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Oxford Journal of Law and Religion Template

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About the Oxford Journal of Law and Religion format

Oxford Journal of Law and Religion is a peer-reviewed journal published by Oxford University Press, covering Religious Freedom and Discrimination, American Constitutional Law and Politics, Multicultural Socio-Legal Studies.

PublisherOxford University Press
Reference styleAuthor–year (OUP)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Oxford Journal of Law and Religion, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inReligious Freedom and Discrimination American Constitutional Law and Politics Multicultural Socio-Legal Studies Religion and Society Interactions European and International Law Studies
ISSN2047-0770
Citation impact (2-yr)0.54
h-index22
i10-index62
Total citations2,287
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Bristol
Journal websiteojlr.oxfordjournals.org
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Papers published in Oxford Journal of Law and Religion per year

61
2014
64
2015
101
2016
73
2017
55
2018
28
2019
33
2020
28
2021
21
2022
25
2023
22
2024
14
2025

Citation impact of Oxford Journal of Law and Religion by publication year

138
2014
232
2015
418
2016
122
2017
188
2018
119
2019
105
2020
47
2021
65
2022
39
2023
21
2024
3
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Oxford Journal of Law and Religion

Against Human Rights: Liberty in the Western Tradition

John Milbank · 13 Jan 2012

There is a now longstanding debate concerning the origin of the notion of subjective rights and their definition. Subjective rights as ‘possessive individualism’ should be distinguished from active and claim rights nonetheless objectively grounded. The latter gain ground in the Middle Ages in essential continuity with classical objectivist notions of justice as ‘right order’ that…

Religion and the Nigerian State: Situating the de facto and de jure Frontiers of State-Religion Relations and its Implications for National Security

Isaac Terwase Sampson · 2 May 2014

Since its independence in 1960, Nigeria has struggled unsuccessfully to clearly articulate the relationship between religion and the state. Whereas the British colonialists seemingly bequeathed to the new nation-state a secular regime at independence, the internal contradictions, which, paradoxically were propagated by the colonial authority, incubated to pose a challenge to the new state soon…

Directions in Religious Pluralism in Europe: Mobilizations in the Shadow of European Court of Human Rights Religious Freedom Jurisprudence

Effie Fokas · 1 Feb 2015

Over the past 20 years the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has evolved into a conspicuous, often contentious, force in the multilevel battles over the place of religion in the European public sphere. In the light of scholarly debates, questioning the direct effects of courts on the issues they address, this article explores how…

Judging in God's Name: State Power, Secularism, and the Politics of Islamic law in Malaysia

Tamir Moustafa · 14 Aug 2013

Malaysia ranks sixth out of 175 countries worldwide in the degree of state regulation of religion. The Malaysian state enforces myriad rules and regulations in the name of Islam and claims a monopoly on the interpretation of Islamic law. However, this should not be understood as the implementation of an 'Islamic' system of governance or…

Are Religious Minorities Really Minorities?

Nazila Ghanea · 11 Jan 2012

This article will argue that although, historically, religious minorities were the primary trigger for the institutionalization of the international framework of minority rights, they have long since been sidelined from its protections. This sidelining is evident in a variety of international human rights norms and mechanisms, the focus below being on the jurisprudence of the…

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What reference style does Oxford Journal of Law and Religion use?
Oxford Journal of Law and Religion uses Author–year (OUP) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Oxford Journal of Law and Religion, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
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