<div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:-webkit-standard">Call
for Submissions</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:-webkit-standard">\u2013 <i>Asia Pacific
Perspectives</i>, 19.2</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:-webkit-standard">The University of San Francisco Center
for Asia Pacific Studies is pleased to announce a call for submissions for the
next issue of <b><i>Asia Pacific Perspectives</i></b><i>.
</i>This issue will be an open issue that showcases the creative and diverse
research being produced in the field today. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><i><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:-webkit-standard">Asia
Pacific Perspectives</span></i><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:-webkit-standard"> welcomes submissions from all fields of
the social sciences and the humanities (sociology, anthropology, history, etc.)
that focus on the Asia Pacific region, especially those adopting a comparative,
interdisciplinary approach to issues and topics.</span></p>
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</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:-webkit-standard">January
20th, 2026</span></p>
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including abstract, footnotes, bibliography, and tables). Full length papers
will go out for peer review. </span><span lang="EN"></span></p>
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These submissions discuss contemporary issues and events from established
scholars in their field.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:14pt 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:-webkit-standard;font-size:12pt"> </span></p>
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</span></span><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:-webkit-standard">Book reviews</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:-webkit-standard"> (700-1200 words) </span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)">We welcome book reviews on
recent publications in </span><i><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:-webkit-standard">all fields of the
social sciences and the humanities that focus on the Asia Pacific region.</span></i><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(33,33,33)"> Feel free to pitch a book
review to the journal by sending an email to <a href="mailto:perspectives@usfca.edu">perspectives@usfca.edu</a>. If
selected, the journal will send a copy of the book to you at no charge. We
prefer reviews of recently published books,
especially books published within the last 3 years. </span><span lang="EN"></span></p>
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10-15 high quality photos 300 PPI or higher) </span><span lang="EN"></span></p>
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</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:-webkit-standard">Submissions must represent original work
not already published or in press. For more information about <i>Asia Pacific Perspectives</i>, please visit
our </span><span lang="EN"><a href="https://www.usfca.edu/center-for-asia-pacific-studies/asia-pacific-perspectives"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:-webkit-standard">website</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:-webkit-standard">. </span><span lang="EN"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><i><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:-webkit-standard">Asia Pacific Perspectives </span></i></b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:-webkit-standard">(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.</span></p>
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us? <b><i>Asia Pacific Perspectives </i></b>offers authors...</span></u><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:-webkit-standard"></span></p>
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with a track record of publication since 2001</span></p>
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indexed via EBSCO, providing ease of access</span></p>
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