Dear colleagues (apologies for cross-postings), We are proud to announce the launching of the new Journal for the Cognitive Science of Religion (JCSR) which is the official journal of the International Association for the Cognitive Science of Religion (IACSR). http://www.equinoxpub.com/JCSR <http://www.equinoxpub.com/JCSR> Editors Pascal Boyer, University of Washington in St. Louis Armin W. Geertz, Aarhus University Luther H. Martin, University of Vermont Managing Editors Ryan McKay, Oxford University Dimitris Xygalatas, Aarhus University Book review Editor Istvan Czachesz, University of Bochum Journal for the Cognitive Science of Religion is the official journal of the International Association for the Cognitive Science of Religion (IACSR). The Association was founded in 2006 and since then has sponsored a number of international collaborative projects and biennial conferences. A subscription to the journal is included in membership. The cognitive science of religion is a burgeoning field that finds itself in the center of cross-disciplinary research. Cognition is understood in a variety of ways from bottom-up to top-down models and theories. New insights into cognition, culture and religion are being discovered, new ways of doing research are being established and new methodologies and technologies are being used in the cognitive science of religion. The number of scholars and scientists working in this exciting field are expanding exponentially, and the journal provides a cutting-edge publication channel for this field. The editors will consider the following types of original papers: General and research articles (maximum 6,000 words) Research reports (up to 4,000 words) Short Reports (up to 2,500 words) Commentaries, Addenda, and Book Reviews (up to 1,500 words) Invited target articles (up to 8,000 words) Frequency: Continuous online publication comprising 2 issues per volume year Please do consider sending your manuscripts to the journal. Submission information as well as subscription information is found at the journal website. Yours truly, Armin W. Geertz Prof., Dr.Phil. Director of Religion, Cognition and Culture Research Unit (RCC) MINDLab Coordinator, Cognition and Culture Project Senior Co-editor of Journal for the Cognitive Science of Religion President Elect of the International Association for the Cognitive Science of Religion (IACSR) Department of Culture and Society, Section for the Study of Religion Aarhus Faculty of Arts, Aarhus University Taasingegade 3, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark http://person.au.dk/en/awg@teo <http://person.au.dk/da/awg@teo> http://www.teo.au.dk/en/research/current/cognition <http://www.teo.au.dk/en/research/current/cognition> http://www.mindlab.au.dk/menu5-en <http://www.mindlab.au.dk/menu5-en> http://www.iacsr.com/Home.html <http://www.iacsr.com/Home.html>