Journal of Chinese Writing Systems
Journal of Chinese Writing Systems is an international, peer-reviewed journal focusing on in-depth research of Chinese writing systems and encompassing a broad theoretical scope. It is sponsored by the Center for the Study and Application of Chinese Characters (CSACC), East China Normal University (ECNU), and published in partnership with SAGE Publishing. Journal of Chinese Writing Systems publishes both the English language articles and the Chinese language articles. The journal welcomes original articles, review articles, book reviews, comments, correspondence on research and applications of Chinese writing systems, which include modern Chinese characters, ancient scripts, Dongba scripts, and Shui scripts, etc., as well as the comparative studies on hieroglyphs of Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. The journal is dedicated to the studies of morphology, i.e. the structure, formation and function of the scripts, symbols; the studies of interrelation between writing systems and the language, as well as the cognition and acquisition of Chinese characters.
Please submit articles online via https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/cws.
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Chinese writing systems, different from the alphabetical systems of Europe and America, which are often a natural part of language studies, turn out to be an independent academic concern. Chinese writing systems become a crucial factor in the construction of Chinese language, literature, philosophy, psychology, etc.. It is the fundamental influential element for all humanity studies concerning China.
Chinese writing systems are different in many aspects from major writing systems of western languages, with complex structures and the employment of thousands of individual characters. The research of them will reveal the diversity of the usage of symbols to record a language, thus makes them the important objects of investigation in the field of language studies.
Journal of Chinese Writing Systems is the first journal published which especially and systematically focuses on the Chinese writing systems, in an attempt to promote the understanding of Chinese writing and build a platform for the studies of related fields.
The journal welcomes articles within the scope as below:
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modern Chinese characters, ancient scripts
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writings of Chinese minorities, e.g. Mongolian, Dongba scripts , etc.
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comparative studies on hieroglyphs of Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia and on other Asian writing systems
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semiotic concerns of Chinese writing systems
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cognition and acquisition of Chinese characters
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the cross-disciplinary studies between Chinese writing systems and ancient history, ancient documents, archeology are also encouraged. The philosophical concerns of symbol and meaning are particularly welcome.
| Zang Kehe | East China Normal University, China |
| Françoise Bottéro | Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), France |
| Tingzhu Chen | Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China |
| Park Heungsoo | Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Korea |
| Wolfgang W. Kubin | University of Bonn, Germany |
| Hongyin Nie | Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China |
| Jie Su | Fudan University, China |
| Chungpui Tai | The University of Hong Kong, China |
| Nguyen TuanCuong | Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, Vietnam |
| Yibin Zhang | East China Normal University, China |
| Tiziana Lippiello | Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy |
| Zhiji Liu | East China Normal University, China |
| Ning Wang | Beijing Normal University, China |
| Nguyen QuangHong | Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, Vietnam |
| Stephen Selby | Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China |
| Hongkai Sun | Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China |
| Atsuji Tetsuji | Kyoto University, Japan |
| Ohgata Tohru | Osaka Prefecture University, Japan |
| Ha Youngsam | Kyungsung University, Korea |
| Joël Bellassen | L'Association Française des Professeurs de Chinois, France |
| Ágnes Birtalan | Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary |
| Mengqi Cai | Hunan Normal University, China |
| Yongsheng Chen | Ocean University of China, China |
| Chia-Ning Chu | National Chengchi University, Taiwan, China |
| Ryu Dong Chun | Sogang University, Korea |
| Deno Fumiri | Osaka Kyoiku University, Japan |
| Imre Galambos | University of Cambridge, UK |
| Orly Goldwasser | Hebrew University, Israel |
| Qian Gu | Nanjing University, China |
| Zev Handel | University of Washington, USA |
| David Holm | National Chengchi University, Taiwan, China |
| Chuanren Ke | University of Iowa, USA |
| Lee KyooKap | Yonsei University, Korea |
| Lars Peter Laamann | University of London, UK |
| Yukun Pan | East China Normal University, China |
| Yuri Pines | Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel |
| Edward L. Shaughnessy | University of Chicago, USA |
| Masaaki Shimizu | Osaka University, Japan |
| Kenichi Takashima | The University of British Columbia, Canada |
| Zhibiao Tang | East China Normal University, China |
| Xianhua Wang | Shanghai International Studies University, China |
| Zhenwu Wu | Jilin University, China |
| Jing Zhou | East China Normal University, China |
| Jianjun Zhu | Shanghai International Studies University, China |
| Deshao Zhang | East China Normal University, China |
| Chunfeng Zhang | East China Normal University, China |
Manuscript submission guidelines can be accessed on Sage Journals.