Series RAS JOUR/2 - Internal Administrative Documents

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)