Comparative Religion Studies

Peer Reviewed | CRS | Open Access

Comparative Religion Studies (CRS) is an English-language, online-only, quarterly, peer-reviewed and open-access journal for comparative and interdisciplinary scholarship on religion.

CRS examines traditions, texts, philosophies, rituals, institutions, lived religion, material culture, interreligious relations, secularism and religion in public life.

CRS is published by Shodh Publishing.

About the Journal

Comparative Religion Studies (CRS) is a quarterly, online-only, peer-reviewed journal advancing critical and comparative research on religion across cultures, histories and societies.

CRS welcomes textual, philosophical, historical, ethnographic, sociological and interdisciplinary scholarship on traditions, lived religion, ritual, ethics, institutions, material culture, interreligious encounters, secularism and public life.

Submissions should use transparent methods, represent communities and sources responsibly, and avoid proselytizing, stereotyping or denigration. Articles are freely available under CC BY 4.0, with no submission fee or article processing charge.

CRS is published by Shodh Publishing.

Journal Particulars

Journal title
Comparative Religion Studies (CRS)

Abbreviation
Comp. Relig. Stud.

Starting year
2026

Publication format
Online only

Publication frequency
Quarterly (four issues per year)

Language
English

Subject
Religion and Religious Studies

Publisher
Shodh Publishing

Publisher address
Piri Bazar, District Lakhisarai, Bihar 811112, India

Official email
info@shodhpublishing.com

Current Issue

Volume 1 · Issue 1

First issue in preparation

CRS has not yet published its first issue.