International Journal of Children's Spirituality

International Journal of Children’s Spirituality is a peer-reviewed journal that creates a unique interdisciplinary, inter-professional and intercultural forum. Within this forum, researchers, scholars, and reflective practitioners can share and discuss ideas and practices related to the expression and development of spirituality as well as life and values education in children and young people in a range of social and cultural contexts worldwide. The International Journal of Children's Spirituality defines the concept of spirituality spirituality as well as life and values education broadly and inclusively, recognizing that spirituality, life and spiritual values can be understood from religious and non-religious perspectives, and expressed and studied in secular contexts as well as within religious, philosophical, psychological and sociocultural perspectives and traditions. The journal is concerned with the contextual origins of diverse definitions of spirituality as well as life and values education and their practical implications for personal and school development, communal well-being, social policies and organizational practices. IJCS's commitment to respect all children and young people, as well as each other, means that we reject discrimination on the grounds of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, socio-economic background, physical or mental ability or age. We therefore encourage contributions that reflect respectful perspectives and holistic approaches to children's and young people's spirituality and personal development as well as life and values education across a variety of disciplines, professions, traditions, organizations and communities.

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Quartiles

The set of journals have been ranked according to their SJR and divided into four equal groups, four quartiles. Q1 (green) comprises the quarter of the journals with the highest values, Q2 (yellow) the second highest values, Q3 (orange) the third highest values and Q4 (red) the lowest values.

Category	Year	Quartile
Developmental and Educational Psychology	1999	Q4
Developmental and Educational Psychology	2000	Q4
Developmental and Educational Psychology	2001	Q4
Developmental and Educational Psychology	2002	Q4
Developmental and Educational Psychology	2003	Q4
Developmental and Educational Psychology	2004	Q4
Developmental and Educational Psychology	2005	Q4
Developmental and Educational Psychology	2006	Q4
Developmental and Educational Psychology	2007	Q4
Developmental and Educational Psychology	2008	Q4
Developmental and Educational Psychology	2009	Q4
Developmental and Educational Psychology	2010	Q4
Developmental and Educational Psychology	2011	Q4
Developmental and Educational Psychology	2012	Q4
Developmental and Educational Psychology	2013	Q4
Developmental and Educational Psychology	2014	Q4
Developmental and Educational Psychology	2015	Q4
Developmental and Educational Psychology	2016	Q4
Developmental and Educational Psychology	2017	Q4
Developmental and Educational Psychology	2018	Q4
Developmental and Educational Psychology	2019	Q4
Developmental and Educational Psychology	2020	Q3
Developmental and Educational Psychology	2021	Q4
Developmental and Educational Psychology	2022	Q3
Developmental and Educational Psychology	2023	Q3
Education	1999	Q4
Education	2000	Q3
Education	2001	Q3
Education	2002	Q3
Education	2003	Q3
Education	2004	Q3
Education	2005	Q3
Education	2006	Q3
Education	2007	Q3
Education	2008	Q3
Education	2009	Q3
Education	2010	Q3
Education	2011	Q3
Education	2012	Q3
Education	2013	Q3
Education	2014	Q3
Education	2015	Q3
Education	2016	Q3
Education	2017	Q3
Education	2018	Q3
Education	2019	Q3
Education	2020	Q3
Education	2021	Q3
Education	2022	Q3
Education	2023	Q2
Philosophy	1999	Q2
Philosophy	2000	Q2
Philosophy	2001	Q2
Philosophy	2002	Q2
Philosophy	2003	Q2
Philosophy	2004	Q2
Philosophy	2005	Q1
Philosophy	2006	Q2
Philosophy	2007	Q2
Philosophy	2008	Q2
Philosophy	2009	Q2
Philosophy	2010	Q2
Philosophy	2011	Q2
Philosophy	2012	Q2
Philosophy	2013	Q2
Philosophy	2014	Q2
Philosophy	2015	Q2
Philosophy	2016	Q2
Philosophy	2017	Q2
Philosophy	2018	Q2
Philosophy	2019	Q2
Philosophy	2020	Q1
Philosophy	2021	Q2
Philosophy	2022	Q1
Philosophy	2023	Q1
Religious Studies	1999	Q1
Religious Studies	2000	Q1
Religious Studies	2001	Q1
Religious Studies	2002	Q1
Religious Studies	2003	Q1
Religious Studies	2004	Q1
Religious Studies	2005	Q1
Religious Studies	2006	Q1
Religious Studies	2007	Q1
Religious Studies	2008	Q1
Religious Studies	2009	Q1
Religious Studies	2010	Q1
Religious Studies	2011	Q1
Religious Studies	2012	Q1
Religious Studies	2013	Q1
Religious Studies	2014	Q1
Religious Studies	2015	Q1
Religious Studies	2016	Q1
Religious Studies	2017	Q1
Religious Studies	2018	Q1
Religious Studies	2019	Q1
Religious Studies	2020	Q1
Religious Studies	2021	Q1
Religious Studies	2022	Q1
Religious Studies	2023	Q1

SJR

The SJR is a size-independent prestige indicator that ranks journals by their 'average prestige per article'. It is based on the idea that 'all citations are not created equal'. SJR is a measure of scientific influence of journals that accounts for both the number of citations received by a journal and the importance or prestige of the journals where such citations come from It measures the scientific influence of the average article in a journal, it expresses how central to the global scientific discussion an average article of the journal is.

Year	SJR
1999	0.161
2000	0.211
2001	0.188
2002	0.237
2003	0.181
2004	0.232
2005	0.254
2006	0.217
2007	0.198
2008	0.237
2009	0.243
2010	0.201
2011	0.245
2012	0.217
2013	0.237
2014	0.240
2015	0.192
2016	0.257
2017	0.260
2018	0.260
2019	0.216
2020	0.284
2021	0.240
2022	0.313
2023	0.557

Total Documents

Evolution of the number of published documents. All types of documents are considered, including citable and non citable documents.

Year	Documents
1999	19
2000	20
2001	27
2002	22
2003	24
2004	25
2005	27
2006	35
2007	26
2008	36
2009	31
2010	27
2011	27
2012	22
2013	30
2014	22
2015	18
2016	26
2017	28
2018	32
2019	33
2020	18
2021	13
2022	11
2023	11

Citations per document

This indicator counts the number of citations received by documents from a journal and divides them by the total number of documents published in that journal. The chart shows the evolution of the average number of times documents published in a journal in the past two, three and four years have been cited in the current year. The two years line is equivalent to journal impact factor ™ (Thomson Reuters) metric.

Cites per document	Year	Value
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	1999	0.111
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2000	0.406
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2001	0.316
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2002	0.457
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2003	0.739
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2004	0.505
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2005	0.245
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2006	0.541
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2007	0.360
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2008	0.248
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2009	0.427
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2010	0.375
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2011	0.425
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2012	0.289
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2013	0.514
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2014	0.509
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2015	0.475
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2016	0.707
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2017	0.594
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2018	0.564
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2019	0.635
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2020	0.496
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2021	0.703
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2022	0.625
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2023	1.427
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	1999	0.111
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2000	0.411
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2001	0.389
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2002	0.485
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2003	0.710
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2004	0.397
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2005	0.254
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2006	0.513
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2007	0.437
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2008	0.261
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2009	0.505
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2010	0.333
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2011	0.415
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2012	0.329
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2013	0.421
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2014	0.506
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2015	0.392
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2016	0.614
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2017	0.576
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2018	0.542
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2019	0.616
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2020	0.516
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2021	0.627
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2022	0.719
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2023	1.619
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	1999	0.108
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2000	0.324
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2001	0.385
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2002	0.383
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2003	0.571
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2004	0.413
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2005	0.224
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2006	0.519
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2007	0.387
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2008	0.262
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2009	0.500
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2010	0.269
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2011	0.379
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2012	0.222
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2013	0.408
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2014	0.327
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2015	0.308
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2016	0.575
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2017	0.523
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2018	0.444
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2019	0.533
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2020	0.508
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2021	0.686
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2022	0.935
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2023	1.833

Total Cites

Self-Cites

Evolution of the total number of citations and journal's self-citations received by a journal's published documents during the three previous years.
Journal Self-citation is defined as the number of citation from a journal citing article to articles published by the same journal.

Cites	Year	Value
Self Cites	1999	4
Self Cites	2000	10
Self Cites	2001	16
Self Cites	2002	21
Self Cites	2003	28
Self Cites	2004	13
Self Cites	2005	11
Self Cites	2006	13
Self Cites	2007	23
Self Cites	2008	7
Self Cites	2009	22
Self Cites	2010	6
Self Cites	2011	14
Self Cites	2012	11
Self Cites	2013	11
Self Cites	2014	10
Self Cites	2015	12
Self Cites	2016	9
Self Cites	2017	14
Self Cites	2018	15
Self Cites	2019	23
Self Cites	2020	20
Self Cites	2021	29
Self Cites	2022	17
Self Cites	2023	17
Total Cites	1999	5
Total Cites	2000	23
Total Cites	2001	21
Total Cites	2002	32
Total Cites	2003	49
Total Cites	2004	29
Total Cites	2005	18
Total Cites	2006	39
Total Cites	2007	38
Total Cites	2008	23
Total Cites	2009	49
Total Cites	2010	31
Total Cites	2011	39
Total Cites	2012	28
Total Cites	2013	32
Total Cites	2014	40
Total Cites	2015	29
Total Cites	2016	43
Total Cites	2017	38
Total Cites	2018	39
Total Cites	2019	53
Total Cites	2020	48
Total Cites	2021	52
Total Cites	2022	46
Total Cites	2023	68

External Cites per Doc

Cites per Doc

Evolution of the number of total citation per document and external citation per document (i.e. journal self-citations removed) received by a journal's published documents during the three previous years. External citations are calculated by subtracting the number of self-citations from the total number of citations received by the journal’s documents.

Cites	Year	Value
External Cites per document	1999	0.022
External Cites per document	2000	0.232
External Cites per document	2001	0.093
External Cites per document	2002	0.167
External Cites per document	2003	0.304
External Cites per document	2004	0.219
External Cites per document	2005	0.099
External Cites per document	2006	0.342
External Cites per document	2007	0.172
External Cites per document	2008	0.182
External Cites per document	2009	0.278
External Cites per document	2010	0.269
External Cites per document	2011	0.266
External Cites per document	2012	0.200
External Cites per document	2013	0.276
External Cites per document	2014	0.380
External Cites per document	2015	0.230
External Cites per document	2016	0.486
External Cites per document	2017	0.364
External Cites per document	2018	0.333
External Cites per document	2019	0.349
External Cites per document	2020	0.301
External Cites per document	2021	0.277
External Cites per document	2022	0.453
External Cites per document	2023	1.214
Cites per document	1999	0.111
Cites per document	2000	0.411
Cites per document	2001	0.389
Cites per document	2002	0.485
Cites per document	2003	0.710
Cites per document	2004	0.397
Cites per document	2005	0.254
Cites per document	2006	0.513
Cites per document	2007	0.437
Cites per document	2008	0.261
Cites per document	2009	0.505
Cites per document	2010	0.333
Cites per document	2011	0.415
Cites per document	2012	0.329
Cites per document	2013	0.421
Cites per document	2014	0.506
Cites per document	2015	0.392
Cites per document	2016	0.614
Cites per document	2017	0.576
Cites per document	2018	0.542
Cites per document	2019	0.616
Cites per document	2020	0.516
Cites per document	2021	0.627
Cites per document	2022	0.719
Cites per document	2023	1.619

% International Collaboration

International Collaboration accounts for the articles that have been produced by researchers from several countries. The chart shows the ratio of a journal's documents signed by researchers from more than one country; that is including more than one country address.

Year	International Collaboration
1999	0.00
2000	5.00
2001	0.00
2002	0.00
2003	0.00
2004	0.00
2005	0.00
2006	0.00
2007	0.00
2008	5.56
2009	3.23
2010	7.41
2011	3.70
2012	4.55
2013	0.00
2014	0.00
2015	0.00
2016	3.85
2017	3.57
2018	6.25
2019	12.12
2020	0.00
2021	15.38
2022	18.18
2023	9.09

Citable documents

Non-citable documents

Not every article in a journal is considered primary research and therefore "citable", this chart shows the ratio of a journal's articles including substantial research (research articles, conference papers and reviews) in three year windows vs. those documents other than research articles, reviews and conference papers.

Documents	Year	Value
Non-citable documents	1999	9
Non-citable documents	2000	9
Non-citable documents	2001	8
Non-citable documents	2002	9
Non-citable documents	2003	9
Non-citable documents	2004	10
Non-citable documents	2005	8
Non-citable documents	2006	7
Non-citable documents	2007	8
Non-citable documents	2008	8
Non-citable documents	2009	12
Non-citable documents	2010	12
Non-citable documents	2011	15
Non-citable documents	2012	13
Non-citable documents	2013	12
Non-citable documents	2014	11
Non-citable documents	2015	10
Non-citable documents	2016	9
Non-citable documents	2017	9
Non-citable documents	2018	11
Non-citable documents	2019	12
Non-citable documents	2020	12
Non-citable documents	2021	11
Non-citable documents	2022	9
Non-citable documents	2023	6
Citable documents	1999	36
Citable documents	2000	47
Citable documents	2001	46
Citable documents	2002	57
Citable documents	2003	60
Citable documents	2004	63
Citable documents	2005	63
Citable documents	2006	69
Citable documents	2007	79
Citable documents	2008	80
Citable documents	2009	85
Citable documents	2010	81
Citable documents	2011	79
Citable documents	2012	72
Citable documents	2013	64
Citable documents	2014	68
Citable documents	2015	64
Citable documents	2016	61
Citable documents	2017	57
Citable documents	2018	61
Citable documents	2019	74
Citable documents	2020	81
Citable documents	2021	72
Citable documents	2022	55
Citable documents	2023	36

Cited documents

Uncited documents

Ratio of a journal's items, grouped in three years windows, that have been cited at least once vs. those not cited during the following year.

Documents	Year	Value
Uncited documents	1999	40
Uncited documents	2000	41
Uncited documents	2001	38
Uncited documents	2002	41
Uncited documents	2003	42
Uncited documents	2004	54
Uncited documents	2005	54
Uncited documents	2006	52
Uncited documents	2007	63
Uncited documents	2008	71
Uncited documents	2009	60
Uncited documents	2010	70
Uncited documents	2011	65
Uncited documents	2012	66
Uncited documents	2013	52
Uncited documents	2014	54
Uncited documents	2015	53
Uncited documents	2016	47
Uncited documents	2017	42
Uncited documents	2018	48
Uncited documents	2019	53
Uncited documents	2020	61
Uncited documents	2021	47
Uncited documents	2022	33
Uncited documents	2023	15
Cited documents	1999	5
Cited documents	2000	15
Cited documents	2001	16
Cited documents	2002	25
Cited documents	2003	27
Cited documents	2004	19
Cited documents	2005	17
Cited documents	2006	24
Cited documents	2007	24
Cited documents	2008	17
Cited documents	2009	37
Cited documents	2010	23
Cited documents	2011	29
Cited documents	2012	19
Cited documents	2013	24
Cited documents	2014	25
Cited documents	2015	21
Cited documents	2016	23
Cited documents	2017	24
Cited documents	2018	24
Cited documents	2019	33
Cited documents	2020	32
Cited documents	2021	36
Cited documents	2022	31
Cited documents	2023	27

% Female Authors

Evolution of the percentage of female authors.

Year	Female Percent
1999	52.63
2000	40.00
2001	41.67
2002	42.86
2003	63.64
2004	40.74
2005	42.86
2006	63.64
2007	41.38
2008	41.94
2009	54.29
2010	55.88
2011	55.56
2012	54.55
2013	46.88
2014	76.00
2015	73.68
2016	66.67
2017	62.96
2018	50.00
2019	68.89
2020	64.00
2021	66.67
2022	56.52
2023	54.17

Documents cited by public policy (Overton)

Evolution of the number of documents cited by public policy documents according to Overton database.

Documents	Year	Value
Overton	1999	1
Overton	2000	1
Overton	2001	0
Overton	2002	3
Overton	2003	0
Overton	2004	1
Overton	2005	2
Overton	2006	4
Overton	2007	3
Overton	2008	3
Overton	2009	1
Overton	2010	1
Overton	2011	0
Overton	2012	0
Overton	2013	0
Overton	2014	0
Overton	2015	0
Overton	2016	0
Overton	2017	0
Overton	2018	0
Overton	2019	0
Overton	2020	0
Overton	2021	0
Overton	2022	0
Overton	2023	0