The SPAFA Journal is an Open Access journal that publishes research and multimedia submissions in the areas of archaeology, visual arts, performing arts, museum studies, and cultural heritage which are pertinent to Southeast Asia. It is published by the SEAMEO Regional Centre for Archaeology and Fine Arts (SPAFA) as part of its mission to promote professional competence, awareness and preservation of cultural heritage in the fields of archaeology and fine arts in Southeast Asia.
We publish several types of articles for an academic and general interest audience:
original, peer-reviewed research articles of up to 10,000 words. research papers delivered or presented as part of SEAMEO SPAFA workshops, conferences and lectures shorter articles of around 2,000 words photo and multimedia essays book and exhibition reviews The publishing language of the journal is English, but we encourage the publication of titles and abstract in the relevant Southeast Asian languages.