Japanese Journal of Religious Studies

Arts and Humanities

Impact Factor

0.263

2023

H-Index

16.000

2023

SJR

0.197

2023

I. Journal Information

ISSN	3041042
Country	Japan
Publisher	Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture
Subject Areas	Arts and Humanities
Publication Type	Journals
Active Years	2002-2021
Website	Visit journal
JIF 2022–2023	0.300

II. Scope & Description

The Japanese Journal of Religious Studies is a peerreviewed journal registered as an Open Access Journal with all content freely downloadable. The journal began in 1960 as Contemporary Religions in Japan which was changed to the JJRS in 1974. It has been published by the Nanzan Institute since 1981. The JJRS aims for a multidisciplinary approach to the study of religion in Japan and submissions are welcomed from scholars in all fields of the humanities and social sciences. To submit a manuscript or inquiry about publishing in our journal please contact us at the address below.

III. Impact Factor History

Year	2-Year IF	3-Year IF	4-Year IF
2023	0.263	0.281	0.318
2022	0.286	0.350	0.472
2021	0.080	0.158	0.300
2020	0.320	0.243	0.208
2019	0.280	0.244	0.241
2018	0.107	0.311	0.262
2017	0.091	0.094	0.134
2016	0.243	0.255	0.652
2015	0.441	0.571	0.533
2014	0.586	—	—
2013	0.385	—	—
2012	0.280	—	—
2011	0.097	—	—
2010	0.300	—	—
2009	0.161	—	—
2008	0.188	—	—
2007	0.267	—	—
2006	0.065	—	—
2005	0.222	—	—
2004	0.120	—	—
2003	0.308	—	—

Note: impact factor data for reference only.

IV. SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)

SJR measures scientific influence, weighting citations by the prestige of the citing journal.

Year	SJR Score
2023	0.197
2022	0.142
2021	0.103
2020	0.119
2019	0.142
2018	0.170
2017	0.100
2016	0.100
2015	0.177

V. H-Index

The H-Index measures both the productivity and citation impact of a journal's publications.

Year	H-Index
2023	16.000
2022	15.000
2021	13.000

How to Get Published

https://nirc.nanzan-u.ac.jp/en/files/2019/04/JJRS-style-guide-10-April-2019.pdf