The Journal of Sinographic Philologies and Legacies adheres to a style closely based on the format of the Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies (HJAS). The guidelines below are intended to assist authors in preparing manuscripts for submission and ensure consistency in the presentation of scholarly work. Authors are encouraged to follow these guidelines carefully to avoid delays in the review process.

1. General Format

• • Font and Size: Use Times New Roman, 12-point font for the main text. For Chinese characters, use SimSun.
• • Line Spacing: Double-space the main text, footnotes, and block quotations.
• • Margins: Use 1-inch margins on all sides.
• • Justification: The text should be left-justified, with the right margin ragged.

2. Romanization and Chinese Characters

2.1 Romanization

• • Pinyin is the standard for Romanizing Chinese terms, including names, book titles, and technical terms. Do not use Wade-Giles, except for established names (e.g., Chiang Kai-shek).
• • Capitalize proper nouns (e.g., Daoism, Confucius, Tang dynasty).
• • Italicize Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and other foreign-language terms, words, or phrases that have not been anglicized (e.g., shi, dao).

2.2 Chinese Characters

• • Include Chinese characters for all terms, names, and titles the first time they appear, unless they are well-known (e.g., Confucius).
  o Example: xiao 孝 (filial piety).
• • For book titles and classical terms, place the Chinese characters after the Romanization upon first mention. Afterward, use only the Romanized form.
• • Japanese and Korean terms should follow their respective Romanization systems (e.g., Hepburn for Japanese).

3. Headings and Subheadings

• • Use consistent and hierarchical headings:
  • o First-level heading (centered, boldface)
  • o Second-level heading (left-justified, boldface)
  • o Third-level heading (left-justified, italics)
  Avoid numbering headings unless the organization of the paper requires it.

4. Quotations

4.1 Short Quotations

• • Incorporate short quotations (less than 40 words) into the text with double quotation marks (“ ”). For quotations within quotations, use single quotation marks (‘ ’).

4.2 Block Quotations

• • For quotations longer than 40 words, use a block quote, indented 0.5 inches from the left margin, and 11-point font size. Do not use quotation marks for block quotes.

5. Footnotes

• • Use footnotes, not endnotes. Footnotes should be numbered consecutively throughout the manuscript.
• • In the footnotes, follow the Chicago Manual of Style with slight modifications, especially in citing Asian language sources.

5.1 Books

• • Format: Author's full name, Title of the Book (Place of publication: Publisher, year), page number(s).
  • o Example: Mark Edward Lewis, The Early Chinese Empires: Qin and Han (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2007), 35.

5.2 Chapters in Edited Volumes

• • Format: Author's full name, “Title of the Chapter,” in Title of the Book, ed. Editor’s Name (Place of publication: Publisher, year), page number(s).
  • o Example: Andrew H. Plaks, “The Four Masterworks of the Ming Novel,” in The Columbia History of Chinese Literature, ed. Victor Mair (New York: Columbia University Press, 2001), 630.

5.3 Journal Articles

• • Format: Author's full name, “Title of the Article,” Journal Title volume number, issue number (year): page number(s).
  • o Example: John Makeham, “The Confucian Role of Names in Traditional Chinese Logic,” Philosophy East and West 47, no. 3 (1997): 337–362.

5.4 Primary Sources (Classical Texts)

• • Format: Title of the Classical Work, chapter or section number.
  • o Example: Lunyu 論語 3.7.
• • For commentaries on classical works, include the commentary author’s name.
  • o Example: Zhu Xi, Lunyu jizhu 論語集注, 3.7.

6. Tables and Figures

• • Tables and figures should be numbered consecutively and cited in the text.
• • Each table or figure should be accompanied by a caption.
• • Include high-resolution figures if applicable.

7. Dates and Numbers

• • Use the Gregorian calendar for dates. If necessary, the traditional Chinese dating system may be included in parentheses.
  • o Example: 221 BCE (the first year of the Qin dynasty).
• • Spell out numbers one through ten in the text, and use numerals for 11 and above, unless the number starts a sentence.

8. Abbreviations

• • Use common abbreviations for classical works, such as Liji (Book of Rites) or Shiji (Records of the Grand Historian), after introducing the full title in the first instance.
• • Do not use abbreviations for journal titles in the bibliography or footnotes.

9. Additional Guidelines

• • Be consistent with capitalization rules for terms like "Daoism," "Confucianism," "dynasty" (capitalize when used with specific dynasty names: Tang dynasty), etc.
• • Use italics for non-English words and phrases, except for proper nouns and wellknown terms (e.g., Dao, shi).
• • Keep punctuation inside quotation marks.

For further queries or clarification on the journal’s stylistic requirements, please contact the editorial office.