About the Journal

Journal Information

Detailed overview of JECS publication standards and identity

E-ISSN / Format 2149-1291 | Electronic version

Frequency Quarterly (Feb, May, Aug, Nov)

Established Since 2014

Language / Status English | Active

Editor-in-Chief	Dr. Christian Faltis, Texas A&M International University, USA
Founding Editor	Dr. Hasan Aydin, Florida Gulf Coast University, USA (2014-2025)
Publisher	Center for Ethnic and Cultural Studies (CECS), Fort Myers, FL, USA
Keywords	ethnicity, culture, identity politics, minorities, race, immigration, diaspora, multicultural education

About the Journal

The Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Studies (JECS) is an open access, peer-reviewed, and interdisciplinary academic international journal edited in the United States. The journal publishes theoretical, methodological, and empirical research from all disciplines dealing with ethnicity and culture.

Concerned primarily with critical reviews of current research, JECS enables a space for questions, concepts, and findings of formative influence in ethnic and cultural studies.

Publication Frequency: Quarterly (February, May, August, November) since 2020.

Sponsors & Support

Sponsors: JECS is sponsored by Center for Ethnic and Cultural Studies (CECS) (formerly International Cultural Research Center – UKAM in Turkey) in Fort Myers, Florida, United States.

Sources of Support: JECS expresses sincere appreciation to Florida Gulf Coast University where Dr. Hasan Aydin, former Editor-in-Chief, has held a faculty position in the Department of Leadership, Technology & Research in the College of Education for their kind personal support. In addition, JECS acknowledges sponsorship with the Center for Ethnic and Cultural Studies (CECS) for their partial financial and personnel support since 2014.

The support of these two institutions, together with the volunteer service of editors, authors, and reviewers from the global community, has sustained JECS since 2017. JECS is an open-access scholarly journal that espouses the mission of freely sharing high-quality scholarly content with global users.

Scope and Focus

Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Studies (JECS) welcomes original research articles and book reviews for its next issue. The JECS is a quarterly and peer-reviewed journal published in February, May, August, and November. Papers for the publication in the JECS are selected through a precise peer-review process to ensure quality, originality, appropriateness, significance, and readability. Authors are solicited to contribute to this journal by submitting manuscripts that illustrate empirical research, projects, theoretical papers, original surveys, and book reviews dealing with the issues of ethnicity and culture from a wide range of disciplines in Social Sciences and Humanities.