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Best Religious Studies journals

760 Scopus-active journals are ranked in Religious Studies. The top 100 by CiteScore percentile are listed below — 100 of them sit in quartile Q1. Every title links to a full profile with Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, DOAJ and open-access details.

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# Journal CiteScore Percentile Quartile WoS ABDC OA
1 Ijtihad: Jurnal Wacana Hukum Islam dan Kemanusiaan 12.6 99th Q1 – – No
2 Juris: Jurnal Ilmiah Syariah 9 99th Q1 – – No
3 Journal of Islamic Law 8.6 99th Q1 – – Yes
4 Al-Manahij: Jurnal Kajian Hukum Islam 8 99th Q1 – – Yes
5 Al-Ihkam: Jurnal Hukum dan Pranata Sosial 7.8 99th Q1 – – Yes
6 Psychology of Religion and Spirituality 7.2 99th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
7 Al-Ahkam 7.1 99th Q1 – – Yes
8 Ahkam: Jurnal Ilmu Syariah 6.7 99th Q1 – – Yes
9 Religion, Brain and Behavior 6.3 98th Q1 AHCI – No
10 Legality: Jurnal Ilmiah Hukum 6.2 98th Q1 – – No
11 De Jure: Jurnal Hukum dan Syar'iah 5.6 98th Q1 – – No
12 Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy 5.3 98th Q1 ESCI – No
13 Journal of Moral Education 5.1 98th Q1 SSCI – No
14 Journal of Religion and Health 4.8 98th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
15 Al-Istinbath: Jurnal Hukum Islam 4.7 98th Q1 – – Yes
16 Nazhruna: Jurnal Pendidikan Islam 4.5 97th Q1 – – Yes
17 Jurnal Ilmiah Peuradeun 4.4 97th Q1 ESCI – No
18 Syariah: Jurnal Hukum dan Pemikiran 4.3 97th Q1 – – Yes
19 Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 4.2 97th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
20 MILRev: Metro Islamic Law Review 4.2 97th Q1 – – Yes
21 International Journal for the Psychology of Religion 4.1 97th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
22 Jurnal Pendidikan Islam 4.1 97th Q1 – – Yes
23 Sociology of Religion 4.1 97th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
24 Politics and Religion 3.9 96th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – Yes
25 Qudus International Journal of Islamic Studies 3.9 96th Q1 – – No
26 Jurnal Ilmiah Islam Futura 3.4 96th Q1 – – Yes
27 Ulumuna 3.4 96th Q1 – – Yes
28 Al-'Adalah 3.3 96th Q1 – – Yes
29 Al-Jami'ah 3.2 96th Q1 ESCI – Yes
30 Archive for the Psychology of Religion 3 96th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
31 Journal of Islamic Economic Laws 2.9 95th Q1 – – Yes
32 Review of Religious Research 2.9 95th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
33 Journal of Beliefs and Values 2.8 95th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
34 Indonesian Journal of Islam and Muslim Societies 2.7 95th Q1 ESCI – Yes
35 Jurnal Studi Ilmu-ilmu al-Qur'an dan Hadis 2.7 95th Q1 – – Yes
36 Petita: Jurnal Kajian Ilmu Hukum dan Syariah 2.7 95th Q1 – – No
37 Health and Social Care Chaplaincy 2.6 95th Q1 – – No
38 Mazahib Jurnal Pemikiran Hukum Islam 2.6 95th Q1 – – Yes
39 Interpretation- Journal of Bible and Theology 2.6 94th Q1 AHCI – No
40 Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health 2.6 94th Q1 ESCI – No
41 Mortality 2.6 94th Q1 ESCI – No
42 Journal of Management, Spirituality and Religion 2.5 94th Q1 ESCI C No
43 Munaddhomah 2.4 94th Q1 – – No
44 Indonesian Journal of Halal Research 2.3 94th Q1 – – Yes
45 Mental Health, Religion and Culture 2.3 94th Q1 ESCI – No
46 Palestine Exploration Quarterly 2.3 94th Q1 AHCI – No
47 Aries 2.3 93th Q1 ESCI – No
48 International Journal of Children's Spirituality 2.3 93th Q1 AHCI – No
49 Al-Ahwal 2.2 93th Q1 – – Yes
50 HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies 2.2 93th Q1 – – Yes
51 Journal of Religion, Spirituality and Aging 2.2 93th Q1 ESCI – No
52 Jurisdictie: Jurnal Hukum dan Syariah 2.2 93th Q1 – – No
53 Jurnal Pendidikan Agama Islam 2.2 93th Q1 – – Yes
54 Justicia Islamica 2.2 92th Q1 – – No
55 British Journal of Religious Education 2.1 92th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
56 Hamdard Islamicus 2.1 92th Q1 – – Yes
57 Journal of Media and Religion 2.1 92th Q1 ESCI – No
58 Journal of Religion and Violence 2.1 92th Q1 – – No
59 Domes : Digest of Middle East Studies 2 92th Q1 ESCI – No
60 Pastoral Psychology 2 92th Q1 ESCI – No
61 Trunojoyo Law Review 2 92th Q1 – – No
62 Jurnal Hukum Unissula 2 91th Q1 – – No
63 Religion, State and Society 2 91th Q1 ESCI – No
64 Contemporary Islam 1.9 91th Q1 ESCI – No
65 Journal of Indonesian Islam 1.9 91th Q1 – – Yes
66 Journal of Law and Religion 1.9 91th Q1 ESCI – No
67 Jurnal Ilmiah Al-Syir'ah 1.9 91th Q1 – – No
68 Oxford Journal of Law and Religion 1.9 91th Q1 ESCI – No
69 International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage 1.8 90th Q1 – – Yes
70 Journal of Al-Tamaddun 1.8 90th Q1 ESCI – Yes
71 Journal of Psychology and Theology 1.8 90th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
72 Journal of Religious and Theological Information 1.8 90th Q1 – – No
73 Malaysian Journal of Syariah and Law 1.8 90th Q1 – – Yes
74 Millah: Journal of Religious Studies 1.8 90th Q1 – – Yes
75 Christian Bioethics 1.7 90th Q1 AHCI – No
76 Journal for the Study of Spirituality 1.7 90th Q1 ESCI – No
77 Filosofia Theoretica 1.7 89th Q1 – – No
78 Journal of Islamic Thought and Civilization 1.7 89th Q1 – – Yes
79 Journal for the Academic Study of Religion 1.6 89th Q1 ESCI – No
80 Journal of Contemporary Religion 1.6 89th Q1 AHCI – No
81 Nordic Journal of Religion and Society 1.6 89th Q1 AHCI – No
82 Scientia et Fides 1.6 89th Q1 ESCI – Yes
83 Social Compass 1.6 89th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
84 Studia Islamika 1.6 89th Q1 ESCI – No
85 Islamic Guidance and Counseling Journal 1.6 88th Q1 – – Yes
86 Journal of Disability and Religion 1.6 88th Q1 – – No
87 Nurani 1.6 88th Q1 – – Yes
88 Politics, Religion and Ideology 1.6 88th Q1 AHCI, SSCI – No
89 Religious Studies 1.6 88th Q1 AHCI – No
90 Secularism and Nonreligion 1.6 88th Q1 ESCI – Yes
91 Teosofi: Jurnal Tasawuf dan Pemikiran Islam 1.5 88th Q1 – – Yes
92 Annual Review of the Sociology of Religion 1.5 87th Q1 – – No
93 Contemporary Issues on Interfaith Law and Society 1.5 87th Q1 – – Yes
94 Critical Research on Religion 1.5 87th Q1 ESCI – No
95 Journal of Pastoral Care and Counseling 1.5 87th Q1 ESCI – No
96 Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work 1.5 87th Q1 ESCI – No
97 Jurnal Hukum Islam 1.5 87th Q1 – – Yes
98 Speculum 1.5 87th Q1 AHCI – No
99 Review of Faith and International Affairs 1.4 87th Q1 AHCI – No
100 Afkar 1.4 86th Q1 ESCI – No

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