94 Religious studies journals (Arts and Humanities) in ORBIT Tier 4 with at least 10 papers in 2025. ORBIT Tier 4: bottom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamilmanam International Research Journal of Tamil Studies | 3049-0723 | 202 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | India |
| Homiletische Monatshefte | 0018-4276 | 101 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Germany |
| Concilium | 0588-9804 | 90 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Reviews in Religion and Theology | 1350-7303 | 89 | 4 | ≈ ₹3,12,105 to publish | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Études théologiques et religieuses | 0014-2239 | 84 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | France |
| Göttinger Predigtmeditationen | 0340-6083 | 83 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Germany |
| International Journal of Systematic Theology | 1463-1652 | 82 | 4 | ≈ ₹2,79,353 to publish | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Salesianum | 0036-3502 | 74 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Theology of Mission | 1738-3447 | 53 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | South Korea |
| ARCHIV FÜR KATHOLISCHES KIRCHENRECHT | 0003-9160 | 50 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Netherlands |
| Bulletin for Biblical Research | 1065-223X | 50 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Globaler, lokaler Islam | 2364-656X | 48 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Journal of Tamil Peraivu | 2289-8379 | 47 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Malaysia |
| Studia Włocławskie | 1506-5316 | 47 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | |
| Journal of Biblical Text Research | 1226-5926 | 46 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | South Korea |
| Journal of Haitian studies | 1090-3488 | 42 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Old Testament abstracts | 0364-8591 | 41 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Proceedings of the North American Academy of Liturgy | 1055-338X | 37 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Homiletic | 0738-0534 | 36 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| Bageesha | 2583-9543 | 35 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| KALANJIYAM - International Journal of Tamil Studies | 2456-5148 | 35 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | India |
| HYBRIDA | 2660-6259 | 33 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| ACTS Theological Journal | 2383-4943 | 31 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | South Korea |
| Quaker Studies | 1363-013X | 31 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Francosphères | 2046-3820 | 30 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Kerygma und Dogma | 0023-0707 | 30 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Germany |
| The Jurist/The jurist | 0022-6858 | 30 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Insieme Arti - Journal for Performing Arts | 3048-9849 | 29 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Synochi | 2945-0683 | 29 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Greece |
| Antiphon | 1543-9925 | 28 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Youngsan Theology | 1738-1509 | 28 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | South Korea |
| Библейские схолии | 2712-8504 | 28 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Russia |
| Din Araşdırmaları Jurnalı | 3006-2772 | 27 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Azerbaijan |
| The Journal of Korean Evangelical Missiological Society | 2005-1875 | 27 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | South Korea |
| UNIO CUM CHRISTO | 2380-5412 | 27 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| Theologische Rundschau | 0040-5698 | 25 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Germany |
| ಕ್ರಿಸ್ತು ಜಯಂತಿ ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಂಶೋಧನಾ ಪತ್ರಿಕೆ (KRISTU JAYANTI KANNADA SAMSHODHANA PATHRIKE) | 2583-8245 | 25 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | |
| Ritröð Guðfræðistofnunar | 1670-2972 | 24 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Iceland |
| Teologisk Tidsskrift | 1893-0263 | 24 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Norway |
| The Downside Review | 0012-5806 | 24 | 4 | ≈ ₹3,51,599 to publish | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Asia Adventist Seminary | 0119-8432 | 23 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Philippines |
| Journal of International Buddhist Studies | 1906-6244 | 23 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Thailand |
| Pastoralia. | 2797-2216 | 23 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | British Indian Ocean Territory |
| Sabda Jurnal Teologi Kristen | 2722-306X | 23 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| DIALOG TEOLOGIC | 1453-8075 | 22 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Ius Matrimoniale | 1429-3803 | 22 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| Pravacana | 2345-9999 | 22 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Studia Pelplińskie | 0239-4456 | 22 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Poland |
| Theologia Reformata | 0040-5612 | 22 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Netherlands |
| Studia Theologica Varsaviensia | 0585-5594 | 21 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| Teologie și Viață | 1221-5988 | 21 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Romania |
| Africanías Revista de literaturas | 2990-2630 | 20 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Ecuador |
| Asia Pacific Mission Studies | 2704-3339 | 20 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Canon&Culture | 1976-0590 | 20 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | South Korea |
| Hikma | 2191-0456 | 20 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Theology and the World | 1598-8848 | 20 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | South Korea |
| Volynskyi Blahovisnyk | 2519-4348 | 20 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Ukraine |
| Opolska Biblioteka Teologiczna. | 1234-835X | 19 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Poland |
| African Journal of Biblical Studies Translation Linguistics and Intercultural Theology (AJOBIT) | 3093-4605 | 18 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Ghana |
| Bilim Tarihi ve Felsefesi Araştırmaları Dergisi | 3062-2034 | 18 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Bulletin de la Société d Histoire de la Guadeloupe | 0583-8266 | 18 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Guadeloupe |
| Ecumeny and Law | 2353-4877 | 18 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Poland |
| RERUM Journal of Biblical Practice | 2808-1455 | 18 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Indonesia |
| Jurnal Ilmu Pendidikan Keagamaan Kristen Arastamar | 3109-5542 | 17 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Indonesia |
| DIDAKTIKOS Jurnal Pendidikan Agama Kristen | 2621-2110 | 16 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Indonesia |
| Islamische praktische Theologie im Dialog | 2749-8697 | 16 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| LAMPO Jurnal Teologi dan Pendidikan Agama Kristen | 3063-489X | 16 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Indonesia |
| Madang Journal of Contextual Theology | 3091-7824 | 16 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Theologia Graeco-Catholica Varadiensis | 1454-8933 | 15 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Romania |
| The New American Antiquarian | 2769-4100 | 15 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| COMMUNIO VIATORUM | 0010-3713 | 14 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Czechia |
| GENEVA Jurnal Teologi dan Misi | 2088-8368 | 14 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | |
| Quaker history | 0033-5053 | 14 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Tarnowskie Studia Teologiczne | 0239-4472 | 14 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Poland |
| Kirche und Recht | 0947-8094 | 13 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Germany |
| Postscripts The Journal of Sacred Texts Cultural Histories and Contemporary Contexts | 1743-887X | 13 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Estudios africanos | 0214-2309 | 12 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Spain |
| Fides et Ratio Jurnal Teologi Kontekstual Seminari Tinggi St Fransiskus Xaverius Ambon | 2548-7043 | 12 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Indonesia |
| Gorga | 3063-9182 | 12 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | British Indian Ocean Territory |
| JOURNAL "DIALOGI" | 1512-2069 | 12 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Kariwari Journal of Catholic and Pastoral Education | 3089-2635 | 12 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Indonesia |
| Liberty Theological Review | 3069-180X | 12 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| LIMMUD Jurnal Ilmu Keagamaan dan Sosial Humaniora | 3089-0284 | 12 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Indonesia |
| Listening | 0024-4414 | 12 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Semănătorul (The Sower) | 2515-3218 | 12 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Studia Teologii Dogmatycznej | 2449-7452 | 12 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Poland |
| Vanguard Journal of Theology & Ministry | 2817-2590 | 12 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Christian and Cultural Studies | 2288-0488 | 11 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | South Korea |
| Huellas Spanish Journal on Slavery Colonialism Resistances and Legacies | 3020-8432 | 11 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Spain |
| Pneumatikos The Journal of Chafer Theological Seminary | 2996-2080 | 11 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Agastya | 3095-9926 | 10 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Asian Christianity in the Diaspora | 2945-6932 | 10 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Jahrbuch Diakonie Schweiz | 2504-3994 | 10 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Switzerland |
| Keréknyomok | 1788-3865 | 10 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No |