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The readership of Global Asia is an audience that is well educated in Asian affairs and deeply committed to intelligent and provocative discussion on the challenges and opportunities facing the region. It includes senior politicians and policymakers, businessmen and women, academics, leaders of international and regional organizations, journalists and others who help shape the lives of Asians, and define Asia¡¯s place in the world. It is not an academic journal. The articles that appear in Global Asia should be accessible to a well-informed audience; they should not target a specialist or academic audience. They should be clear, direct and strong in their argumentation. They should not be wishy-washy. Footnotes, if any, should be kept to a strict minimum. Again, this isn¡¯t an academic journal. It is a journal of debate and ideas for a well-informed audience.

We welcome proposals and manuscripts for both the print and online editions of Global Asia. Please read our
¡°Mission Statement¡± carefully before making a submission, and consult previous issues to get a sense of the style and substance of the publication. We welcome informal queries about topics or areas you think might interest our readers.

Formal proposals should be no longer than 500 words and state succinctly the following:
(1) Your topic
(2) The argument you wish to make
(3) Why you think it¡¯s important
(4) Your qualification for making the argument

Writers can submit proposals and/or manuscripts for the print edition of Global Asia or the online edition. All material that is published in print will also appear in the online edition. The print edition is currently published four times a year, in March, June, September and December. If a piece is accepted for publication, the Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editor reserve the right to decide if it will appear in the online edition prior to appearing in the print edition, or if it will appear in the online edition only, after consultation with the author(s). In this regard, writers should note that the online edition provides them with an opportunity to provide their insight and analysis on current events, outside of the quarterly cycle of the print edition.

Global Asia contains the following types of articles:

Short Features : These are sharp, strongly argued pieces of 1,500-2,000 words that present a compelling perspective on a topic of regional or global significance. Policy issues arising out of recent, major news events that call for informed, intelligent analysis often drive these feature articles.

Long Features : These are pieces of between 3,000 and 5,000 words that provide a broad, historically informed perspective on a key issue, surveying the topic from a multitude of angles and providing the reader with a comprehensive perspective on the topic. These articles provide in-depth background.

The Debate : This section provides a vigorous debate over a burning, contemporary policy issue, with two writers facing off in pieces of 1,000 to 1,500 words each. Writers are welcome to propose debate topics.

Commissioned Papers : These are pieces of 2,000 to 3,000 words that we commission, and are in-depth essays on a wide variety of regional topics. The articles that make up our cover topic are typically commissioned papers.

Book Reviews: These are pieces of 1,000 to 3,000 words that review one or more books and use the review as the basis for a broader essay on the subject matter of the books. We also publish excerpts of forthcoming books.

The online edition of Global Asia also includes a feature called the Global Asia Forum. These are crisp, lively 1,000-word pieces that take a strong stand on a particular issue of contemporary importance to Asia. Readers are invited to comment on the pieces and engage the writer in an online debate through postings. Articles written for the Global Asia Forum should be topical and address an issue of contemporary debate in Asia or about Asia¡¯s place in the world. Contributors of articles to the Global Asia Forum will be paid a modest honorarium upon publication of the articles online. Proposals for articles for the Global Asia Forum should be made to the Managing Editor of Global Asia at editorial@globalasia.org.

Proposals and manuscripts should be submitted by email (editorial@globalasia.org). They will be considered for publication on a rolling basis, so make your submission as soon as you can if you have a particular publication date in mind. Submissions should be sent as an attachment in Microsoft Word. Writers should include a brief biographical sketch (or a link to a profile on the internet), and full contact details, including email address and phone number.

Articles should be submitted in accordance with the The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th Edition. Footnotes should be avoided, but where they are used, their format should be consistent with The Chicago Manual of Style.

The Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editor set payment rates for articles in Global Asia upon acceptance of the articles, or when an article is commissioned. Payment will be made upon publication in either the print or online edition, whichever occurs first.

"Letters to the Editor" should be limited to 500 words, and may be edited by Global Asia for length and clarity. The letters may appear in either the print or online editions of Global Asia, or both.

Where to submit letters, proposals and manuscripts:

By email
editorial@globalasia.org

By post
Global Asia
Attention: Editorial Department
The East Asia Foundation
4th Fl. 59 Singyo-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, KOREA 110-032

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