The Journal of the International Association of Tibetan Studies (JIATS) ISSN 1550-6363 is a freely available online, peer-reviewed English language academic journal focusing on Tibetan studies. JIATS is an official publication of the International Association of Tibetan Studies (IATS), the association that organizes the world’s major academic conference for Tibetan Studies, the results of which are published in the Proceedings of the International Association of Tibetan Studies (PIATS) series.
JIATS is hosted by the Tibetan and Himalayan Digital Library (THDL) and, since it is part of an online digital library, articles and submissions can incorporate digital content such as maps, audio recordings, images, and video. JIATS is not published in a print version
The current Editors-in-Chief of JIATS are: José Ignacio Cabezón (University of California, Santa Barbara) and David Germano (University of Virginia, Charlottesville).
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