Publications
Mapping Amdo
The edition Mapping Amdo serves as the written platform of the ARN. It provides space for publication of papers from various disciplines concerning the Amdo region. The aim of the Mapping Amdo series is to contribute to the creation of a comprehensive picture of Amdo and to serve not only the academic, but as well the broader public, facilitating a deeper understanding of this multicultural and multiethnic region.
Mapping Amdo Series
Edition of the ARN publishing academic papers on the Amdo area
- Publishing of the Mapping Amdo volumes follows usually the ARN workshops.
- Publication is supervised by a team of editors, who are appointed or confirmed by the board.
- Publications have to be based on significant original research conducted in or in relation to the ARN’s focus region, and reflect an ability to conduct research that involves knowledge of an original language relevant to the ARN’s focus region,
- They must conform to acceptable standards of academic work and a minimum standard of English writing skills.
- All publications will undergo a peer-review process. Submissions may be rejected by the editors based on negative peer review evaluation reports. Peer reviewers must be conducted by persons with a completed PhD in a relevant field, who possess relevant knowledge and expertise, and who have published peer-reviewed publications.
- If the number of submissions exceeds the number of papers that can be published in a given volume, the editors may choose to publish only the best submissions, or those that best fit a given theme.
- Those submitting publications need not have presented a paper at an ARN workshop.
