China: An International Journal is now a Quarterly

We are pleased to announce that the China: An International Journal (CIJ) has increased its annual publication frequency to four issues effective from 2016. The journal makes its quarterly debut in February 2016 and subsequent releases in the months of May, August and November.

This will mark another key milestone of the journal since it has achieved recognition in the renowned and authoritative interdisciplinary citation indexes of Thomson Reuters—Social Sciences Citation Index®; Journal Citation Reports/Social Sciences Edition; and Current Contents®/Social and Behavioral Sciences—in 2010.

In fact, we made our first circulation adjustment in 2012, increasing the journal frequency from two issues per year to three issues annually. The decision to increase the journal frequency to a quarterly was made in view of the growing volume of quality manuscripts submitted to the CIJ editorial team.

Despite the increased publication frequency, we are committed to the tradition of conducting a comprehensive, impartial and fair review of every manuscript received. We believe that both established and aspiring China scholars will benefit from the insights, critique and expertise of our reviewers. This will facilitate a healthy cross-fertilisation of ideas that leads to a vibrant scholarly community.

On a final note, we would like to extend our gratitude to our authors, reviewers, the esteemed editorial board, libraries and various government and education institutions for their continued support of CIJ.