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Prepare your manuscript for Asian Affairs.

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Article types

Review
Review Article
Book Review
Editorial
Clinical Trial
Protocol
Letter
Systematic Review
Lectio

Readiness requirements

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Abstract length

  • Contributors should also submit a one-paragraph summary or abstract of their article when making any submission.

Reference style

  • Articlo formats your supplied references in Vancouver style and checks that citations match the reference list; source validity is not verified.
  • Endnotes and references: Endnotes and references should be indicated in the text by superscript 1, 2, 3, etc. at the end of the relevant sentence and listed at the end of the paper in numerical order.
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  • References to web sites should be given in full, and unless including a specific date in the reference, a date of access should also be given.
  • Multiple citations for a point of fact should not be included: single citations of a reliable source are regarded as sufficient.
  • A declaration must be included within the submission stating: Confirmation the authors take full responsibility for the integrity of the whole content, including accuracy of references.
  • All references should be listed in footnotes, according to the following style: Books.

Figure and table rules

  • Keep every figure and table numbered, captioned, and cited in the manuscript.
  • Group figures at the end of the manuscript.
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  • Illustrations: Figures should be high quality (1200 dpi for line art, 600 dpi for grayscale and 300 dpi for colour, at the correct size).
  • Photographs (as prints rather than slides) should be submitted with captions and their position in the text should be marked as Plate 1, 2, 3, etc. in brackets.
  • Captions to figures, giving the appropriate figure number, should be typed on a separate page at the end of the article.
  • Figures should be supplied in one of our preferred file formats: PS, JPEG, TIFF, or Microsoft Word (DOC or DOCX) files are acceptable for figures that have been drawn in Word.
  • Maps and figures should be clear and large enough to be suitable for reproduction and the lettering should be large enough to allow (if necessary) reduction in size for printing.
  • All maps, diagrams and other drawings should be referred to as figures, and should be numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals in the order in which they are referred to in the text.

Funding statement

  • You should declare only the acquired funds and grants that are directly relevant to the work reported in your article; for example, This work was supported by the [Funding Agency #1] under Grant [number xxxx]; [Funding Agency #2] under Grant [number xxxx]; and [Funding Agency #3] under Grant [number xxxx].

Competing interests

  • Include or confirm the competing interests required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Cover letter

  • You must obtain the necessary permission to reuse third-party material in your article.
  • Review: The use of short extracts of text and some other types of material is usually permitted, on a limited basis, for the purposes of criticism and review without securing formal permission.
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  • If you wish to include any material in your paper for which you do not hold copyright, and which is not covered by this informal agreement, you will need to obtain written permission from the copyright owner prior to submission.

Supplementary files

  • Include every cited supplementary file and use matching labels in the manuscript.
  • Brackets should only be used for brief, supplementary information, such as dates or page numbers.

Article structure and word limits

  • Main articles should be broadly consistent with the ‘Aims and Scope’ of Asian Affairs, and generally be approximately 5000–7000 words in length.
  • They should include a bibliographical note on the author of no more than 50 words.
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  • Presentation: Manuscripts should be typed in journal style (Times New Roman, 12 pt font), on one side only.
  • Use Ibid. where relevant, otherwise use the author’s surname and op. cit., for example: 2.
  • Or, if more than one work by the same author include author and short book or article title: If book: 2.
  • Review: Review articles should be in the range of 1500–2000 words and book reviews 650–700 words for single titles or 1000 words for two titles, although shorter reviews are welcomed.
  • Review: These instructions will ensure we have everything required so your paper can move through peer review, production and publication smoothly.
  • Review: Contributions to Asian Affairs must report original research and will be subjected to peer review.
  • Your research funder or your institution may require you to publish your article open access.
  • Use our APC finder to view the APC for this journal.
  • Authors should provide their postal and email addresses, telephone number and/or fax number.
  • They should only be used in the case of little-known or contentious facts.
  • Review / Book Review: The first paragraph of an article or book review should not start with the first line indented.
  • Numbers should be typed in the following styles: one-ten, 11–999, 1000–9999, 10,000–999,999, one million, 22 billion, etc.
  • Quoted matter, whether in text or notes, should be in double quotes, typed one and one-half spaced.
  • Special words or phrases should be in single quotes.
  • Proper names should follow commonly used academic spellings.
  • Should you have any queries, please visit our Author Services website or contact us here.
  • A declaration must be included within the submission stating: Originality and accuracy of content has been confirmed by the authors.
  • Authors must provide full methodological details and adhere to relevant reporting guidelines where applicable.
  • Authors must retain the original and revised versions which must be shared upon request.
  • The PLSP guidelines for authors must be followed at all times.
  • Book Review: Book Reviews: Book titles should conform to the following pattern: Author or Author & Author (first name surname) (ed) or (eds).
  • Following paragraphs should continue with no extra spacing but the first line indented.
  • Letter: Following a colon, a lower case letter should be used, except for first letters of words in sub-titles in articles.
  • There is a limited colour page budget for the print edition of the Journal which is deployed at the discretion of the Editor.
  • Image descriptions are typically used by systems such as pronouncing screen readers to make images accessible to people that cannot read or see the object due to a visual disability.

Reporting guidelines

  • Include or confirm the reporting guidelines required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Preprints and prior publication

  • Include or confirm the preprints and prior publication required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Artificial intelligence disclosure

  • Add or confirm the author-written Artificial intelligence statement; Articlo flags it if author input is still needed.
  • Please include a statement disclosing whether and how generative AI has been used in the research and manuscript preparation process.
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  • Use of AI tools as part of ethical research studies is permitted.
  • A declaration must be included within the submission stating: The name and version number of the AI tool used.
  • Systematic Review: Use of AI tools as part of ethically conducted literature reviews, systematic reviews, meta-analysis and bibliometrics studies is permitted.
  • Use of AI tool assisted plain language summaries (PLS) of authors own work is permitted.
  • Please read our guidance on using AI tools in your research and manuscript preparation to understand scenarios where their use may be permissible, and the required information that must be disclosed.
  • A declaration must be included within the submission stating: Confirmation the authors have checked terms of use for the specific AI tool used, and therefore confirm suitability for publication.

Manuscript structure

  • Endnotes should be inserted using the 'insert endnote' function in Microsoft Word.
  • Endnotes should elaborate on points made in the text, indicate sources of relevant research or refer to sources for further information.
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  • The use of endnotes should be kept to a minimum.
  • Authors must retain full records of the methods undertaken, including full descriptions and records of the prompts used, which must be shared with the journal upon request.

Language and text style

  • Substantial quotations (six lines or more) should be indented without quotation marks.
  • Titles of publications and foreign terms should be in italics.
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  • Spelling should be in UK English, except for titles of books and journals.

Study reporting guidelines

  • Authors must provide full methodological details and adhere to relevant reporting guidelines where applicable (e.g. CONSORT-AI, STARD-AI, GAMER, TRIPOD-AI, etc).
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What your package checks

Paper: 7,000 words
References: Vancouver
Declarations: Artificial intelligence
Format: Times New Roman

Source transparency

This preparation guide uses published journal-specific author requirements. Journal instructions can change, so authors should complete a final review before submission.

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