Submission Guidelines
These guideline were revised based on the Japanese Society for Environmental Education(JSFEE) official submission guidelines for authors on April 1, 2016.
The English version of these guidelines were first prepared in March 2016.
1. Contributors are limited to members of the Japanese Society for Environmental
Education (JSFEE) as well as members of those societies that have Memorandum ofUnderstanding (MOU) with JSFEE which are Korean Society for Environmental
Education, Chinese Society for Environmental Education, North American Association forEnvironmental Education, and Australian Association for Environmental Education.
Nonmembers may be included as secondary authors. However, when invited by theEditorial Committee, both members and nonmembers may be lead authors.
2. The submitted manuscript must be related to research on or to an educational practice inenvironmental education in Asia. The manuscript must be one that has not been previouslypublished in other publications nor should it be a manuscript that is currently submitted, or
which is planned to be submitted, for publication to any other journal.
However, the Editorial Committee may consider a manuscript to be unpublished if theauthor specifies the following conditions regarding the manuscript.
(1) The material was included in the proceedings of a conference or meeting of anacademic association.
(2) The material was presented as a summary or a document at a symposium, a meeting forpresenting research papers, or a lecture.
(3) The material was included in the research outcome reports for research commissionedby the national or local government, the industrial sector, a public or private group, etc.
(4) Other reasons especially recognized by the Editorial Committee.
3. The submission classifications are Research article, Review article, Research report,
Commentary, Material, Book review and Others.
(1) A Research article is required to be a study with theoretical or substantial originality,
creative and effective research on an educational practice, study on development ofteaching materials, teaching tools, or an education system. The manuscript is required to becomplete.
(2) A Review article is required to be a systematical review of a research field, aneducational practice, a new trend of thought or a policy, and present issues, evaluations andoutlooks in an organized fashion.
(3) A Research report should discuss an educational practice, domestic and foreign trends,or environmental education policies.

1(4) A Commentary should be a critical discussion of research or educational practice inenvironmental education in Asia.
(5) A Material should report information on environmental education practice,environmental education research, and data in Asia.
(6) A Book review should introduce and review a book on environmental education inAsia.
(7) The Editorial Committee may also establish 'Others' classifications as deemed necessaryand appropriate
4. In the case of Research articles and Review articles, the Editorial Committee will takethe decision to accept or reject a manuscript after a review process has been conducted bymultiple reviewers appointed by the Committee. As for Research reports and Commentary,at least one reviewer reviews the manuscript before the Editorial Committee make thedecision to accept of reject them. Regarding Material, Book reviews and Others, theEditorial Committee will take the decision to accept or reject a manuscript after a review
has been conducted by one reviewer.
5. A typical Research article and Review article for the Special Issue of Environmental
Education in Asia should be no more than 4,000 words; this limit include tables, references,and figure captions. When requested by the contributor, a maximum of 2 pages are allowed
as excess pages at a cost of 20,000 JPY per page to be paid by the contributor to theeditorial Committee. However, in the case of an Invited Paper, the contributor will beexpected to comply with requests from the Editorial Committee.
6. Manuscripts (including figures and tables as separate files) should be electronicallysubmitted in MS Word or PDF format along with a cover letter. These files must be
submitted to the Editorial Committee secretariat via email (int_com@jsfee.jp) as attachedfiles. The title of the e-mail should be “EEA Manuscript(name of author)”. If the total sizeof the attached files is large, please submit files separately with only the cover letterattached and names of all files being submitted written in the main body of the e-mail.
Please contact the Editor in Chief if an error occurs while submitting files via email, if you
prefer any other method of submission, or if it is necessary to use a software format otherthan MS Word or PDF.
7. As a general rule, the Editor in Chief will confirm the receipt of email within 3 days of
the receipt of a submission. The transmission of this email confirming receipt of thesubmission completes the submission process.
8. The copyrights to published articles belong to the Japanese Society for EnvironmentalEducation.

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9. As a general rule, the Editorial Committee does not return submitted manuscripts.
However, files for rejected submissions will be deleted from JJFEE computers upon request
by the author(s).
10. In the case that an author does not conform to the submission guidelines as set out
above, the Editorial Committee will inform the author by email that the submission does
not meet the JJFEE standards without proceeding to a reviewing process.
11. Upon acceptance of the manuscript (completion of the review process), authors cannot
make any significant change to the paper during the proof reading process.
(Additional note) These submission guidelines were revised on: September 13, 2023, May
8, 2020; September 9, 2019; April 1, 2016; September 27, 2014; January 25, 2014; March8, 2008; July 8, 2006; October 3, 2004; September 11, 1999 and July 5, 1997.

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