The International Journal of Diasporic Chinese Studies
1793-7248
1793-9631
The International Journal of Diasporic Chinese Studies (IJDCS) released its inaugural issue in June 2009. It was jointly published by the Centre for Chinese Language and Culture, Nanyang Technological University; the Centre for Chinese Studies, University of Manchester; the Centre for Overseas Chinese Research, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (renamed the Center for International Migration and Overseas Chinese Research in 2015); and Global Publishing (renamed Global Publishing, an imprint of World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., in October 2010). In 2014, the Centre for Chinese Migration Studies, University of Nottingham, joined the publishing team. At the end of 2016, the Center for Chinese Entrepreneur Studies, Tsinghua University, became one of the journal’s co-publishers. Between 2018 and 2019, the journal’s publication team was restructured. It is currently jointly published by the Centre for Chinese Language and Culture, Nanyang Technological University; the Chinese Heritage Centre, Nanyang Technological University; the Center for Chinese Entrepreneur Studies, Tsinghua University; and Global Publishing, an imprint of World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.
IJDCS is a biannual journal, comprising four columns: "Academic Articles," "Research Notes," "Academic Activities Reports," and "Book Reviews." The journal aims to originality, multiplicity, and novelty in the study of the Chinese diaspora. It welcomes scholars from all disciplines worldwide to submit and publish academic articles and research discussions focusing on the Chinese diaspora. Topics include the phenomena of diasporic Chinese as an individual and a collective, their experiences and situations in the places of residence, their activities transcending regional and international boundaries, as well as their relations and connections with China
The contributing authors may employ methodologies from the humanities, social sciences, and even science and technology, or adopt a multidisciplinary approach to address issues pertaining to the Chinese diaspora. The journal engages scholars to peer-review manuscripts submitted for publication. In addition, it introduces important publications and major academic activities from various languages to Chinese readers, enhancing scholarly exchange and research in diasporic Chinese studies.
In 2023, the journal was listed as a first-level new journal in the Chinese Humanities and Social Science AMI Citation Database.

Chinese Heritage Centre, Nanyang Technological University (Singapore)
Center for Chinese Entrepreneur Studies, Tsinghua University (China)
Global Publishing, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. (Singapore)
(Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
LONG Denggao
(Tsinghua University, China)
YOW Cheun Hoe
(Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
(Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
(Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
Gregor BENTON (Cardiff University, United Kingdom)
Takeshi HAMASHITA (Sun Yat-sen University, China)
TAN Chee Beng (Sun Yat-sen University, China)
Danny WONG Tze Ken (University of Malaya, Malaysia)
Leo SURYADINATA (ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore)
PHUA Kok Khoo (National University of Singapore & Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
David Der-wei WANG (Harvard University, United States of America)
YEN Ching-hwang (University of Adelaide, Australia)
GAO Jia (The University of Melbourne, Australia)
GUO Shibao (University of Calgary, Canada)
LI Anshan (Peking University, China)
LI Minghuan (Xiamen University, China)
YI Junghee (Incheon National University, South Korea)
LIAO Chiyang (Musashino Art University, Japan)
LIU Jin (Wuyi University, China)
LIU Yipeng (University of Reading, United Kingdom)
James K. CHIN (Zhejiang University, China)
Caroline Sy HAU (Kyoto University, Japan)
SHU Changsheng (University of São Paulo, Brazil)
Michael SZONYI (Harvard University, United States of America)
WU Qianjin (Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, China)
ZHANG Zhenjiang (Jinan University, China)
ZHOU Min (University of California, Los Angeles, United States of America)
ZHUANG Guotu (Xiamen University, China)
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