Japanese Journal of Religious Studies
Last updated ISSN 0304-1042
Japanese Journal of Religious Studies is published by Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture in social sciences. It is open access. Its article processing charge is not published.
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What it publishes
Recent work in Japanese Journal of Religious Studies concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Japanese History and Culture
- Chinese history and philosophy
- Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices
- Religion and Society Interactions
- Indian and Buddhist Studies
- Vietnamese History and Culture Studies
- Asian Culture and Media Studies
- Religious Tourism and Spaces
- Christian Theology and Mission
- Religion, Society, and Development
Key facts
| Publisher | Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0304-1042 |
| Subject area | Social Sciences |
| Access | Open access |
| Article processing charge | Not published |
| Indexed in | Scopus · DOAJ |
| Articles published | 1,540 |
| Publishing since | 1960 |
| Journal website | nirc.nanzan-u.ac.jp/publications/jjrs/jjrsMain.htm |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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