Eurasia Border Review
Submission of Manuscripts
The Eurasia Border Review (hereinafter referred to as “EBR”) is a peer-reviewed, annually
published periodical of Eurasia Unit for Border Research (Japan) at the Slavic-Eurasian ResearchCenter, Hokkaido University. The EBR is committed to publishing in-depth scholarly research for adiverse audience of scholars, practitioners and policy decision-makers, and welcomes original
manuscript submissions that focus on borders or borderland issues in the wider Eurasian region fromacross the humanities and social sciences. In order to assure the publication of original work, authors
are kindly requested not to submit manuscripts currently under review with other journals.
The EBR engages in a double-blind review process by qualified readers. Please refer to thenext section, “Instructions for Authors,” for additional information, and follow the guidelines in orderto prepare an anonymous submission.
All correspondence, including manuscripts and/or inquiries, should be sent to the editors
and/or the secretariat:
EDITORS
Akihiro IWASHITA, Ph.D
Slavic-Eurasian Research Center
Hokkaido University
Nishi 7, Kita 9, Kita-ku,
Sapporo, Japan 060-0809
Phone +81-11-706-2388
Fax +81-11-706-4952
Email: iwasi@slav.hokudai.ac.jp

Paul RICHARDSON, Ph.D
School of Geography, Earth andEnvironmental Sciences
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
Phone +44-121-414-3344
Email: p.b.richardson.1@bham.ac.uk

SECRETARIAT
Keiko SAITO
Slavic-Eurasian Research Center
Hokkaido University
Nishi 7, Kita 9, Kita-ku
Sapporo, Japan 060-0809
Phone +81-11-706-4809
Fax +81-11-706-4952
Email: saitok@slav.hokudai.ac.jp

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The Eurasia Border Review accepts all manuscripts pertaining to borders or borderland
studies in the wider Eurasian region. All manuscripts must be the original work of the author,submission of the article to EBR indicates that the manuscript has not been previously publishedelsewhere, nor is it under review for publication in any other journal. Please be reminded that once
manuscripts are accepted and published all rights are assigned to EBR, however, the author retains theright to reproduce copies for class or any other non-commercial use and to reproduce the article inbooks of which he/she is an editor or author. Please refer to the following submission guidelines forfurther details.
< Submission Guidelines >Electronic Submission
1 Please submit manuscripts and images electronically to the editors at iwasi@slav.hokudai.ac.jp orp.b.richardson.1@bham.ac.uk. Electronic submissions should be formatted using Microsoft Word
compatible software. Images and illustrations can be submitted for the review process, but please
include titles or captions. Also, the author(s) are responsible for providing high resolution images
and the permission to publish them.
2 Please submit a cover page including the name(s) of author(s), institutional affiliation, rank orposition as well as the name, address, phone, fax and email of the contact person regarding themanuscript. Also, please provide a Statement of Intention comfirming that the manuscript has notbeen published elsewhere and that the author will not submit it to other journals until he/she
receives the final decision of the editorial board, and that the manuscript is not part of a booklength publication planned for that same year.
3 If you cannot submit your manuscript electronically, please mail three copies of the manuscript tothe following address: Slavic-Eurasian Research Center, Hokkaido University Nishi 7, Kita 9,Kita-ku, Sapporo, Japan 060-0809.
Formatting
1 Manuscripts must be double-spaced using 12-point type (preferably Times New Roman orCentury) and 1.2 inch (or 30mm) left and right margins, 1.3 inch top (or 35mm) and 1.2 inch (or30mm) bottom margin formatted for letter size (8.5 X 11 in.) or A4 size (210 X 297mm), whilefootnotes should be formatted using 10.5 point type. The total length of the article must range
between 7,500 to 10,000 words (or approx. 35-45 pages) and must include a 150 word abstract atthe beginning of the manuscript.
2 Please use footnotes for citations per The Chicago Manual of Style (http://www.
chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html). For more information on specific style ofcitations and references, please refer to the latest edition of The Chicago Manual of Style (16thed.; Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2010).
3 Please provide a separate electronic file for images and illustrations (including figures, tables andgraph) and indicate clearly where the images should appear in the text (for example: “Fig.1 here”).

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Please note that author(s) are responsible for providing high resolution images for publication.
4 Please italicize all foreign words and provide the English translation. Also, please use thefollowing romanization systems: Russian: Library of Congress; Chinese: Pinyin; Japanese:Hepburn; Korean: McCune-Reischauer.
Peer Review, Final Manuscript and Copyright
1 All manuscripts will be peer reviewed by at least two qualified readers. Please only provide yourname on the cover page and leave your name out of the manuscript to ensure anonymity. Pleasenote that manuscripts that are regarded as lacking anonymity will be returned which may delay
the reviewing process.
2 Once the manuscript is accepted for publication, authors will be asked to submit the final
manuscript with revisions by a final deadline provided by the editors.
3 If the final manuscript fails to meet EBR standards, the editors reserve the right to reject themanuscript. Responsibility for opinions expressed and the accuracy of facts published rests solely
with the individual author(s).
4 Please be reminded that once manuscripts are accepted and published, all rights are assigned toEBR. This also means that EBR reserves the right to upload final articles onto its online journal
website as well. However, authors retain the right to reproduce multiple copies for use in class by
students or for any other non-commercial use, provided no sales are involved. He/she also retains
the right to reproduce the article or an adapted version of it in any volume of which he/she is an
editor or author and permission will be given to the publisher automatically, subject to normal
acknowledgement. EBR will also ensure that direct requests received to reproduce the author’s
article or a substantial part of it in another publication will be subject to the author’s approval.

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