Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement:

Authors’ responsibilities 
Founded in April 1993 by the College of Liberal Arts at the National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, the Sun Yat-sen Journal of Humanities (hereafter SYSJH) is now published twice a year, in January and July. The English-Chinese bilingual refereed journal solicits scholarly papers concerning various topics in the study of human sciences. Below are some information and guidelines for contributors: 

1. SYSJH solicits scholarly papers on literature, history, philosophy, linguistics, art, musicology and other humanities subjects. We invite submission of appropriate manuscripts from faculty members and researchers affiliated with academic institutions. Manuscripts submitted will be expected to contain original work and should not have been published elsewhere. Chapters from master’s theses or doctoral dissertations will be deemed as “published.”
2. Contributors will not be paid, but will receive two complimentary copies of the issue in which their articles appear.
3. Contributors are responsible for securing permission to reproduce illustrations and extracts used in SYSJH. Authors are also responsible for any reproduction costs or permission fees incurred.
4. Articles submitted for publication should conform to our house style. SYSJH has basically adopted the documentation style recommended by The MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing.
5. Manuscripts of critical and research articles in English should not exceed 10,000 words; book reviews should not exceed 3,000 words.

Peer-review process 

1. Articles submitted will be sent to at least two consultant readers for blind review. Thus the contributor’s name or any possible reference for identifying the author should not appear in the article sent.
2. The editorial board selects reviewers who have no conflict of interest.
3. The reviewers selected by the editorial board are experts in the field regarding individual manuscripts.

Publication ethics 
SYSJH observes high ethical and professional standards: 

1. Manuscripts submitted will be expected to contain original work and should not have been published elsewhere. Chapters from master’s theses or doctoral dissertations will be deemed as “published.”
2. Contributors are responsible for securing permission to reproduce illustrations and extracts used in SYSJH. Authors are also responsible for any reproduction costs or permission fees incurred.
3. Journal editors will retract a publication if contributors are proven to commit misconduct or plagiarism.
4. Journal editors will publish corrections and clarifications in the next issue when needed.
5. Articles that are found to infringe of professional ethical codes, such as multiple submission will be withdrawn.

Copyright and Access 
SYSJH is an open-access journal. The full papers can be found online for free here:http://sysjoh.la.nsysu.edu.tw/ezfiles/326/1326/img/2169/indexEN.html 

Archiving 
SYSJH is indexed in MLA International Bibliography, American Studies Journals, Emerging Sources Citation Index, Taiwan Humanities Citation Index (THCI), Airiti Library, Chinese Electronic Periodical Services, Taiwan Periodical Literature System, HyRead Journal, and Taiwan Academic Online (TAO).