CALL FOR PAPERS

NINTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ISRAEL AND JUDAISM STUDIES, 15-17 DECEMBER 2025

DOKUZUNCU ULUSLARARASI İSRAİL VE YAHUDİLİK ÇALIŞMALARI KONFERANSI, 15-17 ARALIK 2025

הכנס הבינלאומי תשיעי לחקר ישראל והיהדות

المؤتمر الدولي التاسع للدراسات الإسرائيلية واليهودية

ДЕВЯТЫЙ МЕЖДУНАРОДНАЯ КОНФЕРЕНЦИЯ ПО ИЗУЧЕНИЮ ИЗРАИЛЯ И ИУДАИЗМА

Dear Colleagues,

It is our pleasure to announce the Ninth International Conference on Israel and Judaism Studies (ICIJS’25), hosted by Israiliyat: Journal of Israeli and Judaic Studies (e-ISSN 2645-890X), to be held virtually from December 15 to 17, 2025. We cordially invite you to send submissions that delve into the multifaceted aspects of Israeli and Jewish studies.

ICIJS’25 is the ninth in an annual conference series held in December. The first three were held in person in Konya (2017), Bandirma Onyedi Eylul University (2018), and Izmir Democracy University (2019), while the last five were virtual.

Application/ Registration and Presentation

The application/ registration and presentation processes in conference consist of four phases totally:

(i) application by submitting an abstract and

(ii) submitting the full text and/or research article (optional)

Accepted submissions may be presented via

(i) live (synchronous)/ remote presenting (with Q&A) and/or

(ii) a pre-recorded (asynchronous) video presentation (with live Q&A (hybrid / simulive) optional)

All presenters will receive a certificate of e-participation. Abstracts or full papers will be published in the Proceeding and Abstract Book (with e-ISBN), and full papers may be published in the Israiliyat journal or an edited volume following peer review.

Important Dates

Please, remember the following important dates:

(i) Abstract Deadline: December 14, 2025

(ii) Notification of Acceptance: immediately following review

(iii) Full Paper/Video Submission Deadline: December 15, 2025

(iv) Conference Dates: December 15-17, 2025

Main Theme and Topics

The conference covers all subfields of Israel and Jewish studies, including but not limited to: politics, international relations, history, theology, sociology, and other related traditional or contemporary disciplines.

Awards

Israel and Judaism Studies Awards will be given to distinguished doctoral and master’s theses, as well as original/translated books and academic articles related to Israel and Jewish studies in Turkey.

Contacts

For inquiries, contact <info@israiliyat.com>or visit <conference.israiliyat.com>.

Please disseminate this call among your networks.

We look forward to your participation in ICIJS’25.

Yours sincerely,

Metin DUYAR

Fazıla Derya AGIS

Organizing Committee co-Chairs

E-mail: <info@israiliyat.com>

Website: <conference.israiliyat.com>