CASTE: A Global Journal on Social Exclusion - Call for Papers

CASTE: A Global Journal on Social Exclusion (J-CASTE) advances peer-reviewed scholarship across disciplines into Caste and Caste-like systems globally and considers the marginalization and inter-generational oppression of religious, racial, and cultural minorities throughout the world. The journal is published in collaboration with the Brandeis University Library and assesses social policies meant to counter exclusion in multiple spheres and intolerance in multi-faith democracies. Our authors come from varying disciplines including Anthropology, Art, Cultural Studies, Co-Existence, Demography, Economics, Ethics, Geography, Health, Journalism, Law, Literature, Policy Studies, Philosophy, Sociology, Theology, and among others. The journal is published twice a year (April and October) and offers various issues including Regular Open Issues, Special Issues, Half Issues (that focus on selected themes), Policy Arenas, Symposiums, and Book Reviews. The journal publishes Research Articles, Policy Studies, Critical Reviews, and Autobiographical Reflections in our Forum Section. All submissions go through a timely double-blind peer-review process. J-CASTE is a free Open Access journal with no publication fees. J-Caste is published with the support of the Bluestone Endowment.

J-Caste has an Editorial Advisory Board of 30 leading scholars from 10 countries. The Editorial Team of the journal invites submissions for its forthcoming issues in 2021 through 2024 and welcomes high-quality papers that are based on rigorous empirical analysis of case studies, policy frameworks, situational analysis, and contextual literature mapping.  The Editorial Team welcomes submissions from both established and emerging scholars, policy officials, and practitioners. We are particularly interested in submissions that address some of the following thematic issues and beyond, concerning the experiences of discriminated and oppressed minority groups:

• Coexistence, negotiation, dialogue, and anti-oppression frameworks on birth-based marginalization and exclusion
• Analysis of identity-based discrimination and marginalization in the global south
• Public and environmental health discrimination of marginalized groups
• Marginalization, exploitation, and discrimination based on social and cultural identity
• Housing, work, livelihoods, education, access to services, and harassment experienced by oppressed groups in the Global South and North
• Historical and modern forms of slavery/slave-based social system in developing societies
• Social and economic discrimination of minorities across the UK/Europe
• Ethnic/birth-based identity as a tool for discrimination/ mobilization in the Global South
• Migration, diasporas, and the experiences/journeys of oppressed groups
• Debates on delivering COVID-19 vaccine to large and diverse minority populations
• The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on poor, marginalized, and oppressed groups
• UN framework on discrimination and their implications/impacts on oppressed groups
• Psychological and mental health implications of discrimination and marginalization
• The impact of discrimination on income, poverty, health, employment, civil rights
• Policies to overcome consequences of discrimination, Affirmative Actions, Reparation, and other policies, using, local, regional, and cross country comparison.

Authors interested in submitting manuscripts for review and publication are encouraged to consult the Guidelines for Authors on the journal's website. Individuals who may want to consult with members of the journal’s Editorial Team regarding their manuscripts or respective submission plans are invited to contact us at: jcastemanager@brandeis.edu