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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.

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