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          style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Palatino
          Linotype',serif">The <i>Journal
            of Central and Inner Asian Dialogue</i> (<i>JCIAD</i>,
          <a href="http://www.jciadinfo.org">www.jciadinfo.org</a>), a
          new online peer-reviewed academic journal sponsored by
          the Central-Inner Asian Studies Seminar at the University of
          Washington
          (Seattle), is very pleased to announce the online release of
          its first issue,
          an effort long in the making (the results of which can also be
          seen through its
          online newsletter, <i>JCIAD News</i> [2011
          & 2012]).  The editorial board of <i>JCIAD</i>, comprised
          of an international
          team of highly reputable scholars in fields connected to
          Central and Inner
          Asian Studies, has striven to create an open-access, scholarly
          forum that
          remains both inclusive and respecting of the different
          worldviews represented
          by the <i>Journal</i>.  </span></p>
      <p class=""><span
          style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Palatino
          Linotype',serif">This sentiment is reflected in <i>JCIAD</i>’s
          mission statement in creating
          “an<span style="color:black"> ongoing dialogue between
            scholars and advanced students in the West and in Central
            and Inner Asia and
            thereby enriching the scholarship in the fields of Central
            and Inner Asian
            Studies.  The emphasis will be on the historical and
            cultural aspects of
            the region such as the arts, languages and literature.”</span></span></p>
      <p class=""><span
          style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Palatino
          Linotype',serif;color:black">To those ends, <i>JCIAD </i>is
          unique in treating the lesser
          known local languages of Central and Inner Asia on par with
          the major research
          languages.  The <i>Journal</i> welcomes and publishes
          scholarly articles written in either
          local (i.e. Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Mongol, Teleut, Uzbek, etc.) or
          major research
          languages (i.e. English, German, Russian, etc.).  Submitted
          articles written in a local
          regional language should have corresponding abstracts
          completed in a major
          research language and vice versa for submitted articles that
          have been written
          in a major research language.</span></p>
      <p class=""><i><span
            style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Palatino
            Linotype',serif">JCIAD</span></i><span
          style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Palatino
          Linotype',serif">
          is now accepting articles, reviews, and translations for its
          second issue. <a
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          The deadline for receiving manuscript
          submissions for the next issue of <i>JCIAD</i>
          is January 15th, 2014.  Please forward
          all submissions and inquiries to <a
            href="mailto:info@jciadinfo.org">info@jciadinfo.org</a>.</span></p>
      <p class=""><span
          style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Palatino
          Linotype',serif">Alva Robinson</span></p>
      <p class=""><span
          style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Palatino
          Linotype',serif">Assistant Editor, <i>JCIAD</i></span></p>
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            <span
              style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:'Palatino
              Linotype',serif">All
              submissions are subject to peer review. 
              The editorial board and editors take into consideration
              whether
              submitted articles follow the rules of scholarly inquiry
              and writing.  Selected articles deemed appropriate will be
              reviewed by those working closely within the respective
              field(s) of the
              articles. Literary quality such as writing style,
              language, and organization
              along with citations and scholarship quality (depth of
              research, contribution,
              relevance, and originality) will be examined. 
              All articles are advised to be written according to the
              guidelines of
              The Chicago Manual of Style.<span style="color:black"></span></span></p>
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