WACS 10 — Author Guidelines

WACS 10 — Author Guidelines 10th World Conference of Chinese Studies August 12–14, 2026 · The University of Hong Kong Paper Submission for Conference Booklet & Proceedings ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Deadline: May 31, 2026 · Submit to: wacs@china-studies.com · Language: English only Max. file size: 2 MB · Format: .docx (preferred) or .pdf · Length: target 6,000 words (main text); total max. 10,000 words (incl. footnotes and references) MANUSCRIPT FORMAT Page setup: A4 (210 × 297 mm), margins 2.5 cm (top/bottom/left/right) Font: Times New Roman throughout. Body text 12 pt, line spacing 1.5 Title: 14 pt, bold, centered Author(s): 12 pt, centered. Include full name, affiliation, country, and email Abstract: 150–300 words, 10 pt, preceded by the word "Abstract" in bold Keywords: 3–5 keywords, 10 pt, preceded by "Keywords:" in bold Headings: Level 1: 13 pt bold; Level 2: 12 pt bold; Level 3: 12 pt italic Footnotes: 10 pt, numbered consecutively. Use for brief comments only. References: Chicago Author-Date style (see below). List alphabetically at end. REFERENCE STYLE (Chicago Author-Date) In-text citation: (Author Year, page) — e.g. (Wang 2019, 45) or (Smith and Li 2021, 112–14) Reference list examples: Book: Wang, Mingming. 2019. The Ethnography of China. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Article: Li, Hua, and John Smith. 2021. "Rethinking Tianxia." Journal of Chinese Studies 15 (2): 100–125. Chapter: Zhang, Wei. 2020. "Digital Sinology." In New Approaches, edited by M. Brown, 45–67. Leiden: Brill. Chinese-language works: Romanize author names; give original title in characters after romanization. PUBLICATION All accepted papers will be published in the Conference Booklet (distributed at the event) and in the Conference Proceedings (published within 6 months). Outstanding papers will additionally be considered for publication in special issues of the European Journal of Sinology (EJCS, ISSN 2627-3470) or the European Journal of Chinese Studies (EJS, ISSN 2939-4228). ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Early drafts welcome before the deadline — send to martin@woesler.de for informal feedback. World Association for Chinese Studies e.V. · china-studies.com/wacs/2026 · wacs@china-studies.com