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Cambridge University Press established Modern Asian Studies in 1967 through a joint initiative with several UK universities. The Syndics of the University of Cambridge partnered with the Committee of Directors at the Centre of South Asian Studies to launch this academic journal.
Since 2021, four scholars have co-edited Modern Asian Studies together including Johan Elverskog from Southern Methodist University and Sumit Guha from the University of Texas Austin. A. Azfar Moin also edits from the University of Texas Austin alongside Robert M. Oppenheim to manage the direction of the bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal.
According to Journal Citation Reports the publication holds an impact factor of 1.075 recorded in 2021. This metric reflects how often other authors cite articles published within Modern Asian Studies during that year.
The Consortium included SOAS University of London alongside the University of Cambridge itself along with the University of Hull and the University of Leeds and the University of Sheffield. This group launched Modern Asian Studies in 1967 through a joint initiative with several UK universities.