2026/04/22

Guest Editors
Tse-kang Leng (Research Fellow of Institute of Political Science of Academia Sinica, Joint-appointment Professor of Political Science at National Chengchi University) 
Chien-wu Alex Hsueh (Professor, Graduate Institute of East Asian Studies, National Chengchi University)

About the Journal
The Journal of Social Sciences and Philosophy (JSSP) is published quarterly by the Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences (RCHSS), Academia Sinica. It is a leading journal indexed in the Taiwan Social Sciences Core Index (TSSCI).  

About the Special Issue
Austronesian nations refer to countries in which Austronesian languages constitute the primary linguistic system, or whose populations are predominantly composed of Austronesian peoples. This category spans a vast geographical area, including Southeast Asia (Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, and Timor-Leste); Oceania—comprising Polynesia (New Zealand, Samoa, Tonga, the Cook Islands, French Polynesia, and Hawaii), Melanesia (Fiji, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and Papua New Guinea), and Micronesia (the Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, and the Marshall Islands); the Indian Ocean (Madagascar); and East Asia (Taiwan and Hainan Island).
According to research in linguistics and archaeology, Taiwan is widely considered a likely homeland of the Austronesian language family. Among Taiwan’s current twelve diplomatic allies, three—Palau, Tuvalu, and the Marshall Islands—are Austronesian nations. Due to their strategic geographic locations and their close relationships with both Taiwan and the United States, these countries have in recent years become one of the focal regions of U.S.–China strategic competition. Notably, Palau stands out as one of the few countries that has consistently and actively voiced strong support for Taiwan in the international arena.
Despite the close cultural and political ties between Taiwan, Austronesian nations, and Palau, scholarly research on these countries within Taiwan remains relatively limited. In light of this gap, this journal is launching a “Special Issue on Austronesian and Palau Studies,” and invites contributions from scholars across disciplines in Taiwan on topics related to Austronesian nations and Palau, with the aim of enriching our understanding of this region from multiple perspectives.

Submission Process
From now until September 1, 2026, this journal invites submissions in both Chinese and English on “Austronesian Nations and Palau.” We welcome manuscripts in the fields of maritime history, political thought and philosophy, economics, empirical political science, sociology, social welfare, as well as interdisciplinary research.
Please submit your manuscript via the JSSP submission system (http://jssp.rchss.sinica.edu.tw/) under the “Special Issue on Austronesian and Palau Studies” section. The format of submissions must comply with submission guidelines posted on the JSSP website: https://www.rchss.sinica.edu.tw/jssp/posts/6005. All submissions will be reviewed in accordance with the journal’s standard peer-review procedures as promptly as possible.

Contact
Editorial Assistant:  Hsinyi Chien
Tel: 886-2-2789-8143    
Email: issppub@gate.sinica.edu.tw