The Journal of Digital Religion (JDR) invites qualified scholars, researchers, and academic professionals to join its international editorial and peer-review network. JDR welcomes contributors who are committed to strengthening high-quality, ethical, interdisciplinary, and globally engaged scholarship on religion, media, and digital technology.
About the Journal
The Journal of Digital Religion publishes original scholarship on how digital technologies—including social media, mobile applications, artificial intelligence, algorithmic systems, immersive media, and next-generation technologies—reshape religious beliefs, practices, authority, identity, ethics, and public life across multiple faith traditions.
JDR encourages interdisciplinary research connecting religious studies, theology, digital humanities, media and communication studies, sociology, anthropology, psychology, philosophy of technology, law, ethics, computer science, and related fields.
Positions Open
Scholars who can provide academic direction, support journal visibility, advise on editorial quality, and help build international networks in digital religion and related fields.
Scholars with strong expertise in specific areas of digital religion who may assist with initial manuscript evaluation, reviewer recommendation, and editorial decision support.
Experts willing to provide constructive, timely, confidential, and ethically responsible evaluations of manuscripts submitted to JDR.
Scholars may also propose special issues or thematic sections on emerging questions in digital religion, AI and religion, platform cultures, religious authority, and technology ethics.
Areas of Expertise
JDR particularly welcomes editors and reviewers with expertise in one or more of the following areas:
Eligibility Criteria
- Hold a doctoral degree or equivalent scholarly qualification in religious studies, theology, social sciences, humanities, law, media studies, computer science, digital humanities, ethics, or a related field.
- Have a relevant publication record in digital religion, religion and technology, media and religion, religious studies, ethics, law, digital humanities, or related interdisciplinary fields.
- Demonstrate familiarity with academic publishing, peer review, research ethics, and scholarly writing standards.
- Be able to provide fair, constructive, timely, and confidential editorial or peer-review service.
- Have an active institutional affiliation, ORCID iD, and preferably a public scholarly profile such as Google Scholar, Scopus, Web of Science, Publons/Web of Science Researcher Profile, or institutional profile.
- For peer reviewers, early-career scholars with strong expertise and relevant publications may also be considered as ad hoc reviewers under editorial supervision.
Expected Contributions
- Advise on journal development, scope, quality, and international visibility.
- Recommend qualified reviewers and contributors.
- Assist in evaluating manuscripts within their expertise.
- Support ethical and transparent editorial practice.
- Promote JDR among relevant academic communities.
- Review manuscripts according to scholarly, methodological, ethical, and journal-specific criteria.
- Submit review reports within the agreed timeline.
- Provide clear comments for authors and confidential comments for editors when needed.
- Disclose conflicts of interest before accepting review assignments.
- Maintain the confidentiality of manuscripts and editorial correspondence.
Academic Recognition
- Names of approved editorial board members may be listed on the journal website.
- Peer reviewers may receive certificates or formal acknowledgment for completed reviews, subject to journal policy.
- Outstanding reviewers may be considered for future editorial roles.
- Editors and reviewers contribute to the development of an international scholarly platform for digital religion studies.
How to Apply
Interested scholars are invited to submit the following materials:
- A short statement of interest indicating whether the applicant wishes to serve as editor, section editor, peer reviewer, or special issue proposer.
- Curriculum vitae or academic profile.
- ORCID iD.
- Institutional affiliation and official email address.
- Areas of expertise, preferably using 5–10 keywords.
- Links to selected publications or scholarly profiles.
- Previous editorial or peer-review experience, if available.
Please send your application to: [insert journal email address]
Email subject: Application for JDR International Editor / Peer Reviewer
Selection and Appointment
Applications will be reviewed by the editorial team on a rolling basis. Selection will consider academic expertise, publication record, relevance to the journal’s aims and scope, editorial experience, diversity of disciplinary background, geographical representation, and commitment to ethical scholarly publishing.
Appointment as an editor or reviewer does not guarantee manuscript assignment. Review and editorial invitations will be made according to manuscript relevance, expertise, availability, and conflict-of-interest considerations.
JDR expects all editors and reviewers to uphold confidentiality, objectivity, fairness, collegiality, and integrity throughout the editorial and peer-review process.
