Warring States Papers Studies in Chinese and Comparative Philology
		Guidelines for Authors Subject Range. We are concerned with the critical study of the Classical Chinese texts and the corresponding historical period (widely defined as from Spring and Autumn to Han Wu-di, inclusive). We also include limited coverage of comparable subjects in ancient India, the Ancient Near East, or the classical Mediterranean civilizations. Our special focus is the process of text formation. Consistent interests on the historical side include the evolution of state structure and the emergence of law. Underlying these and other topics is a pervasive concern for the methodology of historical study, and philological technique as the prerequisite for responsible historical use of the source texts. Divisions in each volume are: Language, Culture, and Methodology Texts and Text Formation Historical Studies As a convenience to readers in non-Sinological fields, articles on those subjects are placed last in each section. We do not print: book reviews, thesis abstracts, memorial minutes, bibliographies, or surveys of current scholarship. Length. We seek short articles, typically of 4 pages as printed. Scope will be given to longer articles of sufficient importance, but at the 20 page level, another journal may be a more appropriate venue. Language: We publish only in English. Translations of brief articles of uncommon importance are in principle acceptable. Audience: The reader we envision is a Sinologist familiar with pre-Imperial China: someone who knows what the Shr Ji is, and has heard of the Gwodyen texts, but will appreciate brief explanations of technical points from specialties within that zone of acquaintance. We hope also to interest the comparativists, especially those working in such parallel fields as the Mediterranean classics, but not at the cost of explaining everything de novo in every article. All articles should be clear, and all information provided should be relevant to the point of the article. The first paragraph should be labeled Abstract, and should give the nature of the problem addressed and of the conclusion reached. Further Details are outlined on the Style Sheet page, and illustrated in the available journal volumes and preprints. Please inquire of the Editors on any doubtful point.
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