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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The manuscript is original, has not been published previously, and is not currently under consideration by another journal.
  • The submission is relevant to the interdisciplinary profile of JSRI and engages meaningfully with issues related to religion, ideology, ethics, philosophy, politics, culture, communication, or related fields.
  • The manuscript is written in clear academic English and has been carefully checked for linguistic, stylistic, and typographical errors.
  • The manuscript follows the JSRI Author Guidelines, including the journal’s requirements concerning format, length, abstract, keywords, citations, and references. References follow the Chicago author-date system.
  • All quotations, references, factual claims, data, and bibliographic information have been checked by the author(s) for accuracy and completeness.
  • Any substantive use of generative AI or AI-assisted technologies has been transparently disclosed in accordance with the JSRI Ethical Guidelines and Author Guidelines. Where required, an AI Usage Statement has been included in the manuscript.
  • The author(s) have read and agree to comply with the JSRI Publication Ethics and Ethical Guidelines, including requirements concerning originality, authorship, conflicts of interest, confidentiality, and research integrity.
  • The author(s) accept the journal’s editorial and peer-review procedures, including the initial editorial assessment and, for manuscripts considered suitable for JSRI, evaluation by two independent reviewers with relevant expertise.

Author Guidelines

Manuscripts

JSRI welcomes original, theoretically informed, and innovative contributions that advance research in the interdisciplinary fields covered by the journal. We particularly encourage manuscripts that offer original perspectives on religion, ideology, ethics, philosophy, politics, culture, communication, and related areas. In the social sciences, qualitative and theoretically grounded approaches are especially welcome.

Research articles should normally be between 5,000 and 6,000 words. Book reviews should normally be between 1,500 and 2,000 words.

Manuscripts may be submitted through the online submission system or sent by email as an attachment to s_c_i_r_i@yahoo.com.

There are no submission, processing, or publication fees.

Articles

Articles submitted for publication should normally be between 5,000 and 6,000 words and must be written in clear academic English. JSRI encourages well-documented contributions based on substantial and relevant scholarly literature.

Submissions must be original, must not have been published previously, and must not be under consideration by another journal.

Each article should include:

  • an abstract of approximately 150–250 words;
  • up to 10 keywords;
  • the author’s name, academic title or position, institutional affiliation, contact information, and email address;
  • a short biographical note and a selected list of the author’s principal publications, where appropriate.

Manuscripts should be submitted in Microsoft Word format, using Times New Roman, 12 pt, single spacing.

Authors who are not native speakers of English are strongly encouraged to have their manuscript carefully checked for linguistic accuracy and academic style before submission.

References and Citations

References must follow the Chicago Manual of Style, author-date system. Page numbers should be included where appropriate, especially for direct quotations.

Authors are responsible for checking the accuracy and completeness of all quotations, references, factual claims, bibliographic information, and links included in the manuscript.

Manuscripts that do not substantially comply with the journal’s formatting and referencing requirements may be returned to the authors before peer review.

Book Reviews

Book reviews should normally be between 1,500 and 2,000 words.

The review should have its own title rather than simply reproducing the title of the book reviewed.

Reviews should include:

  • complete bibliographic information for the book under review;
  • up to 10 keywords, where appropriate;
  • the reviewer’s academic position and institutional affiliation;
  • contact information and email address.

Editorial and Peer-Review Process

All submissions undergo an initial editorial assessment for relevance to the journal, academic quality, originality, language, and compliance with the Author Guidelines.

Manuscripts considered suitable for JSRI are evaluated by two independent reviewers with relevant expertise. The journal follows a confidential peer-review process.

Because review times depend on reviewer availability and the complexity of the manuscript, the evaluation process may take several months and, in some cases, six to eight months or longer.

Editors may request revisions or additional formatting before a manuscript is accepted for publication.

Due to the volume of submissions received, JSRI may not be able to provide detailed editorial comments on manuscripts that are declined before or after review.

JSRI normally publishes fewer than 30% of the manuscripts it receives.

Publication Ethics and Originality

Authors are responsible for the ideas, arguments, evidence, and conclusions presented in their work.

Authors must comply with applicable copyright law and with accepted standards of academic and publication ethics.

JSRI does not tolerate plagiarism, misappropriation of ideas or data, duplicate publication, redundant publication, fabricated or falsified information, or other forms of research misconduct.

Submissions may be screened for textual overlap or plagiarism. Editors and reviewers are expected to report any suspected breach of publication ethics.

Authors should also consult the journal’s Ethical Guidelines for the complete statement of JSRI’s publication-ethics policies.

Use of Artificial Intelligence

Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies may not be listed as authors.

Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, integrity, references, and scholarly content of their submissions, including any material produced or modified with the assistance of AI tools.

Any substantive use of generative AI or AI-assisted technologies must be transparently disclosed in accordance with the JSRI Ethical Guidelines. Where applicable, authors should include an AI Usage Statement identifying the tool used and explaining the purpose and extent of its use.

AI-generated content must be critically reviewed and verified by the authors before submission.

Copyright Notice

Authors retain the copyright to their published work.

By submitting and publishing a manuscript in the Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies (JSRI), authors grant JSRI a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive right to publish, reproduce, distribute, archive, communicate to the public, and make the work available in print, digital, or other media.

This right also includes the use and republication of the work, in whole or in part, in JSRI-related scholarly, educational, archival, editorial, promotional, thematic, retrospective, or commemorative contexts, provided that the authorship and original publication are appropriately acknowledged.

Any substantial modification, adaptation, or translation of the work by JSRI that goes beyond normal editorial formatting should be undertaken with the author’s consent.

Authors retain the right to use all or part of their published work for academic, educational, and research purposes, including use in teaching materials, institutional or personal repositories, conference presentations, subsequent publications, theses or dissertations, and the development of the article into a book or other derivative scholarly work.

When reusing material first published in JSRI, authors should acknowledge the original publication by providing the article title, journal title, volume, issue number, page range, and year of publication.

Authors are not required to obtain prior permission from JSRI for such scholarly and non-commercial reuse of their own work, provided that the original publication in JSRI is appropriately acknowledged.

JSRI provides immediate open access to its published content. Any reuse of published material by third parties must comply with applicable copyright law and with any licensing terms explicitly indicated by the journal.

Open Access Policy

Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies (JSRI) provides immediate and free online access to its published content, based on the principle that making research freely available supports a wider exchange of scholarly knowledge.

JSRI does not charge readers for access to published articles and does not charge authors submission, processing, or publication fees.

Readers may access and download published materials freely. Further use, reproduction, distribution, or adaptation of published material must comply with applicable copyright law and with the journal’s stated copyright and licensing terms.

Authors retain copyright in their published work and grant JSRI the perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive right to publish, reproduce, distribute, archive, communicate to the public, and make the work available in print, digital, or other media, including republication in JSRI-related scholarly, educational, archival, editorial, promotional, thematic, retrospective, or commemorative contexts, with appropriate acknowledgment of authorship and original publication.

 

Publication Frequency

Since 2008, JSRI has been published three times a year, with issues scheduled for publication on February 25, June 25, and November 25.

From 2002 through 2007, JSRI was published three times a year, on April 30, August 30, and December 30.

Privacy Statement

Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies (JSRI) respects the privacy of authors, reviewers, editors, readers, and registered users and processes personal data only for legitimate purposes related to scholarly publishing, editorial communication, peer review, journal administration, and the operation of the journal website.

Personal data collected

Depending on the user’s interaction with the journal, JSRI may process information such as name, institutional affiliation, email address, ORCID identifier, professional and academic information, account information, manuscript and peer-review records, editorial correspondence, and technical information necessary for the secure operation of the journal platform.

Purposes of processing

Personal data may be processed for the purposes of managing manuscript submissions, conducting peer review, communicating editorial decisions, publishing articles and author information, maintaining the scholarly record, managing user accounts, producing journal statistics, ensuring the security and technical functioning of the platform, and fulfilling applicable legal or institutional obligations.

Personal information will not be sold or used for unrelated commercial purposes.

Publication of author information

Information that forms part of the scholarly record — such as authors’ names, institutional affiliations, ORCID identifiers where provided, and other bibliographic information associated with published articles — may be made publicly available as part of the publication process.

Peer review and confidentiality

Personal information relating to manuscripts and peer review is processed only to the extent necessary for the editorial and evaluation process. Reviewers, editors, and other persons involved in the editorial workflow are expected to respect the confidentiality of manuscripts, peer-review reports, and personal information obtained through the journal.

Third-party service providers

Personal data may be processed by service providers necessary for the technical operation, hosting, maintenance, backup, security, indexing, and preservation of the journal, subject to applicable data-protection requirements.

Data retention

Personal data associated with published articles, editorial decisions, peer review, and the scholarly record may be retained for as long as necessary to preserve the integrity and documentation of the publication process. Other account or administrative data will be retained only for as long as required for the purposes for which they were collected or to meet applicable legal obligations.

Data protection rights

Subject to applicable data-protection law, individuals may have the right to request access to their personal data, correction of inaccurate information, restriction of processing, objection to certain forms of processing, or deletion of personal data where deletion is compatible with legal obligations and the integrity of the scholarly record.