About this journal

Aims and scope

Ming Studies is the journal of the Society for Ming Studies, a non-profit academic organization devoted to the dissemination of knowledge about the Ming period in Chinese history (1368-1644). The society brings together scholars from North America, Europe and Asia, and convenes annually in conjunction with the Association for Asian Studies. Panels and roundtable discussions are regularly organized or supported. The Society also produces occasional research monographs and technical materials for Ming scholars.

Appearing twice a year, Ming Studies presents news of the field and book reviews along with significant articles of current scholarship on all aspects of Chinese society from the fourteenth through the seventeenth centuries. All articles are peer-reviewed, and should present original, innovative research and interpretation, making substantial contributions to the state of the field. Ming Studies occasionally devotes special issues to particular themes, often deriving from conferences or other collaborative research and scholarly activity. Recent examples have included work on the Ming founder Zhu Yuanzhang, the sixteenth century scholar-official Wang Shizhen, and Discourses on Disorder in Sixteenth- and Seventeenth-Century China.

Routledge History

Journal metrics

Usage

  • 11K annual downloads/views

Citation metrics

  • 1.1 (2023) Impact Factor
  • 0.6 (2023) 5 year IF
  • 0.7 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
  • Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
  • 2.429 (2023) SNIP
  • 0.252 (2023) SJR

Editorial board

Editor:
Dr Ihor Pidhainy [email protected]

Book Reviews Editor:
Yiming Ha (UCLA)  [email protected]


Editorial Board:
Dr Ina Asim (University of Oregon)
Dr Kimberley Besio (Colby College)
Dr Timothy Brook (University of British Columbia)
Dr Katherine Carlitz (University of Pittsburgh)
Dr Edward L Farmer (University of Minnesota)
Dr Willard J Peterson (Princeton University)
Dr Leo K Shin (University of British Columbia)
Dr Ann Waltner (University of Minnesota)

Abstracting and indexing

Ming Studies is included in the following services:

Bibliography of Asian Studies

European Reference Index for the Humanities (ERIH)

Modern Language Association Bibliography

The Bibliography of Asian Studies Online

Scopus

Thomson Reuters' Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)

Open access

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  5. Rigorous peer review for every open access article

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Society information

About the Society for Ming Studies (SMS)

The Society for Ming Studies is a scholarly organization that promotes the study of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644). It publishes a journal and a book series, as well as sponsoring panels on Ming topics at the annual meeting of the Association for Asian Studies.

Focusing on the understanding of the Ming dynasty, the Society is dedicated to supporting the publication of scholarly work relating to the study of Ming China, and to facilitating global communication among scholars and students of Ming China.

The Society is affiliated with the Association for Asian Studies (AAS) and the China and Inner Asia Council (CIAC) of the AAS.

Membership benefits include:
•Copy of the bi-annual journal Ming Studies
•Research monographs and technical material
•The annual meeting, panels and roundtable discussions
•Full information about all of the Society's future conferences and meetings, events and awards
•Online availability: both current and archive content is available to view online
•Easily accessible, fully searchable content

Visit the Society for Ming Studies website for more information.

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USA/USD - $28.00
Student Member - £11.00/$15.00

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