Announcements

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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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• Call for Papers: Islamic Studies Disciplinarity: Muslims in Canada (RSS Journal)

  2025-01-27

  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. Read more for full details.

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• RSS Journal has moved to a Rolling Submission and Publication System

  2024-06-24

  RSS Journal is delighted to announce that we have moved to both a rolling submission and publication system for our journal. Read on for more information.

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• Call for Papers Extension to September 1, 2023

  2023-07-13

  RSS Journal invites submissions for this collection dedicated to local, regional, national, and global community identity, experiences and discussions, as well as examinations of how group and individual identity interact. We also invite community organizations to share submissions with us pertaining to their areas of service. Insights from a broad spectrum of areas are welcomed, including: traditional Islamic sciences, philosophy, digital humanities & media studies, history, anthropology, sociology, psychology, and  literature.

  Submissions will be welcomed until September 1, 2023.

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• Free Webinar: Submitting to Academic Journals

  2023-04-28

  Join RSS Journal Editor-in-Chief Nakita Valerio as she gives tips for submitting social sciences & humanities research to academic journals!

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• Call for Papers: Muslim Community Experiences in Canada

  2023-02-17

  The Institute for Religious and Socio-Political Studies (I-RSS) - is calling for article contributions for our 3rd issue. We aim to provide an interdisciplinary forum for current thinking about community for Muslims in Canada. Read the full call for papers here. 

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• RSS Journal Launches First Issue

  2022-12-09

  RSS Journal is delighted to announce the publication of our first issue! After a beautiful launch celebration last night with our board and authors, we're delighted to have the issue available to the public. Feel free to download our current issue here and be sure to share in your circles!

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• Join the RSS Journal for our First Issue Launch - December 8, 2022

  2022-11-27

  Join members of the Religious and Socio-Political Studies Journal (RSSJ) Editorial Board, alongside authors, to celebrate the launch of our first issue examining "Muslims and Multiculturalism in Canada." This labour of love has been 18 months in the making and we're looking forward to a lively hour on Zoom where we talk about the Journal, the reasons we launched it, the critical theme of this first issue, and we'll hear from present authors about their pieces in the volume! Thursday, December 8, 2022 5pm MST / 7pm EST Register on Eventbrite

   

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• Call for Papers Extended to September 15, 2022

  2022-08-05

  The call for papers deadline for the RSS Journal edition on the topic of

  "Navigating Place as Muslims in Canada"

  has been extended to September 15, 2022.

  To submit or for more information, please register at rssjournal.ca

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• Call for Papers: Navigating Place as Muslims in Canada

  2022-04-10

  Situating the framework of negotiating through space and transition in interdisciplinary studies of Muslims in Canada, the Religious and Socio-Political Studies Journal (RSSJ) -  a double-blind, peer-reviewed, open access interdisciplinary journal from the Institute for Religious and Socio-Political Studies (I-RSS) - aims to provide an interdisciplinary forum for current thinking about navigating and building places as Muslims in Canada.

  We invite submissions for this collection dedicated to spaces (physical and symbolic) - geographical land (nations, borders, refugees, etc.) community buildings (prayer and community spaces), and symbolic spaces (like ethno-religious identity and belonging for various Muslim communities in Canada). We are interested in topics pertaining to:

  • public space, 
  • community space, 
  • religious/sacred space, and 
  • domestic space, 
  • as well as questions of belonging and “ the stranger” in Islam, specifically in relation to kinship in the midst of dis/placement and/or dis/citizenship. 

  Insights from a broad spectrum of areas are welcomed: philosophy, digital humanities & media studies, history, anthropology, sociology, psychology, literature, etc. 

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• RSS Journal Cover Design Contest ($300 Prize!)

  2021-09-23

  Are you a Muslim artist/graphic designer in Canada? At the Institute for Religious and Socio-Political Studies (I-RSS) and the brand new Religious and Socio-Political Studies Journal (RSSJ), we are hosting a cover design contest for our upcoming inaugural issue! 

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• CFP Deadline Extension

  2021-08-31

  To accommodate individuals looking to submit to our inaugural edition of the RSS Journal, the editorial board has opted to extend the deadline for submissions until September 15th, 2021 at 11:59pm PST. 

  Please see the original post for more details!

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• Call For Papers: 50 Years of Multiculturalism and Being Muslim in Canada

  2021-07-09

  50 Years of Multiculturalism and Being Muslim in Canada 

  (Special Edition of RSS Journal (Inaugural))

  In light of the 2021 50th Anniversary of Multiculturalism in Canada, the Religious and Socio-Political Studies Journal (RSSJ) -  a new double-blind, peer-reviewed, open access interdisciplinary journal from the Institute for Religious and Socio-Political Studies (I-RSS) - aims to provide a inter-disciplinary forum for current thinking about integration, identity, belonging and being Muslim in the discourse of multiculturalism in Canada.

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• RSS Journal is Delighted to Welcome Elisabeth Hill to Our Editorial Board!

  2021-07-09

  At the Religious and Socio-Political Studies Journal (RSSJ) we are delighted to welcome Elisabeth Hill to our editorial board, in anticipation of shortly launching our first Call for Papers.

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• RSS Journal is Delighted to Welcome Professor Muna Saleh to Our Editorial Board!

  2021-07-06

  At the Religious and Socio-Political Studies Journal (RSSJ) we are delighted to welcome Professor Muna Saleh to our editorial board, in anticipation of shortly launching our first Call for Papers.

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• RSS Journal is Delighted to Welcome Dr. Sabreena Ghaffar Siddiqui to Our Editorial Board!

  2021-07-02

  At the Religious and Socio-Political Studies Journal (RSSJ) we are delighted to welcome Dr. Sabreena Ghaffar Siddiqui to our editorial board, in anticipation of shortly launching our first Call for Papers.

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• I-RSS Launches Interdisciplinary Academic Journal through University of Alberta

  2021-06-29

  We are delighted to announce the launch of the Religious and Socio-Political Studies Journal (RSSJ), to be published through the University of Alberta’s Academic Journal platform. We are committed to providing a platform for inter-disciplinary academic research on Muslims in Canada.

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