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Submissions

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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • Author must have produced the manuscript as an undergraduate, and is either currently enrolled at an undergraduate institution or a recent alum (i.e. graduated within two academic years)
  • The manuscript must not have been previously published by any other journal or publication
  • The manuscript must not currently be under consideration for publication with any other journal or publication
  • Include a cover sheet with title, the author’s full, legal name, class year, major(s), university, and university-affiliated email for both creative pieces and research papers
  • Manuscript body must not contain personally identifiable information such as author name, university, or class year (note that creative works that make reference to the author’s identity are permissible)
  • Research paper manuscripts should be between 1,500-4,000 words or 4,000-8,000 words for notes and articles respectively, double-spaced, use Times New Roman font with 1” margins, and have page numbers
  • For research papers, include a 150-300 word abstract within manuscript, ideally after the cover page and before the main body of the manuscript
  • Creative works must be under 3000 words
  • Creative works written as poetry should be single-spaced; prose should be double-spaced
  • Creative works should use Times New Roman font with 1” margins and page numbers
  • Bibliography is mandatory for research papers and should be included only when applicable for creative works
  • Bibliography must be formatted in accordance with the Author Guidelines
  • Upload manuscript as a single Microsoft Word document

Submission Instructions

CJA invites an inclusive view of Asia, including regions traditionally demarcated as Eurasia and the Middle East, alongside those demarcated as South Asia, East Asia, and Southeast Asia. We believe in the value of considering Asian communities and diasporas in relation to one another and in their global and transnational contexts, rather than upholding the limits of the ‘area studies’ model that has dominated Western scholarship on Asia.

CJA publishes both academic papers and creative works. The former should present a credible and original argument based on research using primary and secondary sources; shorter papers of 1,500-4,000 words are published as "notes," while longer manscripts of 4,000-8,000 words are published as "articles." The latter can include a range of content, such as poetry, prose (personal essays, short stories, etc.), and original translations. 

In addition, authors should note the following requirements:

  • All sources are accurately cited according to the Chicago Manual of Style, 17th Edition: in-text references are given as footnotes, and there is a full bibliography at the end of the submission.
  • URLs are included in citations whenever available.
  • Submissions may include supplementary materials, such as texts, charts, images, or illustrations.
  • Supplementary materials (if any) are cited in accordance with the Chicago Manual of Style, 17th Edition, and catalogue-style citations and descriptions are given at the end of the bibliography.

Prospective authors can refer to our sample research paper submission and sample creative work submission for additional formatting guidance.

Creative Works

Creative works include—but are not limited to—works of poetry, prose, visual art, and original translations. All creative submissions must be under 2,000 words, and, when external sources are referenced, they must be cited as Chicago-style in-text citations (footnotes) with a full Chicago-style bibliography.

Notes

Notes are shorter research papers of 1,500-4,000 words, which should be submitted with Chicago-style in-text citations (footnotes) and a full Chicago-style bibliography. 

Articles

Articles are research papers 4,000- 8,000 words, which should be submitted with Chicago-style in-text citations (footnotes) and a full Chicago-style bibliography. 

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