Focus & Scope

Jurnal Sosiologi Agama Indonesia (JSAI) is a peer-reviewed interdisciplinary journal focusing on the sociology of religion and the broader sociological study of society, culture, institutions, communities, identities, and social change.

JSAI examines religion as a belief system, social institution, cultural practice, collective identity, source of authority, moral framework, and element of everyday life. The journal also recognizes that religious and social life are interconnected with education, family, culture, economy, politics, welfare, technology, environment, health, development, and other dimensions of society.

JSAI therefore welcomes both studies that directly investigate religious or socio-religious phenomena and broader sociological studies that contribute to understanding Indonesian, Southeast Asian, and comparable societies.

The journal publishes original research articles, theoretical and conceptual articles, historical studies, and rigorous review articles using qualitative, quantitative, mixed-method, comparative, historical, ethnographic, and interdisciplinary approaches.

Scope

JSAI welcomes manuscripts within the following thematic areas:

Religion, Belief, and Socio-Religious Life
Sociology of religion; religious institutions and organizations; religious authority and leadership; ritual and lived religion; spirituality; local beliefs; indigenous religions; pilgrimage; sacred spaces; religious heritage; conversion; religious movements; religious education; and relations between religion and belief.
Identity, Culture, and Community
Individual and collective identity; ethnicity; gender; generation; class; sexuality; minority communities; multicultural societies; popular culture; local traditions; cultural heritage; lifestyle; social inclusion; discrimination; migration; diaspora; community relations; and identity negotiation.
Institutions, Education, Family, and Social Welfare
Educational institutions; student and youth behaviour; socialization; character and value formation; family relations; marriage and divorce; childhood; ageing; social support; care; welfare; vulnerability; community organizations; and institutional responses to social problems.
Politics, Law, Conflict, and Public Policy
Politics; citizenship; governance; law; public policy; state–religion relations; religious moderation; pluralism; tolerance; communal boundaries; conflict; violence; peace education; reconciliation; peacebuilding; community security; and post-conflict transformation.
Economy, Development, Consumption, and Tourism
Economic behaviour; religiously embedded economic practices; entrepreneurship; local economic institutions; philanthropy; poverty; inequality; consumption; lifestyle and taste; community empowerment; tourism; cultural sustainability; development programmes; and social transformation.
Media, Technology, and Digital Society
Media and communication; digital culture; digital literacy and security; technology use; online communities; popular media; identity formation; social interaction; lifestyle; consumer behaviour; and the social consequences of technological change.
Health, Well-Being, and Social Rehabilitation
Physical, mental, social, and spiritual well-being; public health; stigma; vulnerable populations; family and community support; rehabilitation; recovery; social reintegration; care institutions; and social responses to health-related problems.
Environment, Disaster, and Community Resilience
Environmental behaviour; waste management; disaster; community adaptation; social resilience; natural-resource issues; cultural and ecological sustainability; and relationships among environment, institutions, culture, and community life.

Interdisciplinary Orientation

JSAI considers contributions from sociology, anthropology, religious studies, Islamic studies, education, communication, political science, history, law, economics, psychology, social work, public health, gender studies, development studies, tourism studies, and cultural studies.

The sociology of religion remains a principal scholarly orientation of JSAI. The journal also considers broader sociological and interdisciplinary research that contributes to understanding communities, institutions, identities, behaviour, inequality, development, culture, and social transformation.

Religion does not need to be the only variable or the principal object of every study. However, each manuscript must present a clear sociological, social-scientific, humanities, or interdisciplinary contribution and demonstrate its relevance to the journal’s scholarly readership.

Geographical Orientation

JSAI has a particular interest in Indonesia and Southeast Asia while remaining open to research from other regions. Comparative, transnational, and international studies are welcomed when they contribute to theoretical, methodological, historical, or empirical discussions relevant to the journal.

Types of Articles

Original Research Articles: empirical studies based on transparent and appropriate research methods.
Theoretical and Conceptual Articles: articles that develop, compare, criticize, or apply relevant theoretical perspectives.
Historical and Documentary Studies: studies based on the systematic examination of primary or secondary historical sources.
Review Articles: critical, integrative, systematic, scoping, or structured reviews with a transparent method of selecting and analysing sources.

Intended Readership

JSAI is intended for scholars, researchers, lecturers, graduate students, policymakers, educators, religious and community institutions, civil-society organizations, and practitioners interested in the sociology of religion, sociology, religious studies, social change, and the social and cultural dynamics of Indonesia, Southeast Asia, and comparable societies.