About the Journal

EASTM is a journal dedicated to the study of traditional and modern East Asian science, technology, and medicine.

EASTM includes studies on the science, technology, and medicine of traditional and contemporary East Asia. Any study based on original research using Chinese, Japanese, or Korean primary sources or artifacts, that elucidates the relationships and interactions of science, technology, and medicine with politics, society, economics, philosophy, culture, religion, historiography, as well as their disciplinary traditions, or throws light on the work of scientists, technologists, and physicians in East Asia will gladly be considered.

EASTM (formerly Chinese Science) is published by the International Society for the History of East Asian Science, Technology, and Medicine (ISHEASTM). Numbers 1-10 (1975-92) were published irregularly under the editorship of Nathan Sivin (University of Pennsylvania). Numbers 11-15 (1993-98) were issued annually at the University of California, Los Angeles, by Benjamin A. Elman. Beginning with Number 16 (1999), the name of the journal changed to East Asian Science, Technology, and Medicine and is published by Hans Ulrich Vogel at the University of Tübingen, Germany. In 2010 Mark Elvin and Robert Horres joined as co-editors. The publication of this periodical is supported by a grant from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG).

PUBLICATION FREQUENCY

From 2011 onwards there will be one normal issue of EASTM each year, and one special issue, making two issues each year.