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Open Access Religious studies Journals
A list of Open Access Religious studies journals for you to publish your manuscript in
Religious studies is multi-disciplinary academic field devoted to research into religious beliefs, behaviors, and institutions
A journal article is 'open access' when there are no financial, legal or technical barriers to accessing it - that is to say when anyone can read, download, distribute, print, and search it.
We hope this list of Religious studies OA journals will be helpful for you in deciding where to publish your Religious studies manuscript.
We made this list which includes all the high-impact factor Religious studies journals that might be relevant to your field of study.Rather than just the top hits Religious studies journals, we have made an exhaustive list of open accesss Religious studies journals. Use our different columns — number of papers, number of citations, and relevance — to find the best Religious studies venue for your manuscript.
The DOAJ columns refers to the The Directory of Open Access Journals, a list of open access journals, maintained by Infrastructure Services for Open Access.
There are certain criteria a journal must meet to be indexed by DOAJ, and thus inclusion in the DOAJ index is seen by scholars as a mark of quality.
All the open access Religious studies journals in this list are indexed in OA.mg.
If you spot any mistakes in this table of Religious studies OA journals, don’t hesitate to send us an email.
| Name | ISSN | DOAJ | Publisher | No. of Papers | Citations | Relevance▼ | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jurnal Penelitian dan Pengembangan Pendidikan Luar Biasa | 2355-746X | ☑ | State University of Malang (UM) | 1 | 0 | 100 | Website |
| Matheo: Jurnal Teologi/Kependetaan | 2088-8562 | Sekolah Tinggi Teologi Bethel Indonesia | 6 | 1 | 83.3 | ||
| Journal of Jesuit Studies | 2214-1324 | ☑ | Brill | 885 | 197 | 81.6 | Website |
| Indo ceolhag | 1226-3230 | Korea Society for Indian Philosophy | 9 | 0 | 77.8 | ||
| Pentecostalism, Charismatic, Neo-Prophetic Movements Journal | 2720-7749 | Noyam Publishers | 19 | 3 | 68.4 | ||
| Religion and Gender | 1878-5417 | Brill | 438 | 537 | 64.8 | ||
| Secularism & nonreligion | 2053-6712 | ☑ | Ubiquity Press, Ltd. | 96 | 815 | 53.1 | Website |
| Bawi Ayah: Jurnal Pendidikan Agama dan Budaya Hindu | 2089-6573 | Institut Agama Hindu Negeri Tampung Penyang Palangka Raya | 29 | 1 | 51.7 | ||
| Studies in Christian-Jewish Relations | 1930-3777 | ☑ | Boston College University Libraries | 484 | 259 | 50.6 | Website |
| Vidyottama Sanatana international journal of Hindu science and religious studies | 2550-0643 | ☑ | Institut Hindu Dharma Negeri Denpasar | 125 | 17 | 46.4 | Website |
| Studia historiae ecclesiasticae | 1017-0499 | 439 | 161 | 45.6 | Website | ||
| Journal of Mother-Tongue Biblical Hermeneutics and Theology | 2676-2838 | ☑ | Noyam Publishers | 22 | 10 | 45.5 | Website |
| Journal of the Council for Research on Religion | 2563-0288 | ☑ | McGill University Library and Archives | 36 | 0 | 44.4 | Website |
| Ilorin Journal of Religious Studies | 2141-7040 | African Journals Online | 9 | 1 | 44.4 | ||
| Kairos | 1846-4599 | Biblijski institut | 58 | 5 | 43.1 | ||
| European journal of philosophy, culture and religion | 2520-4696 | AJPO JOURNALS | 7 | 0 | 42.9 | ||
| Dialogia (Ponorogo) | 1693-1149 | STAIN Ponorogo | 7 | 0 | 42.9 | ||
| Missionalia : Southern African Journal of Mission Studies | 0256-9507 | ☑ | Stellenbosch University - Missionalia | 741 | 1042 | 42.1 | Website |
| Sphatika: Jurnal Teologi | 1978-7014 | Institut Hindu Dharma Negeri Denpasar | 58 | 0 | 41.4 | ||
| Numen | 1516-1021 | Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora | 56 | 1 | 41.1 | ||
| Jurnal Penelitian Agama Hindu | 2579-9843 | Institut Hindu Dharma Negeri Denpasar | 312 | 15 | 41 | ||
| Belom Bahadat: Jurnal Ilmu Agama Hindu | 2089-7553 | Institut Agama Hindu Negeri Tampung Penyang Palangka Raya | 25 | 5 | 40 | ||
| Biblioteca scientifica universale | 2704-6052 | 5 | 18 | 40 | |||
| Entangled religions | 2363-6696 | ☑ | Universitatsbibliothek der Ruhr-Universitat Bochum | 179 | 38 | 39.7 | Website |
| Sanjiwani: Jurnal Filsafat | 1978-7006 | Institut Hindu Dharma Negeri Denpasar | 68 | 4 | 39.7 | ||
| E-Journal of Religious and Theological Studies | 2458-7338 | ☑ | Noyam Publishers | 69 | 12 | 39.1 | Website |
| Teosofi | 2088-7957 | State Islamic University (UIN) of Sunan, Ampel | 215 | 50 | 39.1 | ||
| SOPHIA | 2722-8851 | Sekolah Tinggi Agama Kristen Negeri Toraja | 13 | 4 | 38.5 | ||
| Indonesian Journal of Islam and Muslim Societies | 2089-1490 | ☑ | IAIN Salatiga | 157 | 186 | 37.6 | Website |
| American journal of Indic studies | 2573-1939 | University of North Texas Libraries | 8 | 0 | 37.5 | ||
| Satya Widya | 2623-0534 | Institut Agama Hindu Negeri Tampung Penyang Palangka Raya | 49 | 1 | 36.7 | ||
| Maraji | 2406-7636 | Koordinatorat Perguruan Tinggi Keagamaan Islam Swasta Wilayah IV Surabaya | 11 | 0 | 36.4 | ||
| Mahabbah: Journal of Religion and Education | 2723-147X | Scriptura Indonesia | 22 | 2 | 36.4 | ||
| Journal for the Study of Religion | 1011-7601 | ☑ | Academy of Science of South Africa | 393 | 549 | 36.1 | Website |
| The Bible and Critical Theory | 1832-3391 | ☑ | Monash University | 795 | 382 | 35.7 | Website |
| Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai | 1224-0869 | Babes-Bolyai University | 108 | 11 | 35.2 | ||
| Christianity and History in Korea | 1598-7256 | The Institute of the History of Christianity in Korea | 273 | 8 | 34.4 | ||
| East African journal of traditions, culture and religion | 2707-5362 | East African Nature and Science Organization | 57 | 2 | 33.3 | ||
| Bamberger germanistische Mittelalter- und Frühneuzeit-Studien | 2367-3788 | 3 | 0 | 33.3 | |||
| Islamika Indonesiana: Indonesian Journal of Contemporer | 2355-6242 | Sunan Gunung Djati State Islamic University of Bandung | 9 | 12 | 33.3 | ||
| Klabat Theological Review | 2723-4320 | Universitas Klabat | 6 | 0 | 33.3 | ||
| Jurnal SMaRT (Studi Masyarakat Religi dan Tradisi) | 2460-6294 | ☑ | Office of Religious Research and Development | 3 | 0 | 33.3 | Website |
| Sunan Kalijaga | 2614-5472 | ☑ | Al-Jami'ah Research Centre | 30 | 1 | 33.3 | Website |
| Theology in Scotland | 1465-2862 | University of St. Andrews Library | 387 | 30 | 33.3 | ||
| Sophia | 1390-3861 | ☑ | Salesian Polytechnic University of Ecuador | 133 | 7 | 33.1 | Website |
| Orientalia Christiana Cracoviensia | 2081-1330 | Pontifical Universtiy of John Paul II in Krakow | 86 | 14 | 32.6 | ||
| Dharma Duta: Jurnal Penerangan Agama Hindu | 2089-8215 | Institut Agama Hindu Negeri Tampung Penyang Palangka Raya | 31 | 0 | 32.3 | ||
| Studia Islamika | 0215-0492 | Studia Islamika, Center for the Study of Islam and Society (PPIM) Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University of Jakarta | 646 | 765 | 31.7 | ||
| State, religion and church | 2311-3448 | The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration | 54 | 7 | 31.5 | Website | |
| Pharos journal of theology | 2414-3324 | ☑ | 132 | 29 | 31.1 | Website | |
| Journal of global Catholicism | 2475-6423 | College of the Holy Cross | 74 | 8 | 31.1 | ||
| Religion and society in Central and Eastern Europe | 1553-9962 | International Study of Religion in Eastern and Central Europe Association | 26 | 50 | 30.8 | ||
| The journal of analytic theology | 2330-2380 | Journal of Analytic Theology | 52 | 4 | 30.8 | ||
| Scandinavian journal for leadership & theology | 1894-7875 | ☑ | 66 | 37 | 30.3 | Website | |
| Approaching Religion | 1799-3121 | ☑ | Approaching Religion | 242 | 437 | 29.8 | Website |
| Religious : jurnal studi agama-agama dan lintas budaya | 2528-7230 | ☑ | Sunan Gunung Djati State Islamic University of Bandung | 81 | 14 | 29.6 | Website |
| Voprosy teologii | 2658-7564 | Saint Petersburg State University | 129 | 3 | 29.5 | ||
| Elpis | 1508-7719 | ☑ | University of Bialystok | 343 | 39 | 29.4 | Website |
| Review of Ecumenical Studies Sibiu | 2065-5940 | De Gruyter Open Sp. z o.o. | 225 | 26 | 29.3 | ||
| Pasupati | 2303-0860 | Pasupati, Sekolah Tinggi Agama Hindu Dharma Nusantara Jakarta | 24 | 1 | 29.2 | ||
| Unio cum Christo | 2380-5412 | 295 | 8 | 29.2 | |||
| Religions | 2077-1444 | ☑ | MDPI AG | 2243 | 1427 | 29.2 | Website |
| Religió: Jurnal Studi Agama-agama | 2088-6330 | ☑ | State Islamic University (UIN) of Sunan, Ampel | 144 | 14 | 29.2 | Website |
| American journal of Islam and society | 2690-3733 | ☑ | International Institute of Islamic Thought | 2193 | 1456 | 29 | Website |
| Al-Albab | 0216-6143 | ☑ | IAIN Pontianak | 201 | 116 | 28.9 | Website |
| STJ | Stellenbosch Theological Journal | 2413-9459 | Evolve Publishing | 475 | 218 | 28.8 | ||
| Widya duta | 1978-1075 | Institut Hindu Dharma Negeri Denpasar | 56 | 3 | 28.6 | ||
| Sinhag gwa seon'gyo | 1738-0138 | Christian Theology Institute Center | 14 | 0 | 28.6 | ||
| The electronic journal of East and Central Asian religions | 2053-1079 | Edinburgh University Library | 7 | 5 | 28.6 | ||
| Empirisma: Jurnal Pemikiran dan Kebudayaan Islam | 1829-9563 | STAIN Kediri | 77 | 12 | 28.6 | ||
| International journal of English language, literature in humanities | 2321-7065 | Smart Moves | 7 | 0 | 28.6 | ||
| Widya Katambung: Jurnal Filsafat Agama Hindu | 2089-6662 | Institut Agama Hindu Negeri Tampung Penyang Palangka Raya | 7 | 0 | 28.6 | ||
| International Journal of Interreligious and Intercultural Studies | 2654-2706 | Universitas Hindu Indonesia | 74 | 12 | 28.4 | ||
| Journal of Indonesian Islam | 1978-6301 | ☑ | State Islamic University (UIN) of Sunan, Ampel | 264 | 472 | 28.4 | Website |
| Al-Tahrir | 1412-7512 | ☑ | STAIN Ponorogo | 215 | 65 | 28.4 | Website |
| Open Theology | 2300-6579 | ☑ | De Gruyter Open Sp. z o.o. | 390 | 324 | 28.2 | Website |
| Ibda' : Jurnal Kajian Islam dan Budaya | 1693-6736 | ☑ | IAIN Purwokerto | 296 | 39 | 28 | Website |
| Indonesian journal of islamic literature and muslim society | 2528-1194 | ☑ | IAIN Surakarta | 54 | 3 | 27.8 | Website |
| Episteme: Jurnal Pengembangan Ilmu Keislaman | 1907-7491 | IAIN Tulungagung | 33 | 2 | 27.3 | ||
| Tawasut: Indonesian Journal of Moderate Islam | 2338-042X | Universitas Wahid Hasyim Semerang | 37 | 1 | 27 | ||
| Perichoresis: The Theological Journal of Emanuel University | 1224-984X | ☑ | 243 | 66 | 26.7 | ||
| Religi: Jurnal Studi Agama-Agama | 1412-2634 | Al-Jami'ah Research Centre | 88 | 13 | 26.1 | Website | |
| New Theology Review | 0896-4297 | Catholic Theological Union | 719 | 113 | 25.9 | ||
| Jurnal teologi cultivation | 2581-0499 | Jurnal Christian Humaniora, Institut Agama Kristen Negeri Tarutung | 66 | 1 | 25.8 | ||
| Tiltai | 1648-3979 | Klaipeda University Press | 43 | 6 | 25.6 | ||
| El Harakah | 1858-4357 | ☑ | Maulana Malik Ibrahim State Islamic University | 377 | 95 | 25.5 | Website |
| Filosofiâ religii: analitičeskie issledovaniâ | 2587-683X | Institute of Philosophy, Russian Academy of Sciences | 67 | 1 | 25.4 | ||
| Interdisciplinary journal for religion and transformation in contemporary society | 2364-2807 | Brill Deutschland GmbH | 259 | 71 | 25.1 | ||
| Journal of Asian Orientation in Theology | 2656-7997 | Sanata Dharma University | 16 | 1 | 25 | ||
| Al-Adyan: Jurnal Studi Lintas Agama | 1907-1736 | ☑ | Raden Intan State Islamic University of Lampung | 28 | 7 | 25 | Website |
| Journal of literature, language & culture | 2378-3567 | COES and RJ, LLC | 4 | 0 | 25 | ||
| Jurnal Al-Nidzom | 2614-2570 | Institut Agama Islam Agus Salim Metro Lampung | 8 | 0 | 25 | ||
| Madang: Journal of Contextual Theology | 1738-3196 | Institute for the Study of Theology | 235 | 47 | 24.7 | ||
| Temenos | 0497-1817 | ☑ | Temenos | 688 | 1037 | 24.7 | |
| Ulumuna: Jurnal Sekolah Tinggi Agama Islam Negeri Mataram | 1411-3457 | ☑ | State Islamic University (UIN) Mataram | 329 | 78 | 24.6 | Website |
| The Politics and Religion Journal | 1820-6581 | ☑ | Center for Study of Religion and Religious Tolerance | 350 | 290 | 24.6 | Website |
| Саборност | 1450-9148 | Centre for Evaluation in Education and Science | 112 | 34 | 24.1 | ||
| Working paper series of the HCAS "Multiple secularities - beyond the west, beyond modernities" | 2700-5518 | 25 | 16 | 24 | |||
| Teosofia: Indonesian Journal of Islamic Mysticsm | 2302-8017 | UIN Walisongo Semarang | 96 | 7 | 24 | ||
| Jurnal Theologia | 0853-3857 | ☑ | UIN Walisongo Semarang | 165 | 25 | 23.6 | Website |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I publish my Religious studies paper?
You can publish your Religious studies paper in the Open Access journals in this list
What is Open Access (OA)?
Open Access refers to free access to information and unrestricted use of electronic resources for everyone. Any kind of digital content can be open access, from texts and data to software, audio, and video.
What does “relevance” mean in the table?
It refers to the level of association between a journal being listed and the concept it is listed under, from 0-100. For example, the Journal Of Physics Through Computation has a relevance of “100” when listed under “Open Access Computer Science Journals” because it has relevance to the field of Computer Science.
How do you count total number of citations?
The citations represent the times that works have cited papers under this journal. In our case, we obtain this data from OpenAlex, an open catalog of scholarly papers. It's hard to say how accurate it is but it can give you a general idea on how prestigious the journal is. The more work that have cited it, the better.
Where can I find other lists like this one?
To search for more open journal lists under different topics, look on OA.mg
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What is an APC?
The Article Processing Charge (APC) is the fee that publishers of some open access journals charge in order to publish articles.
What are the different Open Access types?
Depending on the license, a research paper might be categorised as a) Gold Open Access, which means the paper is freely available and fully accessible to everyone, b) Hybrid Open Access, which means that the authors can pay an APC to make the paper freely available, or c) Green Open Access, which means that there is a possiblity to make subcription based journal articles freely avaiable by uploading the peer-reviewed article to an instiutional repository. Among these, Diamond, Black, and Bronze Open Access also exist.