Studies in Japanese Literature and Culture (SJLC)SJLC Style Guidelines (May 2021)

1. Preparation of Manuscripts
Starting with Volume 5, scheduled to be published in March 2022, SJLC will follow The Chicago
Manual of Style, 17th edition, in general matters of style and format, and the Monumenta Nipponica
Style Sheet, 80th anniversary edition, on issues of style and format particular to the presentation ofJapan-related subject matter.
Manuscripts should be double-spaced throughout. The main text and notes together should not exceed
12,000 words. Notes should be located at the bottom of the page as footnotes. A reference list
(following the above Style Sheet) should appear at the end of the article and should include all works
cited in the footnotes. All figures and tables should be collected into a single, separate PDF file to besubmitted alongside the main manuscript (see further instructions below).

2. Preparation of Figures
SJLC welcomes manuscripts that contain figures—particularly images of primary-source manuscripts,
printed books, illustrations, etc. Please keep the total number of figures limited to no more than five.
Figures should be collected into a single, separate PDF file to be submitted together with themanuscript. Each figure should be cropped to minimize the amount of blank space or other extraneousmaterial surrounding the relevant portion of an image. Each figure should also be provided with its
own caption below.
Figure captions should begin with the word “Figure” and the appropriate number, set off by a period.
This is followed by first a description of the figure, then an acknowledgement of its source and/or
holding institution. In the case of images that are available online, also provide the DOI link or URL(and image number, if applicable). Provide characters for all terms in Japanese and other Asianlanguages, regardless of whether these are given elsewhere in the main text.

Images of primary-source manuscripts, printed books, illustrations, etc.:
Figure 1. Nanji kinmō zui 難字訓蒙図彙. Ukai Bunko 鵜飼文庫, National Institute ofJapanese Literature, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.20730/200019308 (image no. 57)
Figure 2. Aesop before the Pharaoh of Egypt. Illustration from vol. 2 of Isoho monogatari 伊曽保物語, pub. Itō San’emon 伊藤三右衛門, Manji 万治 2 (1659). National Institute ofJapanese Literature, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.20730/200021086 (image no. 6)
Figure 3. The soro ソロ (right) and shida シダ (left) trees in Kyokutei Bakin’s 曲亭馬琴
autograph copy of Hachijō hikki 八丈筆記. Waseda University Library, Tokyo.
https://www.wul.waseda.ac.jp/kotenseki/html/i04/i04_00600_0148 (image no. 16)
Figure 4. Wang Zhaojun 王昭君 playing the biwa 琵琶 on horseback. Ō Shōkun zu 王昭君図,
Kusumi Morikage 久隈守景, 17c. Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo.
https://webarchives.tnm.jp/imgsearch/show/C0042808

1Figure 5. Myōon Benzaiten 妙音弁財天 as a woman playing the biwa 琵琶. Seiryū Myōon
Benzaiten gazō 青龍妙音弁財天画像. Demachi Myōondō 出町妙音堂 Temple, Kyoto.
Maps:Figure 1. Map of Kyoto. Adapted from Kyōto no rekishi 京都の歴史, vol. 4, p. 296.
Reconstruction of Kyoto in the years Tenshō 天正 18–19 (1590–1591), showing theembankment (odoi お土居) that once circumscribed the city. Nagasaka 長坂, Funaokayama 船
岡山, and Tōji 東寺 Temple lie along a nearly straight line north to south.
Figure 2. Map of Chinsetsu yumiharizuki 椿説弓張月. Shifts in the story’s geographicalsetting are indicated by chapter numbers. Prepared by author.
Enlarged sections of other figures:
Figure 1a. Detail from Figure 1.
Figure 2a. Aesop before the Pharaoh of Egypt. Detail from Figure 2. Note the added
pockmarks on Aesop’s face.
Figure 2b. The Pharaoh of Egypt. Detail from Figure 2.

During the copy-editing stage, authors of accepted manuscripts will be asked to submit image files
that meet the following requirements:- Image files must have a minimum resolution of 600 dpi.
- As such, images must be scanned at a minimum resolution of 600 dpi (if they are to be printed inactual size) or some multiple of 600 dpi in accordance with their intended enlargement factor.
- Images should be cropped to minimize the amount of blank space or other extraneous material
surrounding the relevant portion of an image.
- Images must fit within SJLC’s page margins (17.0cm wide x 24.0cm high).
- Image files may be provided in either TIFF or JPEG format.
Authors of accepted manuscripts will be asked to resubmit all figure captions in a single Word file.
Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reprint images and for paying any related fees.
Authors of accepted manuscripts will be asked to provide proof of permission during the copy-editing
stage.

3. Preparation of Tables
Tables should be collected (together with the figures) into a single, separate PDF file to be submitted
alongside the main manuscript. Provide a number and title above each table. Use footnotes to the table
to explain terms and source citations. Please keep the total number of tables limited.
Authors of accepted manuscripts will be asked to resubmit all tables as Word, Excel, or PowerPoint
files.

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