Chinese Studies Vol. 44, No. 2 (June, 2026)
Introduction
Chinese Studies is the official publication of the Center for Chinese Studies (CCS). It was launched in July, 1983 as a bi-annual journal with a broad emphasis on Chinese studies featuring scholarly articles, research notes and book reviews in both Chinese and English. Since 2008, it has been published quarterly in March, June, September, and December every year.
Chinese Studies welcomes submissions from scholars in related fields including, but not limited to, history, literature, philology, philosophy, and cultural studies. As a highly acclaimed peer-reviewed scholarly journey in the international community of sinology, it has been ranked at the top tier of the Taiwan Humanities Citation Index (THCI CORE).
An editorial board has been established since 1997. Board members are renowned scholars selected from a range of fields: history, literature, philosophy and linguistics. They hold board meetings four times a year. To maintain the leading role in Chinese studies and to invigorate scholarly inquiries, the editorial board organizes a special issue per year to bring together focused discussion on a topic that reflects the most updated state of the field in Chinese studies research.
To promote open access to journal articles and to facilitate research, Chinese Studies offers free access to all its articles in many full-text databases, such as EBSCO: History Abstracts with Full Text, CEPS, TJFD, HyRead, CLISA, etc. All articles can also be accessed in the Full Text Database of CCS Publications for free search, download and print.
*To submit, please email your article at chinesestudies@ncl.edu.tw or mail it to Chinese Studies, Editorial Office, 20 Zhongshan S. Road, Taipei, Taiwan 100201, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
The June 2027 issue of Chinese Studies will be a special issue entitled “Emotion, Feeling and Healing from Chinese Studies Perspectives,” guest-edited by Professor Chen Hsiu-fen 陳秀芬 at the Department of History, National Chengchi University. Papers may be submitted in either Chinese or English and should respectively be 30,000 characters or 10,000 words or less (including footnotes). Form and style should follow the “Guide for Submissions to Chinese Studies” and the “Chinese Studies Stylesheet.”
Human emotion and feeling are innate as well as universal. As “sentient” beings (or homo sentiens), people communicate with one another and cross boundaries through emotion and feeling. Just as they may keep one afloat, they are as likely to cause one to capsize; excessive emotion and emotional imbalance often lead to individual distress, interpersonal tension, and even collective disorder. Regulating and having an outlet for emotion and feeling through various forms of external support and internal cultivation are invariably important in troubled times and a turbulent world, a matter which has always been a concern of the Sinosphere. This special issue invites scholars from a variety of disciplines, including—but not limited to—literature, history, philosophy, religious studies, and the history of medical science, to explore the topic of emotion and feeling, so as to consider paths of healing, therapy, and wellness, perhaps even providing guidance to those facing their own existential crises today.
The deadline for submissions to this issue has been extended to Aug. 31, 2026.
Please send submissions to us by e-mail at chinesestudies@ncl.edu.tw
