Call for Papers for The Inaugural Issue of The Journal of Religion, Identity & Politics (JRIP)

The Journal of Religion, Identity & Politics (JRIP) is an online graduate student journal of the University of Denver-Iliff School of Theology Joint PhD Program. It is a peer-reviewed academic publication providing a forum for PhD and masters level students to effectively participate in an interdisciplinary and scholarly discourse on the intersections of religion, identity, and politics. This journal welcomes graduate student article submissions from all relevant disciplines with a clear relationship to the interdisciplinary discourse of religion, identity, and politics. JRIP publishes articles that demonstrate original research and theoretical advancements within these broad topical areas.

JRIP invites graduate students to submit original articles relating to issues of religion, identity, and/or politics for review for its January 1, 2012 inaugural publication. Submissions will be reviewed by an editorial board consisting of DU-Iliff Joint PhD students under the supervision of full-time faculty of the DU-Iliff Joint PhD program.

Submission Guidelines

• The deadline for submission is July 15, 2011.
• Only on-line submissions will be accepted at jrip@iliff.edu.
• Include in email subject line: “JRIP submission”.
• Abstract and article should be submitted as one email with two separate .doc or .docx attachments.
o Abstracts should be 300-350 words with clearly stated thesis and brief summary of research.
o Articles, including notes and bibliography, should be at least 2,500 words and not exceeding 8,000 words to be considered for publication.
• Please follow Chicago Manual of Style Sixteenth Edition (September 2010) for formatting and in text citation guidelines. Note that only 12-point font, double-spaced, .doc and .docx formatted documents will be accepted for review.
• Clearly indicate full name, university affiliation, and contact information in the email only.
• As a masked review, no personal identification information may appear in the abstract or article documents.

The editorial board, as well as its faculty supervisors, reserves the right to not consider any submission that does not adhere to the submission guidelines.

Contact Information:
The Journal of Religion, Identity, & Politics
DU-Iliff Joint PhD Program Office
2201 South University Boulevard
Denver, CO 80210
jrip@iliff.edu