ICH Courier

We welcom your articles with various perspectives on the diverse intangible cultural heritage and safeguarding activities. All submissions should be written in English or Korean. We provide honorariums for the published articles. Below are the sections for which we are currently accepting abstracts. If you wish to contribute, please fill out the submission form and submit it and two-hundred word abstract to ich.courier@gmail.com

Submission Package

Manuscript form

• Please submit an abstract in English or Korean by using the form below. You will be asked to complete the full manuscript after the selection process by ICH Courier Team.

Images and Captions

• Upon acceptance of the abstract, you will be asked to submit 5 to 8 images and captions along with the manuscript. For the submission of images, please download and fill out the image caption form below.

Section Descriptions and Word Counts

• Descriptions about the individual sections of the ICH Courier and the required word counts for the final articles are available below.

Field of Contribution

Cover Story

The Cover Story Section presents theme-related ICH from the Asia-Pacific Region on the following topics;

• Vol. 66 (March 2026): Headgear as ICH
• Vol. 67 (June 2026): ICH and (Digital) Archives
• Vol. 68 (September 2026): ICH and Teatime
• Vol. 69 (November 2026): New Media and Youth Participation in ICH Safeguarding

Word Count: 800 to 900

UNESCO List

The UNESCO List section features intangible cultural heritage elements from the Asia-Pacific region inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List and Urgent Safeguarding List.

Word Count: 800 to 900

Trends

The Trends Section highlights the perspectives of global experts in the field of ICH as a way for readers to garner a better understanding of the major topics in the ICH field.

Word Count: 1,200 to 1,500

Safeguarding Activities

The Safeguarding Activities Section showcases good examples of ICH safeguarding practices.

Word Count: 1,200 to 1,500

People

People Section interview the individual ICH bearers and ICH communities in the AsiaPacific region.

Word Count: 800 to 900

Pioneers

The Pioneers Section highlights the exemplary safeguarding work of an ICH-related institute.

Word Count: 800 to 900

If you have any questions, please contact us through ich.courier@gmail.com