GENERAL INFORMATION

Manuscripts submitted to Journal of Religious Studies must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration for publication in other journals. During the review process, manuscripts should not be submitted elsewhere unless the authors have officially withdrawn the manuscript from the journal, which must be confirmed with a signed statement of originality and copyright release form (Form A).

The journal employs Similarity Check powered by Turnitin to ensure academic integrity and to prevent plagiarism. Research topics must align with the academic scope of religious studies and should not conflict with established bioethical research standards.

Journal of Religious Studies is published twice a year.

MANUSCRIPT FILE

• Manuscripts must be written in English and follow standard academic usage. Authors whose first language is not English are encouraged to use professional language editing services before submission.
• Manuscripts should be prepared in Microsoft Word format. Graphs must use Microsoft Excel, while figures should be in JPEG or PDF formats.
• Font: Cambria, 11 pt.
• Length: approximately 9–15 pages, A4 size, with margins (top 2.5 cm; left 2.5 cm; right 2 cm; bottom 2 cm). Text must be single-spaced, justified, in a single column (except for abstracts, figures, or tables that require larger space).
• Required structure: Introduction; Method; Results and Discussion; Conclusion and Suggestions; Acknowledgment; References.
• The title should be concise and reflect the content of the article.
• Authors’ names must appear below the title, followed by their affiliation and email addresses.
• The abstract must be written in English, narratively summarizing aims/objectives, methods, and findings.
• For reporting standards, authors may refer to STROBE (observational studies), SRQR (qualitative studies), PRISMA (systematic reviews), CARE (case reports), or CONSORT (clinical trials).
• Keywords must represent the article clearly and specifically.
• Style: APA 7th edition.
• References should primarily include journals and relevant sources published within the last six years.
• Manuscripts must follow the official Journal of Religious Studies template.
• Files must be in .doc format and submitted via the journal’s online system.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Authors must register or log in to the journal’s OJS system for submission: [Click REGISTER] if you do not have an account, or [Click LOG IN] if you already have one. All author information, including email, affiliation, and short biography, must be completed in the submission metadata. If the manuscript has multiple authors, please use the “Add Author” option in Step 3 of “ENTER METADATA.”

All correspondences and decisions regarding submitted manuscripts will be communicated through the registered email address. Authors can monitor the status of their manuscripts by logging into the OJS system.