The QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF CHINESE STUDIES (ISSN:2224-2716)is a quarterly published international peer-reviewed academic journal (in English)which is managed by the Overseas Education College of Xiamen University in China．It publishes articles and reviews on a full gamut of Chinese studies which include but are not limited to Chinese language education，Chinese linguistics，Chinese culture，Chinese literature，Chinese arts，Chinese history，Chinese society，Chinese politics and economy．It intends to promote research and provide an interface for scholarly communications and discussions in the field．

All submitted articles should be original and are subjected to blind peer review and to the discretion of the editors．The first issue is to be launched soon in 2012．

INFORMATION FOR CONTRIBUTORS

All submissions should be?saved as Microsoft Word files and?emailed tojcs@xmu．edu．cn

Papers

The length of each paper is expected to be in the range of 6，000 –10，000 words．The text should be typed in 12-point Times New Roman font on A4 paper，and double-spaced．

The title should be on the first page followed by an abstract around 200 words．

The second page should list author name(s)，title(s)，brief biographical data，institutional and email address(es)，and indicate the corresponding author．

Reviews

Reviews can be in the range of 1，000-6，000 words．Contributors should follow the guidelines for papers．

Editorial correspondence

Queries may be directed to the executive editor at jcs@xmu．edu．cn