Studia Orientalia (ISSN 0039-3282) is an internationally recognized publication series published by the The Finnish Society for the Study of Asia and Africa. It consists of high-quality monographs and thematic collections of articles relating to all fields of Asian and African studies. Studia Orientalia is widely known, as it is delivered to more than 140 libraries around the world. If you have a proposal for the series, please get in touch with the editor, Joanna Töyräänvuori (joanna.toyraanvuori[AT]helsinki.fi).
The journal follows the peer review instructions of Finnish Association for Scholarly Publishing and the guidelines issued by Finnish Advisory Board on Research Integrity (TENK). All peer-reviewed articles of the journal are indicated with the peer-review label, which is a registered trademark of the Federation of Finnish Learned Societies. The Federation of Finnish Learned Societies issues the right to use the label to publication series based on applications.
As of 2025, Studia Orientalia Electronica, the former online offshoot of Studia Orientalia, has been fused to the latter.
Contributions to Studia Orientalia will be submitted to two anonymous peer-reviewers.
Studia Orientalia is published in print, but after a 6 month embargo pediod, all issues are made available in digital form (Publisher’s pdf) in the StOr “Archives” section.
The back issues of Studia Orientalia have been made available in the StOr “Archives” section. Studia Orientalia publications are
Latest Publications
Jenna Sorjonen, Riho Grünthal, Sami Honkasalo, Kaisla Kaheinen, Seppo Kittilä, Riikka Länsisalmi, Matti Miestamo, Erika Sandman, Saana Santalahti & Chingduang Yurayong (eds): N’yng-dyuumgu, n’yng-ngafq: Festschrift for Ekaterina Gruzdeva. Studia Orientalia 126. 2025. xxxii + 498 pp.
Klaus Karttunen: India and the Roman Empire. Studia Orientalia 125. 2024. x + 630 pp.
Jeong-Young Kim & Lasse Lehtonen (eds): Proceedings from NAJAKS 2022. Studia Orientalia 124. 2023. x + 220 pp.
Albion M. Butters (ed.): Poetry, Drama, and Aesthetics: Papers of the 12th Sanskrit Conference held in Helsinki, Finland, 13–18 July 2003. Studia Orientalia 123. 2022. viii + 114 pp.
Päivi Miettunen: Our Ancestors Were Bedouin – Memory, Identity, and Change: The Case of Holy Sites in Southern Jordan. Studia Orientalia 122. 2021. xii + 226 pp.
Albion M. Butters (ed.): Purāṇas, Āgamas, and Tantras. Papers of the 12th World Sanskrit Conference held in Helsinki, Finland 13-18 July 2003. Studia Orientalia 121. 2020. x + 154 pp.
Downloadable list of all Studia Orientalia publications (pdf).
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Studia Orientalia is distributed by Federation of Finnish Learned Societies:
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Editors
Joanna Töyräänvuori
Albion Butters
Co-Editor
Sari Nieminen
Advisory Editorial Board
Doc. Lotta Aunio, University of Helsinki (African Studies)
Prof. Emeritus Juha Janhunen, University of Helsinki (Altaic Studies)
Prof. Hannu Juusola, University of Helsinki (Middle Eastern Studies)
Doc. Klaus Karttunen, University of Helsinki (Indology)
Asst. Prof. Gina Konstantopoulos, University of California (Assyriology)
Doc. Riikka Länsisalmi, University of Helsinki (Japanese Studies)
Phil. Lic. Kaj Öhrnberg, University of Helsinki (Arabic and Islamic Studies)
Assoc. Prof. Saana Svärd, University of Helsinki (Assyriology)
Assoc. Prof. Xenia Zeiler, University of Helsinki (South Asian Studies)
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