Journal Information

The Journal of Digital Religion and Contemporary Society (JDRCS), published by Zamzami Scholar Publishing, Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia, is an international, peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary journal dedicated to advancing critical social-scientific scholarship on religion in digitally mediated contexts. The journal publishes original empirical and theoretically informed research that conceptualizes Islam—and other religious traditions—as social systems shaped, negotiated, and reconfigured within digital environments. Responding to the rapid transformation of belief, ritual, identity, authority, and governance in the context of digitalization, JDRCS provides a rigorous intellectual forum for developing analytical frameworks that capture the social, cultural, ethical, and political implications of religion in contemporary digital societies.

JDRCS welcomes methodologically robust and conceptually innovative contributions from religious studies, sociology, anthropology, media and communication studies, digital humanities, Islamic studies, and political science. Its thematic scope includes digital theology and spirituality; online religious communities and identity formation; platform-mediated religious authority, influencer-based religious communication, and algorithmic governance of religious discourse; ethics, technology, and faith in datafied and AI-driven environments; and issues of extremism, conflict, regulation, and public policy in digital religion. The journal publishes original research articles, theoretical interventions, and methodologically innovative studies employing qualitative, digital ethnographic, discourse-analytic, and mixed-method approaches. Addressed to an international readership of scholars, practitioners, and policymakers, JDRCS prioritizes contributions that demonstrate theoretical depth, empirical rigor, methodological transparency, and ethical integrity, while offering critical insights into contemporary debates on religion and digital society.