THE JOURNAL OF THE CENTER OF BUDDHIST STUDIES


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


GUIDELINES FOR CONTRIBUTORS TO JCBS


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.