About the Forum & Journals

The Asian-Pacific Forum on Translation and Intercultural Studies aims to gather students, educators, researchers and practitioners in the translation and interpreting (T&I) and intercultural studies fields to present their research and exchange perspectives on current trends across disciplines. Since the establishment of the Forum in 2011, it has been hosted by a number of prestigious universities around the world and has become one of the most reputable events of its kind.

Forum Hosts

• 1^st Forum, Tsinghua University/Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics, China (May 2011)
• 2^nd Forum, Portland State University, U.S.A  (Nov, 2012)
• 3^rd Forum, University of Melbourne, Australia (May, 2014)
• 4^th Forum, Durham University, UK (Sep, 2015)
• 5^th Forum, University of Hawaii, U.S.A (Oct, 2016)
• 6^th Forum, University of California, U.S.A (Oct, 2017)
• 7^th Forum, School of Asian and African Studies, University of London, UK (Dec, 2018)
• 8^th Forum, Royal Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand (Nov, 2019)
• 9^th Forum, to be held online by Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.A (Mar 25-26, 2022)

About Asia Pacific Translation & Intercultural Studies Journal

Published by Taylor & Francis Group, Asia Pacific Translation & Intercultural Studies (APTIS) is the official journal of the Asia-Pacific Forum on Translation and Intercultural Studies: https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rtis20. APTIS provides a transnational platform for Asia Pacific scholars to present their research in translation studies and to forge closer ties with scholars in the other parts of the world. It aims to enhance academic investigations and further the exchanges of translation and cultural studies among global theoreticians and practitioners. The APTIS offers great opportunities for exporting the achievements of translation studies and cultures from this region, and promotes exchanges between between Asia Pacific countries and regions and the rest of the world.