An interdisciplinary biannual journal
published by Academic Studies Press (Boston, MA)
The Journal of Contemporary Antisemitism (JCA) is the leading scholarly publication in the field. It carries original academic research papers of the highest quality: quantitative and qualitative work that pushes boundaries in terms of methodology, in terms of theoretical sophistication, in terms of the questions that are addressed and in terms of the potential for impact that the research demonstrates. It is comfortable with interdisciplinary work that relates to historical, empirical, legal, literary and critical theory traditions. It also values work that is situated within specific disciplines and that relates to the existing concepts and frameworks of those disciplines.
The journal is meticulous in following best academic practice in relation to editorial policy and double blind peer review procedures. But this is more than simply a formal adherence to academic rules and norms. The journal works to realize the values of research, of scholarship, of science and of philosophy in a highly contested and controversial field. The editors, the editorial board and the wider community of peer review is deep and diverse yet it is still conscious of a broad consensus of understanding of the boundaries of anti-antisemitism thinking and practice. The journal is not a space for debates between antisemites and scholars of antisemitism, it is a space for the scholarly, scientific and theoretical analysis of antisemitism from an anti-antisemitism point of view.
Since Spring 2019 the journal has been edited by Lesley Klaff (in Chief) and Daniel Allington. It comes out twice a year.
For further information or to discuss an idea for submission, please contact the editors at jca@academicstudiespress.com.