| Discipline | Asian studies |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1877–present |
| Publisher | |
| Frequency | Biannual |
| Standard abbreviations ISO 4 (alt) · Bluebook (alt) NLM (alt) · MathSciNet (alt  ) | |
| ISO 4 | J. Malays. Branch R. Asiat. Soc. |
| Indexing CODEN (alt · alt2) · JSTOR (alt) · LCCN (alt) MIAR · NLM (alt) · Scopus · W&L | |
| ISSN | 0126-7353 |
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TheJournal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society (JMBRAS) is aacademic journal published by theMalaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society (MBRAS). The journal covers topics of historical interest concerningPeninsular Malaysia,Sabah,Sarawak,Labuan andSingapore. It was founded in1877 in Singapore.[1]
Thejournal has been published under three different names during its 130-year history. The journal was first founded in 1877 by a group ofBritishcolonial administrators inSingapore and published as theJournal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society (JSBRAS) and published at six-monthly intervals by theStraits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society (SBRAS). The first volume came out in September 1878 (but bore 'July 1878' as its publication date). The final volume of JSBRAS was JSBRAS 86, published in November 1922.[1]
In 1923 SBRAS was renamed the Malayan Branch of theRoyal Asiatic Society (MBRAS), in response to the increasing sphere of influence of the British over theMalay Peninsula and itssurrounding areas. As a result of this change of name, the name of the Society's Journal was changed to theJournal of the Malayan Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society (JMBRAS). The numbering started at 1, with each volume having several parts (e.g. JMBRAS volume 1, part 1 was published in April 1923, JMBRAS volume 1, part 2 in October 1923 and volume 1, part 3 in December of the same year). Publication of JMBRAS was interrupted by theJapanese invasion of Malaya inWorld War II: the last issue (volume 19 part 3) came out in December 1941. Publication resumed with volume 20 part 1 in June 1947.[1]
In 1964, with the formation ofMalaysia, comprisingMalaya,Sabah,Sarawak andSingapore, again the name of the Society was changed from Malayan Branch to Malaysian Branch. The first issue of theJournal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society (JMBRAS) was volume 37, part 1.[1]
The journal originally carried articles on thehistory andnatural history of the region, but now concentrates on thehistory of Malaysia and the surrounding region.
