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The Research Programme for Lingnan Culture, Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS), CUHK, successfully held The Second International Conference on Lingnan Culture and the World 2026, from 7 to 9 May 2026. Building on the success of the inaugural conference in 2023, this three-day event showcases research outcomes and breakthroughs on interdisciplinary studies on Lingnan Culture.

This conference is also a major achievement of the Collaborative Research Project (CRF) “Lingnan Culture and the World: Construction and Change in the Cultural Landscape of Cantonese Literati from the late Qing to the Republican era in China (1821–1949),” funded by the Research Grant Council, Hong Kong SAR. Professor Lai Chi Tim, Executive Associate Director of ICS, serves as the Principal Coordinator of this CRF project and has been working closely with leading scholars at CUHK and other universities in Hong Kong.

At the opening ceremony of the International Conference, the ICS announced its latest publication, Lingnan Culture and the World (in Chinese), edited by Professor Lai Chi Tim. The ceremony begins with Professor Max Xiaobing Tang, Director of ICS and Dean of the Faculty of Arts, delivered welcoming remarks, followed by an introduction of the book by Professor Lai. The newly published edited volume compiles thirteen papers by experts in the studies of Lingnan culture. It offers a comprehensive perspective, emphasizing the significance of Lingnan culture and its global connections.

The three-day International Conference brought together 28 scholars from leading institutions across Hong Kong, Mainland China, Singapore, Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Participants presented their recent research in eight panels and engaged in in-depth discussions. Held in a hybrid format, the conference attracted over 500 global audience.

Two academic journals published by the Institute of Chinese Studies, CUHK, are listed as Taiwan Humanities Core Index (THCI) journals

The Journal of Chinese Studies (JCS) and Current Research in Chinese Linguistics (CrCL) published by the Institute of Chinese Studies, CUHK, are listed as Taiwan Humanities Core Index (THCI) journals by Research Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences in Taiwan. The two journals are included respectively as core journals in multidisciplinary studies and in linguistics.

Three academic journals published by the Institute of Chinese Studies, CUHK, are once again included as source journals of the Chinese Social Sciences Citation Index (CSSCI)

The Journal of Chinese Studies (JCS), Studies in Chinese Linguistics (SCL), and Current Research in Chinese Linguistics (CrCL) published by the Institute of Chinese Studies, CUHK, are once again selected for inclusion as source journals of the Chinese Social Sciences Citation Index (CSSCI) for 2025–2026.

Developed by the Research Center for Chinese Social Sciences Evaluation at Nanjing University, the CSSCI is an important benchmark of scholarly recognition and influence for humanities and social science journals in Chinese, widely used to track publications and citations.

The three journals were previously selected in the CSSCI (2023–2024). This renewed inclusion highlights the continued recognition of their academic value and publishing quality, while giving a fresh impetus to the institute’s efforts in advancing research on Chinese studies.

Journal of Chinese Studies (JCS; ISSN 1016-4464), first published in September 1968 by the Institute of Chinese Studies, is managed by an editorial board headed by its chief editor and assisted by an associate chief editor. The current chief editor is Professor Lai Chi Tim. As a biannual, JCS offers a platform for scholarly articles and book reviews in diverse fields of Chinese Studies. The wide scope of articles published spans from the prehistoric era to modern China, encompassing topics of Chinese history and civilization from the earliest times to the present. In addition to CSSCI, JCS is indexed and abstracted in EBSCO Discovery Service and THCI.

For further information about the journal’s past issues and their content, please see:
https://www.ics.cuhk.edu.hk/en/publication/periodicals/ics-journal

Studies in Chinese Linguistics (SCL; ISSN 1017-1274), first published in 1980 by the T. T. Ng Chinese Language Research Centre at the Institute of Chinese Studies, has been positioned as an international journal published by Paradigm since 2015, committed to fostering a forum for research and studies of comparative linguistics and dialectal grammar worldwide. In addition to CSSCI, SCL is available from over thirty indexation services, including DOAJ, EBSCO Discovery Service, ERIH PLUS, MLA International Bibliography, and SCOPUS. The journal is currently led by Professor Tang Sze Wing as its chief editor, with an editorial board comprising experts from France, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, and USA.   

For further information about the journal’s past issues and their content, please see:
https://www.cuhk.edu.hk/ics/clrc/english/pub_scl.html

Current Research in Chinese Linguistics (CrCL; ISSN 1726-9245), launched in 1989 by the T. T. Ng Chinese Language Research Centre at the Institute of Chinese Studies, is an open platform for current research in all areas of Chinese linguistics. Besides CSSCI, the journal is indexed and abstracted in databases including DOAJ, EBSCO Discovery Service, Linguistic Bibliography Online, Linguistics Abstracts Online, MLA International Bibliography, TCI, TDOne (TDNet), and THCI. The journal is currently led by its chief editor, Professor Tang Sze Wing, with Professor Deng Dun and Professor Sun Yenan as associate editors. 

For further information about the journal’s past issues and their content, please see:
https://www.cuhk.edu.hk/ics/clrc/english/pub_crcl.html

We welcome scholarly submissions to these three journals, which will continue to serve as platforms for high-quality contents and dialogues at the forefront of Chinese studies research.