| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Religious Studies | 180 / 760 | 76th | Q1 |
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Verbum Vitae
Verbum Vitae is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 0.9), WoS ESCI, DOAJ. Published by John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin Faculty of Theology.
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Publisher: John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin Faculty of Theology
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Is Verbum Vitae indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2016–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 0.9.
What quartile is Verbum Vitae in Scopus?
Verbum Vitae is Q1 in Religious Studies (rank 180 of 760), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Verbum Vitae?
Verbum Vitae 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 76th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.349, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 6.
Who publishes Verbum Vitae and what is its ISSN?
Verbum Vitae is published by John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin Faculty of Theology. Its print ISSN is 1644-8561 and its online ISSN is 2451-280X.
Is Verbum Vitae in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
Is Verbum Vitae open access?
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
How well cited is Verbum Vitae? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Verbum Vitae has an h-index of 8 and a 2-year mean of 0.63 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 0.9, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #114 of 634 Scopus journals in Religious Studies.
Verbum Vitae published 58 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2021 with 76. 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 Verbum Vitae? — latest 93 articles, 2025–2026
In its latest 93 research articles (2025–2026), authors are most often from Poland (78%), Slovenia (2.2%) and Spain (2.2%). 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 Verbum Vitae? — 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 concentration78% of recent authorship from Poland
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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