<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">The University of San Francisco Center for Asia Pacific
Studies is pleased to announce a call for papers for </span><b style="font-size:12pt">“Demographic
Challenges in East Asia,”</b><span style="font-size:12pt"> a special issue of its peer-reviewed,
interdisciplinary journal, </span><i style="font-size:12pt">Asia Pacific Perspectives</i><span style="font-size:12pt"> (APP).</span><br></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">After the Center’s successful spring 2024 symposium on the
topic, we have decided to publish a special issue on the topic and are now
seeking additional papers. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">As life expectancy has risen, Asians have gotten older and
now are living longer. At the same time, the number of marriages has steadily
decreased, women are having fewer children and fertility is declining. East
Asian nations are now facing the challenges of shrinking populations and
workforces and aging populations with fewer young people to support them.</p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">What
are the key factors driving Asia’s demographic challenges?</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">What
are the consequences of these challenges and how have Asian nations and
their citizens responded?</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">What
can we learn from their attempts and experiences?</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">What
pathways and policies have worked historically and how might they be
applied to the current situation today?</li>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">We are also interested in photo essays, think pieces, and
book reviews on the demographic challenges facing East Asia. Papers must
represent original work not already published or in press. For submission guidelines, please visit the journal's <a href="https://www.usfca.edu/center-for-asia-pacific-studies/asia-pacific-perspectives/publish-with-us">website</a>.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Submit a Paper</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Please email your document(s) electronically in MS Word or a
compatible format to <a href="mailto:perspectives@usfca.edu" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">perspectives@usfca.edu</a>.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Deadline</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Deadline extended to <b>August 1, 2024.</b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">About Us</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><i>Asia Pacific Perspectives</i> (ISSN: 2167-1699) is a
peer-reviewed electronic journal published twice a year by the University of
San Francisco Center for Asia Pacific Studies. Its mission is to inform public
opinion through publications that express divergent views and ideas that
promote cross-cultural understanding, tolerance, and the dissemination of
knowledge. The journal offers a forum for the exchange of ideas from both
established scholars in the field and doctoral candidates.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Editorial Board</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Editor</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"></p><ul><li><span style="font-size:12pt">Melissa S. Dale, University of San Francisco</span></li></ul><p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Editorial Board</p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Daniel
Barish, Baylor University</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Miriam
Gross, University of Oklahoma</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Alíz
Horváth, Eötvös Loránd University</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Bonnie
Tilland, Leiden University</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Ryoko,
Yamamoto, The State University of New York College at Old Westbury</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Yu-hua
Chen, Akita International University</li>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><i>Why Publish With Us?</i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><i>Asia Pacific Perspectives</i> offers authors:</p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Established
journal with a track record of publication since 2001</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Benefit
of “double-anonymous” peer review</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Open-access
and fully indexed via EBSCO, providing ease of access</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">E-journal
format allows the publication of numerous, full-color images</li>
</ul><div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><br></span></font></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#38761d">Melissa S. Dale, Ph.D.</font><div><font color="#38761d">Executive Director & Associate Professor</font></div><div><span style="color:rgb(56,118,29);text-align:right;font-size:12.8px">Center for Asia Pacific Studies</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(56,118,29);text-align:right;font-size:12.8px">Editor, <i>Asia Pacific Perspectives</i></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font color="#38761d">University of San Francisco</font></div><div><font color="#38761d">2130 Fulton St., KA 241E</font><font color="#38761d"><br></font></div><div><font color="#38761d">San Francisco, CA 94117-1080</font></div><div><font color="#38761d">(415) 422-2590</font></div><div><font color="#38761d"><a href="mailto:mdale3@usfca.edu" target="_blank">mdale3@usfca.edu</a></font></div><div><font color="#38761d"><br></font></div><div><font color="#38761d">Author of <i><a href="https://hkupress.hku.hk/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=396" target="_blank">Inside the World of the Eunuch: A Social History of the Emperor’s Servants in Qing China</a></i></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>