GUIDELINES FOR CONTRIBUTORS

The Bulletin ofthe School ofOriental andAfrican Studies (BSOAS) is an international journal publishing research and reviews in the arts and humanities, including history, languages and linguistics, literatures and philosophies, religions, material culture and music, relating to Africa and Asia. It has been a platform for new ideas and discoveries since 1917. It publishes material by scholars from all over the world and its Editorial Board is advised by specialists from many countries. Authors are encouraged to situate their articles within the broader context ofthe field ofstudies and to write in such a way
that they be understood by interested non-specialists. BSOAS welcomes submissions on the history, religions, languages, laws, artistic cultures, and related fields pertaining to the societies and countries ofAsia and Africa.