Quest invites submissions for an upcoming miscellaneous issue. The journal welcomes original, unpublished articles that engage critically with the study of Jewish history in the period comprised between the mid-18th and the beginning of the 21st century
As a multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal, Quest encourages contributions that engage with Jewish history through a variety of approaches, including but not limited to:
– social, cultural, political and intellectual history
-religious studies
– anthropology and sociology
– memory studies and public history
– gender studies
– migration and diaspora studies
– history of antisemitism and Jewish-non-Jewish relations
Submissions may address any geographical area and may adopt comparative, transnational, or micro-historical perspectives. The journal particularly welcomes articles that combine solid empirical research with strong analytical and interpretive frameworks.
Practical Information:
– The deadline for submitting papers is 15 March 2026.
– Submissions must include:
– full title
– abstract (1,500–2,500 characters, including spaces)
– 5 keywords
– a short author biography (5–10 lines)
– Research articles should be between 30,000 and 60,000 characters, including footnotes and spaces.
Both abstracts and full articles should be submitted as an MS Word file by e-mail to: questjournal@cdec.it
The journal issue is scheduled for publication within 2026.
For full information about the journal and its editorial guidelines, please refer to the website of Quest. Issues in Contemporary Jewish History:
https://www.quest-cdecjournal.it/submission/
Quest. Issues in Contemporary Jewish History is a full-text, open access, peer-reviewed ejournal. Quest is indexed in various platforms, including the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), European Reference Index for the Humanities and the Social Sciences (EHRI PLUS), Ebsco’s Index to Jewish Periodicals, Clarivate Analytics’ Emerging Sources Citation Index, RAMBI (The Index of Articles on Jewish Studies), the Electronic Journals Library (EBZ), Catalogo Italiano dei Periodici (ACNP), OAIster, and Scopus.
The Italian National Agency for the Evaluation of Universities and Research Institutes (ANVUR) has classified Quest as a top tier journal (“Fascia A”) in the fields of Early Modern History, Modern History, Religious Studies, Hebrew Literature and Culture, History of International Relations and of Extra-European Societies and Institutions.