Asian Affairs

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History

The first issue of the journal was printed in early 1914, following several years of circulated compilations of Society papers that included accounts of meetings and lectures. The inaugural issue featured contributions such as A Visit to Mongolia by E. Manico Gull, reports of Captain F. M. Bailey's explorations, and analyses of China's coal supply. [3] The journal's cover continues to use a variant of the red tone introduced in these earlier publications. [4]

Book reviews were introduced in 1921, beginning with Sir Percy Sykes' A History of Persia. Subscriptions outside the RSAA's membership followed in 1922. [4] In 1942, during the Second World War, wartime economic measures forced the third and fourth issues to be combined. From 1965 the journal formally adopted this triannual format, which remained in place until 2018. [4] That year, the journal reverted to quarterly publication, originally to accommodate special issues, beginning with a 2018 collaboration with the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; however, the special-issue format was not subsequently continued. [5]

At its inception, the journal was edited by the Secretary of the RSAA, beginning with C. S. Hughes, and assisted by a sub-committee of the Society's now-defunct Council. [4] An editorial board was established in 1961, at which point the formal post of editor was also created. The first to hold the role was Kay Beckett (née West), formerly of Encyclopaedia Britannica and International Affairs. [4]

Editors-in-chief

The following persons have served as editors-in-chief: [6] [7]

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in: [8] [9] [10] [11]

According to the Journal Citation Reports , the journal has a 2024 impact factor of 1.1. [12]

Most cited articles

As of 2025, the following four articles have been cited most often: [13]

  1. Purbrick, Martin (2019). "A report of the 2019 Hong Kong protests". Asian Affairs. 50 (4): 465–487. doi:10.1080/03068374.2019.1672397.
  2. Ortmann, Stephan (2015). "The Umbrella Movement and Hong Kong's protracted democratization process". Asian Affairs. 46 (1): 32–50. doi:10.1080/03068374.2014.994957.
  3. Ahmed, Saleh; Eklund, Elizabeth (2021). "Climate change impacts in coastal Bangladesh: Migration, gender and environmental injustice". Asian Affairs. 52 (1): 155–174. doi:10.1080/03068374.2021.1880213.
  4. Onley, James (2009). "The Raj reconsidered: British India's informal empire and spheres of influence in Asia and Africa". Asian Affairs. 40 (1): 44–62. doi:10.1080/03068370802658666.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "About this journal". Taylor & Francis. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "About the Journal". Royal Society for Asian Affairs. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  3. ↑ Asian Affairs, Vol. 1, No. 1. London: Royal Society for Asian Affairs. 1914.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Leach, Hugh (2003). Strolling About on the Roof of the World: The First Hundred Years of the Royal Society for Asian Affairs (formerly Royal Central Asian Society). London: RoutledgeCurzon. pp. 117–124. ISBN   0-415-29857-1.
  5. ↑ Asian Affairs, Vol. 49, No. 2. London: Royal Society for Asian Affairs. 2018.
  6. ↑ Leach, Hugh (2003). Strolling About on the Roof of the World: The First Hundred Years of the Royal Society for Asian Affairs (formerly Royal Central Asian Society). London: RoutledgeCurzon. p. 202. ISBN   0-415-29857-1.
  7. ↑ "List of issues Asian Affairs". Routledge. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  8. ↑ "Abstracting and indexing". Routledge. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  9. ↑ "MIAR: Information Matrix for the Analysis of Journals". MIAR. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  10. ↑ "National Library of China". National Library of China. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  11. ↑ "Scopus preview". Elsevier. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  12. ↑ "Asian Affairs". 2024 Journal Citation Reports (Science ed.). Clarivate. 2025 – via Web of Science.
  13. ↑ "Most cited articles". Routledge. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
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