Dear All, Please see the following announcement by Hoyt Tillman: Announcing a New Journal: International Song Research (Guoji Song Yanjiu) Hangzhou Normal University has established a new Academy of Chinese Studies (Guoxue Yuan); and among its five Centers is the International Song Research Center (Guoji Song Yanjiu Zhongxin). The Song Center and its new journal (Guoji Song Yanjiu) take a broad view of the Song to include not only all happenings during this era but also the broader cultural system and cultural patterns that began in the Northern Song and have persisted into the modern period. The journal is not limited to history, but encompasses other disciplines, such as the fine arts, literature, archeology, etc. Studies of the Western Xia, the Liao, Jin and Yuan are welcome, especially as they relate to the Song. Moreover, the Center and its journal invite research on Song Studies in later dynasties in East Asia and also during the Modern era worldwide. Since Song research is international, the journal editors encourage international methodologies and interpretations. The Center desires to enhance international dialogue based upon mutual appreciation for research and methods from diverse areas globally. In the future, the Center will announce programs to assist the research of graduate students and professors; however, the initial focus is the journal. Articles and reviews in Chinese, English and Japanese are equally welcomed. Abstracts for manuscripts in English and Japanese should be accompanied by an abstract of 1,000 Chinese characters. Article manuscripts and book reviews with fresh insights, materials and methodologies, as well as creative breakthroughs, will not have length restrictions. The editors particularly welcome discussions of major issues in recent scholarship. The journal asks authors to follow the style format of the Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies, or (if submitted in Chinese) Lishi yanjiu. Following standard practice, the journal will not accept unsolicited book reviews, but will rather request book reviews from specialists in the area of significant major works. There are no restrictions regarding the nationality, perspective or status, etc., of prospective author(s) since the only criterion for International Song Research will be the scholarly value of the submitted article. Thus, the new journal seeks to emulate the Bulletin of the Institute of History & Philology and will also try to follow in the successful footsteps of Tang Yanjiu. Hoyt Tillman (Tian Hao) is serving as chief editor, with associate editor Professor Fan Lizhou of Hangzhou Normal University, in close collaboration with Peking University Professor Deng Xiaonan and with professional guidance from China’s Song History Research Association. Princeton Emeritus Professor Yu Yingshi provided the calligraphy for the journal’s title. Please send one hardcopy of your article manuscript to: Hangzhou Normal University Guoxue Yuan, Administration (Building Room 828) Attention: Ms. Ye Huiling Xiasha Gaojiao Yuan District Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310036 China Please also send an electronic attached file of your article manuscript to: Ms. Ye Huiling: fxyyhl@163.com Professor Fan Lizhou: fans1208@126.com Professor Hoyt Tillman: Hoyt.Tillman@gmail.com Respectfully submitted, Hoyt Tillman http://www.humanities.uci.edu/eastasian/SungYuan/SYNews.htm#ISS