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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • I confirm that this submission has not been published or submitted elsewhere.
  • I have read the Submission Guidelines and confirm that the text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in these guidelines and that the submission does not exceed the maximum article length (exact length depending on the section you submit to).
  • I have removed all identifying information (e.g. names, biographies, acknowledgments) about the article’s authors from the manuscript to ensure a double-blind review process. See Ensuring a Blind Review for more details. (Applies to submissions to section Current Research only)
  • Alongside with my manuscript I am submitting a separate document which includes the title of the article, the name of the author(s), an author info (1-2 sentences including affiliation, research interests, email address) as well as depending on the section to submit to: an abstract (maximum 200 words).
  • As my manuscript I am submitting a Word document (.doc or .docx) and provide figures, pictures etc. as separate files.
  • In case of submitting photos, diagrams or other images intended for publication I ensure that I dispose of all necessary copyrights and these items do not violate any other rights of third parties. In case of submitting interviews I ensure that I have obtained authorization for publication in the submitted form by the interviewed person. (Please check also if you do not submit images or interviews)
  • I confirm that the manuscript meets scientific English language standards. A native speaker proofread the manuscript.
  • I am aware of and consent to the journal's Publishing Ethics.
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  • The submission process is two-fold. After having registered, my data will be approved by the editorial team within approximately 24 hours. Upon approval, I will receive an e-mail with my login details and can then make my submission.

Author Guidelines

  • All submissions must be original pieces and should not have been published or be under review elsewhere.
  • Articles have to be written in German or American English (e.g. organization, center, favor).
  • Submissions should avoid technical jargon as much as possible. Authors should assume a multidisciplinary audience familiar with Southeast Asia but who may not be specialists in a particular field.
  • We use APA guidelines with variations. Please use our Author Guidelines for editing your text.  
  • You can also use our ASEAS article template, where you can type or paste your text!
  • Standard style: Times New Roman, 12-point, 1.5 space, hyphenless justification
  • Characters: Please stick to a Latin character set as closely as possible.

Publishing Ethics

ASEAS Sections

ASEAS offers five different sections for submissions:

Current Research on Southeast Asia (CR)

  • CR covers timely research articles that meet highest scholarly quality standards. Submissions will be subject to a double-blind review process.
  • Length of submission: 20,000-40,000 characters incl. spaces, excluding references.
  • Please provide an abstract (max. 1,200 characters), 5 keywords, and a short biographical statement (max. 500 characters, incl. current affiliation, research interests, and email address).

Research Workshop (RW)

  • RW offers space for reports about ongoing research projects or field studies.
  • Length of submission: 5,000-10,000 characters incl. spaces, excluding references.
  • Please provide an abstract (max. 1,200 characters), 5 keywords, and a short biographical statement (max. 500 characters, incl. current affiliation, research interests, and email address).

In Dialogue (ID)

  • ID covers interviews with Southeast Asia experts (scientists, state representatives, NGO staff, activists, artists, etc.) on various topics.
  • Length of submission: 5,000-10,000 characters incl. spaces, excluding references.
  • Please provide an abstract (max. 1,200 characters), 5 keywords, and a short biographical statement (max. 500 characters, incl. current affiliation, research interests, and email address).
  • The title is twofold and includes the aim and theme of the interview as well as the name of the interviewed person (e.g. Community-Based Tourism in Bali: On the Road Towards Empowerment? An Interview with Djinaldi Gosana).

Book Reviews (BR)

  • Length of submission: 5,000-10,000 characters incl. spaces, excluding references.
  • Please provide the title of the publication including bibliographic information (publisher, ISBN, pages), e.g., Book Review: Gravers, M., & Flemming, Y. (Eds.). (2014). Burma/Myanmar – Where now? Copenhagen: Nordic Institute of Asian Studies. ISBN: 978-87-7694-112-3-XIV. 447 pages.
  • Footnotes: Use footnotes, not endnotes, yet keep footnotes to a minimum. Footnotes are written in 10-point and single space.
  • Headings: Confine to three levels of headings next to the title itself. 
  • Indents: Use indents for block quotations only (more than 40 words).

Current Research on Southeast Asia

Current Research on Southeast Asia refers to scholarly articles that meet high scientific standards. The quality and relevance of submissions is guaranteed by a twofold double-blind peer review process.

Submissions should include an abstract of maximum 200 words and 5 keywords. Length of articles should not exceed 40,000 characters (including space, excluding references).

Research Workshop

The section Research Workshop offers space for reports about ongoing research projects or field studies. Submissions are checked and commented by the editorial board. Length of submissions should not exceed 10,000 characters (including spaces).

In Dialogue

The section In Dialogue with South-East Asia experts (scientists, representatives, NGO-workers, activists etc.) covers various current topics in form of interviews. Length of submission should not exceed 20,000 characters (including spaces). Please provide an abstract with a maximum of 200 words including the date and place of interview, the authors affiliation and a short summary of the most important topics.

Network Southeast Asia

The section Network Southeast Asia can be used to introduce academic and independent research institutions or to announce and summarise conferences. Length of submissions should not exceed 7,500 characters (including spaces).

Southeast Asia Visually

The section Southeast Asia visually offers the opportunity to publish photos and brief text descriptions from field research trips and other projects. Length of submissions should not exceed 6,000 characters (including spaces) and 15 photos.

Book Reviews

Book Reviews shall give an overview and a critical assessment on latest publications of international South-East Asian research. Length of submission should not exceed 10,000 characters (including spaces).

Copyright Notice

Articles published before December 2019 are licensed under the following Creative Commons License: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported.  Articles published after that date are licensed under the following Creative Commons License: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International.

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