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{{Infobox journal<br />
| title = Asian Affairs<br />
| formernames = Journal of the Central Asian Society; Journal of the Royal Central Asian Society<br />
| abbreviation = Asian Aff. <br />
| cover = Asian Affairs, journal front cover.jpg<br />
| editor = Bill Hayton<br />
| discipline = [[Asian studies]]<br />
| publisher = [[Routledge]] on behalf of the [[Royal Society for Asian Affairs]]<br />
| country = United Kingdom<br />
| frequency = Quarterly<br />
| history = 1914–present<br />
| openaccess = [[Hybrid open-access journal|Hybrid]]<br />
| license =<br />
| impact = 1.1<br />
| impact-year = 2024<br />
| website = http://rsaa.org.uk/journal<br />
| link1 = https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/raaf20<br />
| link1-name = Online access<br />
| link2 = https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/raaf20<br />
| link2-name = Online archive <br />
| ISSN = 0306-8374<br />
| eISSN = 1477-1500<br />
}}<br />
'''''Asian Affairs''''' is a quarterly [[peer-reviewed]] [[academic journal]] covering research on politics, international relations, and contemporary issues in Asia, with contributions from multiple disciplines such as sociology, anthropology, economics, and cultural studies.<ref>{{cite web |title=About this journal |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/raaf20/about-this-journal |publisher=Taylor & Francis |access-date=14 August 2025}}</ref> It is published by [[Routledge]] on behalf of the [[Royal Society for Asian Affairs]] (RSAA). The journal was established in 1914 as the '''''Journal of the Central Asian Society''''', renamed '''''Journal of the Royal Central Asian Society''''' from 1931 to 1969, and has been published under its current title ever since.<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Journal |url=https://rsaa.org.uk/journal/ |publisher=Royal Society for Asian Affairs |access-date=14 August 2025}}</ref> The [[editor-in-chief]] is Bill Hayton.<br />
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==History==<br />
The first issue of the journal was printed in early 1914, following several years of circulated compilations of Society papers that included accounts of meetings and lectures. The inaugural issue featured contributions such as ''A Visit to Mongolia'' by E. Manico Gull, reports of [[Frederick Marshman Bailey|Captain F. M. Bailey's]] explorations, and analyses of China's coal supply.<ref>{{cite book |title=Asian Affairs, Vol. 1, No. 1 |date=1914 |publisher=Royal Society for Asian Affairs |location=London}}</ref> The journal's cover continues to use a variant of the red tone introduced in these earlier publications.<ref name="Leach1">{{cite book |last=Leach |first=Hugh |title=Strolling About on the Roof of the World: The First Hundred Years of the Royal Society for Asian Affairs (formerly Royal Central Asian Society) |publisher=RoutledgeCurzon |year=2003 |location=London |isbn=0-415-29857-1 |pages = 117-124}}</ref><br />
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[[Book reviews]] were introduced in 1921, beginning with [[Percy Sykes|Sir Percy Sykes']] ''A History of Persia''. Subscriptions outside the RSAA's membership followed in 1922.<ref name="Leach1"/> In 1942, during the [[Second World War]], wartime economic measures forced the third and fourth issues to be combined. From 1965 the journal formally adopted this triannual format, which remained in place until 2018.<ref name="Leach1"/> That year, the journal reverted to quarterly publication, originally to accommodate special issues, beginning with a 2018 collaboration with the [[Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars]]; however, the special-issue format was not subsequently continued.<ref>{{cite book |title=Asian Affairs, Vol. 49, No. 2 |date=2018 |publisher=Royal Society for Asian Affairs |location=London}}</ref><br />
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At its inception, the journal was edited by the Secretary of the RSAA, beginning with C. S. Hughes, and assisted by a sub-committee of the Society's now-defunct Council.<ref name="Leach1"/> An [[editorial board]] was established in 1961, at which point the formal post of editor was also created. The first to hold the role was Kay Beckett (''née'' West), formerly of [[Encyclopaedia Britannica]] and [[International Affairs (journal)|''International Affairs'']].<ref name="Leach1"/><br />
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==Editors-in-chief==<br />
The following persons have served as editors-in-chief:<ref name="Leach2">{{cite book |last=Leach |first=Hugh |title=Strolling About on the Roof of the World: The First Hundred Years of the Royal Society for Asian Affairs (formerly Royal Central Asian Society) |publisher=RoutledgeCurzon |year=2003 |location=London |isbn=0-415-29857-1 |page=202}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=List of issues Asian Affairs |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/raaf20 |publisher=Routledge |access-date=24 September 2025}}</ref><br />
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*1961–1969: K. E. Beckett<br />
*1969–1970: O. Stallybrass<br />
*1970–1972: A. Russell<br />
*1972–1975: P. Howard<br />
*1975–1982: P. Robertson<br />
*1982–1982: E. Charlton<br />
*1982–1984: K. E. Beckett<br />
*1984–1992: R. A. Longmire<br />
*1992–1992: K. E. Beckett<br />
*1992–1995: V. C. Funnell<br />
*1995–1997: J. G. T. Shipman<br />
*1997–2001: Susan Pares<br />
*2001–2005: Michael Sheringham<br />
*2005–2014: Barney Smith<br />
*2014–2022: [[Bijan Omrani]]<br />
*2022–present: Bill Hayton<br />
}}<br />
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==Abstracting and indexing==<br />
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:<ref name ="source1">{{cite web |title=Abstracting and indexing |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/raaf20/about-this-journal#abstracting-and-indexing |publisher=Routledge |access-date=21 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= MIAR: Information Matrix for the Analysis of Journals |url=https://miar.ub.edu/issn/0306-8374|publisher=MIAR |access-date=21 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= National Library of China |url=http://find.nlc.cn/search/showDocDetails?docId=-1099374016021877259&dataSource=asc&query=Asian%20Affairs|publisher= National Library of China |access-date=21 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Scopus preview|url=https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/18500168400q=18500168400&tip=sid |publisher=Elsevier |access-date=21 August 2025}}</ref><br />
{{columns-list|<br />
*Asian-Pacific Economic Literature<br />
*[[Association_for_Asian_Studies#Publications|Bibliography of Asian Studies]]<br />
*Cambridge Scientific Abstracts bibliographical series (CAS)<br />
*[[De_Gruyter#Imprints_and_partnerships|De Gruyter Saur bibliographical series]]<br />
*[[EBSCO databases]]<br />
*Gale bibliographical series<br />
*[[H. W. Wilson Company |H. W. Wilson bibliographical series]]<br />
*[[International_Political_Science_Abstracts | International Political Science Abstracts Database]]<br />
*[[The National Library of China]]<br />
*Periodica Islamica<br />
*[[ProQuest databases]]<br />
*[[PubMed]]<br />
*[[Scopus]]<br />
*World Banking Abstracts<br />
*World Magazine Bank<br />
}}<br />
According to the ''[[Journal Citation Reports]]'', the journal has a 2024 [[impact factor]] of 1.1.<ref name=WoS>{{cite book |year=2025 |chapter=Asian Affairs |title=2024 [[Journal Citation Reports]] |publisher=[[Clarivate]] |edition=Science |via=[[Web of Science]]}}</ref><br />
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==Most cited articles==<br />
{{As of|2025}}, the following four articles have been cited most often:<ref>{{cite web |title=Most cited articles |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/action/showMostCitedArticles?journalCode=raaf20 |publisher=Routledge |access-date=21 August 2025}}</ref><br />
#{{cite journal |last=Purbrick |first=Martin |year=2019 |title=A report of the 2019 Hong Kong protests |journal=Asian Affairs |volume=50 |issue=4 |pages=465–487 |doi=10.1080/03068374.2019.1672397}}<br />
#{{cite journal |last=Ortmann |first=Stephan |year=2015 |title=The Umbrella Movement and Hong Kong’s protracted democratization process |journal=Asian Affairs |volume=46 |issue=1 |pages=32–50 |doi=10.1080/03068374.2014.994957}}<br />
#{{cite journal |last=Ahmed |first=Saleh |last2=Eklund |first2=Elizabeth |year=2021 |title=Climate change impacts in coastal Bangladesh: Migration, gender and environmental injustice |journal=Asian Affairs |volume=52 |issue=1 |pages=155–174 |doi=10.1080/03068374.2021.1880213}}<br />
#{{cite journal |last=Onley |first=James |year=2009 |title=The Raj reconsidered: British India’s informal empire and spheres of influence in Asia and Africa |journal=Asian Affairs |volume=40 |issue=1 |pages=44–62 |doi=10.1080/03068370802658666}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Asian studies]]<br />
*''[[Critical Asian Studies]]''<br />
*''[[The Journal of Asian Studies]]''<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{Official website|http://rsaa.org.uk/journal/}}<br />
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