New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies (NZJAS) 

The New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies (ISSN 1174-8915) is an international peer-reviewed academic journal that has been published since June 1999, when it became the official journal of the New Zealand Asian Studies Society (NZASIA). Members of NZASIA receive the journal as part of their membership.  
The journal’s content includes academic articles, critical translations, and reviews. It is published twice a year, in June and December.  All articles undergo double-blindfold peer review.

Read our Ethics Statement and Journal Policies.

Submission Guidelines

 The Editorial Board will consider a wide range of Asia-related items for publication, including academic papers, research reports and reviews. All academic items are initially screened for quality, content and relevance by a member of the Editorial team and, if deemed suitable,  will then undergo a double-blindfold review process.

Submitted manuscripts 

• should be between 5,000 and 10,000 words, inclusive of footnotes and references. All submissions should be double spaced, proofread prior to submission, and submitted in electronic form as an email attachment (ideally in a version of Word). 
• must include an abstract of about 100 words and approximately five keywords. 
• should be accompanied by a separate cover page with the author(s)' full institutional affiliation, postal and email addresses and brief bios.  

​The NZJAS  has no particular house-style, but all papers are expected to be appropriately annotated and referenced. The substantive text of all items published will be in English but we encourage authors to include Asian scripts where appropriate (such as with names).

Papers submitted to the NZJAS should be original contributions and must not be under consideration by any other publisher; authors must attest to this at the time of submission. It is also the author’s responsibility to disclose any potential conflict of interest regarding the submitted manuscript. 
Please check our Editorial Process for more detailed information on authors' responsibilities and the peer review process. 

The NZJAS  is a non-profit publication and it does not charge any author fee.

SPECIAL ISSUES
The NZJAS also invites expression of interests for guest editing of special issues.
The Guest Editor(s) will submit a proposal that should include the title of the Special Issue, a brief CV of the proposed Guest Editor(s), a brief description of the Special Issue’s topic and significance. If available, titles and draft abstracts of the proposed papers, brief details of contributors and any draft papers that may be available can also be included.
Once the special issue is accepted and the publication schedule is agreed, the Guest Editor(s) will be mainly responsible for handling the submitted papers and managing the peer-review process. The NZJAS Editors will provide support, if requested.

Submissions or enquiries should be addressed to the Editors:
Professor Paola Voci
Languages and Cultures
University of Otago
PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
Email: paola.voci@otago.ac.nz
Or 
Associate Professor Rick Weiss
Religious Studies Programme
Victoria University of Wellington
PO Box 600, Wellington 6012,
New Zealand
Email: rick.weiss@vuw.ac.nz

Subscriptions

The New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies is published twice a year on a non-profit basis by the New Zealand Asian Studies Society (NZASIA). Annual subscriptions for the Journal are combined with membership subscription to NZASIA. The rates are:
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A) New Zealand - individual: NZ$50.00; library subscription: NZ$75.00
B) Australia - individual: AU$55.00: library subscription: AU$75.00
C) Rest of world - individual: US$60.00; library subscription: US$60.00

Email us for enquiries

Subscriptions and enquiries should be sent to:
Dr Naimah Talib
NZASIA Treasurer
Department of Political Science
​University of Canterbury
Private Bag 4800,
Christchurch, New Zealand
Email naimah.talib@canterbury.ac.nz

Book Reviews

The Review Editors welcome requests for reviews from publishers and prospective reviewers.
Dr Dennitza Gabrakova (East Asia) School of Languages and Cultures, Victoria University of Wellington, Dennitza.Gabrakova@vuw.ac.nz​
Dr Philip Fountain (South and South-East Asia) School of Social and Cultural Studies, Victoria University of Wellington, Philip.Fountain@vuw.ac.nz