《中国文字（英文）》（Journal of Chinese Writing Systems）稿约
DESCRIPTION
Journal of Chinese Writing Systems is an international, peer-reviewed journal focusing on in-depth research of Chinese writing systems and encompassing a broad theoretical scope. It is sponsored by the Center for the Study and Application of Chinese Characters (CSACC), East China Normal University (ECNU), and published in partnership with SAGE Publishing. Journal of Chinese Writing Systems publishes both the English language articles and the Chinese language articles. The journal welcomes original articles, review articles, book reviews, comments, correspondence on research and applications of Chinese writing systems, which include modern Chinese characters, ancient scripts, Dongba scripts, and Shui scripts, etc., as well as the comparative studies on hieroglyphs of Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. The journal is dedicated to the studies of morphology, i.e. the structure, formation and function of the scripts, symbols; the studies of interrelation between writing systems and the language, as well as the cognition and acquisition of Chinese characters.
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AIMS AND SCOPE
Chinese writing systems, different from the alphabetical systems of Europe and America, which are often a natural part of language studies, turn out to be an independent academic concern. Chinese writing systems become a crucial factor in the construction of Chinese language, literature, philosophy, psychology, etc.. It is the fundamental influential element for all humanity studies concerning China.
Chinese writing systems are different in many aspects from major writing systems of western languages, with complex structures and the employment of thousands of individual characters. The research of them will reveal the diversity of the usage of symbols to record a language, thus makes them the important objects of investigation in the field of language studies.
Journal of Chinese Writing Systems is the first journal published which especially and systematically focuses on the Chinese writing systems, in an attempt to promote the understanding of Chinese writing and build a platform for the studies of related fields.
The journal welcomes articles within the scope as below:
•modern Chinese characters, ancient scripts
•writings of Chinese minorities, e.g. Mongolian, Dongba scripts , etc.
•comparative studies on hieroglyphs of Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia and on other Asian writing systems
•semiotic concerns of Chinese writing systems
•cognition and acquisition of Chinese characters
•the cross-disciplinary studies between Chinese writing systems and ancient history, ancient documents, archeology are also encouraged. The philosophical concerns of symbol and meaning are particularly welcome.
《中国文字》Journal of Chinese Writing Systems，为华东师范大学中国文字研究与应用中心主办的国际学术期刊，由英国世哲出版公司（SAGE）发行，一年四期，中英文各两期。本刊主要刊发中国文字（包括汉字和少数民族文字）、世界其他表意文字（如域外汉字和古埃及圣书文字等）的理论研究文章以及文献、考古、历史、民族学等领域内和汉字相关的研究论文、书评等学术文章。
《中国文字》目前发表下列类型的文章：
1.原创文章 （Original Article）
2.研究综述 （Review）
3.书评 （Book Review）
4.读者来信 （Letter to the Editor）
2018年起，本刊不再接受纸质稿或电子邮件投稿，唯一投稿平台为：https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/cws，具体操作方法详见《网上投稿指南》。本刊实行严格的双向匿名审稿制度，为保证学术研究的原创性与严谨性，中文来稿需特别注意如下事项：
1.必须使用规范的简化字，少量有特殊需要的字符除外。少量集外字可用图片形式插入，确保比例适当，正常显示。如稿件使用了特殊字库, 请以附件的形式附上所使用的字库。请使用中国大陆发行的字符集（如 windows 系统自带的宋体simsun、楷体simkai、黑体simhei或方正字库等），请勿使用台湾地区的字符集（如PMingliu、Mingliu等细明体）。
2.中文稿件篇幅一般在10000字以内，过长文章请先联系编辑部，或可连载。中文摘要300字以内，关键词最少3个，最多5个。文后附英语标题、摘要、关键词。
3.文中引用、参考文献标注方法及全文格式，需符合本刊《中文稿件引文标注规则》和《中文稿件格式规则》，否则稿件将被退回。
4.网络投稿时，至少上传“匿名正文”和“标题页”两个word文档， 不能上传PDF格式文档。
“匿名正文”应包括以下内容：标题、摘要、关键词、正文、注释、参考文献及英文标题、摘要、关键词。匿名正文用于双盲评审，不能包含任何个人信息。
“标题页”必须包括以下内容：中文标题，作者姓名、机构名、通讯作者及联系地址、电子邮箱，英文标题，英文作者姓名、机构名，英文通讯作者及联系地址。
文中图片（jpg格式，高分辨率图片）、所用罕用字体的ttf格式文件等，作为附件上传。
5.网上投稿后，作者可在网络投稿平台查询审稿进度和结果。自投稿之日起两个月内，编辑部会通过系统告知作者录用与否。其间，请勿来函来电垂询。对决定采用的稿件，编辑部有权进行修改。
6.坚决杜绝剽窃、一稿多投（包括局部改动后投寄其他报刊或公开出版的会议论文集）等学术不端行为。稿件发表前，作者需与出版方签订正式版权协议。
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