Announcements

We are now accepting Special Issue proposals for the Section “Religions and Theologies” (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/religions/sections/Religions_Theologies) of the journal Religions (ISSN: 2077-1444). If you are an active researcher in the field and are passionate about publishing cutting-edge research, please do not hesitate to contact the Managing Editor, Ms. Daphne Liao ([email protected]).

Religions is an international, peer-reviewed, and open access journal advancing knowledge in the field of religious studies. Religions aims to serve the interests of a wide range of thoughtful readers and academic scholars of religion, as well as theologians, philosophers, social scientists, anthropologists, psychologists, neuroscientists, and others interested in the multidisciplinary study of religions.

The Section “Religions and Theologies” has the following topics for your consideration:

• Exploration of esotericism;
• Intersection of ecumenism and ecclesiology;
• Theologies, science, and technology;
• Theologies of religious pluralism in a comprehensive way;
• New directions in hermeneutics.

The following information should be provided in a proposal:

• A 400–600-word summary that clearly states the significance, novelty, and adherence to the scope of the journal of the proposed topic;
• A list of 5–10 keywords on the topic;
• A proposed submission deadline (a Special Issue will usually be open for submissions for 6–8 months);
• A list of at least eight planned papers.

As a Guest Editor, you would be responsible for:

• Inviting your peers to submit papers to be published in your Special Issue;
• Checking the suitability of abstracts/manuscripts submitted to the Special Issue;
• Making precheck decisions on whether a manuscript can be sent out for peer review;
• Making decisions on whether a manuscript can be accepted based on the reports we collect;
• Promoting the Special Issue and increasing its visibility at related academic conferences.

As a Guest Editor, you would have the following privileges:

• A certificate of recognition as a Guest Editor of Religions;
• Publishing one paper free of charge in your Special Issue;
• Inviting senior authors to submit high-quality papers to be published in your Special Issue with certain discounts;
• Contingent on the publication of ten or more papers in this Special Issue, a hard copy of a Special Issue book published by MDPI.

Please do not hesitate to contact the Section Managing Editor, Ms. Daphne Liao ([email protected]), for further information. We look forward to receiving your proposals.