This Journal is the organ of the Center of Buddhist Studies. It is governed
by the objectives of the Center for Buddhist Studies and accepts scholarly contributions
pertaining to Buddhist Studies in all the various disciplines, such as philosophy,
history, religion, psychology, education, art, textual studies, etc. The JCBS
is published in June of each year,and manuscripts must be submitted before 31st
March .If articles are accepted for publication, there will be no further payment
except one copy of current issue and 20 off-print copies will be provided. Please
refer to the guidelines for contributors to the JCBS .
The CBS and the Editors assume no responsibility for the views expressed by the authors in JCBS.
Editor's Address:
Editor-in-chief Center for Buddhist Studies
College of Liberal Arts
National Taiwan University
Taipei, Taiwan 106 R.O.C
E-mail: cbs@ccms.ntu.edu.tw
Article manuscripts, including footnotes, should not exceed approximately 30
pages in length; one clear copy should be submitted. Book reviews should not
ordinarily exceed 10 pages and items for Notes and News should not exceed 500
words. Manuscripts should be typed, double-spaced bond. Footnotes should be
placed at the end of the manuscript. Material for publication should follow
the guidelines provided by the MLA Style Sheet or any other standard handbook.
Italics: Underline all foreign terms and linguistic citations, except proper
names.
Parentheses and Brackets: Use square brackets to enclose editorial or explanatory
material inserted in a quotation or translation. Proper names: Names of Asian
origin should be given in standard transcription (see below) and in Chinese,
Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese, the surname should precede the given name,
except where modern writers or public figures have established known preferences
for the romanizations of their own names. For well-known place names,
use the established forms.
Transcription: Sanskrit, Pali and Other South Asian Languages: For Sanskrit
and Pali use the standard system given in A. L. Basham, The Wonder That Was
India, Appendix X.
Chinese, Japanese, Korean: Chinese or Japanese terms should be romanized in
the body of the text. Characters may be listed in an alphabetical glossary at
the end of the text.
Tibetan: For Tibetan use the transcription proposed by T. Wylie, "A Standard
System of Tibetan Transcription," Harvard Journal of Asian Studies, 22 (1959),
261-7.
The JCBS requests contributors to send their articles on computer disks, accompanied
by two paper copies. Please clearly label the disk with format, name(s) of relevant
files, and the word-processor or program used to create the files. In addition,
please translate the article to ASCII code on the same disk if possible.
For more information regarding electronic contributions, write to the editor.