Journal of Contemporary Asia
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Abbreviated title (ISO 4) | J. Contemp. Asia |
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| Discipline | Asian studies |
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Kevin Hewison |
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Publication history | 1970-present |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| 1.345 | |
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| ISSN |
0047-2336 (print) 1752-7554 (web) |
| LCCN | 78612738 |
| OCLC no. | 224503150 |
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The Journal of Contemporary Asia is a peer-reviewed academic journal in the field of Asian studies. It was established in 1970 and is published quarterly by Routledge. It is currently edited by Kevin Hewison (Emeritus Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill). One of its founders, Peter Limqueco is editor emeritus. The co-editors are Geoffrey Gunn (Emeritus Professor, Nagasaki University), Richard Westra (Nagoya University) and Toby Carroll (City University of Hong Kong).
JCA is an established refereed publication, it appears quarterly and has done so since 1970. When the journal was established, it was conceived as providing an alternative to mainstream perspectives on contemporary Asian issues. The journal maintains this tradition and seeks to publish articles that deal with the broad problems of economic, political and social development of Asia. Articles on economic development issues, political economy, agriculture, planning, the working class, people’s movements, politics and power, imperialism and empire, international financial institutions, the environment, and economic history are especially welcomed. The journal also has a strong interest in the scientific development of theory that is of global significance, especially on the role of the state, class analysis, power and globalisation.
An important aim of the journal has been to publish the work of Asia-based researchers, those working in best traditions of critical political economy, and young researchers.
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the 2014 impact factor of the journal was 1.345, ranking it 2nd out of 64 publications in the category "Area studies."
The current editorial board comprises:
- Tom Brass, Richmond-upon-Thames, UK
- Shaun Breslin, Dept of Political and International Studies, University of Warwick, UK
- Paul Cammack, Global Development Institute, University of Manchester, UK
- Uday Chandra, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, Qatar
- Noam Chomsky, Dept. of Linguistics, MIT, USA
- Frederic Clairmont, Geneva, Switzerland
- Michael Connors, Politics, History and International Relations, University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus
- Paul Gellert, Dept of Sociology, University of Tennessee, USA
- Alec Gordon, Bangkok, Thailand
- Jim Glassman, Dept. of Geography, University of British Columbia, Canada
- Vedi Hadiz, Asia Research Centre, Murdoch University, Australia
- Jane Hutchison, Asia Research Centre, Murdoch University, Australia
- Khoo Boo Teik, National Graduate Research Institute of Policy Science, Tokyo, Japan
- G.K. Lieten, Sociology-Anthropology Centre, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
- James Petras, Dept. of Sociology, Binghamton University, USA
- Andrew Rosser, Indo-Pacific Governance Research Centre, University of Adelaide, Australia
- Kwang Yeong Shin, Dept of Sociology, Chung-Ang University, Korea