Writing Guidelines for the International Conference of Asian-Pacific Planning Societies 2024
International Affairs Committee, The City Planning Institute of Japan
1. Format
Use A4 size paper and write within the printing area (150 mm in width, 238 mm in length). All margins,
top, bottom, left and right, should be 30 mm. It is strongly recommended that authors use the template(MS-Word) on the CPIJ's website.
2. Volumea) Abstract for the screening review: It should be prepared in 2 pages.
b) Short Paper: It should be prepared in 4 or 5 pages.
c) Full paper: It should be prepared from 8 to 20 pages.
3. Language
All text in the paper including figures, tables and references should be written in English. There should
be no mistakes in spelling and grammar etc. Terminology that is generally accepted should be used.
Particularly when translating Japanese systems, policies, plans, etc. into English, authors should explainin the main text or notes to let international participants accurately understand them.
4. Composition and Layout of Papers
4-1 Composition
In principle, using the template on the CPIJ’s website and follow the rules in the template, the abstractand short/full papers should be organized in the following ways.
a) Abstract for the screening review: There should be the title, author name, text (including Introduction,Methodology, Findings and Conclusion). It is acceptable to include figures, tables, notes and references
if necessary. Authors affiliation and e-mail address of the corresponding author should be written on thefooter of the first page.
b) Short Paper: On the first page, there should be the title, author name, affiliation, abstract (around 200words), keywords (3 to 6). E-mail address of the corresponding author on footer. From the second page,
there should be text with figures and tables, notes, acknowledgement (if necessary), references andappendix (If necessary).
c) Full paper: On the first page, there should be the title, author name, affiliation, abstract (around 200words), keywords (3 to 6). E-mail address of the corresponding author on footer. From the second page,
there should be text with figures and tables, notes, acknowledgement (if necessary), references andappendix (If necessary).
4-2 LettersAll text, including mathematical formulas and letters in figures and tables, should be prepared by using
the one-byte alphanumeric characters. Handwriting is not acceptable. Due to the incompatibility, somecharacters, as shown below may possibly be rendered illegible.
①②③④⑤ ⅠⅡⅢⅣⅤⅰⅱⅲⅳⅴ etc.

4-3 Title
The title should be 14 points size of Times New Roman aligned in the center. Capitalize the title byfollowing the APA (American Psychological Association) capitalization rules.
4-4 Abstract, Keywords, and Main text
The abstract, keywords and main text should be described by the 10 points size of Times New Roman.
The main text should be aligned in the full justification. Details such as font size of chapter titles andspacing before and after paragraphs should be confirmed in the template.
4-5 Figures, Tables, and Photos
Tables must be numbered sequentially and have the caption centered above the table: Table-1 (title).
Figures and photos must be numbered sequentially and have the caption centered under the figure:
Figure-1 (title), Photo-1 (title). Describe sources when the tables, figures and photos are quoted or
reprinted from a previously published research or reports. The authors are responsible for any problems
caused by the figures, tables, photographs, etc. used in the paper.
4-6 Notes and References
When notes should be given, put the relevant reference number, (1), (2)… (n), in superscript above therelevant word. Notes should be placed together in order directly above the references.
References should follow to APA referencing style and be listed in alphabetical order. However, if thebibliographic information is not available in English for a non-English document such as Japanese, it
should be translated into English by the authors and written in both English and the original language.
Describe all sources when any of the text, data, diagrams, etc. are quoted or are reprinted from apreviously published research or reports.
References should be listed by the 10 points size of Times New Roman.
5. Submission
Manuscript should be in the PDF format. However, CPIJ would request authors to submit Short Paper orFull Paper of a file (MS-Word recommended) before converted into the PDF file upon necessity.
Inquiries and Submission
International Affairs Committee, The City Planning Institute of Japan
E-mail: icapps@cpij.or.jp, URL: https://www.cpij.or.jp/