How to Submit

Authors must create/use an account in Clarivate’s ScholarOne to submit a manuscript to the journal.  First-time users will have to provide:

  • Full name, and title/position
  • Affiliation and address
  • Email address, username, and password

If you have questions/objections/concerns, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.


Documents To Prepare

For a more straightforward submission process, please take note and/or prepare the following:

  • Blind-review copy of full-length article
    • Please designate it as "Main Document" when submitting/uploading
  • Type of Manuscript (article, review, etc.)
  • Title and Running Head
  • Abstract (200 words)
  • Cover Letter
    • Only necessary if you feel you need to explain something about the paper that is not mentioned there
  • Declaration of Funding (Yes or No).
    • List of funders (if yes)
  • Suggested reviewers (optional) and/or reviewers you don't want Asian Studies to contact (this is optional).
    • For the latter case, explain why in the cover letter. 
  • Number of words of your manuscript
  • Tick boxes (Yes/No)
    • Declaration of previous submission to Asian Studies(tick boxes only)
    • Confirmation of originality
    • Declaration of compliance with ethical guidelines
    • Declaration of conflict of interest
    • Confirmation of submission of Blind-Review copy*
    • Serve as Reviewer?

*Apart from removing your name in the manuscript, please remove properties. To do this in Windows, right-click on your file in Windows Explorer, go to Properties>Details. Select "Remove Properties...." To do this in Mac, open the file in MS Word and go to Tools>Protect Document>Check "Remove Personal Information From This File on Save" and select "OK/Save."

Once you have these on hand, kindly proceed to the ScholarOne portal. Go to “Author” and select “Start New Submission.”

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