| Acronym |
Sense |
Language |
Topics |
| JIE |
Jewish Inscriptions of Graeco-Roman Egypt |
In English |
→ Judaism → Archeology |
| JJASAS |
Journal of the Japanese Association for South Asian Studies |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals → Area studies → Japan |
| JLAS |
Journal of Latin American Studies |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals → Area studies |
| JMAS |
Journal of Modern African Studies |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals → Area studies → Africa |
| JRC |
Japanese Studies Centre |
In English |
→ Area studies |
| JRS |
Journal of Roman Studies |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals → Archeology |
| JSA |
Journal de la Société des Africanistes |
In French |
→ Serial publications, periodicals → Area studies |
| JSAC |
Japan Studies Association of Canada (http://buna.yorku.ca/jsac/) |
In English |
→ Associations → Area studies → Canada |
| JSAS |
Journal of Southern African Studies |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals → Area studies → Africa |
| JSAWS |
Journal of South Asia Women Studies |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals → Feminism → Area studies |
| JSGRP |
Jewish Symbols in the Greco-Roman Period |
In English |
→ Judaism → Archeology |
| JSJ |
Journal for the Study of Judaism in the Persian, Hellenistic and Roman Period |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals → Archeology → Judaism |
| JSSEA |
Journal of the Society for the Study of Egyptian Antiquities |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals → Archeology |
| LÄ |
Lexicon der Ägyptologie |
In German |
→ Dictionaries → Archeology |
| LAI |
(Österreichisches) Lateinamerika-Institut (www.lai.at) |
In German |
→ Research institutes → Area studies → Austria |
| LMEI |
London Middle East Institute (https://www.soas.ac.uk/lmei/) |
In English |
→ Research institutes → Area studies → United Kingdom |
| MARAAS |
Mid-Atlantic Region Association for Asian Studies |
In English |
→ Associations → Area studies |
| MARC |
Modern Asia Research Centre |
In English |
→ Research institutes → Area studies |
| MARLC |
Melbourne Asian Research Libraries Consortium |
In English |
→ Libraries → Area studies |
| MÄS |
Münchner Ägyptologische Studien |
In German |
→ Archeology |
| MCPA |
The Mansfield Center for Pacific Affairs |
In English |
→ Area studies |
| MDAIK |
Mitteilungen des Deutschen Archäologischen Institutes, Abteilung Kairo |
In German |
→ Serial publications, periodicals → Archeology |
| MEARC |
Modern East Asia Research Centre |
In English |
→ Research institutes → Area studies → Netherlands |
| MEAS |
Middle Eastern and African Studies |
In English |
→ Area studies |
| MEC |
Middle East Center |
In English |
→ Area studies |
| MECACS |
(Institute of) Middle East, Central Asia and Caucasus Studies |
In English |
→ Area studies |
| MEF |
Middle East Forum |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations → Area studies |
| MEI |
Middle East Institute |
In English |
→ Area studies |
| MEISP |
Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies Program |
In English |
→ Islam → Area studies |
| MENARG |
Middle East and North Africa Research Group |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations → Social sciences → Area studies |
| MESA |
Middle East Studies Association |
In English |
→ Associations → Area studies |
| MESAS |
Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies |
In English |
→ Area studies |
| MESC |
Middle Eastern Studies Center |
In English |
→ Area studies |
| MFEA |
Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities |
In English |
→ Museums → Archeology → History |
| MIDÉO |
Mélanges de l'Institut Dominicain d'Études Orientales du Caire |
In French |
→ Serial publications, periodicals → Roman catholic church → Area studies → Islam → Egypt |
| MIFAO |
Mémoires publiés par les Membres de l'Institut Francais d'Archéologie Orientale |
In French |
→ Serial publications, periodicals → Archeology |
| MIFAO |
Mémoires de l'Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale |
In French |
→ Serial publications, periodicals → Archeology |
| MSSP |
Micronesia and South Pacific Program |
In English |
→ Area studies |
| MW |
(The) Muslim World |
In English |
→ Islam → Area studies |
| NACBS |
North American Conference on British Studies |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations → Area studies → United States |
| NACS |
Nordic Association for China Studies |
In English |
→ Associations → Area studies → China |
| NaGe |
National Geographic |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals → Area studies → Geography |
| NCSAS |
National Centre for South Asia Studies |
In English |
→ Area studies |
| NDIEC |
New Documents Illustrating Early Christianity |
In English |
→ Christianity → Archeology |
| NEA |
Northeast Asia Program |
In English |
→ Higher education, universities → Area studies |
| NEAEHL |
New Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land |
In English |
→ Encyclopaedias, reference works → Archeology |
| NEAF |
Near Eastern Archaeology Foundation |
In English |
→ Foundations → Archeology |
| NEAS |
Near East Archaeological Society |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations → Archeology |
| NES |
Near Eastern Studies |
In English |
→ Area studies |
| NEV |
Nombre d’Équivalent Vases |
In French |
→ Archeology |
| NGJS |
Nederlands Genootschaap voor Japanse Studien |
In Dutch |
→ Organizations and associations → Area studies → Netherlands |
| NIAP |
National Institute for Asia and the Pacific |
In English |
→ Area studies |
| NIAS |
Nordic Institute of Asian Studies |
In English |
→ Area studies |
| NINO |
Netherlands Institute for the Near East |
In English |
→ Area studies |
| NMES |
Near and Middle Eastern Studies |
In English |
→ Language, linguistics, literature → Area studies |
| NMI |
Nombre Minimum d’Individus |
In French |
→ Archeology |
| NNCS |
Nordic Network for Chinese Studies |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations → Area studies → China |
| NOAG |
Nachrichten der Gesellschaft für Natur- und Völkerkunde Ostasiens |
In German |
→ Serial publications, periodicals → Ethnology → Area studies |
| NOFSA |
Norsk Forum for Sor-Asia |
In Norwegian |
→ Organizations and associations → Area studies → Norway |
| NR |
Nombre de Restes |
In French |
→ Archeology |
| NTI |
Nombre Typologique d’Individus |
In French |
→ Archeology |
| NTSC |
National Thai Studies Centre |
In English |
→ Area studies |
| NYCAS |
New York Conference on Asian Studies |
In English |
→ Congresses → Area studies → United States |
| NZASIA |
New Zealand Asian Studies Society |
In English |
→ Area studies |
| NZDL |
New Zealand Digital Library Project |
In English |
→ Libraries → Area studies |
| NZJAS |
New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals → Area studies |
| ÖAI |
Österreichisches Archäologisches Institut (www.oeai.at) |
In German |
→ Research institutes → Archeology → Austria |
| OEA |
Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East |
In English |
→ Encyclopaedias, reference works → Archeology |
| OGIS |
Orientis Graeci inscriptiones selectae |
In Latin |
→ Encyclopaedias, reference works → Archeology |
| OGSAA |
Oslo-Göteborg School of Asian and African Studies |
In English |
→ Area studies |
| OI |
Oriental Institute |
In English |
→ Area studies |
| OIOC |
Oriental and India Office Collections |
In English |
→ Libraries → Area studies |
| ÖOG |
Österreichische Orient-Gesellschaft Hammer-Purgstall (www.orient-gesellschaft.at) |
In German |
→ Organizations and associations → Area studies → Austria |
| OSI |
Österreichisches Ost- und Südosteuropa-Institut (www.osi.ac.at) |
In German |
→ Research institutes → Area studies → Austria |
| PATRIARCHE |
Patrimoine Archéologique |
In French |
→ Databases → Archeology |
| PEQ |
Palestine Exploration Quarterly |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals → Archeology |
| PGIAR |
Postgraduate Institute of Archaeology |
In English |
→ Archeology |
| PISAI |
Pontificio Istituto di Studi Arabi ed'Islamistica |
In Italian |
→ Roman catholic church → Islam → Area studies |
| PSI |
Pacific Studies Initiative |
In English |
→ Area studies |
| PSWWWVL |
Pacific Studies WWW Virtual Library |
In English |
→ Internet → Libraries → Area studies |
| QSA |
Quaderni di studi arabi |
In Italian |
→ Serial publications, periodicals → Area studies |
| RA |
Revue d'Assyriologie et d'archéologie orientale |
In French |
→ Serial publications, periodicals → Archeology → History |
| RAAN |
Rendiconti dell'Accademia di Archeologia, Lettere e Belle Arti di Napoli |
In Italian |
→ Arts → Literature → Archeology |
| RAI |
Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale |
In French |
→ Archeology |
| RCEA |
Revue Canadienne des Études Africaines |
In French |
→ Serial publications, periodicals → Area studies → Canada |
| RE |
Revue d'Égyptologie |
In French |
→ Serial publications, periodicals → Archeology |
| REMMM |
Revue du Monde Musulman et de la Méditerranée |
In French |
→ Serial publications, periodicals → Area studies |
| REMMM |
Revue des Mondes Musulmans et de la Méditerranée |
In French |
→ Serial publications, periodicals → Area studies |
| REP |
Revista Española del Pacífico |
In Spanish |
→ Serial publications, periodicals → Area studies → Spain |
| RevQ |
Revue de Qumran |
In French |
→ Serial publications, periodicals → Religion, theology → Archeology |
| RIAP |
Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific |
In English |
→ Research institutes → Area studies |
| RIFIAS |
Research Institute for Inner Asian Studies |
In English |
→ Research institutes → Area studies |
| RIMAS |
Rotterdam Institute of Modern Asian Studies |
In English |
→ Research institutes → Area studies → Netherlands |
| RJSS |
Romanian Journal of Japanese Studies |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals → Area studies → Romania |
| ROMM |
Revue de l‘Occident Musulman et de la Méditerranée |
In French |
→ Serial publications, periodicals → Area studies |
| RSPAS |
Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies |
In English |
→ Higher education, universities → Area studies |
| SAAG |
South Asia Analysis Group |
In English |
→ Area studies |
| SAALG |
South Asia Archive & Library Group |
In English |
→ Libraries → Area studies |
| SAI |
South Asian Institute |
In English |
→ Area studies |
| SAIR |
South Asia Intelligence Review |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals → Area studies |
| SAJ |
South Asian Journal |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals → Area studies |
| SAMP |
South Asia Microform Project |
In English |
→ Libraries → Area studies |
| SARAI |
South Asia Resource Access on the Internet |
In English |
→ Libraries → Internet → Area studies |
| SARD |
South Asia Resources Database |
In English |
→ Libraries → Area studies |
| SARN |
South Asia Research Network |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations → Area studies |
| SAS |
Society for Archaeological Sciences |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations → Archeology |
| SASNET |
(Swedish) South Asian Studies Network |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations → Area studies |
| SASS |
South Asia Studies Summer School |
In English |
→ Education → Area studies |
| SATOE |
South Asia through Official Eyes |
In English |
→ Area studies |
| SATP |
South Asia Terrorism Portal |
In English |
→ Politics → Area studies |
| SCHR |
Scottish Centre for Himalayan Research |
In English |
→ Area studies → United Kingdom |
| SEAiT |
Southeast Asian Images and Text |
In English |
→ Libraries → Area studies |
| SEAM |
Southeast Asia Microform Project |
In English |
→ Libraries → Area studies |
| SEAP |
Southeast Asia Program |
In English |
→ Higher education, universities → Area studies |
| SEAP |
Southeast Asia Publications |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals → Area studies |
| SEAR |
South East Asia Research |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals → Area studies |
| SEAS |
School of East Asian Studies |
In English |
→ Higher education, universities → Area studies |
| SEASREP |
Southeast Asian Studies Regional Exchange Programme |
In English |
→ Education → Area studies |
| SEASSI |
Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute |
In English |
→ Area studies |
| SECAAS |
Southeast Conference of the Association for Asian Studies |
In English |
→ Associations → Area studies |
| SEG |
Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum |
In Latin |
→ Archeology |
| SENAS |
Southern Europe Network of Asian Studies |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations → Area studies |
| SGAS |
Society for German-American Studies |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations → Area studies → United States |
| SHAPS |
School of Hawaiian, Asian and Pacific Studies |
In English |
→ Education → Area studies |
| SIS |
Suomen Itämainen Seura |
In Finnish |
→ Organizations and associations → Area studies → Finland |
| SJEAA |
Stanford Journal of East Asian Affairs |
In English |
→ Serial publications, periodicals → Area studies |
| SLO |
Dipartimento di Studi Linguistici e Orientali |
In Spanish |
→ Linguistics → Area studies |
| SMVO |
Studienschwerpunkt Moderner Vorderer Orient |
In German |
→ Higher education, universities → Area studies |
| SO |
Studia Orientalia |
In Latin |
→ Area studies |
| SOAS |
School of Oriental and African Studies |
In English |
→ Education → Area studies |
| SOTA |
Stichting Onderzoekcentrum Turkistan en Azerbaidzjan |
In Dutch |
→ Foundations → Area studies |
| SRAS |
School of Russian and Asian Studies |
In English |
→ International relations → Area studies |
| SRS |
Society for Romanian Studies |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations → Area studies → Romania |
| SSAAPS |
Swedish School of Advanced Asia-Pacific Studies |
In English |
→ Higher education, universities → Area studies |
| SSAS |
Society for South Asian Studies |
In English |
→ Organizations and associations → Area studies |
| SSAS |
Sällskapet för Asienstudier |
In Swedish |
→ Organizations and associations → Area studies |
| SSEAL |
South/Southeast Asia Library |
In English |
→ Libraries → Area studies |
| SSGM |
State, Society and Governance in Melanesia |
In English |
→ Sociology → Area studies |
| StII |
Studien zur Indologie und Iranistik |
In German |
→ Area studies |
| SUPRA |
Support Program for Advanced Asian Studies |
In English |
→ Area studies |
| SWAIC |
Program on Southwest Asia and Islamic Civilization |
In English |
→ Islam → Area studies |
| TAQ |
Terminus Ante Quem |
In Latin |
→ Archeology → History |
| TAY |
Türkiye Arkeolojik Yerleşmeleri (http://http://tayproject.org) |
In Turkish |
→ Archeology → Turkey |
| TEBE |
Türk Eskiçağ Bilimleri Enstitüsü (http://http://turkinst.org) |
In Turkish |
→ Organizations and associations → Archeology → Turkey |
| TPQ |
Terminus Post Quem |
In Latin |
→ Archeology → History |
| VIAS |
Vienna Institute for Archaeological Science (www.univie.ac.at/vias/) |
In English |
→ Archeology |
| WO |
(Die) Welt des Orients |
In German |
→ Serial publications, periodicals → Area studies |
| WZKM |
Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes |
In German |
→ Serial publications, periodicals → Area studies → Austria |
| WZKS(O) |
Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde Süd- (und Ost)asiens |
In German |
→ Serial publications, periodicals → Area studies → Austria |
| ZA |
Zeitschrift für Assyriologie und Vorderasiatische Archäologie |
In German |
→ Serial publications, periodicals → Archeology |
| ZASt |
Zeitschrift für Afrikastudien |
In German |
→ Serial publications, periodicals → Area studies |