The ICAS Book Prize (IBP) was established in 2004. It aims to create an international focus for academic publications on Asia, thus increasing their worldwide visibility. The biennial ICAS Book Prize is awarded for outstanding English-language works and dissertations on Asia, and has always been organized around broad interdisciplinary bases (Social Sciences and Humanities) rather than traditional geographic or disciplinary compartmentalization.

Starting in 2017, so as to reflect ICAS’ decentralizing approach, the IBP now also honors publications in Chinese, French, German, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish (in addition to the original English Edition). Other language editions are due to follow.

Portuguese and Spanish languages edition of the ICAS-Sephis Publications Prize
The ICAS Book Prize in Portuguese and Spanish is co-organized by ICAS and Sephis in dialogue with several Iberian and Latin American academic institutions. The intention is to disseminate scientific and editorial production in Portuguese and Spanish languages in the field of Asian studies.

Award
May be submitted: monographs or organized volumes, published between October 2018 and January 2021, in the fields of Human and Social Sciences. Not accepted: reference books, anthologies, fiction, poetry, travel books, autobiographies, memoirs, pamphlets, textbooks, exhibition catalogs, as well as translations (into Spanish and Portuguese) of publications originally appeared in other languages.

Submission process
Applications must be submitted, until January 15, 2021, through https://icas.asia/es/premio-del-libro-icas-2021-edicion-en-espanol  

After the electronic registration, 4 printed copies of each publication must be sent to addresses provided by the coordination of the Sephis Program. If the work is pre-selected among the finalists, additional copies may be requested (copies submitted will not be returned). Additional instructions will be shared with the publishers by electronic mail.

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President of the Jury
Cláudio Pinheiro, Professor of African and Asian Studies, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Acting Secretary
Dr. Vinicius K. Ferreira, Pos-Doc Graduate Programme in Social History, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro