Call for Papers
Paper Development Workshop for Young Researchers on Contemporary Asia
April 18-19, 2008, University of Duisburg-Essen
Young German researchers who pursue an academic career are facing increasing pressure to publish their research result in refereed international academic journals. As publishing is not so much an art as a craft, guidance by coaches is extremely important for the acquisition of necessary knowledge and experience. However, such guidance may not always be readily available to young German researchers.
The Institute of East Asian Studies at Duisburg-Essen University in cooperation with the German Association of Asian Studies is announcing a paper development workshop to take place at the Duisburg campus of Duisburg-Essen University from April 18-19, 2008.
The aim of the workshop is to introduce junior German researchers in the field of contemporary Asia to the task of publishing in international refereed journals. In order to make this a fruitful exercise, we believe, it is best to tailor and polish papers for specific journals.
The announced workshop focuses on the "Social Science Journal Japan" and "Asian Survey", which will be covered by dedicated workgroups with renowned coaches. Besides improving their individual papers participants will also discuss the “dos and don’ts” in academic publishing in general.
Tentative Workshop Programme
18 April 2008
14:00 - 14:15 Welcome address
14:15 - 14:45 Plenary session: Introduction to the publishing policies of the respective journals
Prof. Dr. Verena Blechinger-Talcott (Free University, Berlin, former member of the editorial board of the “Social Science Journal Japan”)
Dr. Lawrence Saez (London School of Economics, member of the editorial board of “Asian Survey”)
14:45 - 15:15 Plenary session: Q&A
15:15 - 15:45 Coffee break
15:45 - 17:45 Working group session 1: initial discussion of individual papers + assignments for the following day
19 April 2008
09:00 - 10:30 Working group session 2: presentation of assignments and discussion of further steps
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 - 12:30 Working group session 3: presentation of assignments and discussion of further steps
12:30 - 13:15 Lunch
13:15 - 14:30 Plenary session: summary of workshop results + dos and don'ts in academic publishing:
Prof. Dr. Verena Blechinger-Talcott (Free University, Berlin, former member of the editorial board of the “Social Science Journal Japan”)
Dr. Lawrence Saez (London School of Economics, member of the editorial board of“Asian Survey”)
14:30 Closing remarks
Submission Guidelines
We invite submissions of full papers by junior researchers who are not yet tenured. Submission deadline is March 20, 2008. Papers must be written in English and follow the specific submission guidelines of the journals they target.
Details can be found on the respective journal homepage:
Asian Survey: http://ucpressjournals.com/journal.asp?j=as&jDetail=submit
Social Science Journal Japan : http://www.oxfordjournals.org/our_journals/ssjapj/for_authors/index.html
We advise authors to also check out a number of articles in the respective journal to make sure the style of their paper is generally in line with prior successful submissions. Please submit papers as an email attachment in MS-Word or pdf-format together with a short statement concerning your current academic status to: manja.jonas(at)uni-due.de. Papers will be peer-reviewed and authors notified by March 30, 2008.
Registration
Participation in the full workshop is restricted to authors of accepted papers. Participants must register
within 3 days of acceptance of their papers.
Workshop fees:
Members of the IN-EAST, University of Duisburg Essen, or the DGA: EUR 30
Others: EUR 80
Payment details and information on accommodation will be included in the acceptance letter. The plenary sessions are open for guests, free of charge. Registration deadline for guests: April 13, 2008.
Further Information
For questions regarding papers and submissions or questions and comments regarding workshop registration, please contact Manja Jonas (manja.jonas(at)uni-due.de). Later in the year, we are planning a second workshop in the same line covering “Asian Business and Management” as well as the “Pacific Review”.
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