Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

Scope:

  1. Buddhist Teachings and Philosophy: Research on core Buddhist teachings such as the Four Noble Truths, the Middle Way, and Cosmological Concepts.
  2. Buddhist History: Analysis of the historical development of Buddhism, including the roles of significant figures, movements, and events.
  3. Buddhist Practices: Studies on meditation practices, rituals, and ceremonies within the Buddhist tradition, as well as their impact on individuals and society.
  4. Buddhist Culture and Arts: Research on the influence of Buddhism in arts, literature, architecture, and other material culture across various geographical regions.
  5. Comparative Religious Studies: Comparisons between Buddhism and other religions, both in theological, philosophical, and spiritual practice aspects.

Focus

  1. Buddhism in Modern Context: How Buddhism adapts to and influences the modern world, including issues such as globalization, technology, and contemporary ethical challenges.
  2. Buddhism and Interdisciplinary Studies: The relationship between Buddhism and fields such as psychology, social sciences, political science, and other sciences.
  3. Buddhism and Society: Research on the role of Buddhism in shaping society, peace, social justice, and general welfare.
  4. Textual Critique and Analysis: Critical reviews of classical Buddhist texts, modern interpretations, and critical methodologies in religious studies.

 

Section Policies

Articles

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed
 

Peer Review Process

Reviewer’s decision. The reviewers will provide the following recommendations:

Accepted; means that the manuscript is acceptable for publication
Accepted with minor revisions; means that the manuscript is acceptable for publication once it is revised in response to the reviewers’ concerns
Accepted with major revisions; means that substantive inadequacies in the manuscript, such as data analysis, the main theory used, and rewriting of paragraphs, need to be revised
Rejected; means that the manuscript is not acceptable for publication or the given reviews relate to very basic issues.

The reviewer’s decision will be considered by the Board of Editors to determine the ensuing process of the manuscript.

Revision Stage. Once the manuscript has been received with notations of minor or major revisions, it will be returned to the author with a review summary form. For manuscripts accepted with major revisions, authors are allotted 3 weeks to revise. Whereas for manuscripts accepted with minor revisions, 1 week is allotted for revision. When returning the revised manuscript, the author is required to fill in and attach the review summary form.

Final decision. At this stage, the manuscript will be re-evaluated by the Board of Editors to ensure that the author has revised in response to the reviewers’ concerns. In this final decision, the manuscript may still be rejected if the author did not seriously conduct the revisions necessary.

 

Open Access Policy

Authors who publish with International Journal of Buddhist Thoughts and Studies (IJoBTS) agree to the following Open Access terms:

Authors transfer the copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- 4.0 International License. that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgment of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.