An Analysis on the Open-Access Publications in "Religious Education" Journal

Journal articles are viewed as a measure of progress, interests, and quality of research in a field of study. In this study, the open-access publications in the Religious Education journal, which is published under the leadership of the US-based religious education organization Religious Education Association (REA), were analyzed. The research aims to categorize the open-access scientific production of a journal that has been publishing internationally for a long time in the field of religious education and to determine the research trends in the publications. The content analysis method was preferred in analysing the data obtained from the Web of Science (WoS) database. According to the research results, it has been determined that open-access publications are in the form of editorial materials, articles and biographical items, and corrections. Despite having a small volume among all the publications of the journal, the data obtained from these publications, in which comprehensive subjects are discussed and various scientific research methods are used, are presented with the support of figures and tables. Additionally, according to another result of the study, no relationship was found between open-access publications and the number of citations belonging to the journal.