U-Talk Journal – Peer-Reviewed Special Issue | ISSN: 3049-4133 (Online)

U-Talk Journal invites submissions for a peer-reviewed special issue dedicated to fostering rigorous scholarship alongside public intellectual engagement. The special issue aims to create a platform where scholars, researchers, and early-career academics can contribute thoughtful work addressing contemporary questions in society, culture, religion, media, literature, and civilizational dialogue.

We welcome submissions that offer original research, critical reflection, or theoretically informed analysis.

Possible Themes

Submissions may engage with topics such as:

• Society and cultural change

• Religion, spirituality, and ethics

• Literature and intellectual traditions

• Media, communication, and public discourse

• Civilizational dialogue and global thought

• Vernacular knowledge and lived traditions

Interdisciplinary approaches are particularly encouraged.

Language: English 

Submission Categories

• Research Articles – 5,000–8,000 words

• Short Scholarly Essays – 2,500–4,000 words

• Book Reviews / Review Essays – 1,000–2,000 words

Formatting Guidelines

Submissions must follow the Chicago Manual of Style.

Formatting requirements:

• Font: Times New Roman

• Size: 12

• Line spacing: 1.5

• Footnotes should follow Chicago style

• Include a bibliography at the end

Abstract

Submissions must include an abstract of no more than 300 words. The abstract should concisely summarize the research objective, methodology, primary arguments, and principal conclusions of the article. It must be formatted as a single paragraph, double-spaced, in accordance with Chicago Manual of Style guidelines.

Keywords

Please provide exactly six keywords immediately following the abstract. Keywords should be lowercase (unless they are proper nouns), separated by semicolons, and specifically chosen to optimize the article’s discoverability in academic databases and search engines.

Manuscripts should be submitted in Word format (.doc or .docx).

Peer-Review Process

All research submissions will undergo double-blind peer review.

Authors must remove identifying information from the manuscript before submission. Author details should be provided on a separate cover page.

Submission Deadline: May 31, 2026

Timeline

• Submission deadline — May

• Peer review — June–July

• Revisions — August

• Final editing — September

• Publication — October

How to Submit

For double-blind review, please send two files:

Authors must remove all identifying information from the manuscript.

A separate cover page should include:

• Author name

• Institutional affiliation

• Email address

• 100-word author biography

Submit your article through the submission button below. Please contact us for any enquiries: uara@umran.org.in

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About U-Talk Journal

U-Talk Journal is an annual peer-reviewed interdisciplinary special issue committed to advancing rigorous scholarship and meaningful public intellectual engagement across the humanities and social sciences.