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Call for Board Members: Religious & Socio-Political Studies Journal

2025-01-27

The Religious and Socio-Political Studies Journal (RSSJ) is seeking new RSSJ Editorial Board members to join our team. We are looking for scholars with expertise in religious and socio-political studies, especially those with a focus on Islam, Muslim communities, and related fields, particularly in Canada. As a member of the RSSJ Editorial Board, you will play a vital role in shaping the direction of the journal, contributing to its growth, and ensuring the high quality of its content. Read on for more details on the position and how to apply.

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Vol. 3 No. 1 (2025): Islamic Studies Disciplinarity: Muslims in Canada
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The Religious and Socio-Political Studies Journal (RSSJ) invites graduate students, emerging and established scholars to submit papers for our rolling submissions/publication on the topic of "Islamic Studies as a Discipline: Muslims in Canada" for 2025. This issue seeks to explore the multifaceted role of Islamic Studies within Canadian academic and societal contexts, with a particular focus on the lived experiences of Muslim communities across the country.
We welcome original research that engages with a variety of inter-methodological approaches and/or fields of study, including but not limited to history, theology, sociology, anthropology, political science, religious and cultural studies, education, and philosophy. Papers may address, but are not limited to, the following themes:
• The evolution of Islamic Studies as an academic discipline
• Challenges and opportunities faced by Muslim scholars in Canadian institutions
• The intersection of Islamic Studies with other academic disciplines (e.g., religious studies, postcolonial studies, gender studies)
• The role of Islamic Studies in the settler-colonial context of Canadian diversity
• The impact of local and/or global events, discourses, systems and processes on the study and perception of Islam and Muslims in Canada
• Teaching Muslim students and/or Islamic Studies curricula in Canadian K-12 schools and post-secondary institutions
• The contribution of Canadian Muslim scholars to local and/or global Islamic scholarship
Submissions may take a variety of forms, including theoretical papers, empirical research papers, and reflective essays. We particularly encourage submissions that contribute to advancing the field of Islamic Studies in Canada, offering fresh insights and perspectives.
Submission Guidelines: Manuscripts should be between 5,000 and 8,000 words in length. Please submit papers in Microsoft Word format with references in Chicago style 17th edition, in text citations through the rssjournal.ca portal. All submissions will undergo a double-blind peer review process. RSSJ accepts rolling submissions, so authors may submit at any time; however, the submission deadline for inclusion in RSSJ Fall/Winter 2025 edition is August 1, 2025.
We look forward to receiving your submissions and fostering a dynamic dialogue about the role of Islamic Studies and Muslim communities in Canada.
Published: 2025-01-27
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Welcome to the homepage of the Religious and Socio-Political Studies Journal (RSSJ)! We are committed to providing a platform for inter-disciplinary academic research on Muslims in Canada. We accept submissions from researchers working in the fields of sociology, history, religious studies, political science, education, psychology and media studies. Our peer-reviewed journal is intended to develop and contribute to wider critical conversations on Muslims in Canada. We remain open-access as part of our commitment to making relevant research available to community organizations and grassroots leadership who may benefit from our publications. 

The RSSJ helps develop a clearer picture of Muslim communities in Canada, their issues, challenges and priorities. Muslim communities in Canada deserve deeper scholarly work than the over-represented subjects of securitization and de/radicalization offer. We  amplify the voices of Muslims through research to get at the heart of otherwise under-studied topics. 

As we accept rolling submissions and publish on a rolling basis as well, there is ample opportunity to offer submissions and try for publication with us! We are proud to offer mentorship in publishing to junior scholars who may be navigating the publication world for the very first time but accept submissions from researchers at every stage of their careers.