Call for Papers in Asian Qualitative Inquiry Journal

We invite submissions for the 1st issue of Volume 2 of Asian Qualitative Inquiry Journal (AQIJ) which will be
published on June 30, 2013. AQIJ provides an interdisciplinary forum for qualitative methodology and related
issues in the human sciences. It publishes original peer-reviewed analyses which individually and collectively
found new Asian research and discourse informed by Asian philosophies, epistemologies, ontologies, cultures,histories, and experiences.
Submission deadline: April 30, 2023
Publication date: June 30, 2023
All manuscripts should be sent to aqijjournal@gmail.com

The scope of AQIJ
1. History, Philosophy, and Asian Values
This area focuses on research that (re)evaluates and examines elements of worldview, ontology, andepistemology that are embedded in the histories and philosophies of Asian countries, regions, andjurisdictions. Studies in this area may discuss elements, ideals, and beliefs of Asian history andphilosophies being compared to those in the West.

2. Life, Culture, and ethnography
The focus of this area is research on describing and interpreting the various forms of the lives of Asianpeople from ethnographic perspectives and methodologies. Studies in this area may focus on describing
the different ways of Asian peoples and discussing how it differs from how Asian peoples have been
represented, perhaps by those in the West.

3. Children, family, and Development
This area focuses on research that understands how Asian children are cared, raised, and disciplined bytheir parents, extended families, and societies. Research on this area may investigate the socialization
process of Asian children, Asian parents’ child-raising practice culture, and the traditional and changingecology of the developmental environment of Asian children.

4. Schooling, Shadow Education, Trans-boundary Learning culture
The foci of this area include research that explains how Asian students are educated both in public
education and shadow education sectors. Research on this area my focus on understanding the public
education system (policies, curriculum, and selection process) and its ideals, cultural elements of shadow
education practices, and Asian students’ learning culture as trans-boundary learning.

5. Migration, Multiculturalism, and Changing Identities
The focus of this area is on research that explores the impacts and dynamics of migration and emigrationof Asian peoples. Research in this area may investigate how and why Asian people migrate within andbeyond Asia; how their migration changes Asian societies and the identity formations of the people.

6. Women, Race, and subaltern studies
This area invites research examining under-represented, marginalized, and subalternized lives of people
in Asia. Studies in this area may reveal cultural and institutional domination and/or the oppression ofunder-represented groups of people; we also invite studies on how Western forms of marginalization isinterpreted, and perhaps practiced in Asian societies; additionally, welcome studies that reveal Asian
forms of marginalization in terms of culture and history.

7. Asian I, and autoethnography
The focus of this area includes studies that investigate subjectivity of Asian people, and subjectivity
formation. Research on this area may discuss how “I” is conceived by Asian people and how theirperception of “I” interact with that of “we”. Also we invite studies that theorize methodologicalapproaches to investigate Asian identity and subjectivity, as well as different ways of conducting(auto)ethnography.

8. Fieldwork, Representation, and Politics of Writing
This area focuses on how to conduct qualitative inquiry in terms of conducting fieldworks, and issues ofrepresentation of qualitative inquiry on/about Asia and its peoples. We invite studies that discuss orinvent Asian ways of conducting qualitative research in terms of collecting and analyzing data as wellas writing. We also invite conceptual and theoretical discussions on the limitations and politics of using
Western languages such as English for qualitative inquiry in Asian contexts.

9. Ethnic studies, Post-Orientalism, and Post-West researchStudies on this area include discourse of ethnic studies that goes beyond Western epistemology andworldview. Research on this area may discuss the ethnicity of Asian people, social formation and changeof the ethnicity that are informed by post-Orientalism and post-West epistemology and worldviews. We
invite research that seeks theoretical and methodological advancement of qualitative inquiry in Asian
context and beyond.

10. Brave New Asia and Leading Trends
Studies in this area aim to produce Asian knowledge, concepts, and theories that are based on culturaland historical phenomenon of Asia. Such knowledge and theories would provide scholars withintellectual grounding for Asian people to understand and explain Asian phenomenon. It requires “bravethinking and research praxis” as it begins from challenging ‘Orientalism within us’. This area of study
would eventually open new research trends for Asians. Asian research, thus, can stand bravely without
reliance on the knowledge and theories of the West.

11. Asia as Discourse
The last, research goal of AAQI is to found new research discourses to consider ‘Asia as discourse’.
Asia as discourse means that Asia can be considered as a source of new discourse, i.e. studies in Asia in
itself are discourses. Studies under this theme are to develop new academic discourses in terms ofresearch themes as well as research methodologies. Working for ‘Asia as discourse’ is to produce
academic spaces where Asian history, culture, and contemporary phenomenon are considered as originaland valuable, not inferior to those of the West.

Manuscript Criteria
The fitness of a manuscript for publication in AQIJ is carefully reviewed based on each of the following
dimensions:
1. Scope/relevance to the field of qualitative research
2. Conceptual framework (connections to relevant constructs in literature)
3. Methods• Appropriateness to questions• Adequate description of methods (including data collection, description of samples, andanalysis)• Rigor of methods
4. Findings/conclusions are literature or data-based
5. Overall contribution to the field
6. Writing style/composition/clarity

Submission Preparation Checklist
APA StyleAll submissions should follow the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th edition.
Title page file
Supply complete contact information for all authors on a separately uploaded title page file including: author
name(s), affiliation, complete street address, e-mail address, and phone number. The title page should befollowed by an abstract of 100 to 150 words.
Please clearly indicate the corresponding author who will be handling the communications with the editors,
approving final proofs, and working with the association’s publications team should the manuscript beaccepted for publication.
Length and Formatting
The main document of the submitted manuscript may not exceed 30 double-spaced pages including all tables,figures, notes, and references. Tables and references should follow APA style and be double-spaced
throughout. Pages must be typed for 8½" x 11" paper with 1" margins on all sides and double-spaced using
12-point type, preferably Times New Roman. Word files and LaTeX files (submitted with the correspondingPDF) are acceptable.
Subheads should be used at reasonable intervals to break the monotony of text.
Pages should be numbered consecutively.
Abbreviations and acronyms should be spelled out at first mention unless found as entries in their abbreviatedform in Merriam-Webster’s Tenth Collegiate Dictionary (e.g., “IQ” needs no explanation).
Appendices
Appendices can be considered as part of the manuscript only if, with their inclusion, the submitted
manuscript is still within the maximum page limit of 30 double-spaced pages.
Blinding / Author identification
AQIJ uses a blind review process; therefore, submitted manuscripts must conceal or remove the authors’identity, affiliations, and funding source(s), as well as any other clues that exist within the manuscript.
• Authors must ensure that submission materials outside of the title page file contain no identifyinginformation. This includes any information within the text, citations, references, or footnotes. These may
be reinserted in the final draft.
• Avoid writing in such a way that potentially reveals author identity even when the author’s name has
been removed.

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If you have difficulties, please contact us at aqijjournal@gmail.com. There are no submission fees

for this journal. Yet, the authors are responsible for the copy-editing fee.