China Review International publishes reviews of recentscholarly literature and "state-of-the-art" articles in all fields ofChinese studies. Reviews are generally published by invitation only;however, unsolicited reviews will be considered for publication based onmerit.

Language - Reviews are published in English. If your reviewis written in another language, the original and an English translationare requested.

Length - The editorial policy of CRI is not to restrict thereviewer as to length of review. On average, most reviews have between1000 and 2000 words. If you anticipate your review will be much longerthan this, please negotiate an appropriate length with the editor.

Deadline - Please note that we expect to receive yourcompleted review within two months of your receiving the book from usunless you otherwise inform us.

Submission media - Manuscripts should be submitted in theform of two paper copies and one copy of the review file on 3-1/2 inchcomputer diskette. We use Macintosh computers and can translate most IBMword processing programs. Please label the diskette with the booktitle, author's surname, and your surname.

Manuscript format - Please use 1-inch margins; format yournotes, if any, as endnotes; and double-space all text, including bookheader, extracts, endnotes, bibliography and references. Chinese shouldbe transliterated using the pinyin system. You may includeChinese characters in the body of your text, if desired. Please indicatethe proper placement of diacritical marks for transliterated Japaneseor Sanskrit words.

Publication data - Please list complete publication datafrom the title page or Library of Congress Cataloging-in-PublicationData page of the reviewed book at the head of your review, using thejournal text as a style sheet. This includes the following elements (andplease use this order): author(s) (including translators, compilers,editors, and writers of forewords, afterwords, and so on, if indicated),title, series, place of publication, press, date of publication,frontmatter pages, text pages, price (if available), and ISBN number. Inaddition, please indicate whether book is hardcover or paperback. Forexample:

Klaas Ruitenbeek. Carpentry and Building in Late Imperial China: A Study of the Fifteenth-Century Carpenter's Manual Lu Ban Jing.Sinica Leidensia, vol. 23. Leiden, New York and Köln: E. J. Brill,1993. xvi, 520 pp. Hardcover $120.00, ISBN xxx-xxxxxx-x. Paperback$40.00, ISBN xxx-xxxxxx-x.

Author data - Please include your name and institutionalaffiliation at the end of your review, followed by a brief sentencedescribing yourself, e.g., "Jane Smith is an associate professor ofhistory specializing in studies of the Cultural Revolution."

Editorial address - Book reviews and books for review should be sent to

Managing Editor, China Review International
Center for Chinese Studies
University of Hawai'i
1890 East-West Road, Moore Hall 417
Honolulu, HI 96822, USA