 and a 2-year mean of 0.57 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 0.9, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #125 of 634 Scopus journals in Religious Studies.
Religion Compass published 43 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2020 with 56. 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.
Who publishes in Religion Compass? — latest 97 articles, 2022–2026
In its latest 97 research articles (2022–2026), authors are most often from United States (50%), United Kingdom (10.3%) and Canada (7.2%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Religion Compass? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
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.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- Author concentration50% of recent authorship from United States
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.
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