About the Journal

Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Studies (E-ISSN: 2149-1291) is an open-access, peer-reviewed and interdisciplinary academic international journal edited in the United States and publishing four issues per volume. The journal publishes theoretical, methodological, and empirical research from all disciplines dealing with ethnicity and culture. Concerned primarily with critical reviews of current research, JECS enables a space for questions, concepts, and findings of formative influence in ethnic and cultural studies. 

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Vol. 13 No. 1: 2026
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Published: 2026-02-02

Original Manuscript

  • A Systematic Literature Review of Servant Leadership in Education

    Md. Farhad Hossain, Md. Shawan Uddin, Dr. Md. Sohel Rana, Dr. Md. Nur-E-Alam Siddique
    1-28
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.29333/ejecs/2562

  • “Nothing But a Fighter”: An Exiled Kurdish Academic’s Journey Towards Human Rights Activism

    Clarisse Halpern
    29-50
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.29333/ejecs/1766

  • ‘What’s in a step if not a story?’ Cultivating Individual Interest and Engagement in Philippine Traditional Dance for Cultural Continuity: A Quasi-Experimental Study in Physical Education

    Joseph Lobo
    51-74
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.29333/ejecs/2791

  • Intercultural Relations and Stereotypes among Afghan Immigrants in Iran: A Qualitative Study

    Leila Zandi-Navgran, John W Berry, Hossein Afrasiabi
    75-95
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.29333/ejecs/2370

  • Cultural Narratives and Moral Circles: Mapping the Politics of Identity in Contemporary America

    Krystal-Gayle ONeill, Dr. E Busolo Milimu, Mario S. Portugal Ramírez
    96-113
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.29333/ejecs/2181

  • Preserving the Naturalness of the Kazakh Language as a National Language: An Ecolinguistic Analysis

    Markhaba Auganbayeva, Zhannur Mauytova, Ercan Alkaya, Zhakyp Beisenuly, Gulnar Mamayeva, Bekzhan Abdualiuly
    114-140
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.29333/ejecs/2838

  • Lexical Equivalents in Native Tongue and L2 behind Agta-Tabangnon’s Ethnomathematics and Cultural Practices

    Nedie B. Sevilla, Michael Estremera
    141-165
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.29333/ejecs/2771

  • Investigating the Growth of Nationalism Character in Indonesian Elementary School Students: A Case Study

    Agung Prihatmojo, Emmanuel Kus Eddy Sartono, Lutfi Wibawa, Amalia Rizki Ardiansyah, Elmiati Elmiati, Maharromiyati Maharromiyati, Septiyati Purwandari, Zaki Al Fuad, Deni Puji Hartono, Hatta Yarid, Elis Susanti
    166-184
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.29333/ejecs/2703

  • Predicting Psychological Adaptation from Intercultural Sensitivity and Intergroup Contact through Intergroup Anxiety

    Werede Tareke Gebregergis, Csilla Csukonyi
    185-207
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.29333/ejecs/2591

  • The Power of Poetic Rhetoric: Evidence from The Discourse of Trump’s Presidential Campaign

    Mohammed Fath Addin
    208-227
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.29333/ejecs/2814

  • The Literary Function of The Tongue Twisters in The Literature of The Turkic Peoples' Common Motifs and Ethnocultural Codes

    Tursynbay Dautuly, Fariza Kurmangali, Mainura Buribayeva, Gulnar Mamayeva, Gulbakhram Kulnazarova, Zhakyp Beisenuly
    228-255
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.29333/ejecs/2871

  • Islamophobia and Its Triggers: Muslims as a Threat

    M.ª Ángeles Cea D'Ancona
    256-275
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.29333/ejecs/2472

  • Understanding the Nature of Ethnic Entrepreneurship: A Systematic Literature Review

    Ali Salehi
    276-308
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.29333/ejecs/2252
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The scopes of the journal include:

  • Education
  • Identity Politics
  • Minorities
  • Race
  • Ethnicity
  • Immigration/Migration
  • Diaspora
  • Multicultural Education
  • Popular Culture
  • Cultural Studies
  • Transnationalism
  • Citizenship and Policies of Integration
  • Public Administration and Governance

 

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