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| - | -- The International Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies (IJAPS) is an electronic journal (e-journal) designed towards fulfilling one of the principal missions of the Asia-Pacific Research Unit (APRU) of the School of Humanities, Universiti Sains Malaysia, namely the dissemination of research and other scholarly works. With all its inherent advantages, an e-journal serves as the best vehicle to carry the International Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies (IJAPS) to the forefront of the global scholarly community.
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| - | -- IJAPS is a scholarly, multidisciplinary, internationally refereed publication focusing primarily on Asia (South, Southeast and East), Australasia and the Pacific Rim regions of the Americas (North, Central and South). The disciplines of interest encompass politics, history, indigenous languages and literature, religion, man and the environment, ethno-history, anthropology, cultural heritage, socio-economic development, war and conflict resolution, pre-history and archaeology, and the arts. IJAPS undertakes to publish articles based on original research of the highest scholarship. Scheduled for two issues per calendar year (May and November), each issue features 4 to 6 "Articles" each between 20 and 25 pages (10,000-12,000 words), and the occasional 2 to 3 "Announcements" of academic-related events like workshops, seminars, conferences, etc.
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| - | -- Chief Editor: OOI Keat Gin (Universiti Sains Malaysia)
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| - | -- Editorial Panel: AZIZ Abdul Majid (Universiti Sains Malaysia), CHAN Huan Chiang (Universiti Sains Malaysia), Ann HEYLEN (Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany), and SHAKILA Abd Manan (Universiti Sains Malaysia)
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| - | -- Note to Contributors: IJAPS invites contributions of academic papers between 10,000-12,000 words (equivalent to 20 and 25 A-4 sized pages) in Microsoft WORD, Font 12 (Times New Roman) format to be submitted as attachment via e-mail to: The Chief Editor, IJAPS at kgooi@hotmail.com The submission of a manuscript is to be accompanied by an abstract (250-300 words) and a biodata of the author (150-200 words). A manuscript submitted to IJAPS should not have been published elsewhere nor should it be under review with any other publications.
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| - | -- Articles that are featured in IJAPS are not necessarily representative of the views of the editors or the publisher. Responsibility for opinions expressed and for factual accuracy lies solely with the individual authors.
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| - | -- Manuscripts should adhere to the format as prescribed in The Chicago Manual of Style. In general two versions of citations are acceptable, namely (1) footnotes, with full bibliographical details in initial citing and subsequently "Author-shortened title-page(s)", or (2) "Author-Year-Page(s)" and complete bibliographical information at the end of the paper.
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| - | -- As an internationally refereed e-journal the review process might be lengthy, therefore please allow a conservative estimate of between 3 to 5 months before a formal result is announced.
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| - | -- Contributors are encouraged to send in illustrations in the form of maps, diagrams, photographs, sketches, etc. to complement the text. Authors are responsible for acquiring copyright of such materials and to provide a letter of permission from the appropriate party (for instance institution, publisher, person, archives, etc.) to be submitted (via post) at the same time the manuscript is sent (via e-mail). The postal contact is: The Chief Editor, International Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies (IJAPS), Asia-Pacific Research Unit (APRU), School of Humanities, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia
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| - | -- Without this aforesaid official permission, such illustrations will not be featured if the manuscript is accepted for publication. IJAPS does not provide offprints of articles published. Authors can access their articles by downloading from IJAPS.
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| - | -- ANNOUNCEMENTS: IJAPS welcomes brief notes (maximum 500 words) on upcoming academic events (for example conferences, seminars, workshops, etc.), progress reports on research projects (maximum 1000 words), and announcements of new publications (bibliographical details: author, date, title, place of publication, publisher, pages, ISBN; and a short write-up [maximum 300 words]).
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| - | -- Inquiries: Kindly forward all inquiries via e-mail to: The Chief Editor, IJAPS at kgooi@hotmail.com
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