Contemporary Buddhism

pISSN: 1463-9947eISSN: 1476-7953• JCR: CONTEMP BUDDHISMTaylor & FrancisUnited Kingdom
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2026 Impact Factor

0.5

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 0.4 (+400.0%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    0.5
  2. Metric year 2024

    0.1

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
PHILOSOPHYAHCINot ranked
RELIGIONAHCINot ranked
N/A
JCR Quartile
B4
CAS Block

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Ranking position in Social Sciences

Ranked #4,268 in Social Sciences by impact factor. This context helps compare Contemporary Buddhism against journals publishing in the same field.

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Contemporary Buddhism publication trend

Published 43 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 0.5.

2026 vs 2025: -13
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Journal Details

Total Articles
488
H-Index
31
Open Access
Hybrid
Subject Areas
Religious studiesPolitical Science and International RelationsSociology and Political ScienceClinical Psychology

Article Volume

2022
3
2023
13
2024
12
2025
14
2026
1
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