Religions

Religions is an international, interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed, open access journal on religions and theology, published monthly online by MDPI.
  • Open Access— free for readers, with article processing charges (APC) paid by authors or their institutions.
  • High Visibility: indexed within Scopus, AHCI (Web of Science), ATLA Religion Database, Religious and Theological Abstracts, and other databases.
  • Journal Rank: CiteScore - Q1 (Religious Studies)
  • Rapid Publication: manuscripts are peer-reviewed and a first decision is provided to authors approximately 25.4 days after submission; acceptance to publication is undertaken in 4.5 days (median values for papers published in this journal in the first half of 2025).
  • Recognition of Reviewers: reviewers who provide timely, thorough peer-review reports receive vouchers entitling them to a discount on the APC of their next publication in any MDPI journal, in appreciation of the work done.
Impact Factor: 0.6 (2024)
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Topic in Behavioral Sciences, Religions, Social Sciences, Youth
Educational and Health Development of Children and Youths Topic Editors: Jerf W. K. Yeung, Huifang Chen
Deadline: 1 December 2025
Topic in Social Sciences, Sustainability, World, Religions
Faith and Sustainable Development: Exploring Practice, Progress and Challenges among Faith Communities and Institutions Topic Editors: Stephen Morse, Jim Lynch, Ian Christie
Deadline: 31 December 2025
Special Issue in Religions
The Involvement of Religion in Modern States' Political and Government Systems Guest Editor: James T. Richardson
Deadline: 15 August 2025
Special Issue in Religions
Theology and Disability: Inclusion in Religious Communities Guest Editor: Mary Jo Iozzio
Deadline: 15 August 2025
Special Issue in Religions
Traditional and Civil Religions: Theory and Political Practice Guest Editors: Lan T. Chu, Anthony Kammas, Jeffrey Haynes
Deadline: 15 August 2025
Special Issue in Religions
The Challenge of Syncretism in Pentecostalism and Neo-Pentecostalism Guest Editors: Marius Nel, Mookgo Solomon Kgatle
Deadline: 30 August 2025
Topical Collection in Religions
Measures of the Different Aspects of Spirituality/Religiosity Collection Editor: Arndt Büssing
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