Submission Guidelines for the Journal of Foreign Language Education
1. Full and part-time faculty members of the Keio University system are eligible to submit
papers to the journal. The leading author must be a full or part-time faculty member ofKeio.
2. Manuscripts may be written in any language.
3. Contributions include research articles, survey/practical articles, and research notes.
a. Research articles and survey/practical articles in a European language must bewithin 7,000‐8,000 words; articles in a non-European language including Japanesemust 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.
4. Format:
All submissions should conform to the conventional guidelines of its field (APA, MLA,etc.). Submissions must be typed in horizontal format, double-spaced A4-size. 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. Place all notes at the endof the paper. Name must not appear in the submitted text other than in the submissionform.
5. Two abstracts
a. The first abstract must be included in the paper following the title. If written in any
European Language the abstract must be in 150‐200 words. However, if the paper iswritten in any non-European language other than Japanese, the abstract may be written
either in Japanese in 800‐1,000 characters or in any European language in 150‐200words.
b. The second abstract must be provided in Japanese in 800‐1,000 characters in thesubmission form.
6. The deadline for submission is September 17 (Thurs). Contributors should submit threecopies of the manuscript, 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
for download at the Keio Research Center for Foreign Language Education website.
(www.flang.keio.ac.jp)
You must complete all items in the submission form.

Addressee:
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
7. Manuscripts will be reviewed by the Editorial Committee.
8. Printer’s proofs will be provided twice. Major revisions other than those suggested by theEditorial Committee will not be accepted.
9. 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.
Inquiries:Mita Office
Keio Research Center for Foreign Language Education
2-15-45 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8345 Japan
tel: + 81-3-5427-1601 ext. 22304
E-mail: flang-kiyo@adst.keio.ac.jp