Submission of Papers
Revised in June 2024
The Tamkang Journal of Chinese Literature was founded in March, 1992 as an international periodical with a focus on Chinese literature, linguistics, intellectual history, and philosophy. Scholars from both Taiwan and abroad are welcome to submit papers.
1. The Tamkang Journal of Chinese Literature is published biannually in June and December. Submissions are accepted annually, and are due by the end of February and August. The text of the thesis should be limited to Chinese manuscripts. Please include both Chinese and English titles, Chinese and English abstracts (no more than 500 words) and a Chinese and English bibliography. Please utilize the format prescribed on the department website for the primary thesis and bibliography. Entries that do not conform to the prescribed format will be rejected. Once the publication is approved, a copy of the Authorization Consent Form must be signed.
2. Submitted papers should not exceed 25,000 characters (including abstract, footnotes and annotations); manuscript must not have been previously published in any form (including electronic journals). Multiple submissions are prohibited.
3. The journal may publish articles by scholars with academic prestige. These special articles have no limit on the length, and will be reviewed and approved by the editorial committee.
4. The format of the bibliography cited at the end of the article and the annotated documents in the text must be consistent.
5. For any copywritten material, please obtain the written consent of the original author or publisher in advance. This journal is not responsible for any copyright infringement that may occur.
6. All submitted work should be sent by e-mail in a MS Word document to: tkujcl@gmail.com. Please also submit duplicate papers for review anonymously (2 copies) by mailing to the Dept. of Chinese Literature, Tamkang University. If the file is too large, you can directly send the CD.
7. Please visit the website of the Department of Chinese Literature, Tamkang University (http://www.tacx.tku.edu.tw/) to download the Author Information Form, and fill in the Chinese and English names, Chinese and English service units and titles, contact addresses, telephone numbers, E-mails and other information.
8. Since January 2018, a “non-exclusive license” contract with the Airiti online submission review system has been in eff ect. In addition to the original submission method, contributors can now submit papers though the ipress system: http://www.ipress.tw/j2017.
9. As of Issue no. 14, our open column on the topic of “New Perspectives in Chinese Humanities” is accepting content. Scholars are welcome to contribute to the “new topics” and “new methods” of Chinese humanities studies. Contributed content should be limited to 10,000 characters.
10. In oder to encourage new academics, starting from the 15th issue, the “Promising New Scholar Forum” is specially established for lecturers and doctoral students. Anonymous, peer-reviewed contributed content is encouraged, particularly from academic “rookies”.
11. This journal employs well-known domestic and foreign sinologists as reviewers and conducts two-way anonymous (blind) reviews. After reviewing all manuscripts, the editorial committee decides whether to publish them and informs the authors of the publication period. Each contributor is limited to one publication within one year (two issues).
12. In order to enhance the effectiveness of the dissemination of academic papers, this journal has signed contracts with “Airiti Incorporation Co., Ltd.” “Hyweb Technology Co., Ltd.”, “Wordpedia.com Co., Ltd.” and the “National Central Library”. We also consult with our own University Library, reviewing papers published in this journal. Authors are requested to agree to allow free access to contributed content. If you do not agree, please declare this in your manuscript.
13. This journal does not compensate contributing authors, nor does it charge for content dissemination. After publishing a manuscript, one volume of the journal will be presented to the author. The author’s dissertation will also be made available in PDF.
14. All submissions for publication should be sent to the following address:Dept. of Chinese Literature, Tamkang University; No.151 Yingzhuan Rd., Tamsui Dist.,New Taipei City 25137. Taiwan (R.O.C.);e-mail to: tkujcl@gmail.com.
15. Any comment, Please send to
Chief Editor: Chou,Te-liand（周德良）(E-mail: 107460@ o365.tku.edu.tw)
Executive Editor: Hou,Ju-chi（侯如綺）(E-mail: 137971@ o365.tku.edu.tw)
Managing Assistant: Ku,Chang-yueh(古鄣玥）(E-mail: 612010073@o365.tku.edu.tw)
