Focus and Scope

Starting Volume 48, Number 2, December 2025, Dialog Journal applies the following focus and scope:

 Focus

DIALOG publishes peer-reviewed articles focusing on the intersection of religion and society in local, national, and/or global contexts. The journal emphasizes studies that critically examine how religious ideas, institutions, and practices shape and are shaped by socio-political dynamics, cultural expressions and interreligious relations.

 Scope

The journal welcomes original studies in the following areas:

 1. Interreligious Relations and Social Harmony

     Empirical or theoretical studies on dialogue between religious communities or belief groups

 2. Religion and Politics

     Studies on how religion interacts with state power, public policy, nationalism, civil movements, and/or ideological contestations.

 3. Religious Conflict and Peacebuilding

     Research on the causes and dynamics of religious conflicts, conflict management and reconsiliation.

 4. Local Culture and Religious Expression

     Research on the influence of indigenous traditions, local wisdom, and cultures in shaping religious identities and practices.

 5. Religion and Public Discourse

     Studies on religious expressions in digital media, public space, or popular culture.

DIALOG welcomes interdisciplinary approaches, e.g. from sociology of religion, anthropology, or ethnography. Submissions are expected to enrich the academic discourse on interfaith dialogue and harmony, as well as provide novel perspectives on the matter.