Submissions invited for 2016 Nadel Essay Prize

Submissions invited for 2016 Nadel Essay Prize for Early Career Scholars

The Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology invites the submission of
papers for the Nadel Essay Prize


The Nadel Essay Prize celebrates excellence in ethnographic writing.
Ethnographically-based original papers are invited on social and
cultural anthropology relating to the Asia Pacific region, including
Australia. This annual prize, inaugurated in 2011 to commemorate sixty
years of Anthropology at the Australian National University, is named
after S.F. Nadel, who was appointed Foundation Professor of
Anthropology in 1951.


Submission Details

Anthropologists who have earned their doctorate within five years
prior to submission are invited to submit. Ethnographically-based
original papers are invited on social and cultural anthropology
relating to the Asia Pacific region, including Australia. The
submission should not be under consideration for publication
elsewhere, and should not be submitted to any other journal until the
outcome of the competition is known.

Word limit: 8000 words

Closing date for submissions: 31 October 2016.

Papers must be submitted online at:
http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/rtap Please indicate that your
submission is intended for the Prize in the Cover Letter section.

For inquiries please contact the journal: tapja@anu.edu.au


The Prize

The winner of the prize will be announced in January 2017. The winner
will receive a prize of $250, a year's subscription to the journal and
promotion on the journal's website.

Jury

All papers submitted for the prize will be evaluated by the Editorial
Board. The jury will evaluate on the originality, quality of the
argumentation, conceptual clarity and overall readability. The jury
decision will be final. There is only one prize per year and the Board
reserves the right to award no prize if submitted material is not of
an appropriate standard. Shortlisted submissions for the prize will be
peer reviewed for publication in the journal.


The Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology (TAPJA) is a leading refereed
scholarly journal that publishes social and cultural anthropological
research with a focus on the Asia and Pacific region, including
Australia. This region has been a crucible for significant advances in
the discipline and remains an important site for the development of
concepts and debates. The international focus of the journal
encompasses regional scholars and emerging voices from centres of
research in the region. Contributions may include digital media files,
including video, that are published in the online version. TAPJA
publishes review essays, reviews of books and multimedia products
(including music, films, and web sites) relevant to anthropological
research and education. View the most recent issue at:
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/14442213.asp


TAPJA is jointly published by the Department of Anthropology, School
of Culture, History and Language, College of Asia and the Pacific and
the School of Archaeology and Anthropology, College of Arts and Social
Sciences at The Australian National University.