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Journal for the Study of Spirituality is a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis, covering Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology, Religion, Society, and Development, Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health.

PublisherTaylor & Francis
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago, T&F)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Journal for the Study of Spirituality 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inReligion, Spirituality, and Psychology Religion, Society, and Development Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health Workplace Spirituality and Leadership Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices
ISSN2044-0243
Citation impact (2-yr)0.93
h-index17
i10-index40
Total citations1,523
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Staffordshire
Journal websitewww.tandfonline.com
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Papers published in Journal for the Study of Spirituality per year

18
2014
25
2015
29
2016
28
2017
22
2018
28
2019
23
2020
20
2021
25
2022
24
2023
24
2024
27
2025

Citation impact of Journal for the Study of Spirituality by publication year

94
2014
48
2015
187
2016
162
2017
88
2018
144
2019
293
2020
65
2021
62
2022
43
2023
34
2024
25
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Journal for the Study of Spirituality

Preparing undergraduate nurses and midwives for spiritual care: Some developments in European education over the last decade

Wilfred McSherry, Linda Ross, Josephine Attard et al. · 2 Jan 2020

In recent years, preparing nurses and midwives to feel competent and confident in providing spiritual care has become the subject of international research. There is an emerging body of evidence affirming the importance of spirituality in promoting the health and wellbeing of individuals. Despite this growing recognition, there are still inconsistencies in the way that…

Spirituality and mental health

Larkin Elderon Kao, John R. Peteet, Christopher C. H. Cook · 2 Jan 2020

In many contexts, emotional ailments have been considered problems of religious or spiritual origin. Historically, religious groups were often the primary providers of mental health care. This changed over time with advances in medicine and Freud’s writings framing religion/spirituality (R/S) as a sign of neurosis. In the early- to mid-twentieth century, mental health and R/S…

Spiritual care training is needed for clinical and non-clinical staff to manage patients’ spiritual needs

Philip Austin, Rod MacLeod, Philip J. Siddall et al. · 2 Jan 2017

As health-care moves towards a more person-centred approach, spiritual care has become more important in patients’ care. Recent evidence shows positive associations between both recognizing and addressing patient spiritual needs and health outcomes. Thus, we conducted a cross-sectional survey to determine levels in understanding of patients’ spiritual needs and spiritual care among clinical and non-clinical…

Perceptions of Physiotherapists in Relation to Spiritual Care

Helen Turner, Christopher C. H. Cook · 2 Jan 2016

Few studies have examined the perceptions of health professionals towards spiritual care in the UK despite recent policies from the National Health Service (NHS) surrounding spiritual care provision. To the authors’ knowledge, no studies have examined the perceptions of physiotherapists either in the UK or worldwide. The aim of this study was to examine the…

Genealogies of spirituality: An historical analysis of a travelling term

Simon Peng‐Keller · 3 Jul 2019

In the current discussion of spirituality in healthcare, the historical and cultural backgrounds of spiritual terminology and practices are often neglected. Avoiding the standard narratives, which tend to be based on a single concept of spirituality, the present paper provides an overview of the genealogies of the term ‘spirituality’, paying particular attention to the concept’s…

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What reference style does Journal for the Study of Spirituality use?
Journal for the Study of Spirituality uses Author–year (Chicago, T&F) 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, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Journal for the Study of Spirituality 12 (3): 45–58.
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