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.
AIMS AND SCOPE
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:
·modern Chinese characters, ancient scripts
·writings of Chinese minorities, e.g. Mongolian, Dongba scripts , etc.
·comparative studies on hieroglyphs of Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia and on other Asian writing systems
·semiotic concerns of Chinese writing systems
·cognition and acquisition of Chinese characters
·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.
《中国文字》Journal of Chinese Writing Systems，为华东师范大学中国文字研究与应用中心主办的国际学术期刊，由英国世哲出版公司（SAGE）发行，一年四期，中英文各两期。本刊主要刊发中国文字（包括汉字和少数民族文字）、世界其他表意文字（如域外汉字和古埃及圣书文字等）的理论研究文章以及文献、考古、历史、民族学等领域内和汉字相关的研究论文、书评等学术文章。
1.必须使用规范的简化字，少量有特殊需要的字符除外。少量集外字可用图片形式插入，确保比例适当，正常显示。如稿件使用了特殊字库, 请以附件的形式附上所使用的字库。请使用中国大陆发行的字符集（如 windows 系统自带的宋体simsun、楷体simkai、黑体simhei或方正字库等），请勿使用台湾地区的字符集（如PMingliu、Mingliu等细明体）。
Manuscript Submission Guidelines: Journal of Chinese Writing Systems
Please see Chinese submission guidelines for author submitting Chinese papers .
This Journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics
Please read the guidelines below then visit the Journal’s submission site https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/cws to upload your manuscript. Please note that manuscripts not conforming to these guidelines may be returned.
Only manuscripts of sufficient quality that meet the aims and scope of Journal of Chinese Writing Systems will be reviewed.
There are no fees payable to submit or publish in this journal.
As part of the submission process you will be required to warrant that you are submitting your original work, that you have the rights in the work, that you are submitting the work for first publication in the Journal and that it is not being considered for publication elsewhere and has not already been published elsewhere, and that you have obtained and can supply all necessary permissions for the reproduction of any copyright works not owned by you.
What do we publish?
1.1 Aims & Scope
1.2 Article types
1.3 Writing your paper
Editorial policies
2.1 Peer review policy
2.2 Authorship
2.3 Acknowledgements
2.4 Funding
2.5 Declaration of conflicting interests
Publishing policies
3.1 Publication ethics
3.2 Contributor's publishing agreement
3.3 Open access and author archiving
Preparing your manuscript
4.1 Formatting
4.2 Artwork, figures and other graphics
4.3 Supplementary material
4.4 Reference style
4.5 English language editing services
Submitting your manuscript
5.1 ORCID
5.2 Information required for completing your submission
5.3 Permissions
On acceptance and publication
6.1 SAGE Production
6.2 Online First publication
6.3 Access to your published article
6.4 Promoting your article
Further information
1. What do we publish?
1.1 Aims & Scope
Before submitting your manuscript to Journal of Chinese Writing Systems, please ensure you have read the Aims & Scope.
1.2 Article Types
Journal of Chinese Writing Systems publishes Original Article, Review Article, Book Review, and Letter to Editor-in-Chief.
Original Article is generally restricted to a maximum of 10,000 words, including all elements (title page, abstracts, key words, references, illustrations, etc.). Authors who suspect that their articles will have to be cut anyway should make the required deletions before submitting.
Review Article, Book Review are generally restricted to a maximum of 5,000 words, including title page , references, abstracts, key words and illustrations if necessary.
Comments on current issues and Letter to Editor-in-Chief is generally restricted to a maximum of 1,000 words, including biographies, no need to submit other elements such as abstracts, key words, references, illustrations, etc.
1.3 Writing your paper
The SAGE Author Gateway has some general advice and on how to get published, plus links to further resources.
1.3.1 Make your article discoverable
When writing up your paper, think about how you can make it discoverable. The title, keywords and abstract are key to ensuring readers find your article through search engines such as Google. For information and guidance on how best to title your article, write your abstract and select your keywords, have a look at this page on the Gateway: How to Help Readers Find Your Article Online.
2. Editorial policies
2.1 Peer review policy
Following a preliminary triage to eliminate submissions unsuitable for Journal of Chinese Writing Systems, all papers are sent out for review. The journal’s policy is to have manuscripts reviewed by two expert reviewers. Journal of Chinese Writing Systems utilizes a double-blind peer review process in which the reviewer and author’s names and information are withheld from the other. All manuscripts are reviewed as rapidly as possible and generally within two months. Reviewers make comments to the author and recommendations to the Editor-in-Chief, and then the Editor-in-Chief makes the final decision.
The Editor or members of the Editorial Board may occasionally submit their own manuscripts for possible publication in the journal. In these cases, the peer review process will be managed by alternative members of the Board and the submitting Editor/Board member will have no involvement in the decision-making process.
2.2 Authorship
All parties who have made a substantive contribution to the article should be listed as authors. Principal authorship, authorship order, and other publication credits should be based on the relative scientific or professional contributions of the individuals involved, regardless of their status. A student is usually listed as principal author on any multiple-authored publication that substantially derives from the student’s dissertation or thesis.
