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History of Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society (Jmbras) 1878-1997: an Overview Tt Malaysian Journal of Library & Information Science, Vol.3, no.1, July 1998:43-60-Sc HISTORY OF JOURNAL OF THE MALAYSIAN BRANCH OF THE ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY (JMBRAS) 1878-1997: AN OVERVIEW TT Tiew, Wai Sin MLIS Programme, Faculty of Computer Science & Information Technology, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. E-mail: [email protected] ABSTRACT Traces the historical development of JMBRAS since 1878 when it was first published as JSBRAS in terms of its editorial history, content and coverage, prolific contributors between 1878-1997, visibility of JMBRAS, and publication of its indices. Keyword: JMBRAS: Historical development; Editorial history; Content analysis; Prolific contributors; Visibility; Indices; Malaysia; Authorship; Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. INTRODUCTION and the surrounding region. For this purpose, it publishes original and high The Journal of the Malaysian Branch of quality papers whose contents are the Royal Asiatic Society, better known relevant and have not appeared in as JMBRAS is published half-yearly by substantially the same, or abbreviated the Malaysian Branch of the Royal form elsewhere in other journals. Apart Asiatic Society or MBRAS, which was from that, such papers to be published in founded a hundred and twenty years ago the journal must be in the English in Singapore. This scholarly journal is language and ideas or information must usually published in the months of July be written clearly and concisely with the and December every year and, sent to all minimum use of jargon to facilitate easy subscribing members of the Society. The reading and understanding. latest issue of JMBRAS is volume 70, part 2 (no. 273), 1997 published in It is not too much of an exaggeration to December 1997. state that JMBRAS has had an impressive publishing history in that it has been JMBRAS is the chief instrument through published regularly without fail from its which the Society attempts to very beginning in 1877 to this present disseminate knowledge on matters of day. Nevertheless, as with other historical nature pertaining to Malaysia publications, there was a short period T Adapted from a chapter in a thesis submitted for the Master in Library and Information Science at University of Malaya in May 1998 Tiew, W.S. when its publication was disrupted distributed to members, contributors, the between 1942-1946 due to World War II press, learned societies and put up for and the Japanese occupation of sale at Singapore, Bangkok, Hong Kong Singapore, which also affected much of and Penang. (AR 1878, JSBRAS 2, the Society’s administration and 1878). The first issue of the journal activities. contained 15 original articles on various subjects authored by people such as EARLY HISTORY OF JMBRAS A.Hart Everett, M.de Mikluho-Maclay, A.M. Skinner, W.A. Pickering, W.E. The history of JMBRAS, one of the most Maxwell and H.J.Murton. From the very established and learned journals to be start, the journal has shown its promising published in this region is quite future for it faced no difficulty in interesting and colourful. JMBRAS was obtaining contributions for publication. not created ex nihilo but was the direct Hose (1878) in his Inaugural address as successor of what was originally known President of the Society, said that the as the Journal of the Straits Branch of journal was not likely for the present, to the Royal Asiatic Society, abbreviated as be short of papers to be published, as JSBRAS. JSBRAS was published by the there were numerous contributions, Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic which were already forwarded for Society (SBRAS) which was founded in publication. In actual fact, if the situation the year 1877 by a group of enthusiastic persisted, more numbers could be British colonial officials in Singapore. produced. All in all, for the first 40 According to Rule 21 of SBRAS, JSBRAS years, the average number of pages “shall be published when practicable, published each year in each number of every six months under the supervision the journal amounted to 206 pages (AR of the Council. It shall comprise a 1920, JSBRAS 83, 1921). The last selection of the papers read before the number of JSBRAS to be issued before Society, the Report of the Council and the change of the name to JMBRAS in Treasurer, and such other matter as the 1923 was JSBRAS 86, published in Council may deem it expedient to November 1922 containing 18 articles on publish.” Apart from that, it was also various subjects. suggested that if the flow of contributions persisted, maybe more FROM JSBRAS TO JMBRAS issues should be published as deemed fit. In 1923, SBRAS was renamed Malayan The first issue of the JSBRAS actually Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society to came out only in September 1878 but signify the increasing sphere of influence bore ‘July 1878’ as its publication date. of the British over the Malay Peninsula Each issue of JSBRAS is given a number, and its surrounding areas. As a result of with the first issue being JSBRAS 1, July this change of name, the name of the 1878, followed by JSBRAS 2, Society’s Journal was conveniently forthcoming in December 1878. A total changed to Journal of the Malayan of 500 copies of this first issue were Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society or 44 History of Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society JMBRAS, the familiar and well-known papers being submitted for publication. abbreviation by which it is known. The From 1951 to 1964, most of the volumes serial number of JMBRAS was continued contained regularly 4 parts each. from JSBRAS and in addition to that the However, starting from 1965, the journals of the Malayan Branch were volumes contained only 2 parts. The last each given a volume number, and each issue of JMBRAS before yet another volume had several parts. Thus, JMBRAS change of name in 1964 was volume 36 volume 1, part 1 was published in April part 4, 1963 (no.204). 1923, JMBRAS volume 1, part 2 in October 1923 and volume 1, part 3 in In 1964, with the formation of Malaysia, December of the same year. JMBRAS comprising Malaya, Sabah, Sarawak and was published uninterrupted until the Singapore, again the name of the Society Japanese invasion of Malaya on 15th was changed from Malayan Branch to February 1942. The last issue, which the Malaysian Branch. The first issue of the Society managed to publish just before Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the this unfortunate incidence, was volume Royal Asiatic Society was volume 37 19 part 3 in December 1941. The next part 1, number 205. The change of name issue to be published by the Society was however, did not bring about a change in volume 20 part 1, which came out in the abbreviation of the journal, which June 1947. By early 1946 as the business remained JMBRAS and also the serial of the Society had resumed, heret were numbering of the volumes continued. By some efforts to produce a number of the the time JMBRAS celebrated its journal as there were several papers centenary in 1977, it had already which had been approved by the Council published a total of 232 issues, a great for inclusion in the first issue of the year achievement for a learned journal in this but was abandoned due to the difficult part of the world. With the current issue, conditions still existing in Malaya, after volume 70 part 2, no. 273, published in World War II. (AR 1946, JMBRAS 20 December 1997, the journal would be (2), 1947). In fact, well before the celebrating its one hundred and Japanese occupation of Malaya in 1942, nineteenth year of publication, a rather there were already ready sources of incredible feat for a learned society. papers for publication. HISTORY OF EDITORSHIP It is to be noted that the number of parts published in a volume after 1923 was at Rule 12 of MBRAS gives the Council, times irregular but nevertheless most of the power to appoint a member of the the volumes contained three parts each Socie ty to edit the Society’s journal on up to 1950. However, at times, only two its behalf, and to advise him in the parts were published, for example in selection of material when called upon to 1930, 1931, 1933, 1940, and 1947. While do so. To show its recognition of in some years, four parts of the volume services rendered in editing the journal, were published, for example in 1927, the name of the Honorary Editor would 1928 and 1949 which maybe due to more be printed with the list of the Council 45 Tiew, W.S. members for the year at the beginning of submitted in French into English and each volume. The appointment as inviting contributions from other parts of Honorary Editor is valid until the holder Southeast Asia (Gullick, 1991). After resigns or the Council members Maxwell relinquished his post as editor, considered it advisable to make a new H.T. Naughton took over as editor, appointment. serving from 1888 to 1889. Since its appearence in 1878 to 1913, The next member of the Society who the very person who held the post of became both Honorary Secretary and Honorary Secretary also carried out the Honorary Editor was H. N. Ridley, the duties of the Honorary Editor. In other distinguished natural scientist, who was words, there was no separate then the Director of the Singapore appointment of an Honorary Editor to Botanic Gardens. Ridley was destined edit the Society’s Journal. Hence, the also to become the second longest first editor of this learned journal was serving Secretary and Editor of the none other than the first Honorary Journal, serving for a total of 16 years, Secretary and only Ph.D.
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