The Journal of Public Relations Research invites submissions for a special issue on Faith, Spirituality, and Public Relations. More than half the world’s population professes an adherence to a faith; however, much of the scholarly research on public relations focuses on the corporate context.

This belies the important roles that religious figures, movements, and organizations have played in the development of public relations practices and the influence they continue to exert on the discipline. From the ancient origins of public relations through
the present day, the contribution of faith to the discipline deserves further study.
Thus, this issue aims to highlight the importance of faith and spirituality and their contributions and connections to the public relations field. Authors are encouraged to broadly interpret faith and spirituality to encompass organized religions, spiritual figures/leaders/texts, and faith communities and movements. Approaches from
varied disciplines and methodologies are welcomed, and manuscripts that create or expand theory in public relations will be prioritized. All submissions should detail the significance of the manuscript to the discipline.

Manuscript and Technical Requirements
• Content shall further the Journal’s primary purpose, which is to create, test, refine, critique, or expand theory in public relations. Authors should explicitly articulate how their scholarship serves the purpose of the journal.
• Content shall reflect the highest standards of scholarship, regardless of the research methods used.
• Manuscripts shall be submitted in APA style and edited to the highest standards of English-language grammar, spelling, punctuation, sentence structure, word usage, etc.
• Manuscripts shall conform to the Journal’s standard limit of 20 pages of text (not including references, figures, tables). Manuscripts that exceed the standard page limit may be considered if the authors (a) justify the manuscript length in their cover letter; (b) report qualitative and/or historical data; and (c) keep to a reasonable length appropriate for the nature of the research method and the subject studied.
• Authors shall take care to indicate in the online manuscript submission system that their submission is, in fact, intended for the special issue on Faith, Spirituality, and Public Relations. Failure to make this indication (in the cover letter AND in the appropriate selection box) will lead to the manuscript being entered into the Journal’s regular review process, rather than the special issue process.
Important Dates
• June 1, 2021: Initial manuscript submissions due from authors
• August 1, 2021: Decisions announced to authors
• October 1, 2021: Final manuscripts due from authors for publication
• December 2021: Publication of special issue
Questions? Contact Guest Editor Cylor Spaulding at cspaulding@fullerton.ed