The ''Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies'' (HJAS) is an English-language
scholarly journal
An academic journal or scholarly journal is a periodical publication in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as permanent and transparent forums for the presentation, scrutiny, and d ...
published by the
Harvard-Yenching Institute. ''HJAS'' features articles and book reviews of current scholarship in
East Asian Studies, focusing on
Chinese,
Japanese, and
Korean history,
literature and
religion, with occasional coverage of
politics and
linguistics. It has been called "still Americas's leading sinological journal."
History
The ''Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies'' was founded in 1936 by the Russian-French scholar
Serge Elisséeff under the auspices of the
Harvard-Yenching Institute, an independent, non-profit organization founded in 1928 to further the spread of knowledge and scholarship on
East and
Southeast Asia. Elisséeff's wide range of knowledge came to be reflected in the diverse character of the journal during the twenty-one years he served as its editor (1936-1957).
Since the days of Elisséeff, the journal has been guided by:
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John Bishop (editor), 1958-1974
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Timothy Connor, 1975
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Donald Shively
Donald Howard Shively (May 11, 1921 – August 13, 2005) was an American academic, historian, Japanologist, author and professor emeritus of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of California, Berkeley.Fox, Margalit "Donald H. Shi ...
, 1976-1983
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Ronald Egan, 1983-1987
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Howard Hibbett, 1988-
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Joanna Handlin Smith, present-
Harvard-Yenching Institute Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies
; retrieved 25 Jan 2011
Publishing History
The journal was published three times yearly from its inception until 1947. From 1948 until 1957 it was released biannually, but from 1958 to 1976 the journal was released only annually or in two-year periods. Since 1977 it has been published twice yearly in June and December.
Contents
The ''Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies'', with '' Monumenta Nipponica'', is one of the largest and most influential American journals on East Asian
East Asia is the eastern region of Asia, which is defined in both geographical and ethno-cultural terms. The modern states of East Asia include China, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan. China, North Korea, South Korea a ...
scholarship. The journal focuses on analytical articles and does not print translations, unlike ''Monumenta Nipponica''.
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References
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* {{cite book , last = Zurndorfer , first = Harriet , year = 1995 , title = China Bibliography: A Research Guide to Reference Works About China Past and Present , publisher = E.J. Brill, location = Leiden; New York, url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uu5zn7-ImJoC , isbn = 9004102787
External links
Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies official website
Cultural journals
Asian studies journals
English-language journals
Publications established in 1936
1936 establishments in Massachusetts
Harvard University academic journals
Chinese studies journals