Journal of Asian Studies

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Asian Studies (JAS) has played a defining role in the field of Asian studies for over 75 years.

JAS publishes the very best empirical and multidisciplinary work on Asia, spanning the arts, history, literature, the social sciences, and cultural studies.

Experts around the world turn to this quarterly journal for the latest in-depth scholarship on Asia's past and present, for its extensive book reviews, and for its state-of-the-field essays on established and emerging topics.

With coverage reaching from South and Southeast Asia to China, Inner Asia, and Northeast Asia, JAS welcomes broad comparative and transnational studies as well as essays emanating from fine-grained historical, cultural, political, and literary research.

The journal also publishes clusters of papers that present new and vibrant discussions on specific themes and issues.

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

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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.

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.

• Marketing and Social Structure in Rural China, Part I

  Citation: 411

  Authors: G. William

• Genealogies of the Political Forest and Customary Rights in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand

  Citation: 332

  Authors: Nancy Lee, Peter

• Representing Nationality in China: Refiguring Majority/Minority Identities

  Citation: 303

  Authors: Dru C.

• Food Safety and Social Risk in Contemporary China

  Citation: 217

  Authors: Yunxiang

• On the Political Construction of Tradition:<i>Gotong Royong</i>in Indonesia

  Citation: 193

  Authors: John R.

• The Meaning and Measurement of Ethnicity in Malaysia: An Analysis of Census Classifications

  Citation: 165

  Authors: Charles

• The Quest for “<i>Siwilai</i>”: A Geographical Discourse of Civilizational Thinking in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth-Century Siam

  Citation: 150

  Authors: Thongchai

• Chinese Society: An Historical Survey

  Citation: 141

  Authors: Karl A.

• The Erosion of Patron-Client Bonds and Social Change in Rural Southeast Asia

  Citation: 140

  Authors: James C.

• Asia Redux: Conceptualizing a Region for Our Times

  Citation: 138

  Authors: Prasenjit