The Latin American Journal of Asia Studies is currently accepting submissions for the special issue "Korean Studies from Latin America." This call for papers aims to explore various perspectives on Korea-Latin America relations, covering political, economic, cultural, and other aspects. While this call is broad and seeks to encompass a variety of approaches and viewpoints, some of the encouraged topics include:
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Diplomacy and International Relations: Analysis of diplomatic relations, bilateral and multilateral agreements, and the influence of South Korea in Latin America, and vice versa.
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Cultural Diplomacy: Examination of South Korea’s soft power in Latin America, particularly through initiatives such as K-pop, technology, public diplomacy, and their role in shaping public perception between both regions.
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Global Economy and Trade: The impact of economic and trade relations between South Korea and Latin America, including treaties, investments, and cooperation in key sectors such as technology, innovation, and energy.
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Migration: Study of Korean communities in Latin America and migration dynamics, as well as the cultural and social tensions and synergies arising from these movements.
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Historical and Comparative Perspectives: Research on the historical ties between South Korea and Latin America, comparisons with other intercontinental relations, and how these have evolved over time.
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Author guidelines
Manuscripts
Papers submitted for publication in RLEA must be original and unpublished elsewhere. The manuscript is the author’s own work. The manuscript does not contain anything that is defamatory, offensive, fraudulent, or illegal.
Submitting
Articles must be send electronically in two formats: PDF without author’s name and Word, including author’s name.
Publishing fees
RLEA does not charge for the submission or review of articles.
Languague
RLEA publishes original articles in both Spanish and English
Format
Articles should be as concise as possible and should not exceed 7000 words, including notes and references.
Articles should include an abstract of approximately 250 words and up to five keywords, both in English and Spanish.
The first page includes the title in English and Spanish (in capital letters), an abstract, and the authors' names.
Another page contains the author's current affiliation and contact information (email address and phone number), as well as the date of submission and acceptance.
Any words written in a foreign language should be in italics; avoid boldface.
Graphics and figures should be submitted separately in Excel or JPG format.
Direct quotation and references
Authors should follow the APA Seventh Edition citation system. Therefore, at the end of the article, list all references alphabetically by author.
Some basic references guidelines to be followed are:
Book with a single author: Knoepfel, P. (2007). Public policy analysis. The Policy Press.
Book with two authors or more: Fontana, M., Joekes, S., & Masika, R. (1998). Global trade expansion and liberalization: gender issues and impacts. Institute of Development Studies
Book with Organization as Author: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. Trade, gender and development. Division on International Trade in Goods and Services, and Commodities
Journal article: Bhagwati, J. N. (1984). Why are Services Cheaper in the Poor Countries? The Economic Journal, 94(374), 279–286. https://doi.org/10.2307/2232350
Chapter in an edited book: Palma, J. G. (2003). Latin America during the second half of the twentieth. In H.-J. Chang, Rethinking Development Economics (pp. 125–152). Anthem Press.
