This is a Diamond Open Access journal. Articles are published in Open Access at no cost to the author.
Signs & Media: A Journal of Semiotics in China and the World Signs & Media: A Journal of Semiotics in China and the World introduces the traditional Chinese theories of meaning, communication and art to the world. It not only introduces these classical perspectives but also engages contemporary Chinese and East Asian semiotics in dialogue with international research.
As a double-anonymous peer-reviewed academic journal,
Signs and Media focuses on the intersection of semiotics, modern media, communication, and the arts. In an era marked by rapid changes in media and communication, alongside the proliferation of signs, symbols, texts, and art in our globalized, digital world, this journal provides a crucial platform for East-West perspectives on the dynamic production of meaning.
The journal includes full-length research articles, review articles, short communications, or other formats exploring the linguistic, philosophical, sociological, anthropological, literary, cognitive and scientific dimensions of semiotics and media studies.
Signs and Media is essential for researchers and practitioners in semiotics and media studies who are interested in the generation and mechanisms of meaning, as well as the structure of communication across various forms of media.
Signs & Media welcomes the following types of submissions. Please have a look and check our
requirements per article type.
We have more detailed guidance for the submission of
book reviews.
Suggestions or proposals to guest edit a special issue are also welcome and can be sent to the publisher at BRILL,
Masja Horn.
Peer Review Policy: All articles published in
Signs & Media: A Journal of Semiotics in China and the World undergo a double-anonymous external peer review process. This includes articles published in special issues.
Editor in Chief Yirong Hu,
Sichuan University, China
Managing Editor Xing Lan,
Sichuan University, China
Assistant Editor Minglai Dong,
Sichuan University, China
Editorial board Kristian Bankov,
New Bulgarian University, Bulgaria Paul Cobley,
Middlesex University, UK Ersu Ding,
Lingnan University, Hong Kong Lian Duan,
Concordia University, Canada Pengcheng Gong,
Foguang University, China Kalevi Kull,
University of Tartu, Estonia Mabel Lee,
University of Sydney, Australia Massimo Leone,
University of Torino, Italy Susan Petrilli,
University of Bari, Italy Eero Tarasti,
University of Helsinki, Finland Bing Li,
Tsinghua University, China Jie Li,
Zhejiang University, China Zhenglan Lu,
Sichuan University, China Guoqiang Qiao,
Shanghai International Studies University, China Guangxiang Rao,
Sichuan University, China Huilin Yang,
Renmin University of China Shuxian Ye,
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Xiaolin Tang,
Sichuan University, China Mingyu Wang,
Tianjin Foreign Studies University, China Jun Zeng,
Shanghai University, China Jie Zhang,
Nanjing Normal University, China Zhiting Zhang,
Nankai University, China Kuiying Zhao,
Nanjing University, China Xianzhang Zhao,
Nanjing University, China Xian Zhou,
Nanjing University, China Guohua Zhou,
East China Normal University, China
Signs & Media will move toward an online submission system in due course. Meanwhile please submit your articles by e-mail to the
Signs & Media editorial office.
Prior to submission, authors are encouraged to read the ‘Instructions for Authors’.
Signs & Media welcomes the following types of submissions. Please have a look and check our
requirements per article type.
We have more detailed guidance for the submission of
book reviews.
Suggestions or proposals to guest edit a special issue are also welcome and can be sent to the publisher at BRILL,
Masja Horn.
The journal is relevant to researchers and practitioners of semiotics and media studies who are interested in the generation and mechanism of meaning, as well as the structure of communications through all forms of media. The journal constitutes a unique scholarly platform for scholars from a range of academic backgrounds, including but not limited to literature, linguistics, cultural studies, communicology, philosophy, anthropology, sociology, cognitive sciences and biology.
Signs & Media will move toward an online submission system in due course. Meanwhile please submit your articles by e-mail to the
Signs & Media editorial office.
Prior to submission, authors are encouraged to read the ‘Instructions for Authors’.
Signs & Media welcomes the following types of submissions. Please have a look and check our
requirements per article type.
We have more detailed guidance for the submission of
book reviews.
Suggestions or proposals to guest edit a special issue are also welcome and can be sent to the publisher at BRILL,
Masja Horn.
Editor in Chief Yirong Hu,
Sichuan University, China
Managing Editor Xing Lan,
Sichuan University, China
Assistant Editor Minglai Dong,
Sichuan University, China
Editorial board Kristian Bankov,
New Bulgarian University, Bulgaria Paul Cobley,
Middlesex University, UK Ersu Ding,
Lingnan University, Hong Kong Lian Duan,
Concordia University, Canada Pengcheng Gong,
Foguang University, China Kalevi Kull,
University of Tartu, Estonia Mabel Lee,
University of Sydney, Australia Massimo Leone,
University of Torino, Italy Susan Petrilli,
University of Bari, Italy Eero Tarasti,
University of Helsinki, Finland Bing Li,
Tsinghua University, China Jie Li,
Zhejiang University, China Zhenglan Lu,
Sichuan University, China Guoqiang Qiao,
Shanghai International Studies University, China Guangxiang Rao,
Sichuan University, China Huilin Yang,
Renmin University of China Shuxian Ye,
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Xiaolin Tang,
Sichuan University, China Mingyu Wang,
Tianjin Foreign Studies University, China Jun Zeng,
Shanghai University, China Jie Zhang,
Nanjing Normal University, China Zhiting Zhang,
Nankai University, China Kuiying Zhao,
Nanjing University, China Xianzhang Zhao,
Nanjing University, China Xian Zhou,
Nanjing University, China Guohua Zhou,
East China Normal University, China
The journal is relevant to researchers and practitioners of semiotics and media studies who are interested in the generation and mechanism of meaning, as well as the structure of communications through all forms of media. The journal constitutes a unique scholarly platform for scholars from a range of academic backgrounds, including but not limited to literature, linguistics, cultural studies, communicology, philosophy, anthropology, sociology, cognitive sciences and biology.
Signs and Media
A Journal of Semiotics in China and the World
This is a Diamond Open Access journal. Articles are published in Open Access at no cost to the author.
Signs & Media: A Journal of Semiotics in China and the World Signs & Media: A Journal of Semiotics in China and the World introduces the traditional Chinese theories of meaning, communication and art to the world. It not only introduces these classical perspectives but also engages contemporary Chinese and East Asian semiotics in dialogue with international research.
As a double-anonymous peer-reviewed academic journal,
Signs and Media focuses on the intersection of semiotics, modern media, communication, and the arts. In an era marked by rapid changes in media and communication, alongside the proliferation of signs, symbols, texts, and art in our globalized, digital world, this journal provides a crucial platform for East-West perspectives on the dynamic production of meaning.
The journal includes full-length research articles, review articles, short communications, or other formats exploring the linguistic, philosophical, sociological, anthropological, literary, cognitive and scientific dimensions of semiotics and media studies.
Signs and Media is essential for researchers and practitioners in semiotics and media studies who are interested in the generation and mechanisms of meaning, as well as the structure of communication across various forms of media.
Signs & Media welcomes the following types of submissions. Please have a look and check our
requirements per article type.
We have more detailed guidance for the submission of
book reviews.
Suggestions or proposals to guest edit a special issue are also welcome and can be sent to the publisher at BRILL,
Masja Horn.
Peer Review Policy: All articles published in
Signs & Media: A Journal of Semiotics in China and the World undergo a double-anonymous external peer review process. This includes articles published in special issues.