Call for Papers: "Platformed Mormonism"

[Greenhalgh, Spencer P.]

GMS colleagues,

The Journal of the Mormon Social Science Association (JMSSA) is accepting submissions for a special issue exploring the intersection of Mormon traditions and digital platforms. Papers accepted for the special issue will receive an honorarium of up to USD 1,000. We welcome interdisciplinary perspectives that explore how the technological, architectural, and political structures of digital platforms are not only governing how Mormonism is perceived, represented, and encountered by the broader public but also mediating and reshaping belief, practice, and community across various Mormon traditions. We welcome both scholarly/empirical studies and shorter reflective submissions.

The special editors will work around a series of rolling deadlines beginning on June 1, 2026 and extending through March 1, 2027, with papers published as they are reviewed, accepted, and prepared for publication. Authors whose work is accepted for peer review will be asked to peer-review other submissions. More details about scope, submission, and honoraria can be found on the JMSSA website at: https://jmssa.org/cfp-platformed-mormonism/ I am also happy to answer questions off list.

We would love to see submissions with a GMS perspective. Were there groups of Brazilian Mormons on Orkut? Does Mormonism get referenced on Sina Weibo or Bilibili? Whatever happened to the Francophone apologetics platform idumea.org? Are tithes ever collected by Kenyan bishops through M-PESA? Help us share this CFP with those who might be able to answer these (or other) questions.

Best,

Spencer

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Spencer Greenhalgh, PhD (he/him/his)

Program Coordinator, Information Communication Technology
Associate Professor of Information Communication Technology

School of Information Science
College of Communication and Information
University of Kentucky

Production Editor, Journal of the Mormon Social Science Association

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