About East Asian Studies: China and Its Neighboring Regions

DOI: 10.30402/EAS
ISSN: 1013-2546

East Asian Studies: China and Its Neighboring Regions is an academic journal published by the Graduate Institute of East Asian Studies (GIEAS) at National Chengchi University (NCCU). Since its first issue in 1969, the journal has been published continuously for over 50 years. It was initially called East Asia Quarterly, then renamed East Asian Studies in 2004, and later rebranded as East Asian Studies: China and Its Neighboring Regions in 2025. These three name changes reflect the changing landscape of China Studies and highlight the journal’s ongoing effort to stay current.

Since its inception, East Asia Quarterly has centered on “China and its neighboring countries,” emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches across politics, economics, society, history, and culture. The journal’s original goal was to foster scholarly exchange and dialogue among academic communities both in Taiwan and around the world, serving as a platform for knowledge about China and the broader East Asian region. This original vision still guides the journal’s development today.

As China’s national strength has steadily grown and its influence on global politics has deepened, interest in China has expanded beyond the academic community to include policymakers and civil society. In response to these changing dynamics, the journal has modified its format to better reflect the political, economic, and social changes unfolding in China and its neighboring regions. Starting in 2025, the journal began to feature invited popular-science-style analyses written by scholars in relevant fields. These articles blend scholarly rigor with timeliness and accessibility, aiming to satisfy the rising public demand for informed and independent perspectives on China-related issues. They offer general readers professional insights in an accessible way.

Regarding content, the journal highlights three primary categories of articles:

  1. Feature Articles: analytical pieces on current trends;
  2. Author Spotlight: introductions to newly published academic works in the field.
  3. Fieldwork: reports based on firsthand data collection

Through this change in format and content, East Asian Studies: China and Its Neighboring Regions aims to expand its audience while offering empowering perspectives that improve understanding of China and its neighboring regions.