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22 September 2025
Recruiting Editorial Board Members for Religions


In order to further enhance the international influence of Religions (ISSN: 2077-1444) and support the Editorial Board with additional expertise, the journal is inviting interested and eligible researchers from academia to apply for Editorial Board membership.

Recruitment:
Editorial Board Members will hold the position for two years, with the possibility of renewal for a second term.

Application eligibility:

  • Researchers must have completed their doctorate/PhD degree in the past 10 years (considering exceptions for career interruptions, including medical and family leave);
  • Researchers must have served as the first author/corresponding author on at least five peer-reviewed and published manuscripts in the last five years;
  • Researchers must have published impactful work in the field of religion. We are particularly interested in applicants who have published work in Buddhist Text Studies; Buddhist Doctrinal Studies; History of Buddhism; Buddhist Art and Archaeology; Buddhist Literature; Buddhist philosophy; Tibetan Buddhism; and East Asian Buddhism;
  • Researchers must be holding (at the time of application) a senior lecturer, associate professor, or professor title in academia;
  • Researchers must be actively engaged in their community (e.g., experienced at presenting at conferences or involved in professional organizations).

Benefits for Editorial Board Members include the following:

  • A certificate of appointment as an Editorial Board Member will be provided;
  • The Editorial Board Member may publish one paper per year, free of charge, in an open access format;
  • The journal will regularly acknowledge those who have participated in the peer review process on the journal’s website;
  • There will be opportunities to participate in or host annual meetings and online seminars organized by the Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board Members.

Responsibilities of Editorial Board Members include the following:

  • An Editorial Board Member is asked to review a couple of manuscripts per year and make decisions (i.e., whether to accept them for publication);
  • An Editorial Board Member may also write papers for the journal or serve as a Guest Editor of a Special Issue relating to their research interests;
  • The Editorial Office will seek advice from the Editorial Board whenever this is necessary or productive.

Applications:
Please send the application form and your resume to religions@mdpi.com with the subject “Religions Editorial Board Application + Name”.

Application deadline: 31 December 2025.

Selection process:
The initial screening of application materials will be followed by selection by the Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board Members; email notification will follow, and if successful, a certificate of appointment will be issued.

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