Submission Regulations
for the Asia-Japan Research Academic Bulletin
Article 1. (Aim)This Academic Bulletin aims to develop research activities in the Asia-Japan Research Institute ofRitsumeikan University and contribute to the development of Asia-Japan Research around the world.
Article 2. (Contributor Requirements)
Contributors from Japan, Asia, and all other regions of the world must be graduate students or above, inconformity with the Ritsumeikan Charter, other principles of the university, and the aim stipulated in Article 1.
2. The Editorial Board may also request contributions from researchers outside of the university as necessary inorder to achieve the aim stipulated in Article 1.
Article 3. (Content and Type of Submitted Papers)
1. Submitted papers must report the results of research on Asia and/or Japan with the objectives and conclusionsof such research being clearly stated. Submitted papers must not already be published in another publication orcurrently undergoing submission for publication. Even when submitted papers are undergoing the screening
process, contributors must not submit the papers to publications of other institutions or publish the papers on theInternet.
2. Submitted papers shall be written in English.
3. The types of papers that can be submitted are (1) research articles, (2) review articles, (3) research notes, (4)brief research reports, and (5) book reviews. (1), (2) and (3) will be reviewed by the review system stipulated in
Article 4, while (4) and (5) will be under the supervision of the Editorial Board.
4. Submitted papers must follow the “AJI Style Sheet” for the Journal and Academic Bulletin of the Asia-Japan
Research Institute of Ritsumeikan University (separate sheet).
Article 4. (Publication of Submitted Papers)
1. The Editorial Board decides if papers submitted as research articles, review articles and research notes are tobe published based on the results of peer-review by referees appointed by the Editorial Board.
2. The referee report will be conducted as a double-blind peer review. Reviews are conducted in such a way thatthe referees cannot identify the contributors and the contributors cannot identify the referees. 3. After peerreview, the Editorial Board will notify the contributor of one of the following results along with the reason for
the result.
(1) Selected for publication(2) Selected for publication after revision(3) May be submitted for re-review after revision(4) Not selected for publication (May be resubmitted)(5) Not selected for publication
4. The Editorial Board can request the improvement of submitted papers with review results of "selected for
publication after revision" and "may be submitted for re-review after revision". However, if the paper is not
submitted before the re-submission deadline, it will be treated as a newly submitted paper.
5. The received date of submitted papers shall be considered as the date on which they arrive at the EditorialBoard. The order in which selected papers will be published in the Bulletin shall be determined by the EditorialBoard.
Article 5. (Copyright and Publication of Work)
1. In principle, the Editorial Board owns the copyrights to published papers. If an author wishes to reprint a paper
published in this journal in other works, they must obtain approval from the Editorial Board.
2. Works that are published in the "Asia-Japan Research Academic Bulletin" can be published in media
sanctioned by the Asia-Japan Research Institute at the discretion of the Editorial Board.
Article 6. (Publication Schedule and Submission Application)1

1. The "Asia-Japan Research Academic Bulletin" shall be published in English online. Papers can be submitted
all year around, and accepted papers shall be published once they pass the peer-review or they are approved by
the Editorial Board according to the categories of papers stipulated in Articles 3 and 4.
2. Papers are to be submitted by filling out the submission application form specified by the Editorial Board.
Supplementary Provisions
These regulations shall come into force as of May 22nd, 2019, and shall apply from May 26th, 2019.
Modified on November 11th, 2020.

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