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A revised transcript of the Professor Ann Lambton Memorial Lecture, 'Ann K.S. Lambton (1912-2008) and Persian Studies' presented by Professor David Morgan, 15 October 2009. This is an electronic document.

A small amount of correspondence concerning the organisation of lectures. At present this is all closed.

Most administrative documents are only kept during their working life. These documents have been deemed as of potential archival value. They are:

• Enlargement of the Journal, a report detailing what enlargement of the Journal would entail, prepared for the Publications Committee by Dennis Duncanson, dated 16 October 1982.
• Undated letter to Dennis Duncanson regarding the Editor's functions and responsibilities.
• Editorship of the Journal - report on how the editor's roles should be altered and supported. Written by Dennis Duncanson, dated 23 November 1983.
• Paper presented to the Council to discuss the merits on increasing the size and frequency of the Journal and of paying a fee to a part-time Assistant Editor, written by Charles Beckingham, dated 2 December 1986.
• Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society: Statement of Editorial Policy by David Morgan, Honorary Editor, dated, 13 February 1989.
• Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, by Peter Collin and David Morgan, concerning the future publisher for the Journal, dated 6 October 1989.
• The future of the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society: A Discussion Paper, written by David Morgan, dated 22 February 1990
• Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society: going online, paper by Sarah Ansari, dated October 2000. Guidelines for the Transliteration of Oriental Languages, giving standard orthography for Asian languages, undated.
• Royal Asiatic Society JRAS: editorial policy and procedures by Sarah Ansari, dated 4 December 2001.
• Notes on the preparation of typescripts for publication in the JRAS, giving details of correct presentation of articles. Original electronic document dated ‎13 ‎June ‎2005.
• Preparing for four issues concerning increasing the number of issues from 3 to 4 per year, by Charlotte de Blois and Sarah Ansari, dated 14 September 2006.(electronic document)
• Invitation to a Reviewers' Evening, dated 22 March 2007. (electronic document)
• International Editorial Board, a list of board members with their areas of expertise. Original electronic document dated 10 December 2009.
• Letter of invitation to join the Editorial Board, pro forma letter from Sarah Ansari. Original electronic document dated 13 February 2012.
• Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society and Open Access: a general briefing, by Martine Walsh, Senior Commissioning Editor, HSS Journals, Cambridge University Press, dated June 2012. (electronic document)
• Guest editorship of special issues: JRAS protocol, original electronic document dated 29 ‎October ‎2018.
• JRAS Guidelines. for the preparation of an article manuscript, dated January 2019.
• An Analysis of Submissions between February and September 2018 detailing the subject and geographical areas of submitted articles. Original electronic document dated 13 March 2019.
• Manuscripts received - diagram detailing countries of authors. Original electronic document dated ‎30 ‎October ‎2019.
• Reliable Reviewers - list of people suitable to ask for book reviews. Original electronic document dated April 2020.
• FAO of the Editorial Board from Dr Gordon Johnson, extract from an email concerning the response of Cambridge University Press to the covid-19 pandemic, October 2020
• Role and Responsibilities of a JRAS Associate Editor, by Sarah Ansari. Original electronic document dated 10 ‎December ‎2020.
• Process for replacement of the Journal Editor by Gordon Johnson for presentation to the Editorial Board, dated 22 April 2021. (electronic document)
• Procedure for appointment of a new editor, describing the process undertaken for the appointment of a new editor for the Journal, by Gordon Johnson, dated 30 September 2021. (electronic document)
• A perspective on the current (rather volatile) state of academic publishing by Gordon Johnson, dated October 2021. (electronic document)