Bamboo and Silk

Aims & Scope

Bamboo and Silk is a peer-reviewed academic journal sponsored by the Center of Bamboo and Silk Manuscripts of Wuhan University.

Based on unearthed Chinese bamboo and silk manuscripts from the Warring States period (476–221 BC) and Qin (221–206BC), Han (206BC–220 AD), Wei (220–265 AD) and Jin (265–420 AD) Dynasties, this journal focuses on studies of character identification and textual reconstitution, and studies of the social, political, economic and legal systems as well as ideology, culture, language, customs and other aspects reflected by these manuscripts.

The journal includes research articles on bamboo and silk manuscripts and book reviews.

All articles are peer reviewed by anonymous outside experts as well as by the editorial board, and reflect the current state of international academic research issues on Chinese bamboo and silk manuscripts.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.2

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	19216

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	7

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.236

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Writing in Turns: An Analysis of Scribal Hands in the Bamboo Manuscript Suan shu shu 筭數書 (Writings on Mathematical Procedures) from Zhangjiashan Tomb No. 247 (張家山247號墓漢簡《筭數書》寫手再探)

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Daniel Patrick, Karine

• “Event Calendars” in the Early Imperial Era: A Re-Assessment (關於秦漢“質日”的新考察)

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Chen

• A Preliminary Analysis of Rhymed Passages in the Daybook Manuscripts

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Rens

• Shang Yang’s Promotion of the County System and the County-Canton Relations: an Analysis Based on Official Titles, Salary Grades and the Size of the Employed Personnel

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Wenbo

• The Zhoujiatai Occult Manuscripts (周家臺的數術簡)

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Donald

• A Re-examination of the Controversy over the Oral and Written Nature of the Classic of Poetry’s Early Transmission, Based on the Anhui University Manuscript

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Wen

• A First Reading of the Anhui University Bamboo-Slip Shi Jing

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Edward L.

• Western Han Funerary Relocation Documents and the Making of the Dead in Early Imperial China

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Jue

• The Sui Chapter of the Zhoujiazhai Daybook

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Guodong, Yunbing

• Looking at the “Qu qie” Chapter of the Zhuangzi from the Guodian *Yucong iv Bamboo Slip Manuscript (從郭店簡《語叢四》看《莊子·胠篋》)

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Li

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