In early December, a new issue of volume 10 of the International Journal of Area Studies was published by De Gruyter. It consists of five articles and is concentrating on such topics as the translator of the first Catholic Bible in Chinese, Zainichi Koreans in Japanese media, Nishitani’s interpretation of Buddhist concept of sūnyatā, influence of Japonisme on art of M.K Čiurlionis, etc.

We invite to read the open access articles online.

The Journal, published semiannually in March and October, is devoted to area studies from the humanities and social sciences perspectives (including but not limited to research on history, religion, philosophy, politics, and social processes in the regions of the world). We are interested in receiving article proposals related to different facets of the aforementioned scientific fields.

Though the Journal first of all is aimed at becoming a scholarly outlet for scholars engaged in area (including North European) studies who are based in Central and Eastern Europe, it naturally welcomes contributions by authors residing and working anywhere in the world. In addition, the Journal welcomes texts by aspiring young researchers, including graduate and post-graduate students. Next to texts based on original research, the Journal accepts review articles with in-depth analysis of relevant publications in area studies. Review articles are subject to blind peer review process and are treated as research articles in their own right.

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