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Open access, peer-reviewed journal on the peoples & cultures of Asia. Published at Nanzan University, edited by Benjamin Dorman & Frank J. Korom. New site: https://asianethnology.scholasticahq.com Archives: https://asianethnology.org
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Asian Ethnology is now open for submissions!

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Asian Ethnology is dedicated to the promotion of scholarly research on the peoples and cultures of Asia.
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A new Scholastica–Maverick report warns big publishers are tightening control of key tools. AE supports scholars across Asia. See our 67-1, 2008 Editors' Introduction: “Introducing Asian scholars’ work… to compensate for the imbalance.”
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November 19, 2025 at 5:41 AM
🎧 The latest episode of the Asian Ethnology Podcast is now live!
Benjamin Dorman discusses the journal’s move to the Scholastica platform—streamlining submissions, peer review, and open access.

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Asian Ethnology Podcast: Moving Asian Ethnology to Scholastica
In this episode, Asian Ethnology co-editor and managing editor Ben Dorman discusses the journal’s ongoing move to the Scholastica publishing platform and the broader commitment to open access and sust...
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October 27, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Last week we welcomed co-editor Frank Korom to Nagoya for the 2025 Asian Ethnology editorial meeting — a key step in our transition to Scholastica.
Productive discussions, renewed collaboration, and shared commitment to open-access scholarship.

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October 25, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Asian Ethnology is now open for submissions!

Submit via Scholastica → asianethnology.scholasticahq.com/for-authors
US$10 submission fee (no APCs).

Please read the guidelines + browse recent issues before submitting.
For Authors | Asian Ethnology
Asian Ethnology is dedicated to the promotion of scholarly research on the peoples and cultures of Asia.
asianethnology.scholasticahq.com
September 21, 2025 at 9:47 PM
🎉 New issue of Asian Ethnology (84-1) is out! Guest edited by Karen G. Ruffle: Sensing Muḥarram in Asia. Now on Scholastica—digital access, continuous publication, no print, and always open access.

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Vol. 84, Issue 1, 2025 | Published by Asian Ethnology
This special issue examines how Shiʿa communities in Asia embody Karbala and Muḥarram through sensory rituals, memory, and material practices, transforming distant history into present, lived spiritua...
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August 28, 2025 at 12:40 PM
With co-editor Frank Korom and proofs of the next issue of Asian Ethnology. Featuring articles on ritual whips in Taiwan, rock fights and violence in early modern China, folklore in Assamese film, and fish-shaped streamers and festivals in Japan. Estimated publication Dec. 2024.

All open access.
November 21, 2024 at 11:05 AM
Volume 83/1. Special issue - "Rethinking Regions: Locality and Circulation in South Asia" Open access.

Volume 83/2, featuring articles on Japanese Buddhist families, rock fights in early modern Canton, ritual whips in contemporary Taiwan, and others coming soon.

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November 12, 2024 at 11:53 PM