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We would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge and to thank the many referees who have donated their time and expertise to reading and commenting on articles submitted for potential publication in Religion. Since we took over editing this journal in 2008, this is the fifth in a series of editorials that acknowledges the many scholars who have contributed in this way (see Stausberg and Engler Citation2010, Citation2013, Citation2016, Citation2018). For further information on the journal’s review policy see the editorial ‘Religion at 50: pasts and futures’ in this issue.
The list below (compiled by our editorial assistant Julia McClenonFootnote1) comprises 148 names; some have reviewed repeatedly. In addition to the colleagues listed here, 14 referees did not respond to our messages. Two referees did not wish to see their names published. The total number of referees for the years 2017 and 2018 is therefore 164. They work at institutions in 29 countries (number of reviewers from each in parentheses – independent scholars not included, so that the total number does not match 148): USA (54), England (16), Germany (8), Denmark, Netherlands, Sweden (6), Norway (5), Canada, France, Scotland (4), Finland, Israel (3), Austria, Brazil, Chile, India, Italy, Singapore, Switzerland (2), Australia, Ghana, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Japan, Poland, Portugal, Taiwan, Wales (1). The USA, England, Canada and Scotland together make up for a little over half of the names, followed by continental Europe, including Scandinavia, with a little less than a third of reviewers.
Ådna, Gerd-Marie – VID Specialized University, Norway
Ahnaf, Mohammad Iqbal – Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
Amghar, Samir, Université Catholique de Lyon, France
Asamoah-Gyadu, Kwabena – Trinity Theological Seminary, Ghana
Asprem, Egil – Stockholm University, Sweden
Bains, David R. – Samford University, United States of America
Bauman, Whitney – Florida International University, United States of America
Ben-Ur, Aviva – University of Massachusetts-Amherst, United States of America
Benavides, Gustavo – Villanova University [retired], United States of America
Bennett, Anne – California State University-San Bernardino, United States of America
Berkwitz, Stephen – Missouri State University, United States of America
Berti, Daniela – National Center for Scientific Research & Center for Himalayan Studies, France
Bilimoria, Purushottama – Graduate Theological Union/UC Berkeley, United States of America
Bokenkamp, Stephen R. – Arizona State University, United States of America
Brac de la Perrière, Bénédicte – Centre Asie du Sud-Est, France
Bracke, Sarah – University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Brown, Sid – The University of the South, United States of America
Bruce, Steve – University of Aberdeen, Scotland
Buitelaar, Marjo – University of Groningen, Netherlands
Carstens, Sharon – Portland State University, United States of America
Carter, Heath W. – Valparaiso University, Chile
Chakrabarti, Kunal – Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
Chan, Margaret – Singapore Management University, Singapore
Chao, Shin-yi – University of Rochester, United States of America
Chryssides, George – York St. John University, England
Cohen, Uri – Tel Aviv University, Israel
Coleman, Simon – University of Toronto, Canada
Corwin, Anna I. – Saint Mary’s College of California, United States of America
Cox, James – University of Edinburgh, Scotland
Day, Abby – University of London, England
de Sales, Anne – National Center for Scientific Research, France
Del Gandio, Jason – Temple University, United States of America
Dempsey, Corinne – Nazareth College, United States of America
Eddy, Glenys – Independent Scholar
Eisenlohr, Patrick – University of Göttingen, Germany
Elander, Ingemar – Örebro University and Mälardalen University, Sweden
Farstad, Mona – NLA University College, Norway
Fedele, Anna – CRIA-Lisbon University Institute, Portugal
Flaskerud, Ingvild – University of Oslo, Norway
Flood, Gavin – Oxford University, England
Foody, Kathleen – College of Charleston, United States of America
Franke, Edith – Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany
Funke, Christian – Universtät Bayreuth, Germany
Gaenszle, Martin – University of Vienna, Austria
Gemzöe, Lena – Stockholm University, Sweden
Gleig, Ann – University of Central Florida, United States of America
Goldman, Karla – University of Michigan, United States of America
Goldstein, Warren S. – Center for Critical Research on Religion, United States of America
Golkar, Saeid – University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, United States of America
Gravers, Mikael – Aarhus University, Denmark
Hackett, Rosalind I. J. – University of Tennessee-Knoxville, United States of America
Hammer, Olav – University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Hanegraaff, Wouter – University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Haste, Armanda – Independent Scholar
Haustein, Jörg – SOAS University of London, England
Heywood, Paolo – University of Cambridge, England
Hjelm, Titus – University of Helsinki, Finland
Hoffmann, Thomas – University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Holscher, Katie – University of New Mexico, United States of America
Hopkins, Steven P. – Swarthmore College, United States of America
Hu, Hsiao-Lan – University of Detroit-Mercy, United States of America
Izberk-Bilgin, Elif – University of Michigan-Dearborn, United States of America
Jaarsma, Ada S. – Mount Royal University, Canada
Jany, Janos – Pázmány University, Hungary
Johnston, Lucas – Wake Forest University, United States of America
Jong, Jonathan – Coventry University, England
Joy, Francis – University of Lapland, Finland
Jung, Jong Hyun – Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Kaell, Hillary – Concordia University, United States of America
Kaplowitz, Tracy – Schechter School of Long Island, United States of America
Karkabi-Sabbah, Maha – Ben-Gurion University, Israel
Katz, Paul – Academia Sinica, Taiwan
Kilde, Jeanne Halgren – University of Minnesota, United States of America
Killian, Mark – Whitworth University, United States of America
Knibbe, Kim – University of Groningen, Netherlands
Knott, Kim – Lancaster University, England
Knox, Zoe – University of Leicester, England
Koch, Anne – Private Pädagogische Hochschule der Diözese Linz, Austria
Kreinath, Jens – Wichita State University, United States of America
Kristensen, Troels Myrup – Aarhus University, Denmark
Kudelska, Marta – Jagiellonian University, Poland
Lindenfors, Patrik – Institute for Futures Studies, Sweden
Lindhardt, Martin – University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Lindquist, Steven E. – Southern Methodist University, United States of America
Llewellyn, Dawn – University of Chester, England
Main, Roderick – University of Essex, England
Manning, Christel – Sacred Heart University, United States of America
Martin, Craig – St. Thomas Aquinas College, United States of America
McCauley, Robert N. – Emory University, United States of America
McClymond, Kathryn – Georgia State University, United States of America
McDaniel, June – College of Charleston, United States of America
McFarlane, Deborah – University of Exeter, United Kingdom
Merli, Claudia – Uppsala University, Sweden
Mitchell, Scott – Institute of Buddhist Studies, United States of America
Montemaggi, Francesca – Independent Scholar
Morgan, David – Duke University, United States of America
Morishita, Saburo Shawn – Tenri University, Japan
Mosko, Mark – Australian National University, Australia
Newman, Andrew – University of Edinburgh, Scotland
Nichols, Brian J. – Mount Royal University, Canada
Olate, René – The Ohio State University, United States of America
Olsen , Torjer A. – UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Norway
Oosterbaan, Martijn – Utrecht University, Netherlands
Oviedo, Lluis – Antonianum University of Rome, Italy
Pati, George – Valparaiso University, Chile
Pechilis, Karen – Drew University, United States of America
Pintchman, Tracy – Loyola University Chicago, United States of America
Pollack, Detlef – University of Muenster, Germany
Purzycki, Benjamin Grant – Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Germany
Rennie, Bryan – Westminster College, United States of America
Rives, James B. – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States of America
Rosado, Maria José – Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, Brasil
Sachedina, Abdulaziz – George Mason University, United States of America
Saggioro, Alessandro – Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Sarna, Jonathan D. – Brandeis University, United States of America
Sax, William – South Asia Institute, Heidelberg University, Germany
Schachter, Elli – Bar Ilan University, Israel
Schilbrack, Kevin – Appalachian State University, United States of America
Schlieter, Jens – University of Bern, Switzerland
Schulze, Fritz – Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany
Schuurman, Peter – Redeemer University College, Canada
Scott, Michael W. – London School of Economics and Political Science, England
Shoaps, Robin – University of Alaska Fairbanks, United States of America
Singh, Jasjit – University of Leeds, United Kingdom
Sjö, Sofia – Åbo Akademi University, Finland
Skjoldi, Jane – University of Oslo, Norway
Sørensen, Jesper – Aarhus University, Denmark
Sosis, Richard – University of Connecticut, United States of America
Stolz, Jörg – University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Strhan, Anna – University of York, England
Strmiska, Michael – Orange County Community College, United States of America
Strube, Julian – University of Münster, Germany
Sundström, Olle – Umeå University, Sweden
Sutcliffe, Steven – University of Edinburgh, Scotland
Taves, Ann – University of California Santa Barbara, United States of America
Topel, Marta Francisca – Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil
Turner, Alicia – York University, England
Urban, Hugh B. – Ohio State University, United States of America
Visvanathan, Susan – Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
Vliegenthart, Dave – University College Maastricht, Netherlands
Webster, Paul – Cardiff University, Wales
Wellman Jr., James K. – University of Washington, United States of America
Wenger, Tisa – Yale University, United States of America
Werbner, Pnina – Keele University, England
Williams, Nicholas Morrow – University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Winfield, Pamela D. – Elon University, United States of America
Wisner, Ben – University College London, England
Woodhead, Linda – Lancaster University, England
Notes
1 We would like to take this opportunity to thank Julia for her work during the period 2017 to 2019.
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