Announcing new JOURNAL OF DAOIST STUDIES

Note: I think many here on this forum will be interested in the new JDS coming out this June, only $12. online and $22. for hardcopy. I am on the Editorial Board, part of Livia Kohn’s effort to involve practitioners in the new journal. I will have a piece in the first issue. Details below. – Michael

Journal of Daoist Studies

Facilitators:
Russell Kirkland, Livia Kohn, Ronnie Littlejohn

Editorial Board:
Shawn Arthur, Stephan-Peter Bumbacher, Yi Hsiang Chang, Shinyi Chao, Chen Xia, Jeffrey Dippman, Ute Engelhardt, Stephen Eskildsen, Norman Girardot, Jonathan Herman, Jiang Sheng, Paul Katz, Sung-Hae Kim, Russell Kirkland, Louis Komjathy, Lü Xichen, Victor Mair, Mei Li, James Miller, David Palmer, Fabrizio Pregadio, Robert Santee, Elijah Siegler, Julius Tsai, Robin Wang, Michael Winn, Yang Lizhi, Zhang Guangbao

Structure:
JDS has three main parts: Academic Articles; Forum on Contemporary Practice; and News of the Field. Articles should be about 6-8,000 words, Forum notes about 800 words; News items brief and to the point. Chinese characters should be embedded in the text.

Submissions:
To submit an article, a note on contemporary practice, or a news item for publication in JDS, please send it as e-mail attachment to daojournal@gmail.com. Articles will be reviewed by two anonymous readers and accepted after approval.

Timing:
JDS should come out once a year. In 2008, we expect a publication in June. After that, we hope to have it ready by March.

Orders:
To order the journal, please go to http://www.threepinespress.com. Online edition in pdf format is US$ 12.00; printed paperback edition is US$ 22.00 plus shipping ($3.00-6.00, depending on location).

Subscriptions:
For subscriptions, please contact us at daojournal@gmail.com. Prices will vary according to location due to shipping rates.

You can also order the journal as it comes out. To receive notification of publication, send a request to daojournal@gmail.com. You will also be put on the mailing list once you order a copy.