Submission Regulations
for the "Journal of the Asia-Japan Research Institute of Ritsumeikan University"(Aim)
Article 1. This journal aims to develop research activities in the Asia-Japan Research Institute of Ritsumeikan
University and contribute to the development of Asia-Japan Research around the world.
(Contributor Requirements)
Article 2
1. 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 the university as necessary inorder to achieve the aim stipulated in Article 1.
(Content and Type of Submitted Papers)
Article 3. Submitted papers must report the results of research on Asia and/or Japan with the objectives andconclusions of such research being clearly stated. Submitted papers must not already be published in anotherpublication or currently 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 the Internet.
2. Submitted papers shall be written in English.
3.The types of papers that can be submitted are (1) research articles, (2) review article, and (3) book reviews.
(1) and (2) will be reviewed by the review system stipulated in Article 4, while (3) will be under thesupervision of the Editorial Board.
4. Submitted papers must follow the “AJI Style Sheet” for the Journal of the Asia-Japan Research Instituteof Ritsumeikan University (separate sheet).
(Publication of Submitted Papers)
Article 4. The Editorial Board decides if the submitted papers are to be published based on the results of peerreview 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 waythat the referees cannot identify the contributors and the contributors cannot identify the referees.
3. After peer-review, the Editorial Board will notify the contributor of one of the following results along withthe 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 Editorial
Board. The order in which selected papers will be published in the journal shall be determined by the EditorialBoard.
(Copyright and Publication of Work)
Article 5. In principle, the Editorial Board owns the copyrights to published papers. If an author wishes to1

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 "Journal of the Asia-Japan Research Institute of Ritsumeikan University"
can be published in media sanctioned by the Asia-Japan Research Institute at the discretion of the EditorialBoard.
(Publication Schedule and Submission Application)
Article 6. The "Journal of the Asia-Japan Research Institute of Ritsumeikan University" shall be publishedonce a year.
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 June 29th, 2018, and shall apply from July 2nd, 2018. Amendedon December 20, 2019.

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