Welcome
The Journal of Chinese Buddhist Studies (JCBS) is a scholarly journal dedicated to the historical study of Chinese Buddhism in the pre-modern and modern periods. It seeks to promote the academic study, and teaching, of all aspects of Buddhist thought, practice, social, and institutional life in China, including historical interactions with Buddhist developments in South, East, and Central Asia. The JCBS publishes annually, and meets in conjunction with the American Academy of Religion.
All articles are peer-reviewed. Issues are distributed internationally to university and national libraries as well as individual subscribers. The Journal of Chinese Buddhist Studies is registered as both a printed and an Open Access Journal with all the contents freely downloadable: http://chinesebuddhiststudies.org.
ISSN: 2313-2000
E-ISSN: 2313-2019
History of the Journal
The Journal of Chinese Buddhist Studies has had a long history rooted in the Chung-Hwa Institute of Buddhist Studies. From 1987 to 2013 it was published under the title Chung-Hwa Buddhist Journal. Prior to 1987 it was known as the Hwakang Buddhist Journal, eight issues of which were published until the name was changed. The Chung-Hwa Buddhist Journal was issued annually as a multilingual academic journal that included articles in Chinese, Japanese, and English. The contents also ranged across all areas of Buddhist studies, entertaining a diversity of historical, doctrinal and philological concerns that extended geographically from India to China and Japan.
In 2008, beginning with volume number 21, the Chung-Hwa Buddhist Journal became an exclusively English language journal, although it still published on all areas of Buddhist studies. In 2014, the focus of the journal was redirected specifically to the study of Buddhist developments in pre-modern and modern China. The title, Journal of Chinese Buddhist Studies, was adopted to reflect that new orientation.
Editors
Albert Welter (University of Arizona)
Jimmy Y. Yu (Florida State University)
Editorial Board
Marcus Bingenheimer (Temple University)
Daniel Getz (Bradley University)
Natasha Heller (University of Virginia)
Jan Nattier (Hua Hin, Thailand)
Morten Schlütter (University of Iowa)
Daniel B. Stevenson (University of Kansas)
Internal Advisors
Venerable Guo Jing, Ph.D.
Awards
Year 2017 “The Most Influential Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences,” nominated by the National Central Library in Taiwan. JCBS ranked number three in Philosophy and Religious Studies.
Year 2019 “Knowledge Dissemination Award,” nominated by National Central Library in Taiwan. JCBS ranks number four in the Philosophy and Religious Studies.
Year 2020 “Long Term Dissemination Award for Journals,” nominated by National Central Library in Taiwan. JCBS ranks number four in the Philosophy and Religious Studies.
Year 2021 “Long Term Dissemination Award for Journals,” nominated by National Central Library in Taiwan. JCBS ranks number four in the Philosophy and Religious Studies.
Year 2022 “Long Term Dissemination Award for Journals,” nominated by National Central Library in Taiwan. JCBS ranks number four in the Philosophy and Religious Studies.
Year 2024 “Long Term Dissemination Award for Journals,” nominated by National Central Library in Taiwan.
Year 2025 “Long Term Dissemination Award for Journals,” nominated by National Central Library in Taiwan.