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Prepare your manuscript for Asian Studies Review.

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Article types

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

Readiness requirements

Review the key details below, or download the complete checklist with every stored source-backed requirement.

Abstract length

  • Provide an author-written abstract of no more than 200 words.
  • Please enter an abstract of no more than 200 words and a set of up to 10 keywords in the relevant portals of Scholar One.

Keywords

  • Provide up to 10 keywords chosen by the author.

Reference style

  • Articlo formats your supplied references to the journal's stored style and checks that citations match the reference list; source validity is not verified.
  • A typical manuscript will be 8,000–10,000 words including tables, references, captions, footnotes and endnotes, with 10,000 being the absolute maximum.
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  • The number and length of individual contributions within a special issue may vary, but no single essay should total more than 10,000 words or – except for the introductory essay – less than 7,000 words, including all notes and references.
  • The Oxford English Dictionary and UK-English spell checker should be used as the reference for correct spelling and hyphenation.
  • In citing Korean authors' names in bibliographies, a comma should separate the surname from the given name, like so: Kim, Jae-hoon.
  • We follow the Thai norm of referring to Thai authors by given names, not surnames, and all citations by Thai authors should alphabetised in the bibliography and elsewhere by given names.
  • The full names of Thai authors – given name and surname – should be cited at first reference, with subsequent references using only the given name: for example: Khukrit Pramoj (first reference); Khukrit (subsequent references).
  • References: Should be kept to a minimum.
  • 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.

Figure and table rules

  • Keep every figure and table numbered, captioned, and cited in the manuscript.
  • All figures must be numbered in the order in which they appear in the manuscript (e.g. Figure 1, Figure 2).
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  • In multi-part figures, each part should be labelled (e.g. Figure 1(a), Figure 1(b)).
  • A standard half-page image, table or figure is usually considered to be the length equivalent of 250 words for the purpose of considering the upper limit of the word length, but the minimum word length must be achieved without considering images, tables or figures.
  • Images, tables and figures should have direct relevance to the text of the article in which they appear, and as a general rule will be limited to a maximum of 5 per article.
  • Papers should not have more than five figures.
  • Note that figures (including charts, graphs and tables) must be separated from the text, saved in their own file and lodged in the appropriate portal.
  • Please provide the highest quality figure format possible.
  • Figure captions must be saved separately, as part of the file containing the complete text of the manuscript, and numbered correspondingly.
  • You must ensure appropriate acknowledgement is given to the permission granted to you for reuse by the copyright holder in each figure or table caption.
  • Figures must be saved separate to text.
  • Please do not embed figures in the manuscript file.
  • So it is permissible to romanise the names of well-known public and historical figures (such as former presidents Rhee Syngman and Park Chung Hee) and companies (such as Hyundai and Samsung) as they are commonly done, even though this means that they do not comply with the new system.

Funding statement

  • Add or confirm the author-written Funding statement; Articlo flags it if author input is still needed.
  • Please supply all details required by any funding and grant-awarding bodies as an Acknowledgement on the title page of the manuscript, in a separate paragraph, as follows: For multiple agency grants: "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].".
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  • 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].
  • Please supply all details required by any funding and grant-awarding bodies as an Acknowledgement on the title page of the manuscript, in a separate paragraph, as follows: For single agency grants: "This work was supported by the [Funding Agency] 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.

Data availability statement

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

Ethics statement

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

Blinded manuscript

  • The PDF should be uploaded as the “Manuscript - with author details”/“Manuscript - anonymous” file.

Cover letter

  • If you wish to include any material in your manuscript in which you do not hold copyright, you must obtain written permission from the copyright owner, prior to submission.

Author contributions

  • Submitting authors should be prepared to submit CRediT roles for themselves and their co-authors (where applicable) as part of the submission process.

Title page and author information

  • Provide the author, affiliation, and correspondence details for the separate title page; Articlo creates the editable companion file.
  • One author should be identified as the corresponding author.
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  • Review: All authors of a manuscript should include their full names, affiliations, postal addresses, telephone numbers and email addresses on the cover page of the manuscript file not for review and in the other appropriate portals in ScholarOne.
  • All persons who have a reasonable claim to authorship must be named in the manuscript as co-authors; the corresponding author must be authorized by all co-authors to act as an agent on their behalf in all matters pertaining to publication of the manuscript, and the order of names should be agreed by all authors.
  • Review: Review essays have a title, which should be followed by the reviewer's name and university affiliation, following the style for individual articles contained in these Guidelines.

Article structure and word limits

  • The filename for a graphic should be descriptive of the graphic, e.g. Figure1, Figure2a.
  • The introductory essay should not only de-identify the author of the essay itself, but identities of all the contributors should be hidden by using designations such as "Author 1", "Author 2" and so on.
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  • Review: These instructions will ensure we have everything required so your paper can move through peer review, production and publication smoothly.
  • Review: Use these instructions if you are preparing a manuscript to submit to Asian Studies 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.
  • Please use Oxford commas in series: Red, white, and blue; red, white, or blue.
  • Review: Author details and acknowledgements should NOT be included in the file for review.
  • When using a word which is or is asserted to be a proprietary term or trade mark, authors must use the symbol ® or ™.
  • Review: The style of a review essay is the same as that for other articles and authors should consult the style guide for contributors.
  • Details of the books under consideration should appear immediately below the title and reviewer details.
  • Review: Review essays should be submitted electronically via Manuscript Central.
  • Colour charges Authors should restrict their use of colour to situations where it is necessary on scientific, and not merely cosmetic, grounds.
  • You will also need to upload your LaTeX source files, which should be uploaded as a single zip file alongside your submission and marked as “LaTeX Source Files”.
  • 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.
  • Sexist or racist terms must not be used.
  • Authors must adhere to SI units.
  • Files should be saved as one of the following formats: TIFF (tagged image file format), PostScript, and should contain all the necessary font information and the source file of the application (e.g. CorelDraw/Mac, CorelDraw/PC).
  • Do not hyphenate given names, for example: Zhou Enlai, not Zhou En-lai; Sun Yatsen, not Sun Yat-sen.
  • Place of publication, publisher, year of publication, number of pages, price, hard or soft cover - ordinary type, not bold.
  • Review: All commissioned review essays are peer reviewed and need to be of the same high standard as general articles in order to be accepted for publication in the journal.
  • If you are submitting in LaTeX, please convert the files to PDF beforehand (you will also need to upload your LaTeX source files with the PDF).
  • 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

  • If you have shared an earlier version of your Author’s Original Manuscript on a preprint server, please be aware that anonymity cannot be guaranteed.

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.

Language and text style

  • Long quotations of 40 words or more should be indented without quotation marks.
  • Please use single quotation marks, except where 'a quotation is "within" a quotation'.
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  • Guidelines for the Romanisation of Asian Scripts All non-English terms transcribed in roman script should be italicised in the text.
  • Review: Wherever necessary, an older spelling should be followed by the current pinyin romanisation in parentheses on the first occurrence, e.g.
  • Review: All Asian Studies Review articles should use the pinyin system in transliterating Chinese terms and names – for example, Beijing (not Peking) and Guangzhou (not Canton) – with the exception of those names and terms that are still commonly rendered according to older romanisation systems, such as Sun Yatsen, Chiang Kaishek, etc.
  • In cases where the OED gives alternative spellings, the first spelling should be used Please note: following the OED we use British spellings, including: "-ise" and "-isation" (not "-ize" and "-ization"), "centre" (not "center"), "honour" (not "honor"), etc., but the original spelling of words within quoted passages should not be changed unless it is clear that there has been a typographical error.
  • Review: Chiang Kaishek (Jiang Jieshi).

Article type and manuscript length

  • Authors should include a word count with their manuscript.
  • Having done this, please indicate in the main text approximately where the figures should go.
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  • Review: The manuscript file for review should be compiled in the following order: title; main text; references; an text-based appendices.

Manuscript structure

  • Contributions should conform to the journal's house style, details of which can be found in the "Information for Authors" section of this website.
  • Section headings should be concise.
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  • 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.

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

Abstract: 200 words
Paper: 10,000 words
Keywords: Up to 10 keywords
Title page: separate file
Declarations: Funding, Acknowledgements, Artificial intelligence

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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