By Elisabeth Kingdon
The aim of The Asia-Pacific Magazine is to provide lively and comprehensive
coverage of contemporary and historical issues in the Asia-Pacific region. It will draw on
the best academic research on the region from experts throughout the world and will be of
relevance to both the expert and the non-specialist reader. It will be the first single
publication of its kind to give readers English-language access to the research and analysis
of experts from a wide range of disciplines studying Asia and the Pacific.
In seeking to meet the demand for an enhanced understanding of the world's fastest
growing region, The Asia-Pacific Magazine should hold special appeal for
readers in Europe and North America. For the academic community, subscribing to The
Asia-Pacific Magazine offers an opportunity to keep abreast of developments in research
on the region across the range of specializations: a feature of academic work which is
frequently difficult to maintain. By participating as authors, scholars from Europe and
North America will have the opportunity to share in a collaborative publishing forum
alongside other scholars from the region and to become part of the widening network of
the Asia-Pacific studies community.
The Magazine also aims to remedy the dearth of readily-accessible information available
to the educated but non-academic community. By publishing the work of specialists in a
more popular forum than the usual academic journals, scholars will be in a better
position to convey a deeper understanding and interest in the region to a wider audience.
For business people and politicians, the magazine will supplement those journals
providing analysis of the business and political affairs of the region. It has the potential to
become a vital tool in extending the application of scholarly knowledge amongst policy-
making bodies. Residents of the Asia-Pacific region itself will find the magazine to be a
valuable vehicle for increased mutual understanding and communication.
It is intended that the magazine will be truly international in character, both in terms of
its readership and its content. It is supported by an international advisory board of
scholars who are pre-eminent in their fields: this includes representatives from China,
Fiji, Hawai'i, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, The Netherlands, Papua New Guinea,
Singapore, Thailand, Great Britain, USA, and Australia.
Subsriptions
If you would like to know more about the magazine or to contribute as an author, please
contact the magazine's Executive Editor at the address below. If you would like to
become a subscriber to The Asia-Pacific Magazine complete the details on the
flyer included in this issue of the IIAS newsletter, and return with payment to the address
provided. A special introductory offer for foundation subscribers of 15 issues of the
magazine for the price of 12 is operative until 31 March 1996. (Normal subscription
price, 12 issues: $US60.)
The Asia Pacific Magazine
Executive Editor , Elizabeth Kingdon
Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies
The Australian National University
Canberra ACT 0200
Australia
Fax: +616-2494214
Email: kingdon@coombs.anu.edu.au
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