The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion and its the corresponding percentile for the sake of comparison with the entire literature. Impact Factor is the most common scientometric index, which is defined by the number of citations of papers in two preceding years divided by the number of papers published in those years.
How Influential is Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion?
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion is the 1st out of 16 Religion journals. This means the journal is among the top 7% in the discipline of Religion. This Journal is the 10th out of 717 Religious Studies journals. This means the journal is among the top 2% in the discipline of Religious Studies. This Journal is the 42nd out of 1,046 Philosophy journals. This means the journal is among the top 5% in the discipline of Philosophy. This Journal is the 250th out of 4,377 Arts and Humanities journals. This means the journal is among the top 6% in the science branch of Arts and Humanities. This Journal is the 2201st out of 18,687 Social Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 12% in the science branch of Social Sciences.
How are inpact factors calculated?
The impact factor (IF) is calculated by counting citations from peer-reviewed journals only.
extended IF also counts citations from books and conference papers. However, no patent, abstract, working papers, online documents, etc., are covered.
