Submissions

How to submit

The editors invite submissions of scholarly articles relevant to any aspect of Pali studies. Particularly welcome are submissions related to the following areas:

  • the study of individual texts or parts of texts,
  • editions and/or translations of short texts or parts of texts,
  • the study of genres of Pali texts,
  • studies of particular Pali terms or expressions,
  • the grammar of Pali,
  • the history of Pali literature.
  • the relationship of Pali texts to texts in other languages,
  • the history of Pali textual transmission,
  • the history of Pali manuscripts,
  • the history of the Pali language,
  • the history of Pali studies.

Submissions should be sent to the editors by email at <info@palitextsociety.org>.

All submissions are peer reviewed by two scholars familiar with the field.

In general the Journal follows the Modern Humanities Research Association Style Guide with some adjustments. The Style Guide for the JPTS can be downloaded as a PDF file.

Author Guidelines

Authors are invited to make a submission to this journal. All submissions will be assessed by an editor to determine whether they meet the aims and scope of this journal. Those considered to be a good fit will be sent for peer review before determining whether they will be accepted or rejected.

Before making a submission, authors are responsible for obtaining permission to publish any material included with the submission, such as photos, documents and datasets. All authors identified on the submission must consent to be identified as an author. Where appropriate, research should be approved by an appropriate ethics committee in accordance with the legal requirements of the study's country.

An editor may desk reject a submission if it does not meet minimum standards of quality. Before submitting, please ensure that the study design and research argument are structured and articulated properly. The title should be concise and the abstract should be able to stand on its own. This will increase the likelihood of reviewers agreeing to review the paper. 

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