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Terms & Conditions

A peer reviewed journal committed to the study of connections between the medium of film and the phenomena of religion, however those are defined. "We encourage multiple approaches to the study of religion and film, including (but not limited to) the analysis of how religious traditions are portrayed in films; exploration of the religious concepts that may be found or utilized in the interpretation of films; study of how the religious ideals and background of the filmmakers may have influenced them; and analysis of how films themselves may operate “religiously” for viewers."

Print and electronic journal sponsored by the Blanton Peale Institute, focusing on the relevance of contemporary religious thought to medical and psychological research. Free access contents and abstracts, author instructions, and subscription information

A semi-annual journal dedicated to the academic study of Japanese religions. For full-text from volume 1, 1960 go to the record for Contemporary Religions in Japan https://opac.library.usyd.edu.au:443/record=b4811090~S4 Contemporary

An academic open access journal published by the Donner Institute for Research in Religious and Cultural History in Åbo, Finland. Its purpose is to publish current research on religion and to offer a platform for scholarly co-operation and debate within the field.

A peer-reviewed academic journal, publishing articles, research reports and book reviews. JRMDC is sponsored by CODEC, a research initiative based at St John’s College, Durham University, UK

Some issues are themed: 'Being Virtually Real? Virtual Worlds from a Cultural Studies Perspective'; 'Special Issue on Theory and Methodology'; and 'Special Issue on Rituals on the Internet'. Example article titles include: 'Virtual Religion : An Approach to a Religious and Ritual Topography of Second Life'; 'Communicating Spiritual Experience with Video Game Technology'; 'Discovering the Invisible Internet : Methodological Aspects of Searching Religion on the Internet'; and 'Authority in the Virtual Sangat : Sikhism, Ritual and Identity in the Twenty-First Century'.

The journal explores the relation, confrontation and intersection of gender and religion, taking into account the multiple and changing manifestations of religion in diverse social and cultural contexts.

There are no restrictions on the particular historical or contemporary fields which may be considered. As regards methodology, editorial policy is also broadly conceived. However, the journal does not carry theological discussions within the frame of reference of any one religion, nor does it promote any particular religion. Contributions which help in some way to develop the identity of the study of religions as a discipline (Religionswissenschaft) are particularly welcome. The journal is international in character.

Published quarterly online by MDPI - the Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, is a platform for peer-reviewed, scientific open-access journals operated by MDPI AG, based in Basel, Switzerland.