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 (2014-2024)
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

JECS is sponsored by the Center for Ethnic and Cultural Studies (CECS). We express sincere appreciation to Florida Gulf Coast University for their kind support.

Our mission of freely sharing high-quality content is sustained by the volunteer service of our global community since 2017.

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.

Copyright and Licensing

Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).

Transition Note: 2014–2025: CC BY-NC 4.0 | 2026 onwards: CC BY 4.0.
E-ISSN: 2149-1291   •   Quarterly Since 2020