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Journal of Church and State Template

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About the Journal of Church and State format

Journal of Church and State is a peer-reviewed journal published by Oxford University Press, covering American Constitutional Law and Politics, Religion and Society Interactions, Religion, Society, and Development.

PublisherOxford University Press
Reference styleAuthor–year (OUP)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Journal of Church and State, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics Religion and Society Interactions Religion, Society, and Development Reformation and Early Modern Christianity Religious Freedom and Discrimination
ISSN0021-969X
Citation impact (2-yr)0.09
h-index46
i10-index358
Total citations14,892
Article processing charge$3,727
Top institutions publishing hereBaylor University
Journal websitejcs.oxfordjournals.org
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Papers published in Journal of Church and State per year

146
2014
130
2015
142
2016
106
2017
100
2018
118
2019
106
2020
93
2021
98
2022
100
2023
82
2024
94
2025

Citation impact of Journal of Church and State by publication year

597
2014
766
2015
308
2016
39
2017
103
2018
153
2019
102
2020
57
2021
23
2022
19
2023
9
2024
7
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Journal of Church and State

Varieties of Secularism in a Secular Age

Wilfred M. McClay · 23 Dec 2011

Journal Article Varieties of Secularism in a Secular Age Get access Varieties of Secularism in a Secular Age. Edited by Michael Warner, Jonathan VanAntwerpen, and Craig Calhoun. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2010. 352pp. $45.00. Wilfred M. McClay Wilfred M. McClay University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaChattanooga, Tennessee mcclayw@bellsouth.net Search for other works by this author…

Society Without God: What the Least Religious Nations Can Tell Us about Contentment

John Madeley · 1 Sep 2009

The Scandinavian societies have been a byword for secularism as much as for social democracy for at least fifty years. When in 1960 President Eisenhower made a public reference to “a fairly friendly European country” where suicides, drunkenness, and lack of ambition seemed to have been the product of socialistic policies, he caused something of…

Against War: Views from the Underside of Modernity

Adam C. English · 27 Aug 2009

Journal Article Against War: Views from the Underside of Modernity Get access Against War: Views from the Underside of Modernity. By Nelson Maldonado-Torres. Durham: Duke University Press, 2008. 360 pp. $84.95 cloth, $23.95 paper. Adam C. English Adam C. English Campbell UniversityBuies Creek, North Carolina englisha@campbell.edu Search for other works by this author on: Oxford…

Religious Deregulation: Origins and Consequences

Robert Finke · 1 Jun 1990

Journal Article Religious Deregulation: Origins and Consequences Get access Roger Finke Roger Finke assistant professor in the department of sociology and anthropology Purdue University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of Church and State, Volume 32, Issue 3, Summer 1990, Pages 609–626, https://doi.org/10.1093/jcs/32.3.609 Published: 01 July 1990

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What reference style does Journal of Church and State use?
Journal of Church and State uses Author–year (OUP) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Journal of Church and State, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
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