Scheduled Thematic Feature Sections

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Each issue will consist of a Feature Article section and a Resource section. Examples of feature articles include "Top Ten Things to Know about Korea in the 21st Century" and "Edifying Tones: Using Music to Teach Asian History and Culture" (to view sample feature articles, please see the sample articles section).  The resource section will include both extensive essays and shorter reviews of print, electronic media, and other materials appropriate for middle, high school, and college classrooms. "Bringing the Himalayas into Your Classroom: On-Line Resources and Materials for Teaching about the Abode of Snow" and "The National Consortium for Teaching about Asia" are examples of appropriate resource essay topics.

The "Features" section of each issue of Education About Asia will address a specific theme. Please see the "Scheduled Thematic Feature Sections" page for further information and a listing of scheduled themes before submitting manuscripts.

Prospective authors are strongly encouraged to write feature articles and resource essays that will deepen readers' knowledge of Asia or of appropriate Asia-related pedagogy. Articles should have broad applicability to large numbers of educators. Prospective authors are particularly encouraged to avoid writing about their own programs or teaching strategies unless the topic of an article or essay is applicable to other educational settings. We do not want manuscripts where authors simply write about how well they teach about Asia and about their exemplary Asia-related program.

TRANSMITTAL LETTER

A letter of transmittal should accompany manuscripts stating that the article has not been submitted, under consideration, or published elsewhere. Please also include a 3- to 5-sentence byline in your letter that will be placed at the end of your article in the event of publication. Education About Asia will promptly acknowledge receipt of an article. Although the editor will seek evaluations by qualified referees, the editor has final responsibility for deciding suitability for publication. Generally, authors may expect notice of acceptance or rejection within six months and publication within nine months. (These limits are goals, not guarantees.) Education About Asia reserves the right to edit manuscripts stylistically (grammar, punctuation, syntax); changes in content are made only with the consent of the authors. Authors are strongly encouraged to send correspondence and manuscripts to the EAA editorial office by e-mail.

MANUSCRIPT LENGTH

Although the editor may consider longer manuscripts, in general, feature article manuscripts should normally be between 1,000 and 3,000 words in length (4 to 12 manuscript pages). Resource essays should normally be between 750 and 1,800 words (3 to 8 manuscript pages). Shorter reviews should be approximately 350 words (1 and 1/2 manuscript pages).

STYLE

Authors should follow closely the style and requirements of Education About Asia in the preparation of manuscripts, and manuscripts that do not conform will be returned. In general, Education About Asia will follow The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003). Serious authors should be familiar with the Chicago Manual. If you have further questions about style, please contact the editor. Authors may also regard the following as a minimal checklist for manuscripts.

Please be advised that EAA incorporates the use of endnotes. References cited in a manuscript narrative should be done with a superscripted number. The bibliographical reference with the corresponding number should appear at the end of the manuscript. Please do not format the endnotes by using the toolbar in your computer program (e.g. Word, Word Perfect). Type the notes at the end of the manuscript.

PREPARATION OF MANUSCRIPTS

Authors are encouraged to submit an electronic copy of their manuscript by e-mail attachment to the EAA Editorial Office, edast@utc.edu. Word documents are preferred. Manuscripts can also be mailed to the editorial office on a computer disk accompanied by one hard copy on single-sided 8.5 x 11 inch white paper with margins of at least one inch all around. All text, including notes, references, tables, figure captions, and quotations, should be double-spaced.

TITLE PAGE

The name(s) of the author(s) should NOT appear on any page but the title page, as manuscript evaluators should not know the identity of the author(s). The title page must include the paper's (short) title, the name(s) of the author(s), title, professional affiliation, complete mailing address, email address, telephone and fax number(s). Failure to submit this information will result in delayed acceptance or publication of the manuscript.

ILLUSTRATIONS AND FIGURES

Black and white photos, maps, and other graphics are strongly encouraged. Photocopies of illustrations and figures should accompany the manuscript. The editor will request original illustrations and camera-ready figures if the manuscript is accepted for publication. An illustration and figure should be placed as close as possible to the first text reference to it. The illustration or figure may precede the reference only if it is on the same page as the reference; otherwise, it should follow. They should be numbered sequentially with Arabic numerals, and captions for illustrations and figures should be typed below them. Education About Asia does not furnish artwork, maps, or illustrations for articles. These are the responsibility of the author. Photographs should be black and white glosses with captions attached and sources noted. Each author must obtain prior permission for each illustration or photo before publication deadlines. Manuscripts that are sent electronically should not contain graphics that are embedded in the text of the manuscript. The graphics should be e-mailed separately.

NOTES

Education About Asia will normally place notes and author's acknowledgments at the end of an article. Please refer to Chapter 16 (pp. 593–640) of the Chicago Manual for the proper construction of notes. Notes should therefore be typed double-spaced on separate pages that follow the text of an article but precede the references or bibliography. Numbers in the text referring to endnotes are always superior, superscripted numerals, while the actual note numbers are the same type size as that of the notes, and are followed by a period. Citations by author's name and publication date that appear in the text should closely follow the guidelines of the Chicago Manual.

TABLES

Tables should be numbered sequentially with Arabic numerals. Each table should be discussed in the text, but should also be intelligible by itself and have a concise title and column headings. Each table should be inserted in the text near the corresponding narrative.

UNITS OF MEASURE

Use the International System of Units (metric). Other units may be indicated in parentheses.

SPECIAL SYMBOLS

Mathematical symbols or equations should be numbered sequentially in the right-hand margin. Authors requiring special symbols should note these in the margin. Use care in differentiating capital and lower case letters, Roman and Greek characters, letters, and numerals. Be certain to differentiate between the numeral 1 and the letter l. Authors should use the Pinyin System for Chinese names.

QUOTATIONS

Quotations that are three lines or more in length should be indented five spaces and double-spaced.

BOOK AND FILM REVIEWS

When submitting a book review, please include the publisher, publisher city, date of publication, and ISBN number. When submitting a film review, please include run time, date, whether color or black and white, distributor, and distributor contact information. If the film contains subtitles, please note this. It is necessary to include a paragraph regarding the material's applicability to the classroom. Please refrain from sending reviews of materials no longer in distribution. It would be prudent to check with the EAA editorial office before sending unsolicited reviews to find out whether or not the material has previously been reviewed for EAA.

PERMISSIONS

Authors should obtain permission in writing from publishers for materials (text, poems, pictures, cartoons, etc.) they wish to quote or use. EAA does not pay for permissions.

REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHIES

Please follow the Humanities Style in the Chapter 16 of the 15th Edition of the Chicago Manual of Style (pp. 593–640). If in doubt about this style, call or write the Education About Asia office.

PROOFREADING

Authors should have their papers computer spell checked and carefully proofread by colleagues or other professionals before submission. Numerous errors in spelling, typography, grammar, or syntax may obscure the significance of a manuscript's content.

TRANSLITERATION

For non-English words used, those words which appear in any of the Merriam-Webster dictionaries, are acceptable in most contexts. In most other cases, diacritics should be employed. Please consult instructions for use of diacritics on p. 423 in the Chicago Manual of Style 15th Edition, item number 10.92. Electronic submissions of manuscripts are welcome. However, if diacritics are used, a hard copy will also need to be mailed to the editorial office so the diacritics may be checked against the electronic submission. Italicize all non-English words the first time they appear in the manuscript. Thereafter, italics are not needed.

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