Journal of Religion and Politics

Journal of Religion and Politics
Title	Journal of Religion and Politics
Discipline	Religious studies; Political science
Abbreviation	JRP
Publisher	Political Research Associates (note: replace with actual publisher)
Country	United States
Frequency	Quarterly
History	2013–present

Journal of Religion and Politics The Journal of Religion and Politics is a peer-reviewed academic journal addressing intersections among United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, France, India, China, Brazil, Russia, South Africa and other national contexts where religion informs politics and where political movements influence religious institutions. It publishes research by scholars affiliated with institutions such as Harvard University, University of Oxford, Stanford University, Yale University, Princeton University, Columbia University, London School of Economics, University of Chicago, University of California, Berkeley, University of Toronto, Australian National University, National University of Singapore, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, King's College London and others, engaging with debates tied to events like the Iranian Revolution, Russian Orthodox resurgence, Indian general election, 2014, Brexit, Arab Spring, Syrian Civil War, Rwandan genocide, South African transition and institutions such as the Vatican, World Council of Churches, Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Christian Coalition of America, Hindu Mahasabha, Shinto Association of Spiritual Leadership, Lutheran World Federation.

History

The journal was founded in the early 21st century against a backdrop of scholarship produced at centers including Harvard Divinity School, Princeton Theological Seminary, Yale Divinity School, UC Berkeley School of Law, Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, Centre for the Study of Religion and Politics at Cambridge, and research projects housed at Brookings Institution, Chatham House, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, RAND Corporation and Council on Foreign Relations. Founding dialogues involved scholars linked to projects on the Separation of church and state in the United States, comparative studies involving the European Union, comparative cases like Turkey, Egypt, Indonesia, Poland, Hungary, Israel, Palestine, Japan and fieldwork traditions in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa. Early editorial statements referenced debates from conferences at American Political Science Association, Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, Association for the Sociology of Religion, International Studies Association and symposia at the United Nations.

Scope and Aims

The journal aims to publish interdisciplinary work bridging faculties and centers such as Department of Political Science, Columbia University, Department of Religious Studies, University of Chicago, Kennedy School of Government, Georgetown University, Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies, and specialized programs at SOAS University of London, Rice University, Duke University, Emory University, Notre Dame and Boston University. Its scope includes case studies on actors like Pope Francis, Ayatollah Khomeini, Narendra Modi, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, Aung San Suu Kyi, Desmond Tutu, Dalai Lama; institutional analyses involving Catholic Church, Sunni Islam, Shi'a Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Evangelicalism; and thematic pieces tied to events such as the Second Vatican Council, Taiping Rebellion, Partition of India, Cuban Revolution, Iran–Iraq War, Nicaragua Revolution.

Editorial Board and Peer Review

The editorial board traditionally includes scholars and practitioners from organizations like American Academy of Religion, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies, European Consortium for Political Research, International Political Science Association, Institute for Advanced Study, Gulf Research Center, Westminster Abbey scholars, and university chairs from Oxford, Cambridge, Yale, Princeton, Harvard, LSE, King's College London, University of Michigan, University of Pennsylvania, Cornell University, Brown University, McGill University, University of Melbourne, University of Sydney, Seoul National University and others. Peer review follows double-blind procedures common to journals showcased at meetings of American Political Science Association, International Studies Association, Association for the Sociology of Religion and American Sociological Association; editorial processes reference standards used by publishers like Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, Routledge, SAGE Publications, Taylor & Francis.

Publication Details and Indexing

The journal appears on schedules similar to quarterly titles published by academic houses such as Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, Routledge, SAGE Publications and Taylor & Francis. It is assigned ISSN and DOI identifiers used across aggregators like JSTOR, Project MUSE, EBSCOhost, ProQuest, Google Scholar, Scopus, Web of Science and library catalogs at institutions including Library of Congress, British Library, National Library of Australia, Bibliothèque nationale de France and Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.

Abstracting and Impact

Abstracting services and citation indexes that list comparable journals include Scopus, Web of Science Core Collection, JSTOR, EBSCOhost, ProQuest Central, Google Scholar Metrics, CrossRef and subject repositories connected to SSRN, Academia.edu and university repositories at Harvard DASH, Oxford University Research Archive, Cambridge University Repository. Impact assessments draw comparisons with journals such as Journal of Church and State, Religion, State & Society, Politics and Religion, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Sociology of Religion, Review of Faith & International Affairs, International Journal of Politics, Culture, and Society.

Notable Articles and Special Issues

Representative articles and special issues engage historical episodes and contemporary controversies involving Second Vatican Council, analyses of legal frameworks like the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, comparative studies on Sharia implementation in Nigeria, examinations of post-conflict religious politics in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iraq and Afghanistan, and comparative work on secularism in France and Turkey. Special issues have brought together scholarship on topics tied to conferences at American Political Science Association, roundtables with contributors from Brookings Institution, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Council on Foreign Relations, and essays referencing cases such as Roe v. Wade, Citizens United v. FEC, Good Friday Agreement, Oslo Accords, Camp David Accords.

Reception and Influence

Scholars cite the journal alongside classic works by authors affiliated with Max Weber-inspired analyses at University of Heidelberg, structural perspectives from Émile Durkheim traditions, and comparative studies promoted by researchers at Harvard, Princeton, Oxford and Cambridge. The journal is discussed in syllabi at programs including Harvard Divinity School, Yale Divinity School, Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, London School of Economics, and referenced in policy briefs produced by United Nations Development Programme, World Bank, International Republican Institute, National Endowment for Democracy, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch.

Category:Religious studies journals