The editors welcome manuscripts bearing upon issues in the social sciences in general and particularly world/comparative politics and Asia's regional affairs. Authors may submit manuscripts to either of the sponsoring institutions as follows:

IFES: The Institute for Far Eastern Studies, Kyungnam University, 28-42 Samchung-dong, Chongro-ku, Seoul, Korea; douellette@asianperspective.org

PSU: Portland State University, P.O. Box 751, Portland, OR, U.S.A.; Mgurtov@aol.com

Contributors based in North and Latin America and Europe are kindly requested to submit manuscripts to PSU; all others should submit to IFES.

1. Note that we conform to Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and The Chicago Manual of Style on matters of spelling, abbreviation, punctuation, etc. When you use an acronym or abbreviation in the manuscript, please spell it out in full the first time. Text should be double-spaced, using MS-Word. It should be accompanied by footnotes (see 3.1 below) and a list of references (see 3.6 below) at the end. Tables and figures, if any, should be submitted in separate files. The length of the entire manuscript should be around 30 pages (A4; 8,000 words max.). Please include an abstract of about 10 lines at the beginning of the article with a short list of keywords. Write the abstract in direct, vigorous prose. Use the author's active voice. Do not resort to third-person descriptions of the article's content. Preferably, all information should be sent in electronic format via e-mail attachment.

2. Submission of a paper will be held to imply that it contains original unpublished work and is not being submitted for publication elsewhere. Authors are responsible for obtaining permission from the owners of copyrights when reproducing material that has been published elsewhere. Submissions selected by the editorial committee are peer reviewed (2 to 3 reviewers).

3. Use author-date text citations (Smith 1990, 21-22) with a complete reference list. Endnotes should be used sparingly for explanatory text only. Number endnotes consecutively to show their location in the text, and list them (double-spaced) at the end of the text. Author-date text citations should be used in the endnotes, as well. Submissions should be prepared to adhere to the following reference formats:

   1. References:

      1. Books: Smith, John. 1998. China's Revolution: Rise and Fall. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press.

      2. Article: Holsti, K. J. 1992. "The Horseman of Apocalypse." International Studies Quarterly, vol. 30, no. 4 (Spring), pp. 122-123.

      3. Collection: Mansbach, Richard W. 1993."The New Order in Northeast Asia: A Theoretical Overview." In Manwoo Lee and Richard W. Mansbach, eds., The Changing Order in Northeast Asia and the Korean Peninsula. Seoul: IFES, Kyungnam University.

      4. Newspaper: Crow, Stanley Crow. 2001. "US-Korea Relations Strained." New York Times, July 30, p. 2.

      5. Dissertation: King, Andrew J. 1976. "Law and Land Use in Chicago: A Pre-history of Modern Zoning." Ph.D. diss., University of Wisconsin, p. 32-37.

      6. Website: Anderson, Benedict. 1998. "From Miracle to Clash." London Review of Books, vol. 20, no. 8, www.Irb.co.uk. (Note that only the web address should be used, not the URL.)

   2. References, appended to the end of articles, should list all cited sources in alphabetical order.

   3. The use of "et al." is not accepted in first appearance of a reference: list the names of all authors using full names.

   4. Note numbers should generally appear at the end of the sentence rather than in the middle.

4. For illustrations in the form of photographs, one soft copy (i.e., electronic copy in jpeg format) should be sent via e-mail as a separate attachment. For conventional photographs, three copies of each, unmounted, on glossy paper should be provided. For illustrations in the form of diagrams, one soft copy (i.e., electronic copy in jpeg format) should be provided as a separate attachment; for hard copy formats, three copies of each (or one original plus two photocopies) should be provided. The lettering and symbols should be of comparable size. Illustrations should not be inserted in the text and each one should be marked on the back with a figure number, title of the paper, and name of the author. All photographs, graphs, and diagrams should be referred to as figures and numbered consecutively in Arabic numerals.

5. The editor will accept only those tables that are essential. Tables should be numbered consecutively in the text with Arabic numerals and typed on a separate sheet.

6. Avoid use of bullets or numbering of points in the text.

7. Authors must also include a brief biographical sketch, plus a recent CV with mailing and e-mail contact information. Preferably, all information should be sent via e-mail attachment.

8. Proofs will not be sent to the author. One copy of the issue and 20 offprints will be sent to the author free of charge. If more copies of the issue are desired, the author should write to IFES or to PSU at either of the addresses above.