Religious Studies
Last updated ISSN 0034-4125
Religious Studies is published by Cambridge University Press in arts and humanities. It is a subscription journal. The article processing charge is $3,550.
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What it publishes
Recent work in Religious Studies concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Theology and Philosophy of Evil
- Religion and Society Interactions
- Biblical Studies and Interpretation
- Karl Barth and Christian Theology
- Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies
- Medieval Philosophy and Theology
- American Constitutional Law and Politics
- Legal case studies and regulations
- Philosophy and Theoretical Science
- War, Ethics, and Justification
Key facts
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0034-4125, 1469-901X |
| Subject area | Arts and Humanities |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | $3,550 |
| Indexed in | Scopus |
| Articles published | 4,328 |
| Publishing since | 1959 |
| Journal website | journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=RES |
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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