Call for Papers/ Literary Submissions: Asian Studies Journal (published by the Univ. of the Philippines | Asia-wide)

Asian Studies is a peer-reviewed journal published by the Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman. Since 1965, it has promoted original research that helps enhance the understanding of and enliven discussions on issues relevant to Asia. Under a new organizational set-up, Asian Studies welcomes original contributions in the form of:

• Research articles on the social sciences, humanities, and/or culture
• Commentaries and documents
• Reviews
• Literary writings (poetry and short fiction)
• Travel writings

SECTION-SPECIFIC GUIDELINES

Full-Length Research Articles

• Demonstrate scholarly rigor and must be based on theory, empirical study and field research (if applicable), and/or documentary research.
• Help develop the stock of knowledge within their discipline(s), and/or provide novel interventions on key issues and debates in and about Asia.
• Consist of not more than 10,000 words, including notes and references.

Commentaries and Documents

• Examine current issues or events that pertain to Asia from the perspective of the social sciences, humanities, and/or culture
• Consist of not more than 1,000 words, including notes and references
• The editorial staff may shorten documents.

Reviews

• Discuss new books, films, websites, exhibits, literary works, and other relevant media that pertain to Asia
• Give a short summary or description of the media
• Point out main argument, storyline and/or overall trends
• Situate the work in theoretical debates and existing literature
• Consist of up to 800 words
• Include a complete citation of a book. For other media, please cite dates, venues, organizers, production studios, etc.

Travel Writing and Commentary

• Describe obscure, remote, and/or road-less-travelled-type of destinations or events in Asia
• Show familiar, common venues in a new light, OR
• Discuss obscure features of familiar venues
• Comment on how the venue or event relates to theoretical and practical issues in and about Asia (recommended but not required)
• Include pictures (optional)
• Consist of no more than 1,000 words

Literary Section

• Poetry must have an Asian topic or theme; maximum of 60 lines (poem can only occupy two 6"x9" pages); written in English or in any Asian language, along with English translation (Authors are solely responsible for the accuracy and integrity of the translation.)
• Short Fiction must have an Asian topic or theme; should be no more than 3,000 words; written in English
• No more than three poems or one piece of short fiction should be submitted at any one time. Authors should wait for a response before submitting future work, and must provide a glossary of non-English words whose meaning cannot be discerned by context.
  

SUBMISSION CHECKLIST

Two soft copies of manuscripts

• One must include the author's name.
• The second copy must have been purged of any information that can point to authors' identity (author's name, references to own work in the first person, etc.).

Letter listing all copyrighted works used and attesting that all the necessary permissions have been secured or that that the manuscript uses material that does not need permissions.

A separate document containing all of the following:

• Abstract and keywords
• Author Profile
• Contact information
• List of images/illustrations used

GENERAL GUIDELINES

The journal only accepts original contributions that have not been published in print or electronic form; are in press; or are not under consideration in another publication. Asian Studies is guided by The Chicago Manual of Style, 16th Edition for grammar, punctuation, typesetting (italicization, etc.), etc. Manuscripts must follow these format requirements:

• Size 12, Times New Roman
• MS Word (.Doc file)
• 1.5 spacing (except for poems)
• British or American Spelling

Authors must submit a separate document that contains a brief profile stating their occupation, institutional affiliation, academic background, research interests, and any published work. Please provide contact information:

• Postal address
• Contact number
• Email address

Authors must submit a 150-300 word abstract, as well as up to 7 keywords.


Link: formatting guidelines

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For queries/ submissions: upasianstudies@gmail.com

Website: http://journals.upd.edu.ph/asj/