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Early China Template

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About the Early China format

Early China is a peer-reviewed journal published by Cambridge University Press, covering Chinese history and philosophy, Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, Legal case studies and regulations.

PublisherCambridge University Press
Reference styleNumbered
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
[1] A. Smith, B. Jones, and C. Lee, A representative article title, Early China 12 (2023) 45–58.

Formats any DOI in the closest standard style — Early China has no published style definition, so this is an approximation. No sign-up.

Publishes research inChinese history and philosophy Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies Legal case studies and regulations Human auditory perception and evaluation Japanese History and Culture
ISSN0362-5028
Citation impact (2-yr)0.08
h-index31
i10-index120
Total citations4,190
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of California, Berkeley
Journal websitewww.cambridge.org
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Papers published in Early China per year

24
2014
18
2015
21
2016
25
2017
24
2018
15
2019
14
2020
17
2021
21
2022
12
2023
14
2024
2
2025

Citation impact of Early China by publication year

108
2014
52
2015
65
2016
72
2017
67
2018
55
2019
47
2020
46
2021
12
2022
2
2023
1
2024
0
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Early China

Qijia and Erlitou: The Question of Contacts with Distant Cultures

Louisa G. Fitzgerald-Huber · 1 Jan 1995

This paper investigates the relationships between the Early Metal Age cultures of the Inner Mongolia and Gansu-Qinghai area with the Erlitou culture of the Central Plains region, and addresses the issue whether specific metal objects characteristic of these cultures may have their source of inspiration in areas as remote as southern Siberia and present-day Afghanistan…

From Temple to Tomb: Ancient Chinese Art and Religion in Transition

Wu Hung · 1 Jan 1988

By exploring the shift of ancestral worship centers in ancient China and its impact on art, the author argues that the genealogical/political structure of the Three Dynasties found its religious form in temple worship; however, following the decline of this system during the Eastern Zhou and the Qin, the tomb of an individual increased in…

Erlitou and the Search for the Xia

Robert Thorp · 1 Jan 1991

This article places the recent literature on archaeological manifestations of the Xia in context, describes and analyzes the published data for the Erlitou typesite in some detail, and examines broader issues implicit in the debate on this contentious topic. The positivism that animates so much recent literature is linked to the Anyang excavations and the…

The Shang State as Seen in the Oracle-Bone Inscriptions

David N. Keightley · 1 Jan 1979

This paper was first prepared as a documentary appendix to “The Late Shang State: When, Where, and What?” (to be published in the conference volume, The Origins of Chinese Civilization ), which, by analyzing a series of thirty-nine “state criteria” under the general headings of Sovereignty, Territoriality, Religion and Kinship, Alliance and Warfare, and Exchange,…

Early China template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Early China format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Early China template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Cambridge University Press format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Early China use?
Early China uses Numbered references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: [1] A. Smith, B. Jones, and C. Lee, A representative article title, Early China 12 (2023) 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Early China?
No. DocuGuru generates the null LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Cambridge University Press-ready Early China document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Early China template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Early China format with correct headings, figures, tables, and numbered citations.
Who publishes Early China?
Early China is a multidisciplinary journal published by Cambridge University Press. DocuGuru's Early China template matches Cambridge University Press's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready Early China PDF?
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