About the Journal

Asian and African Studies is a premier international scholarly journal published since 1965 by the Institute of Oriental Studies at the Slovak Academy of Sciences in Bratislava. The journal is dedicated to the multidisciplinary study of the languages, literatures, cultures, and histories of Asia, Africa, and the Pacific. Its geographical and cultural scope is extensive, encompassing the Middle East, the Arab and Persianate Worlds, North and Sub-Saharan Africa, Ancient Egypt, East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Oceania.

Scholarly Scope and Content

The journal publishes original, previously unpublished research primarily within the fields of history, linguistics, literature, and cultural studies. It also welcomes outstanding contributions from the social and political sciences, religious studies, art, and philosophy, as well as interdisciplinary and comparative works. Please note that the journal does not publish technical or educational materials, nor does it accept contributions in the fields of economics or medicine. In addition to standard research papers, AAS publishes review articles and critical assessments of relevant publications.

Editorial Process and Peer Review

AAS adheres to a rigorous double-blind peer-review process to ensure the highest academic integrity. Each submission undergoes an initial editor screening followed by blind reviews conducted by an editorial board member and two independent external experts. While the primary language of publication is English, the journal occasionally includes articles in French and German, provided they are accompanied by an English abstract. The journal is published biannually, with releases in May and November.

Open Access Policy and Licensing

This is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to users or their institution. Users are allowed 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.

All articles are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

• Legal Code (English)

• Informácie o licencii (Slovenčina)

Authors retaining their authorial rights declare their agreement with this open access publication policy upon submission.

Submission Guidelines and Ethics

Authors must ensure that their manuscripts are based on original research and have not been previously published or concurrently submitted elsewhere.

• Length: Articles should typically range between 6,000 – 7,500 words (36,000 – 45,000 characters including spaces).

• Formatting: Submissions must include an English abstract (approx. 150 words) and 4–6 keywords. Citations and bibliographies must strictly follow the APA 7 standard and the journal’s Style Sheet.

• Ethics: All parties (authors, editors, and reviewers) are expected to adhere to the journal's publication ethics.

• Fees: There are no article processing fees (APCs).

Privacy Statement

The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.

Abstracting and Indexing

Asian and African Studies is highly visible in the global scholarly community and is indexed in:

• Main Indexes: SCOPUS, Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI), DOAJ, ERIH PLUS.

• Specialized Indexes: Online Egyptological Bibliography (OEB), Index Islamicus, Linguistic Bibliography Online, International African Bibliography, EBSCO HOST (Historical Abstracts, SocINDEX), ProQuest (Ulrich’s), WorldCat, and others.

Submissions should be sent via email to: aassom@savba.sk