Style Sheet

Three Teachings Studies welcomes submissions that uphold high standards of scholarly clarity, coherence, and citation ethics. Please follow the formatting guidelines below when preparing your manuscript.

Manuscript Structure

Your manuscript should include the following elements in this order:

  1. Title and author information
  2. English abstract (150–250 words) and 5–7 keywords
  3. Main text
  4. Footnotes (please use footnotes, not endnotes)
  5. Complete bibliography
 

Languages

  • ▪ Submissions are accepted in English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese.
  • ▪ Non-English manuscripts must include an English title and abstract.
  • ▪ When quoting classical or primary texts, please retain the original script (e.g., Chinese characters, kana, hangul, chữ Nôm).
  • ▪ Romanization (e.g., pinyin, Hepburn) is optional and may be used where clarity requires.
 

Citations and Bibliography

  • ▪ Use the Chicago Manual of Style (Notes and Bibliography format).
  • ▪ All sources must be cited in both footnotes and the bibliography.
  • ▪ Entries may appear in either the original language or in English, but consistency must be maintained throughout.
Examples
Footnotes:
  1. Cheng Yi, Yichuan wenji 伊川文集 (Beijing: Zhonghua shuju, 1986), juan 5, p. 234.
  2. James Robson, Power of Place: The Religious Landscape of the Southern Sacred Peak (Nanyue) in Medieval China (Cambridge: Harvard University Asia Center, 2009), 77.
Bibliography:

Cheng Yi. Yichuan wenji 伊川文集. Beijing: Zhonghua shuju, 1986.

Robson, James. Power of Place: The Religious Landscape of the Southern Sacred Peak (Nanyue) in Medieval China. Cambridge: Harvard University Asia Center, 2009.