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JOURNAL OF GLOBAL BUDDHISM
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| Editor
Emeritus |
CHARLES S.
PREBISH -- Utah State University, Logan, UT (USA) |
| General
Editor |
MARTIN BAUMANN --
University of Lucerne, Lucerne, (Switzerland) |
| Managing
Editors |
CRISTINA ROCHA --
University of Western Sydney (Australia)
JOVAN MAUD -- Max Planck Institute, Göttingen (Germany) |
| Book
Review Editor |
FRANZ AUBREY METCALF
-- Forge Institute for Spirituality and Social Change, Los Angeles,
(USA) |
| Project and
Research Editor |
DAVID MCMAHAN --
Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, (USA) |
| Technical
Editor |
JOVAN MAUD --
Max-Planck Institute, Göttingen (Germany) |
| Copy Editor
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PATRICIA CAMPBELL --
Mount Allison University (Canada) |
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Site Design
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AMILCAR ALVAREZ -- (Cuba)
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Editorial Board
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BATCHELOR, STEPHEN --
Sharpham College, Devon, (United Kingdom)
BELL, SANDRA -- Durham University, (United Kingdom)
BERKWITZ, STEPHEN --Missouri State University (USA)
CLASQUIN, MICHAEL -- University of South Africa (South Africa)
FENN, MAVIS -- St. Paul's College, University of Waterloo, (Canada)
HICKEY, SHANNON -- Alfred University, New York (USA)
HORI, VICTOR -- McGill University (Canada)
HUANG, JULIA -- National Tsing Hua University (Taiwan)
JAFFE, RICHARD -- Duke University (USA)
JONES, CHUCK -- The Catholic University of America (USA)
KONÉ, ALIOUNE-- University of Paris (France)
MCDANIEL, JUSTIN -- University of Pennsylvania (USA)
NUMRICH, PAUL DAVID -- Theological Consortium of Greater Columbus (USA)
OBADIA, LIONEL -- Université de Lyon, (France)
PAYNE, RICHARD -- Institute of Buddhist Studies (USA)
PREBISH, CHARLES S. -- Utah State University (USA)
POWERS, JOHN -- Australian National University (Australia)
QUEEN, CHRISTOPHER W. -- Harvard University (USA)
SEAGER, RICHARD - Hamilton College, Clinton New York, (USA)
TWEED, THOMAS -- Univiversity of Texas at Austin, (USA)
WATERHOUSE, HELEN -- Open University (United Kingdom)
WILLIAMS, DUNCAN RYUKEN -- University of California, Berkeley (USA)
WILSON, JEFF -- University of Waterloo (Canada)
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| Aims |
The Journal of Global
Buddhism has been established to promote the study of Buddhism's
globalization and its transcontinental interrelatedness. This aim shall
be achieved through the publication of research articles, special
issues, discussions, critical notes, and book reviews. Additionally,
the journal will function as an independent research tool itself,
emphasizing surveys, the creation of databases, empirical
investigations, and through the presentation of ongoing research
projects.
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| Description |
The Journal of Global
Buddhism is a scholarly academic journal employing a blind peer review
evaluation process, and is innovative in adopting a totally electronic
mode of publication. In all respects, it functions as a traditional
scholarly journal.
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| The
Concept of an Online Journal |
An online journal
differs from a traditional journal in that it publishes electronically
as opposed to a printed format. The Journal of Global Buddhism will
also publish material on an ongoing rather than a periodic basis,
eliminating any backlog between acceptance and publication. An online
journal is NOT the same as a newsgroup, discussion list, or bulletin
board: the Journal of Global Buddhism is none of these things and will
not function in this way.
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| Why
Publish Online? |
Online journals are a
logical development in the use of information technology. The
dissemination of information through this medium has three main
advantages over publication in the traditional manner, namely, cost,
speed, and ease of access. Other advantages of an electronic medium
include keyword searching and the use of multimedia and hypertext
formats.
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| Editorial
Policy |
The editors are
committed to the widest dissemination for material published in the
journal. As well as publishing online they will also explore the
possibility for the publication of the contents of the journal from
time to time in partnership with traditional presses.
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| Citation
Indexes |
The journal will be
searched by the normal citation indexes for this subject classification.
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| Subject
Classifications |
The Journal of Global
Buddhism interprets "global" in a broad geographic and sociological
sense, but with a particular focus on developments in industrialized,
non-Asian countries. The primary subjects considered by the journal
include:
- Historical Studies
- Transnational Studies
- Issues in the Development of Buddhist Traditions
- Case Studies and Biographical Studies
- Survey Results and Their Interpretation
- Research Bibliographies
- Human Rights Issues and Socially Engaged Buddhism
- Interfaith Dialogue
- Theoretical and Methodological Studies
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| Historical
Studies |
Major historical
investigations of Buddhist development with a focus on Western
countries; developments within individual Buddhist traditions
concentrating on historical trends in Western Buddhism.
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| Transnational
Studies |
Comparative studies in
the development of Western Buddhism; area studies and their
interconnectedness; concerns for de-territorialization of locality.
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| Issues in
the Development of Buddhist Traditions |
Investigation of
membership determination; ethnicity; Buddhist practice(s);
democratization; adaptation and acculturation; ecumenical movements;
future trends.
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| Case
Studies and Biographical Studies |
Investigations of
individual Buddhist groups(s); multiple studies of Buddhist communities
within Buddhist traditions and sectarian divisions; studies of leading
figures in modern Buddhism, reflecting both Asian immigrant and Western
convert communities; studies of leading figures in modern Buddhism,
reflecting both Asian immigrant and Western convert communities.
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| Survey
Results and Their Interpretation |
Empirical findings
resulting from individual investigations; results from
journal-sponsored surveys.
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| Research
Bibliographies |
Inclusive, broadly
based, comprehensive bibliographies; case-specific tradition-based
bibliographies; country-specific bibliographies; issue-oriented
bibliographies.
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| Human
Rights Issues and Socially Engaged Buddhism |
Concerns for all areas
of human rights; issues of equality; justice; freedom; privacy; women's
rights; international codes; peace issues; ecological issues; animal
rights; prison reform; social activism.
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| Interfaith
Dialogue |
Similarities and
differences between modern Buddhist traditions and other world
religions; cross-cultural hermeneutics.
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| Theoretical
and Methodological Studies |
Transcultural
transplantation of Buddhist traditions: models and systematizations;
images, projections, and idealizations of Buddhism; politics of
representation; the impact of globalization; examination of approaches
to the study of global Buddhism, such as diaspora studies.
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ADDITIONAL JOURNAL FEATURES
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| Research
Projects |
As noted above, the
journal will function as an independent research tool itself,
emphasizing surveys, the creation of databases, empirical
investigations, and through the presentation of ongoing research
projects. The focus of the journal's research projects will be
determined by the editorial board and/or by independent proposals
submitted by scholars working in the field.
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| Book
Reviews |
Unlike the Journal of
Buddhist Ethics, the JGB will review books only in the area of focus of
the journal. Because it is likely that the two journals will have
varying subscriber bases, it is possible that some book reviews may be
published in both journals simultaneously.
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| Teaching
Resources |
This section of the
journal will focus on resources for web-based courses on Buddhism and
Distance Education courses on Buddhism. It will provide links to all
appropriate online sources. This section will be edited by Professor
Mavis Fenn, who also serves as Book Review Editor for the Journal of
Buddhist Ethics.
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| Global
Buddhist Communities: News and Bulletins |
This section of the
journal will offer announcements about Buddhist news throughout the
world and within individual Buddhist communities. As the journal
develops, this section will be subdivided into "areas," with each area
having its own editor. It is also anticipated that this section of the
journal will include community pages and various popular resources.
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