Manuscript Format

This special issue, scheduled to be published in December 2025, aims to bring together scholars and experts from various countries and regions to explore the development of Chinese language education from the perspective of the Belt and Road Initiative. It seeks to promote the dissemination of Chinese culture and intercultural exchange, thereby strengthening cooperation in Chinese language education and talent cultivation across different nations and regions.

Special Issue Theme

International Chinese Language Education from the Belt and Road Perspective

Article Formats

Theoretical or empirical original research articles, opinions, debates, book reviews, academic trends, and regional profiles

Scope of Submission

1. Chinese language education in Belt and Road countries
2. Roles of overseas Chinese education in the Belt and Road Initiative
3. Talent cultivation and development in Chinese language under the Belt and Road Initiative
4. Protection and inherence of Chinese linguistic and cultural heritage
5. Differentiated instruction and inclusive education in Chinese language teaching
6. Digital Chinese education and technological applications
7. Chinese language teacher training and professional development
8. Chinese language corpus and language education
9. Assessment and testing in Chinese language learning
10. Any other topics related to Chinese language education under the Belt and Road Initiative 

Submission Guidelines

• Manuscripts should present original research aligning with the special issue’s theme and have not been previously published nor is it under consideration for publication elsewhere. 
• Manuscripts can be written in English or Chinese (traditional or simplified characters). 
• Manuscripts should be within 8,000–10,000 words (in either language) and include bilingual (Chinese-English) information as follows:
  • Author’s name(s) and affiliation(s)
  • Paper title
  • An abstract (no more than 300 words)
  • 4–5 keywords 

Please also provide a version without personal information for anonymous peer review.

• Papers must follow APA format and comply with the journal’s manuscript format.
• Please submit your manuscript in electronic format (.doc/.docx and .pdf only) via the journal’s online submission system by 1 September 2025. The title should be named in the following format: 

           [Special Issue] + Title of manuscript

First-time contributors must register as users before logging in to submit or track the progress of their manuscript. For manuscript format, review procedures, or more information, please refer to the journal’s website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at ijcle@eduhk.hk .

1. Each paper has about 8,000-10,000 words. Title, abstract (about 300 words) and key words (four to five) should be in both Chinese and English.
2. Only manuscripts submitted in a computer format are acceptable. Please use Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) and Portable Document Format (.pdf). Make sure that the contents of both formats are consistent and correct.
3. Font: Traditional Chinese characters should be in Microsoft MingLiu. Simplified Chinese characters should be in FangSong. The font size of the title should be 16, first-level subtitle 14, the body 12. Use Times New Roman font for English and numerals.
4. All in-text citations and references must be in accordance with the APA format. Use footnotes. If an online resource is quoted, the website address and the date it was accessed should be included.
   Examples of in-text citations:
   • If an idea is taken from a periodical or book, use the format（黃立權，2013）
   • If an idea is quoted from a journal or original text, use the format （關錦繡，2008，頁 31-37）
   • If an idea is quoted from various authors, use the format （White, 1994, pp. 78-91; Scott, 1997, p. 35）
5. All graphs should be printed in black and white. Complex graphs should be accompanied by a high-definition JPEG file.
6. Please use the following format for your references:
   • Chinese Books
     朱家科 (2009)：《大學英語教學中的文化教學》，武漢，華中科技大學出版社。
   • Chinese book chapters
     田仲 (1996)：語言與文化，輯於《外語教學》，(頁 6-13)，長沙，湖南教育出版社。
   • Chinese journal articles
     周清海 (2017)：「大華語」與華文教學，《國際中文教育學報》， 1，1-19。
   • Internet Resources
     香港政府統計處 (2016)：《香港二零一六年中期人口統計 – 簡要報告》，檢自 http://www.bycensus2016.gov.hk/en/index.html，檢索日期：2021.6.8
   • English Books
     Stern, H. H. (1992). Issues and options in language teaching. Oxford University Press.
   • Articles or Chapters in Edited Books
     Nostrand, H. L. (1966). Describing and teaching the sociocultural context of a foreign language and literature. In A. Valdman (Ed.), Trends in language teaching (pp. 1-25). McGraw-Hill.
   • Articles in Periodicals
     Giles, H., & Byrne. J. L. (1982). An intergroup approach to second language acquisition. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 3(1), 17-40.
   • Electronic Sources
     Allington, D. (2008). Discourse and the reception of literature: Problematizing ‘reader response’ [Doctoral dissertation, University of Stirling]. https://dspace.stir.ac.uk/bitstream/1893/507/1/Daniel%20Allington%20PhD%20thesis.pdf

The Chinese references should be arranged in the order of pinyin of authors’ names.

For more details on the APA format, please refer to:

https: // libguides.eduhk.hk/citing-information

1. All manuscripts will go through a preliminary internal review and an anonymous external review.
2. The preliminary review is conducted by the editorial board and the external review by international experts.
3. A publishable paper should be rated as “Recommended for Publication” by at least two international experts.
4. All reviewing is conducted through the online system.
5. The editorial board reserves the right to revise all submissions. Those who do not want the editorial board do so, please specify.
6. Submitted manuscripts are not returnable. Please retain the original.
7. The manuscript should be original. The author is not permitted to submit it to other journals while it is being processed by this journal.
8. The author must ensure that the manuscript is not illegal and does not infringe upon the copyright of others. He/she is deemed legally responsible for the manuscript.
9. The author must agree to a non-exclusive licence for the following purposes:
10. Once the author accepts the publication of his/her manuscript, he/she should sign the Copyright Agreement Form and send it to the editorial office via email by the deadline.
11. The author will receive two copies of the issue of the journal containing his/her article.

Please select “Online Submission” under “Submission” to fill in the basic information and upload the manuscript.

The preliminary review usually takes two months. The author can select “Status” under “Submission” in this website at any time to view the progress of the review.