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Religions Template

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About the Religions format

Religions is a peer-reviewed journal published by MDPI, covering Religion and Society Interactions, Chinese history and philosophy, Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology. Over its lifetime it has published 10,459 papers, which have received 49,713 citations.

PublisherMDPI
Reference styleNumbered (MDPI)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
1. Smith, A.; Jones, B.; Lee, C. A Representative Article Title. Religions 2023, 12, 45–58.

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Publishes research inReligion and Society Interactions Chinese history and philosophy Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Religion, Society, and Development Biblical Studies and Interpretation
ISSN2077-1444
Citation impact (2-yr)0.86
h-index62
i10-index1,235
Article processing charge$1,299
Open accessYes — indexed in DOAJ
Top institutions publishing hereJohn Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
Journal websitewww.mdpi.com
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Papers published in Religions per year

67
2014
94
2015
150
2016
281
2017
455
2018
669
2019
694
2020
1.1K
2021
1.3K
2022
1.5K
2023
1.5K
2024
1.6K
2025

Citation impact of Religions by publication year

996
2014
1.5K
2015
1.7K
2016
2.6K
2017
4.7K
2018
5K
2019
6K
2020
6.9K
2021
5.3K
2022
3.8K
2023
2.1K
2024
972
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Religions

The Duke University Religion Index (DUREL): A Five-Item Measure for Use in Epidemological Studies

Harold G. Koenig, Arndt Büssing · 1 Dec 2010

There is need for a brief measure of religiosity that can be included in epidemiological surveys to examine relationships between religion and health outcomes. The Duke University Religion Index (DUREL) is a five-item measure of religious involvement, and was developed for use in large cross-sectional and longitudinal observational studies. The instrument assesses the three major…

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The Brief RCOPE: Current Psychometric Status of a Short Measure of Religious Coping

Kenneth I. Pargäment, Margaret Feuille, Donna C. Burdzy · 22 Feb 2011

The Brief RCOPE is a 14-item measure of religious coping with major life stressors. As the most commonly used measure of religious coping in the literature, it has helped contribute to the growth of knowledge about the roles religion serves in the process of dealing with crisis, trauma, and transition. This paper reports on the…

The Centrality of Religiosity Scale (CRS)

Stefan Huber, Odilo W. Huber · 20 Aug 2012

The Centrality of Religiosity Scale (CRS) is a measure of the centrality, importance or salience of religious meanings in personality that has been applied yet in more than 100 studies in sociology of religion, psychology of religion and religious studies in 25 countries with in total more than 100,000 participants. It measures the general intensities…

The Four Domains Model: Connecting Spirituality, Health and Well-Being

John W. Fisher · 11 Jan 2011

At our core, or coeur, we humans are spiritual beings. Spirituality can be viewed in a variety of ways from a traditional understanding of spirituality as an expression of religiosity, in search of the sacred, through to a humanistic view of spirituality devoid of religion. Health is also multi-faceted, with increasing evidence reporting the relationship…

Spiritual Well-Being as a Component of Health-Related Quality of Life: The Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy—Spiritual Well-Being Scale (FACIT-Sp)

Jason Bredle, John M. Salsman, Scott M. Debb et al. · 15 Mar 2011

The Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Spiritual Well-Being (FACIT-Sp-12) is a 12-item questionnaire that measures spiritual well-being in people with cancer and other chronic illnesses. Cancer patients, psychotherapists, and religious/spiritual experts provided input on the development of the items. It was validated with a large, ethnically diverse sample. It has been successfully used to assess…

Religions template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Religions format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Religions template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official MDPI format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Religions use?
Religions uses Numbered (MDPI) references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: 1. Smith, A.; Jones, B.; Lee, C. A Representative Article Title. Religions 2023, 12, 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Religions?
No. DocuGuru generates the mdpi LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a MDPI-ready Religions document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Religions template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Religions format with correct headings, figures, tables, and numbered citations.
What is Religions?
Religions - MDPI Journal. It is a multidisciplinary journal, published by MDPI.
Can I export a submission-ready Religions PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Religions template (the mdpi class) that is ready to submit to MDPI, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Religions template cost?
You can start writing in the Religions template for free. Exporting the final submission-ready Religions PDF and LaTeX source is part of DocuGuru's paid plans — see the app for current pricing.
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