Officially launched in August 2014, the journal Confucian Academy (Chinese Thought and Culture Review) [ISSN 2095–8536, CN 52–5035/C] is a leading Chinese–English bilingual scholarly journal dedicated to traditional Chinese thought and culture in prompting conversations among world civilizations.
Confucian Academy cordially invites the submission of manuscripts for consideration for the next issue. Authors may submit manuscripts in Chinese or English while Chinese–English bilingual manuscripts are strongly preferred, in which case authors will receive a double payment upon publication. The corresponding author of an accepted manuscript will be notified and receive credit for payment. Confucian Academy additionally provides the corresponding author with two complimentary copies of the print issue in which the article appears.
1. Main Sections
Dialogue of Civilizations, Academic Forum, Studies on Traditional Chinese Philosophy, Yangming Culture, Horizon of Sinology, and Masters of Chinese Studies
2. Manuscript Format and Style
The papers should meet the general criteria of significance and academic merits with reliable reference. Chinese manuscripts should generally be 7,000 to 12,000 words in length; English manuscripts no more than 7,000 words. Title, abstract, keywords, biographical notes, text, and references are required in each manuscript.
1) Abstract and Keywords
Submissions must include an abstract of up to 200 words and three to six keywords or phrases for indexing purposes.
2) Biographical Notes, Affiliations, and Full Contact Details
All manuscripts are to be supplied with 200-word biographical notes, academic affiliations, and full contact information for all authors including email, mailing address, and telephone numbers.
3) References and Footnotes
All references are included as footnotes. Manuscripts should indicate footnotes in text by a superscript number starting with “1” and number them consecutively throughout the entire manuscript. Detailed requirements are as follows:
Book: Author(s), Title of book, Edition number (Place of publication: Publisher, Year of publication), Page(s).
Chapter in Book: Author(s), “Title of chapter,” in ch. xx of Title of book (Place of publication: Publisher, Year of Publication), Inclusive pages.
Book in Series: Author(s), Title of book, in Title of book series, Editor(s) or Compiler(s), (Place of publication: Publisher, Year of publication), Page(s).
Article in Journal: Author(s), “Title of article,” Name of the journal Volume number, Issue number (Year of publication): Inclusive pages.
Translation: Translator(s), trans., Title of book (Place of publication: Publisher, Year of publication).
Non-English Publication with Title Translation: Author(s), Original title of book [Title translation] (Place of publication: Publisher, Year of publication), Inclusive pages.
Electronic/Online Sources: Author(s), Title of book, Web sites, Access time.
3. Additional Requirements
1) Manuscripts must be submitted electronically as Word documents to the editor
at gzkxtyy@163.com. Submissions must not have been previously published nor be under consideration by another publication. Time from submission to publication decision averages three months.
2) All accepted manuscripts are subject to editorial revisions and copyediting for
clarity, punctuation, grammar, syntax, and conformity to journal style. The authors bear sole responsibility for all statements made in the manuscript.
3) Articles in Confucian Academy will be included in the China National Knowledge
Infrastructure (CNKI) database and will be reprinted by Replicated Journals of the Information Center for Social Sciences, Renmin University of China. Please indicate if you disagree.
Contact the Editorial Office for further information
Building No. 1, International Center for Chinese Culture Studies, Guiyang Confucius Academy, Dongjia Yan, Huaxi District, Guiyang, Guizhou, China 550025
26 Dapo Road, Wudang District, Guiyang, Guizhou, China 550018
E-mail: gzkxtyy@163.com
Phone: +86-851-86981417
