Aim & Scope
Aim & Scope
The Journal of Religious Studies includes original scientific publications.* All manuscripts submitted for publication are subject to double-blind peer-review evaluation by at least two reviewers.
The Journal of Religious Studies is an independent, double-blind, peer-reviewed, open-access, and online journal aiming to contribute to academia by publishing high-quality publications of scientific importance. To achieve this goal, the journal publishes original research articles, reviews, case reports, book reviews, and letters to the editor in Turkish, English, Arabic, German, Russian, and Turkish dialects. Its scope encompasses the fields of religion, education, philosophy, history, sociology, and psychology.
Manuscripts must not have been previously published or submitted for publication elsewhere. Articles subjected to a preliminary evaluation according to the submission guidelines, especially regarding journal writing rules, scientific rigor, and plagiarism, by the Editorial Board of the Journal of Religious Studies and deemed suitable within the journal's scope, are sent for scientific evaluation by at least two expert reviewers in the field. Informed by the comments and assessments provided by the reviewers, the Editorial Board of the Journal of Religious Studies makes the final decision regarding the publication of articles that have completed the editorial process. The final decision for all submitted manuscripts rests with the Editor-in-Chief and the editorial board.
The Journal of Religious Studies is committed to adhering to the standards of ethical behavior promulgated by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Subject Categories:
Social Sciences: Sociology - Psychology - Education
Humanities: History, Philosophy, Religion & Theology
Congress Library/LCC Subject Category:
Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Philosophy (General)
Keywords:
Religion, Theology, Philosophy, Education, History, Sociology, and Psychology.
Readership: The target readership is members of professions, experts, researchers, specialists and graduate students in all fields of social sciences as well as students related to this field. It aims to contribute to the spread of continuous professional development and research culture.
Fee Policy: The publication of articles in the journal and the execution of article processes are not subject to a fee. No processing fee or submission fee is charged under any name for articles submitted to the journal or accepted for publication. The Journal of Religious Studies does not accept sponsorship and advertisement in accordance with its publication policies. All expenses of the Journal of Religious Studies are covered by Motif Publishing.
Copyright: The copyrights of the works published in the Journal of Religious Studies belong to their authors. Authors consent to the publication of their intellectual work by the Journal of Religious Studies under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) licence.
* Originality of Articles: The Journal of Religious Studies does not accept previously published works. However, with the author's or publisher's explicit consent, publications issued in a foreign language may be regarded as translated articles within the scope of scientific ethics.