Call for Papers and Invitation to Subscribe:

The International Journal for the Study of New Religions, published by Equinox in association with the International Society for the Study of New Religions (Sweden), is a new, international vehicle for publishing theoretical and empirically-based studies in the field of new religions.

International Journal for the Study of New Religions considers submissions from both established scholars and research students from all over the world. Articles should be written for a general scholarly audience. All articles are refereed. International Journal for the Study of New Religions is published biannually in May and November. Each issue includes articles and a number of book reviews. The journal is published simultaneously in print and online.

The term “New Religions” can be defined in several ways. ISSNR and IJSNR has chosen to adopt a broad definition. In the narrow sense, “New Religions” is a term applied especially to religious phenomenon that emerged in the West after the mid-1900s.

More widely understood, the term can also include older religious movements or organizations which are “new” in a specific historical context. The term encompasses organized groups as well as less organized movements. Many of these groups and movements are international and can be found in numerous countries.

There are also new religious movements that are specific to a particular country or to a particular area of the world. In recent decades, new religions or new religious movements outside of the Western context have attracted attention.

Additionally, the concept of New Religions includes contemporary Paganism, less organized phenomena, such as the so-called New Age and alternative spirituality, as well as new expressions within established religions.

Papers of no more than 10,000 words (including abstracts and referencing) should should be submitted through the journal website:

Enquiries can be directed to the editors:
Carole M. Cusack (University of Sydney, Australia) carole.cusack@sydney.edu.au
Liselotte Frisk (Dalarna University, Sweden) lfi@du.se

Enquiries about book reviews should be directed to the book review editor:
James R. Lewis (University of Tromsø, Norway) james.lewis@uit.no

Subscription to International Journal for the Study of New Religions is available through the journal website (see the pull-down menus ‘Subscriptions’). Subscription may be to IJSNR alone, or may include membership to the International Society for the Study of New Religions.

The International Society for the Study of New Religions’ inaugural conference will be held at the University of Gothenburg fro May 5-7, 2011. A call for abstracts and further information will be available soon.