Aims and Scope
Hong Kong Studies is a peer-reviewed academic journal devoted to original, intersectional and cross-disciplinary research on Hong Kong affairs from multiple fields in the humanities and the social sciences, including but not limited to literature, linguistics, cultural studies, sociology, politics, history, education, and gender studies. With international advisory and editorial boards, we are the world’s first bilingual academic journal to focus on “Hong Kong” as a central subject of analysis, and contribute to defining the scope, development, and shifting dynamics of the field of Hong Kong Studies. Teachers, scholars, researchers, journalists and students interested in the developments of Hong Kong will find this journal a comprehensive and indispensable reference.
The journal publishes original research articles, themed critical examinations, reflective dialogues and book reviews spanning Hong Kong's social, political, cultural, historical, and media landscapes. As an area studies journal, Hong Kong Studies connects local scholarship with broader global theoretical debates, and facilitates rigorous analysis of alternative narratives, regional peculiarities, and transnational connections.
We welcome contributions from social scientists, humanities scholars, and researchers worldwide. We also organize symposiums regularly with topics (e.g. “Hong Kong and Elsewhere”, “Teaching Hong Kong, Hong Kong Teaching”) and curate special issues, so please look out for calls for submissions.
Open Access Policy
Hong Kong Studies is a fully Open Access journal. All content is available immediately upon publication without charge to individual users or their institutions. Users are permitted to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author.
Licensing and Copyright Terms
· Licensing: All articles published in Hong Kong Studies are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) License.
· Copyright: Authors retain unrestricted copyright and publishing rights for their work without limitation. Authors grant Hong Kong Studies a right of first publication under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license.
Editorial and Peer Review Process
To maintain the highest standards of scholarly rigor, Hong Kong Studies operates a strict double-blind peer review process for all research article submissions.
1. Desk Review: Submitted manuscripts are first evaluated by the Editors to determine their suitability regarding the journal’s aims, scope, and basic academic standards.
2. External Review: Anonymized manuscripts that pass initial screening are sent to at least two independent external reviewers who are experts in the relevant field.
3. Decisions: Based on reviewer feedback, the editorial board will issue a decision (Accept, Minor Revisions, Major Revisions/Resubmit, or Reject). The identity of both authors and reviewers remains completely confidential throughout the entire process.
Author Charges and Fees Statement
Hong Kong Studies is committed to barrier-free scholarly publishing and does not charge authors any fees at any stage of the editorial or publication process.
