The International Journal of Taiwan Studies (IJTS) is pleased to
announce the IJTS Research Article Competition for the academic year
2023–2024.
Eligibility
This competition is open to anyone with a scholarly interest in Taiwan
except members of the judging panels. We welcome submission of
original research articles relevant to the broadly defined field of
Taiwan studies.
Submission
• There are two categories for entry: Art & Humanities; and Social Sciences.
• The article should be between 6,000 and 12,000 English words in length,
including references and notes. Please follow our Instructions for Authors
carefully
(https://brill.com/fileasset/downloads_products/Author_Instructions/IJTS.pdf) and
submit the article online via the Editorial Manager
(https://www.editorialmanager.com/ijtsbrill/default2.aspx).
• Upon submission, please indicate where appropriate (1) the submission is for the
IJTS Research Article Competition, 2023–2024; and (2) for which one of the two
subject categories you wish your article to be considered.
• Articles must not have been submitted for publication elsewhere.
• Submissions may be co-authored, but in the case of a co-authored submission
winning, any prize will be split between the authors.
• Entrants may only submit one article per category. All submissions must be
received by the IJTS Editorial Manager by 30 September 2023.
Judging and Prizes
• The evaluation of entries will be completed on 31 March 2024.
• Articles must be relevant to Taiwan studies and will be judged on: quality of
content; intellectual rigour; relevance; originality; and quality of presentation.
• The competition will award the best research article in each category. Winners
will be notified in mid-May 2024. Each winner will receive a monetary award of
£300 and a certificate. Moreover, the winning articles will be published in the
IJTS after appropriate revision following peer review.
• IJTS reserves the right to withhold the award of any or all prizes if the articles
submitted do not meet the standard deemed appropriate by the judges.
• IJTS’s decisions on the competition will be final and is not subject to any appeal.
Contact
• Any questions about this competition, please contact the IJTS Editorial Office
(ijts.office@eats-taiwan.eu) and Dr. John Wood (jow105@aber.ac.uk), with the
subject line ‘IJTS Research Article Competition Enquiry’.
• IJTS website: https://brill.com/view/journals/ijts/ijts-overview.xml
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