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About the Journal

Druze Studies Journal (DSJ) is a peer-reviewed open-access interdisciplinary journal that aims to advance scholarly understanding of the Druze communities, including their history, society, and faith.

The journal provides a platform for exchanging knowledge, scholarship, and ideas among scholars who produce scholarship focusing on the Druze. The journal aims to increase scholarly publications on the Druze, specifically comparative projects between communities in various countries, including diasporic communities. The journal publishes discipline-specific research projects and interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research on the Druze that analyzes and synthesizes links between disciplines into a coordinated and coherent whole to explain the Druze’s history, present, and future.

The journal is published in English. Scholars can also choose to publish an Arabic version of their accepted articles.

Announcements

2026 Best Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Scholars Paper Award in Druze Studies

2026-04-28

The Druze Studies Journal (DSJ) and the Druze Studies Project at the University of Kansas are pleased to announce the 2026 Best Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Scholars Paper Award in Druze Studies.

This award aims to recognize and support outstanding original research that makes a significant scholarly contribution to the interdisciplinary field of Druze Studies. Submissions may address historical, religious, social, political, cultural, linguistic, or comparative perspectives on Druze communities in the Levant and/or the diaspora.

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Current Issue

Vol. 3 (2026)
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The Druze Studies Journal has a sister website for the Druze Studies Project. It features past and upcoming conferences, Reading Druze Studies Books, the Druze Studies Reference Portal, and more news and announcements. https://druze.ku.edu/