Bulletin of the Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Global Society
Manuscript Submission Guidelines
Last update by Publications Committee: July 9, 2023

1. Submission eligibility: Authors must be current faculty members or graduate students enrolled at thisgraduate school. Others may be co-authors, but at least one must be a faculty member at this school. Coauthored papers by former faculty members or graduate students or where one of the authors is a current
graduate student will be discussed by the Publication Committee.
2. Submission criteria: The manuscript must be written in Japanese or English. Submitted manuscripts musthave academic merit and must not have been published previously. However, if the Publications
Committee recognizes a previously published paper as an “acceptable secondary publication,” amanuscript may be submitted, along with a statement of permission to reprint the original. If a graduate
student is making the submission, in the case of ‘article’ (cf. 3. Types of manuscripts), it is necessary toattach a copy of the peer-reviewed comments by the supervisor. Prior approval by the supervisor must beobtained for a manuscript other than ‘article.’ The academic advisor may request proofreading, asnecessary.
3. Types of manuscripts: Types of acceptable manuscripts include ‘article’ (ronbun), ‘research notes’(kenkyu noto), ‘introduction to materials and data’ (shiryo shokai), ‘research report’ (chosa hokoku),‘academic record’ (gakujyutsu kiroku), and ‘translation’ (honyaku) (including a translation of one’s ownwork), etc. ‘Article’ is the result of original academic research and investigation. ‘Research notes’ include
preliminary reports on academic research and investigation. ‘Introduction to materials and data’, ‘research
report’, and ‘academic record’ contain valuable information as documentation based on research andcompilation of material. There is no character limit, but large volumes of material will be separated andpublished in subsequent issue(s). For submissions by graduate students, articles written in Japanese arelimited to the equivalent of 25,000 Japanese characters and research notes to 12,000; articles written in
English are limited to the equivalent of 12,500 words and research notes to 6,000 words.
4. Review of manuscript: Articles, or manuscripts submitted by graduate students, will be accepted or
rejected upon review by reviewers appointed by the Publications Committee. For manuscripts other than‘article,’ the Publications Committee will review the content and format, and decide whether or not topublish. Peer reviews will be requested and conducted using forms specified separately.
5. Copyrights: The copyrights of papers published shall be held by the author(s). However, the Publications
Committee, in principle, reserves the right to create a database of such published works and publish themvia electronic media (websites, etc.). In this case, the Publications Committee is to indicate who is thecopyright holder of the published work.
6. Writing guidelines: Please write according to the following writing guidelines and schedule.
7. Publication order: In principle, completed manuscripts will be published in the order in which they aresubmitted (from Vol. 22, No. 1). Submitted manuscripts will not be returned, regardless of whether or notthey are accepted.
8. Additional notes: If revisions to these guidelines become necessary, they can be changed with the approvalof the Publications Committee.

Writing Guidelines
1. Medium for manuscript: The manuscript must be submitted by electronic file. If you wish to indicate thepreferred layout, please also provide the manuscript in PDF format. Text can be written horizontally orvertically.
2. Manuscript structure: Articles and research notes will consist of title (in Japanese and/or English), author
name(s) (in Japanese and/or alphabet), keywords, main text, footnotes, references, lists of figures andtables, figures, and tables. In the case of a Japanese language manuscript, an abstract of about 200 words
in a European language is to be included. In the case of a non-Japanese manuscript, the abstract should beapproximately 400 characters in Japanese or 200 words in English.
3. Figures and tables: Each figure and table should be numbered sequentially (“Figure 1,” “Table 1,” etc.),
along with title and/or caption and source, etc. If figures require color printing, please discuss the matterwith the editing contact (henshu tanto) of the Publications Committee.
4. Notation for footnotes: Footnotes should be numbered sequentially throughout the paper. Footnotes in thetext should be numbered in single-byte superscript numbers.
5. List of references: In principle, the following formats should be followed.
東 英寿（2013）「歐陽脩新発見書簡の特色について」『比較社会文化』19:57-64.
松井康浩（2014）『スターリニズムの経験』岩波書店 .
Germer, A. (2014) Sometimes you have to create your own history. Bulletin of the Graduate School ofIntegrated Sciences for Global Society, Kyushu University, 21（1-2）: 47-56
MISUMI, K. (2007) A Formal Theory of Roles. Fukuoka, Hana-Shoin.

Writing Schedule (Deadlines)

Issue No. 1, early April (Issue No. 2, early September): Call for submissions
April 30 (September 30):

Application for submission (submissions received after themaximum number of papers is reached will be postponed toa subsequent issue)

May 15 (October 15):

Submission of completed manuscripts (any received after
the maximum number of papers is reached will bepostponed to a subsequent issue; deadline for manuscripts
not requiring peer review is the same)
June 30 (November 30):

Notification of peer review results (in the case of delay ofpeer reviews, publication of the manuscripts will be
postponed in a subsequent issue)

July 10 (December 10):

Acceptance of final manuscripts (transmission of electronic
file of manuscripts reflecting the results of peer review)

Late August (late January):

Proofreading (one time only; however, manuscripts withmany tables and figures may have a second check), editing,printing.

September 15 (February 15):

Publish