83 Religious studies journals (Arts and Humanities) in ORBIT Tier 1 with at least 10 papers in 2025. ORBIT Tier 1: top quarter of Arts and Humanities by citation impact, our own ranking. Not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
As of 2 October 2026. From OpenAlex, Crossref and DOAJ. ORBIT Tier is our own ranking within a field, not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
| Journal | ISSN | Papers in 2025 | ORBIT Tier | Fee to publish | Open access | DOAJ | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pharos Journal of Theology | 1018-9556 | 190 | 1 | ≈ ₹46,238 to publish | Yes | Yes | South Africa |
| HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies | 0259-9422 | 177 | 1 | ≈ ₹96,411 to publish | Yes | Yes | South Africa |
| Verbum et Ecclesia | 1609-9982 | 126 | 1 | ≈ ₹79,056 to publish | Yes | Yes | South Africa |
| Revue des sciences religieuses | 0035-2217 | 124 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | France |
| Journal of the American Academy of Religion | 0002-7189 | 74 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,26,554 to publish | No | No | United Kingdom |
| myresearchgo | 3107-3816 | 67 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Dunamis Jurnal Teologi dan Pendidikan Kristiani | 2541-3937 | 63 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,074 to publish | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| Journal of early Christian studies | 1067-6341 | 58 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Verbum Vitae | 1644-8561 | 58 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| Journal of Humanity and Society (insan & toplum) | 2146-7099 | 57 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| Current Perspectives in Social Sciences | 2822-3160 | 55 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| E-Journal of Religious and Theological Studies | 2458-7338 | 55 | 1 | ≈ ₹24,082 to publish | Yes | Yes | Ghana |
| ICHTUS Jurnal Teologi dan Pendidikan Kristiani | 2775-1740 | 55 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| In die Skriflig/In Luce Verbi | 1018-6441 | 48 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,03,159 to publish | Yes | Yes | South Africa |
| Journal of Dharma Studies | 2522-0926 | 44 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,16,921 to publish | No | No | Switzerland |
| e-Makalat Mezhep Araştırmaları Dergisi | 1309-5803 | 43 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Türkiye |
| Harvard Theological Review | 0017-8160 | 43 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,41,966 to publish | No | No | United States |
| Stellenbosch Theological Journal | 2413-9459 | 43 | 1 | ≈ ₹40,754 to publish | Yes | Yes | South Africa |
| Amasya ilahiyat dergisi | 2667-6710 | 42 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| Akademik Platform İslami Araştırmalar Dergisi | 2602-2893 | 39 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Türkiye |
| Journal of Biblical Literature | 0021-9231 | 38 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Collectanea Theologica | 0137-6985 | 37 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| Journal of Indian Philosophy | 0022-1791 | 37 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,16,921 to publish | No | No | Netherlands |
| Kilis 7 December University Journal of Theology | 2148-7634 | 36 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| Kocatepe İslami İlimler Dergisi | 2757-8399 | 36 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| New Testament Studies | 0028-6885 | 35 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,41,966 to publish | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Marife Dini Araştırmalar Dergisi | 1303-0671 | 32 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Studia historiae ecclesiasticae | 1017-0499 | 32 | 1 | ≈ ₹45,790 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Zeitschrift für die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft | 0044-2526 | 32 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,61,243 to publish | No | No | Germany |
| African Journal of Pentecostal Studies | 3005-6136 | 27 | 1 | ≈ ₹89,128 to publish | Yes | Yes | South Africa |
| Jurnal Budi Pekerti Agama Kristen dan Katolik | 3031-836X | 26 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | British Indian Ocean Territory |
| Studia z Prawa Wyznaniowego | 2081-8882 | 26 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| Biblica et Patristica Thoruniensia | 1689-5150 | 25 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| Proceeding National Conference of Christian Education and Theology | 2988-3644 | 25 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Inculco Journal of Christian Education | 2963-6485 | 23 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Indonesia |
| Journal of Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity | 2769-1616 | 23 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Religion and Theology | 2637-5907 | 23 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Journal of Social Innovation and Knowledge | 2950-2683 | 23 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Jurnal Ilmiah Multidisiplin | 3031-769X | 23 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Indonesia |
| Dicle İlahiyat Dergisi | 2667-6273 | 21 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| African Journal of Religious and Theological Studies | 3026-8915 | 20 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Nauru |
| Romanian Orthodox Old Testament Studies | 2066-0936 | 20 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Romania |
| İdrak dini araştırmalar dergisi. | 2791-6693 | 19 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | TU |
| Revista de Estudios Internacionales Mediterráneos | 1887-4460 | 19 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Din ve insan dergisi. | 2980-1117 | 18 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | TU |
| Evangelikal Jurnal Teologi Injili dan Pembinaan Warga Jemaat | 2548-7558 | 18 | 1 | ≈ ₹6,173 to publish | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| Gumushane Universitesi Ilahiyat Fakultesi Dergisi (GIFAD) | 2146-7900 | 18 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Türkiye |
| SunText Review of Arts & Social Sciences | 2766-4600 | 18 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Türk Din Psikolojisi Dergisi | 2687-2722 | 18 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Aletheia Christian Educators Journal | 2776-3714 | 17 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Perspektif: Jurnal Agama dan Kebudayaan. | 1907-4999 | 17 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | British Indian Ocean Territory |
| Horizons in Biblical Theology | 0195-9085 | 16 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Netherlands |
| TEOLOGIS-RELEVAN-APLIKATIF-CENDIKIA-KONTEKSTUAL | 2829-8306 | 16 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Cihannüma Sosyal Bilimler Akademi Dergisi | 2822-2350 | 15 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Harati Jurnal Pendidikan Kristen | 2776-6454 | 15 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Indonesian Journal of Theology | 2339-0751 | 15 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Journal of Analytic Divinity | 2602-3792 | 15 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Türkiye |
| Masokan Ilmu Sosial dan Pendidikan | 2798-1932 | 15 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi | 1305-7774 | 15 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Contemporary Buddhism | 1463-9947 | 14 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Didache Journal of Christian Education | 2722-8584 | 14 | 1 | ≈ ₹4,026 to publish | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| Indonesia Journal of Religious | 2827-8984 | 13 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Koers - Bulletin for Christian Scholarship | 0023-270X | 13 | 1 | ≈ ₹47,740 to publish | Yes | Yes | South Africa |
| Ritornera - Jurnal Teologi Pentakosta Indonesia | 2797-717X | 13 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Veritas Jurnal Teologi dan Pelayanan | 1411-7649 | 13 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus | 1476-8690 | 12 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Mother-Tongue Biblical Hermeneutics and Theology | 2676-2838 | 12 | 1 | ≈ ₹24,082 to publish | Yes | Yes | Ghana |
| Journal of the Bible and its Reception | 2329-440X | 12 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,61,243 to publish | No | No | Germany |
| MODERATE Journal of Religious Education and Social | 3031-710X | 12 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Proskuneo Journal of Theology | 3064-3767 | 12 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| Asia Journal Theology | 0218-0812 | 11 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Singapore |
| Crossroad Research Journal. | 3062-7818 | 11 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | British Indian Ocean Territory |
| International Journal of Indonesian Philosophy & Theology | 2722-8886 | 11 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Journal Didaskalia | 2621-8054 | 11 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Journal of Religious and Socio-Cultural | 2808-1595 | 11 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| MetaZihin Yapay Zeka ve Zihin Felsefesi Dergisi | 2651-2963 | 11 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Türkiye |
| SOPHIA Jurnal Teologi dan Pendidikan Kristen | 2722-8851 | 11 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| SÜREK Alevilik - Bektaşilik ve Kültür Araştırmaları Dergisi | 3023-5529 | 11 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Uluslararası Sosyal Bilimler Akademik Araştırmalar Dergisi | 2602-4748 | 11 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Acta Asiatica Varsoviensia | 0860-6102 | 10 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Apostolos Journal of Theology and Christian Education | 2777-0761 | 10 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Indonesia |
| Journal of Global Buddhism | 1527-6457 | 10 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Jurnal Jaffray | 1829-9474 | 10 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |