TAMKANG JOURNAL OF FUTURES STUDIES
Epistemology, Methods, Applied and Alternative Futures
The Journal of Futures Studies is a globally-oriented, trans-disciplinary journal. Its mission is to develop high-quality, futures-oriented research and thinking based on the evolving knowledge base of Futures Studies. Articles accepted for publication are expected to show an in-depth understanding of the field’s dimensions, content, research perspectives and methods. Along with articles, the Journal also publishes essays, reviews and symposia on the followings:
- Epistemologically focused futures studies on the construction of possible, probable and preferable futures
- Methodologies in futures studies, including not only integrated, layered, and critical approaches, but empirical, interpretive or action-learning based approaches as well
- Applied Futures(for example, case studies in the use of futures thinking for organizational transformation)
- Alternative futures of particular subjects (for example, genetics, nano-technology, utopianism, social movements, or particular areas, such as East Asia)
Publisher:
Flora C. I. Chang,
Tamkang University, Taipei, Taiwan
Editors:
Clement C.P. Chang
5, Lane 199, Kinghua St., Taipei Campus,
Tamkang University, Taipei, Taiwan
mail : future@mail.tku.edu.tw
SohailInayatullah
University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore, DC
4558, Queenslnad, Australia
mail : s.inayatullah@qut.edu.au
Kuo-Hua Chen
Graduate Institute of Futures Studies,
College of Education, Tamkang University,
Taipei, Taiwan
mail : sochen@mail.tku.edu.tw
Managing Editor:
Shun-Jie Ji
Graduate Institute of Futures Studies,
College of Education, Tamkang University,
Taipei, Taiwan
mail : jishunji@mail.tku.edu.tw
Managing Assistants
Iris Yangmail : irisyang@mail.tku.edu.tw
Yun-Wen Liaomail : 692140097@s92.tku.edu.tw
Editorial Board:
| Wendell Bell Yalw University, U.S.A | Clem Bezold Institute for Alternative Futures, U.S.A |
| Jim Dator University of Hawaii at Manoa, U.S.A. | Tim Dolan Southern Oregon University, U.S.A. |
| Hazel Henderson World Business Academy, U.S.A . | Fabienne Goux-Baudiment EuroProspective, France |
| Francis Hutchinson University of Western Sydney, Australia | David Hicks Bath Spa University College, U.K. |
| Jyh-Horng Lin Tamkang University, Taiwan | Christopher B. Jones University of Houston-ClearLake, U.S.A |
| Graham H. May Leeds Metropolitan University, U.K | Rosaleen Love Monash University, Australia |
| Graham T.T. Molitor World Future Society, U.S.A | Ivana Milojevic University of Queensland, Australia |
| Levi Obijiofor University of Queensland, Australia | Ashis Nandy Center for the Study of Developing Societies, India |
| John Robinson Technology Monitoring Association, New Zealand |
Ryota Ono Aichi University, Japan |
| Richard A. Slaughter SwinburneUniversity of Technology, Australia | Anita Rubin Turku Finland Futures Center, Finland |
| Chris Uroh University of Ibadan, Nigeria | S. P. Udayakumar South Asian Community Center for Education, Research and Action Trust, U.S.A |
| Cesar H. Villanueva University of St.La Salle, Philippines |
Style:
The Journal of Futures Studies is an English-language review published in Taiwan for the global futures community. Due to the transnational nature of the publication, JFS will accept either British or U.S. orthography and conventions consistent with objective article and essay composition (as opposed to business, letter, promotional, etc.) usage. For details concerning this usage, authors are urged to consult The Chicago Manual of Style. Parts of this manual and questions about it may be accessed online at: web site : http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/cmosfaq
Articles must include: title, author’s name, author’s institutional affiliation, abstract, main text, endnotes (as necessary, see below), and optional correspondence information. Essays follow the same format; however, an abstract is not required.
Manuscripts must be submitted in Microsoft Word document format. Paragraphs should be unjustified and spaced without bias. Sentences should be single-spaced after periods.
JFS utilizes a simplified convention for reference notes. Quite simply: All notes and citation of sources should be given in the form of end-notes. In order to observe this rule, certain conventions must be applied:
- Complete bibliographic information should be given in the endnotes
- No additional bibliography is required, and bibliographies of referenced material will normally be deleted
- Authors should take care that important reference information is given in appropriate end notes. Please be aware that parenthetical citation (such as (Chang 1990)) is unacceptable and must be replaced by endnotes
- Endnotes should be conventionally sequenced
- For books:
Boulding, Elise and Kenneth Boulding. 1995. The Future: Images and Process.London: Sage Publications.
Masini, Eleonora. 1999. “Rethinking Futures Studies” in Ziauddin Sardar, ed., Rescuing All Our Futures: The Futures of Futures Studies. Twickenham, England: Adamantine Press Pp. 36-48.
Galtung, Johan. 1978. Essays in Peace Research. Vols. 105. Copenhagen: Christian Elgers.
- For Journal articles:
Seo, Yongseok. 2002. “From the 39th Parallel to a Border: Exploring Alternative Futures of Korea.” Journal of Futures Studies 6(4): 1-26.
Information For JFS Subscribers
The Journal of Futures Studies is published quarterly: Febuary, May, August and November. Subscriptions entered after the appearance of the first issue in a volume should specify whether the subscriber wants the current volume (including back numbers) or wishes to begin the subscription with the next volume. Subscription rates: Individuals US$60, NT$1600/year; Students US$20, NT$600/year; Institutions US$80, NT$2,000/year. Postage (by air mail) and handling charge are included. Please make US dollar denominated bank check payable to Tamkang University.
Copyright Policy
Unless a prior agreement is reached with the editors, it is a condition of publication that manuscripts submitted to this journal have not been published and will not be simultaneously submitted or published elsewhere. By submitting a manuscript, the authors agree that the copyright for their article is transferred to the publisher if and when the article is accepted for publication. This transfer does not negate the authors’ rights to use their own work in the future, as in a book they are writing. The copyright does cover the exclusive rights to reproduce and distribute the article, including reprints, photographic reproductions, microform or any other reproductions of similar nature, and translations. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, electrostatic, magnetic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, for commercial purposes, without permission in writing from the copyright holder.
Any correspondence on this subject should be addressed to :
JOURNAL OF FUTURES STUDIES
Graduate Institute of Futures Studies
College of Education
Tamsui Campus
Tamkang University
Tamsui, Taipei 25137, Taiwan
Website:http://www.jfs.tku.edu.tw/
Contents abstracted by Future Survey,
Future News and New Zealand Futures Trust
