Aims and scope

The first international population journal to focus exclusively on population issues in Asia, Asian Population Studies publishes original research on matters related to population in this large, complex and rapidly changing region, and welcomes substantive empirical analyses, theoretical works, applied research, and contributions to methodology.

Themes
The topics that will be covered include all branches of population studies ranging from population dynamics such as the analysis of fertility, mortality and migration (from both technical and humanistic perspectives) to the consequences of population change from a variety of demographic perspectives. Some areas that may be covered include:

• analysis of population trends in Asia
• health consequences of population changes
• the relationship between population change and development (labour and urbanization)
• socio-cultural perspectives on population (for example, the effects of ethnicity and religion)
• marriage and family
• life course transitions
• aging issues
• transnational movements
• population and poverty issues
• family planning
• health disparities across populations
• health care utilization
• impact of disease on populations
• gender roles throughout the life course
• population projections
• population and environment
• population policy and planning

Peer Review Integrity
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized and submission is via email to [email protected]

STAR

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Authors can choose to publish gold open access in this journal.

Read the Instructions for Authors for information on how to submit your article.