International Journal of Biblical Research Studies (IJBRS)

About the Journal

About the Journal

 

About the Journal

The International Journal of Biblical Research Studies (IJBRS) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access academic journal published by the ChristoPress Institute of Biblical Research Studies and Theological Education (CIBREST), Nigeria. IJBRS is dedicated to advancing Scripture-based inquiry across all academic disciplines — making the Bible the primary textbook, the ultimate authority in matters of doctrine, faith, theory, and practice.

Aim and Scope

IJBRS publishes original research papers in Biblical Research Studies and in any discipline — including sciences, arts, business, education, and humanities — provided the work proceeds from a biblical frame of mind. The journal welcomes the following categories of articles:

  • Illustrated-Textual Article
  • Biblical Exegetical Papers
  • Scriptural Review Research Articles
  • Scholarly and Critical Comparative Articles
  • Conceptual and Theoretical Papers
  • Devotional and Spiritual Reflection Articles
  • Biblical Theology and Applied Theology Articles
  • Scripture-Governed Interdisciplinary Articles

For submission details and meanings of each of the categories mentioned above, check here.

Publication Frequency

IJBRS publishes monthly, with special issues triannually – i.e., Special Issues in April, August, and December.

Peer Review Policy

All manuscripts undergo a rigorous double-blind peer review process. Both author and reviewer identities are kept confidential throughout. Review criteria include scriptural relevance and depth, originality, spiritual impact, soundness, biblical and theological profundity, and adherence to SBL citation style.

Open Access Policy

IJBRS is a fully open-access journal. All content is freely available to readers worldwide without charge, in accordance with the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI). Users may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to full-text articles for any lawful purpose without prior permission, provided the source is acknowledged.

Indexing and Archiving

IJBRS is indexed and profiled in:

  • Zenodo (CERN Open Repository)
  • EuroPub Database
  • Google Scholar 
  • ResearchGate (pending)

COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE

All published articles are held by the ChristoPress Institute of Biblical Research Studies and Theological Education (CIBREST) and ChristoPress Digital Hub Limited. Articles are distributed under open access terms — readers may circulate content in digital form without further permission, provided the source is acknowledged and content is not altered.

Copyright

Copyright in articles published in the International Journal of Biblical Research Studies (IJBRS) remains with the author(s) unless otherwise stated in a specific publishing agreement.

By submitting a manuscript to IJBRS, authors grant the journal the right of first publication and the non-exclusive right to publish, reproduce, distribute, archive, and make the article publicly available as part of the journal's scholarly publishing activities.

Authors retain the right to use, share, and reuse their published work in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons licence stated below, provided that appropriate acknowledgement of the original publication is given.

Creative Commons Licence

All articles published by IJBRS are made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY 4.0).

Under this licence, readers and other users may:

- share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format;
- adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, including commercial purposes;

provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s), the article, and IJBRS, and that a link to the licence is provided.

The full licence is available at:

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0):
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Attribution Requirement

Any person who reuses, reproduces, distributes, translates, adapts, or otherwise uses material published in IJBRS should provide appropriate attribution.

A recommended attribution should include:

Author(s), article title, International Journal of Biblical Research Studies (IJBRS), volume, issue, year, page/article number, DOI, and the CC BY 4.0 licence.

Where material from an IJBRS article is reused, the original source should be clearly identified.

Third-Party Material

The CC BY 4.0 licence applies to material created by the article's author(s) and published by IJBRS, unless otherwise indicated.

Third-party material, including photographs, figures, tables, images, quotations, or other content for which the author does not hold the relevant copyright, may be subject to separate copyright or licensing conditions.

Where third-party material is excluded from the CC BY 4.0 licence, this should be clearly identified in the published article.

Users wishing to reuse material that is not covered by the CC BY 4.0 licence are responsible for obtaining permission from the relevant copyright holder.

Author Rights

Authors retain copyright in their published work and may:

- share their published articles;
- deposit the article in an institutional or subject repository;
- use the article for teaching and research;
- include the article in a thesis or dissertation;
- distribute copies for scholarly and educational purposes; and
- reuse portions of the work in subsequent scholarly publications,

subject to proper acknowledgement of the original IJBRS publication and compliance with the CC BY 4.0 licence and any applicable third-party rights.

Journal's Right of First Publication

IJBRS retains the right of first publication of articles accepted for publication.

Publication in IJBRS does not prevent authors from making their work available elsewhere in accordance with this Copyright & Licensing Policy and the CC BY 4.0 licence.

Licence and Access

IJBRS is committed to providing immediate and unrestricted open access to its published scholarly articles.

There is no embargo on access to articles published by IJBRS. Readers may access, download, copy, share, and reuse articles in accordance with the terms of the CC BY 4.0 licence.

Policy Transparency

IJBRS provides its copyright and licensing terms publicly on the journal website and, where applicable, within the published full-text article.

The copyright and licensing information associated with each article should be consistent with the information provided on the IJBRS website and in the journal's publishing agreement.

International Journal of Biblical Research Studies (IJBRS) Published by the ChristoPress Institute of Biblical Research Studies and Theological Education (CIBREST), Nigeria.

 

 

Article Processing and Submission Fees

There is no submission fee. An Article Processing Charge (APC) of #5000 ($5) applies upon acceptance. Acceptance decisions are based solely on scholarly merit and originality — not financial involvement.

Citation Style

All manuscripts must follow the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) citation format, combined with CIBREST's formatting standards.

Privacy Statement

Names and email addresses submitted to this journal are used exclusively for the stated purposes of IJBRS and will not be shared with any third party or used for any other purpose.

Contact

Prof. Dele Alaba Ilesanmi, Editor-in-Chief
Email: editorijbrs@gmail.com
Tel: +234-8062197040 (WhatsApp only)
Address: Avenue 2, Rd.3, Surulere Street, Behind Trade Fair, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria