Religio: Jurnal Studi Agama-agama (RJSAA) is a high-quality open access peer-reviewed research journal published by Department of Religious Studies, State Islamic University of Sunan Ampel Surabaya. Religio is providing a platform for researchers, academics, professionals, practitioners, and students to impart and share knowledge in the form of empirical and theoretical research papers, case studies, and literature reviews. Religio welcomes and acknowledges theoretical and empirical research papers and literature reviews from researchers, academics, professionals, practitioners, and students from all over the world.

Religio publishes research papers in the field of 1) religious studies, 2) cultural studies, 3) psychology of religion, 4) philosophy of religion, 5) history of religion, 6) religion and gender, and 7) world religions such as Judaism, Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, and indigenous religions. Interdisciplinary studies may include the studies of religion in the fields of anthropology, sociology, and other cultural studies.

The journal mainly publishes research-based articles in the area of religious studies. It may also publish a special issue for special conditions. The regular issues include March and September editions each year. All prospective contributors from various backgrounds are welcome to contribute to the journal publication. Contributions in English should be typed single-spaced and contain a minimum of 6.000 and a maximum of 8.000 words. The citation should follow Turabian style with footnotes.

All notes must appear in the text as citations. In a matter of bibliographical style, Religio follows the Turabian style.


Sample Citations

The following examples illustrate the notes and bibliography style. Sample notes show full citations followed by shortened forms that would be used after the first citation. Sample bibliography entries follow the notes. For more details and many more examples, see chapters 16 and 17 of Turabian (For examples of the same citations using the author-date system, go to Author-Date: Sample Citations.)

1. BOOK

Notes

Shabbir Akhtar, The Quran and the Secular Mind: A Philosophy of Islam (New York, NY: Routledge Taylor and Francis Group, 2008), 27.

Shortened Notes

Akhtar, The Quran, 27.

Bibliography Entry

Akhtar, Shabbir. The Quran and the Secular Mind: A Philosophy of Islam. New York, NY: Routledge Taylor and Francis Group, 2008.


2. CHAPTER OR OTHER PART OF AN EDITED BOOK

In a note, cite specific pages. In the bibliography, include the page range for the chapter or part.

Note

Mary Rowlandson, “The Narrative of My Captivity,” in The Making of the American Essay, ed. John D’Agata (Minneapolis: Graywolf Press, 2016), 19–20.

Shortened Note

Rowlandson, “Captivity,” 48.

Bibliography Entry

Rowlandson, Mary. “The Narrative of My Captivity.” in The Making of the American Essay, edited by John D’Agata, 19–56. Minneapolis: Graywolf Press, 2016.

To cite an edited book as a whole, list the editor(s) first.

Note

John D’Agata, ed., The Making of the American Essay (Minneapolis: Graywolf Press, 2016), 19–20.

Shortened Note

D’Agata, American Essay, 48.

Bibliography Entry

D’Agata, John, ed. The Making of the American Essay. Minneapolis: Graywolf Press, 2016.


3. TRANSLATED BOOK

Note

Jhumpa Lahiri, In Other Words, trans. Ann Goldstein (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2016), 146.

Shortened Note

Lahiri, In Other Words, 184.

Bibliography Entry

Lahiri, Jhumpa. In Other Words. Translated by Ann Goldstein. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2016.


4. E-BOOK

For books consulted online, include a URL or the name of the database. For other types of e-books, name the format. If no fixed page numbers are available, cite a section title or a chapter or other number in the notes or, if possible, track down a version with fixed page numbers.

Notes

Eric Schlosser, Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the American Meal (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2001), 88, ProQuest Ebrary.

Shortened Notes

Schlosser, Fast Food Nation, 100.

Bibliography Entry

Schlosser, Eric. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the American Meal. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2001. ProQuest Ebrary.


5. THESIS OR DISSERTATION

Note

Thoha Hamim, “Moenawar Chalil’s Reformist Thought: A Study of an Indonesian Religious Scholar 1908-1961” (PhD diss., McGill University, Montreal, 1996), 145-46.

Shortened Note

Hamim, “Moenawar Chalil’s Reformist Thought,” 145–46.

Bibliography Entry

Hamim, Thoha. “Moenawar Chalil’s Reformist Thought: A Study of an Indonesian Religious Scholar 1908-1961”. PhD diss., McGill University, Montreal, 1996.


6. JOURNAL ARTICLE

In a note, cite specific page numbers. In the bibliography, include the page range for the whole article. For articles consulted online, include a URL or the name of the database. Many journal articles list a DOI (Digital Object Identifier). A DOI forms a permanent URL that begins https://doi.org/. This URL is preferable to the URL that appears in your browser’s address bar.

Notes

Ayu Apriany Benu, "The Isak Mosque and the Ismail Church: A Symbol of Muslim-Christian Cultural Interaction in East Alila, Ilawe Village, Alor", Religio: Jurnal Studi Agama-agama 11, no. 1 (2021), 44-64. https://doi.org/10.15642/religio.v11i1.1661

Shortened Notes

Benu, "The Isak Mosque and the Ismail Church", 44-64. 

Bibliography Entry

Benu, Ayu Apriany. "The Isak Mosque and the Ismail Church: A Symbol of Muslim-Christian Cultural Interaction in East Alila, Ilawe Village, Alor", Religio: Jurnal Studi Agama-agama 11, no. 1 (2021), 44-64. https://doi.org/10.15642/religio.v11i1.1661

 


7. NEWS OR MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Articles from newspapers or news sites, magazines, blogs, and the like are cited similarly. Page numbers, if any, can be cited in a note but are omitted from a bibliography entry. If you consulted the article online, include a URL or the name of the database.

Notes

Farhad Manjoo, “Snap Makes a Bet on the Cultural Supremacy of the Camera,” New York Times, March 8, 2017, https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/08/technology/snap-makes-a-bet-on-the-cultural-supremacy-of-the-camera.html.

Shortened Notes

Manjoo, “Snap.”

Bibliography Entry

Manjoo, Farhad. “Snap Makes a Bet on the Cultural Supremacy of the Camera.” New York Times, March 8, 2017. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/08/technology/snap-makes-a-bet-on-the-cultural-supremacy-of-the-camera.html.


8. BOOK REVIEW

Note

Fernanda Eberstadt, “Gone Guy: A Writer Leaves His Wife, Then Disappears in Greece,” review of A Separation, by Katie Kitamura, New York Times, February 15, 2017, https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/15/books/review/separation-katie-kitamura.html.

Shortened Note

Eberstadt, “Gone Guy.”

Bibliography Entry

Eberstadt, Fernanda. “Gone Guy: A Writer Leaves His Wife, Then Disappears in Greece.” Review of A Separation, by Katie Kitamura. New York Times, February 15, 2017. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/15/books/review/separation-katie-kitamura.html.


9. WEBSITE CONTENT

Web pages and other website content can be cited as shown here. For a source that does not list a date of publication, posting, or revision, include an access date (as in the Columbia example).

Notes

“Privacy Policy,” Privacy & Terms, Google, last modified April 17, 2017, https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.

Shortened Notes

Google, “Privacy Policy.”

Bibliography Entry

Google. “Privacy Policy.” Privacy & Terms. Last modified April 17, 2017. https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.


10. AUDIOVISUAL CONTENT

Notes

Kory Stamper, “From ‘F-Bomb’ to ‘Photobomb,’ How the Dictionary Keeps Up with English,” interview by Terry Gross, Fresh Air, NPR, April 19, 2017, audio, 35:25, http://www.npr.org/2017/04/19/524618639/from-f-bomb-to-photobomb-how-the-dictionary-keeps-up-with-english.

Shortened Notes

Stamper, interview.

Bibliography Entry

Stamper, Kory. “From ‘F-Bomb’ to ‘Photobomb,’ How the Dictionary Keeps Up with English.” Interview by Terry Gross. Fresh Air, NPR, April 19, 2017. Audio, 35:25. http://www.npr.org/2017/04/19/524618639/from-f-bomb-to-photobomb-how-the-dictionary-keeps-up-with-english.


11. SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT

Citations of content shared through social media can usually be limited to the text (as in the first example below). A note may be added if a more formal citation is needed or to include a link. In rare cases, a bibliography entry may also be appropriate. In place of a title, quote up to the first 160 characters of the post. Comments are cited in reference to the original post.

TEXT

Sloane Crosley offers the following advice: “How to edit: Attack a sentence. Write in the margins. Toss in some arrows. Cross out words. Rewrite them. Circle the whole mess and STET” (@askanyone, Twitter, May 8, 2017).

Notes

Pete Souza (@petesouza), “President Obama bids farewell to President Xi of China at the conclusion of the Nuclear Security Summit,” Instagram photo, April 1, 2016, https://www.instagram.com/p/BDrmfXTtNCt/.

Shortened Notes

Souza, “President Obama.”

Bibliography Entry

Chicago Manual of Style. “Is the world ready for singular they? We thought so back in 1993.” Facebook, April 17, 2015. https://www.facebook.com/ChicagoManual/posts/10152906193679151.


12. PERSONAL COMMUNICATION

Personal interviews, correspondence, and other types of personal communications—including email and text messages and direct messages sent through social media—are usually cited in the text or in a note only; they are rarely included in a bibliography.

Notes

Sam Gomez, Facebook message to author, August 1, 2017.

Interview with home health aide, July 31, 2017.


TRANSLITERATION

Letters: btthjkhddhrzsshghfqlmnhwy. Short vowels: aiu. long vowels: āīū. Diphthongs: awayTā marbūāt. Article: al-. For detailed information on Arabic Romanization, please refer to the transliteration system of the Library of Congress (LC) Guidelines.