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Current Volume: 13

Frequency: 2 issues annually

Academic Editors: Xingpei Yuan, Zong-qi Cai

The Journal of Chinese Literature and Culture publishes research articles and essays on premodern Chinese literature and all aspects of the broader literary culture. It also publishes work that explores the influence of traditional literature and culture in modern and contemporary China. For some periods of the twentieth century, the study of premodern Chinese literature was considered by some an impediment to the rise of science and democracy, but it is now recognized in China as a valuable heritage that can enrich Chinese culture for the twenty-first century. Jointly sponsored by Peking University and the University of Illinois, the journal is committed to an international editorial vision and to in-depth exchange and collaboration among scholars in China, the United States, and other parts of the world. The Journal of Chinese Literature and Culture is indexed in the Arts and Humanities Citation Index (A&HCI).

The Council of Editors of Learned Journals Distinguished Editor Award was presented to Journal of Chinese Literature and Culture coeditor Zong-qi Cai in 2020.

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Editorial Office:
Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2090 FLB, 707 S. Mathews Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801
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Editors in Chief:
Yuan Xingpei, Peking University
Zong-qi Cai, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Lingnan University of Hong Kong

Associate Editor in Chief:
Liu Yucai, Peking University

Book Review Editor:
Stephen Roddy, University of San Francisco

Editorial Board:
Chen Yinchi, Fudan University
Cheng Zhangcan, Nanjing University
Ronald Egan, Stanford University
Grace Fong, McGill University, Canada
Ge Xiaoyin, Peking University
Guo Yingde, Beijing Normal University
Hu Siao-chen, Academia Sinica, Taipei
Wilt Idema, Harvard University
Jiang Yin, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Wai-yee Li, Harvard University
Liu Yuejin, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Keith McMahon, University of Kansas
Pan Jianguo, Peking University
Stephen Roddy, University of San Francisco
Patricia Sieber, Ohio State University
Paula Varsano, University of California, Berkeley
Wang Zhaopeng, Wuhan University
Wei Shang, Columbia University
Zhang Jian, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Editors for Translation:
Philip Merrill (associate editor)
Maija Samei

Associate Managing Editor:
Yuefan Wang

Editorial Assistants:
Fu Hu
Hanyun Zeng

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Please submit manuscripts via https://mc04.manuscriptcentral.com/dup-jcl. Manuscripts should adhere to the rules for style, format, and documentation described in the Journal of Chinese Literature and Culture Submission Guide. All Chinese-language inquiries and submissions should be sent to jclc@pku.edu.cn, International Academy for China Studies (IACS), Peking University, No. 5 Yiheyuan Rd., Haidian Dist., Beijing, P. R. China 100871.

Abstractors & Indexers

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Indexed/abstracted in the following: Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Bibliography of Asian Studies (Online), European Reference Index for the Humanities (ERIH) PLUS​, Humanities International Index, Humanities Source Ultimate, IBZ - Internationale Bibliographie der Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaftlichen Zeitschriftenliteratur, MLA International Bibliography (Modern Language Association), Scopus, Ulrichsweb, Web of Science.

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ISSN: 2329-0048

e-ISSN: 2329-0056