1. The editors of Acta Via Serica invite the submission of manuscripts pertinent to the goals of the journal and Academia Via Serica. These goals include promoting diverse interdisciplinary and intercultural approaches to Silk Road studies, especially within the arts and humanities and social sciences, as well as significantly increasing the availability to the international community of scholarly articles, translations, interviews, and reviews in this expanding field.

2. Acta Via Serica is published bi-annually on June 30 and December 31 and accepts submissions of papers on Middle Hemisphere studies topics throughout the year.

3. Manuscript types published by Acta Via Serica include original articles (approximately 6,000-10,000 words, including footnotes and bibliography). The number of figures is limited to a maximum of 20, and sources should be cited clearly.

4. Manuscripts should be written in English. Non-English manuscripts will be desk-rejected.

5. Abstract should be under 250 words. The abstract should capture the interest of the potential reader, clearly state the topic of the paper and the research question, explain the research methodology, and indicate the significance of the findings. The abstract should summarize the results of the work and not merely list the topics discussed.

6. Manuscripts should be submitted as an electronic file attachment in Microsoft Word format.

7. The manuscript should have a separate title page with the title, the author’s name, affiliation, the author’s e-mail address, and sources of financial support (if applicable). For manuscripts written by multiple authors, clearly indicate who will handle correspondence (as the Corresponding Author) at all stages of refereeing and publication. As authors’ affiliation, status, and e-mail are included in all articles published in Acta Via Serica, authors should notify the editors as soon as possible should any of these changes.

8. Acta Via Serica uses the 18th edition of the Chicago Manual of Style.

9. For the Romanization of East Asian characters, authors should use McCune-Reischauer for Korean, Pinyin for Chinese, and Hepburn for Japanese.

10. All manuscripts submitted to Acta Via Serica should neither have been published nor be under review for publication elsewhere.

11. The submission of a paper is taken to imply that the author automatically agrees that its copyright will belong to Academia Via Serica, Keimyung University, upon acceptance for publication.