Submission Guidelines for the Journal of Foreign Language Education 2017 (vol.14)
1. Full and part-time faculty members of the Keio University system are eligible to submit
papers to the journal. The leading author should be a full or part-time faculty member ofKeio.
2. Two abstracts:
a. The first abstract must be included in the paper following the title. If written in English
the abstract must be in 150‐200 words. However, if the paper is written in any
non-European language other than Japanese, the abstract may be written either inJapanese in 800‐1,000 characters or in English in 150‐200 words.
b. The second abstract must be provided in Japanese in 800‐1,000 characters in thesubmission form.
3. Format:- All submissions should conform to the conventions and guidelines of the relevant field(APA, MLA, etc.).
- Submissions must be typed horizontally and double-spaced on A4 paper.
- If written in Japanese, please use Minchotai font in 12 point. If written in a European
language, please use Times, Times New Roman, or Century in 12 point.
- Include page numbers.
- Place all notes at the end of the paper.
- Name must not appear in the submitted text other than in the submission form.
4. Contributions include research articles, survey/practical reports, and research notes.
a. Research articles and survey/practical reports in a European language must bewithin 7,000‐8,000 words; articles in a non-European language including Japanese
should be within 20,000‐24,000 characters (including notes; but abstract notincluded).
b. Research notes in a European language must be within 2,800 - 3,500 words;
research notes in a non-European language including Japanese must be within 8,000- 10,000 characters.
5. Papers may be written in any language.
6. Papers will be reviewed by the Editorial Committee.
7. Printer’s proofs will be provided. Major revisions other than those suggested by theEditorial Committee will not be accepted.
8. Papers will be made available for public view on the Keio Research Center for Foreign

Language Education website. If a contributor borrows from another author’s work/data,
the contributor must obtain that author’s consent concerning the copyright ofphotographs and/or illustrations, before the publication of the paper, normally at the first
proof stage. The Editorial Committee holds the copyright and publishing rights of the
published papers including the reprint right. If a contributor wishes to republish theirpaper elsewhere, the author must inform the Editorial Committee.
9. The deadline for submission is September 15 (Fri). Contributors should submit threecopies of the paper, accompanied by an electronic copy as an e-mail attachment, CD-R
or flash memory, as well as a submission form. The submission form is available fordownload at the Keio Research Center for Foreign Language Education website.
(www.flang.keio.ac.jp)
You must complete all items in the submission form and send to:
Office of Journal of Foreign Language Education
Mita Office
Keio Research Center for Foreign Language Education
2-15-45 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8345 Japan
Inquiries:
Postal address as above.
tel.:+ 81-3-5427-1601 ext. 22304
e-mail: flang-bulletin＠adst.keio.ac.jp
URL: http://flang.keio.ac.jp/