The ''Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies'' (HJAS) is an English-language
scholarly journal published by the
Harvard-Yenching Institute. ''HJAS'' features articles and book reviews of current scholarship in
East Asian Studies, focusing on
Chinese,
Japanese, and
Korean history
History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...
,
literature
Literature is any collection of Writing, written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially prose fiction, drama, and poetry. In recent centuries, the definition has expanded to ...
and
religion
Religion is usually defined as a social- cultural system of designated behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics, or organizations, that generally relates humanity to supernatur ...
, with occasional coverage of
politics
Politics (from , ) is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of resources or status. The branch of social science that studies ...
and
linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. It is called a scientific study because it entails a comprehensive, systematic, objective, and precise analysis of all aspects of language, particularly its nature and structure. Ling ...
. It has been called "still Americas's leading sinological journal."
History
The ''Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies'' was founded in 1936 by the Russian-French scholar
Serge Elisséeff
Serge Elisséeff (; born Sergei Grigorievich Eliseyev; 13 January 188913 April 1975) was a Russian-French scholar, Japanologist, and professor at Harvard University. He was one of the first Westerners to study Japanese at a university in Japan. H ...
under the auspices of the
Harvard-Yenching Institute, an independent, non-profit organization founded in 1928 to further the spread of knowledge and scholarship on
East and
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographical south-eastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of mainland ...
. Elisséeff's wide range of knowledge came to be reflected in the diverse character of the journal during the twenty-one years he served as its editor (1936-1957).
Since the days of Elisséeff, the journal has been guided by:
*
John Bishop (editor), 1958-1974
*
Timothy Connor
Timothy is a masculine name. It comes from the Greek name ( Timόtheos) meaning "honouring God", "in God's honour", or "honoured by God". Timothy (and its variations) is a common name in several countries.
People Given name
* Timothy (given name ...
, 1975
*
Donald Shively
Donald Howard Shively (May 11, 1921 – August 13, 2005) was an American academic, historian, Japanologist, author and professor emeritus of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of California, Berkeley.Fox, Margalit "Donald H. Shi ...
, 1976-1983
*
Ronald Egan, 1983-1987
*
Howard Hibbett
Howard Hibbett (July 27, 1920 – March 13, 2019) was a translator and professor of Japanese literature at Harvard University. He held the Victor S. Thomas Professorship in Japanese Literature.
Early life
Hibbett was born in Akron, Ohio, on Jul ...
, 1988-
*
Joanna Handlin Smith
Joanna is a feminine given name deriving from from he, יוֹחָנָה, translit=Yôḥānāh, lit=God is gracious. Variants in English include Joan, Joann, Joanne, and Johanna. Other forms of the name in English are Jan, Jane, Janet, Jan ...
, present-
Harvard-Yenching Institute Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies
; retrieved 25 Jan 2011
Publishing History
The journal was published three times yearly from its inception until 1947. From 1948 until 1957 it was released biannually, but from 1958 to 1976 the journal was released only annually or in two-year periods. Since 1977 it has been published twice yearly in June and December.
Contents
The ''Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies'', with '' Monumenta Nipponica'', is one of the largest and most influential American journals on East Asian scholarship. The journal focuses on analytical articles and does not print translations, unlike ''Monumenta Nipponica''.
Notes
References
*
*
* {{cite book , last = Zurndorfer , first = Harriet , year = 1995 , title = China Bibliography: A Research Guide to Reference Works About China Past and Present , publisher = E.J. Brill, location = Leiden; New York, url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uu5zn7-ImJoC , isbn = 9004102787
External links
Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies official website
Cultural journals
Asian studies journals
English-language journals
Publications established in 1936
1936 establishments in Massachusetts
Harvard University academic journals
Chinese studies journals