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Status
Active
Coverage
2014–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
0.9
SJR · SCImago
0.253
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
10
Best quartile
Q1 · 78th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Religious Studies | 165 / 760 | 78th | Q1 |
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Rural Theology
Rural Theology 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 Maney Publishing.
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ISSN 1470-4994Verify ISSN ↗2042-1273Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Maney Publishing
Scopus · Q1WoS · ESCIONOS
0.9
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
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Quick answers
Is Rural Theology indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2014–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 0.9.
What quartile is Rural Theology in Scopus?
Rural Theology is Q1 in Religious Studies (rank 165 of 760), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Rural Theology?
Rural Theology 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 78th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.253, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 10.
Who publishes Rural Theology and what is its ISSN?
Rural Theology is published by Maney Publishing. Its print ISSN is 1470-4994 and its online ISSN is 2042-1273.
Is Rural Theology 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 Rural Theology in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
Is Rural Theology open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Rural Theology? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Rural Theology has an h-index of 20 and a 2-year mean of 0.17 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 0.9, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #300 of 634 Scopus journals in Religious Studies.
20
h-index
0.17
2-yr mean citations
43
i10-index
655
works indexed
1,399
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#300 of 634 Top 48% Religious Studies
Rural Theology published 61 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2022 with 61. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
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 Rural Theology? — latest 60 articles, 2022–2026
In its latest 60 research articles (2022–2026), authors are most often from United Kingdom (87.5%), United States (3.3%) and Netherlands (2.5%). 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 Rural Theology? — 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 concentration87.5% of recent authorship from United Kingdom
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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