Guidelines for Submissions
Shimane Journal of North East Asian Research

1 June, 2003
1. Types of Submissions(1) Article, Research Note, Book Review, Conference Report, Translation, Announcement of New
Publication, Research Trend, et cetera.

(2) The submissions which do not fall into any of the categories above are classified by theEditorial Board.
2. Preparation of Manuscripts(1) Submission should be in an electric form (MS Word or Ichitaro recommended). Manuscripts inhandwriting are also acceptable, though the cost for word-processing is charged to the authors.
(2) Manuscripts are to be prepared either in Japanese or in English.
(3) Abstracts should be submitted in English.
(4) Manuscripts are to be submitted with a coversheet, which includes:
1) The full name of the author(s) in Roman alphabet;
2) Organization(s) and position(s) of the author(s);3) Title of the manuscript.
a) Japanese manuscript: Japanese title and its English translation.
b) English manuscript: English title.
c) Book Review: The title of the book in original language (or its standard transcription) andits English translation.

3. Length of Manuscripts(1) Article, Research Note, and Translation: up to 20,000 characters in Japanese or 13,000 words in
English.
(2) Book Review: approximately 5,000-10,000 characters in Japanese or approximately
2,500-5,000 words in English..
(3) Conference Report, Announcement of New Publication, Research Trend, et cetera:approximately 5,000-10,000 characters in Japanese, or approximately 2,500-5,000 words in
English..
(4) These numbers include the characters/words within footnotes, bibliography, tables and figures.
4. Procedures for Submissions(1) A hard copy of the manuscript is to be submitted to the Editorial Board by post for review.
(2) If accepted, the word-processed final manuscript should be submitted to the Editorial Board in1

such media as floppy disc or CD, along with a hard copy. Indicate the model of theword-processer or the name of the word-processing software on the label. Electric file of themanuscript can also be submitted as an e-mail attachment, although the Editorial Board cannot
take responsibility for accident that may occur in the process of sending or receiving the file.
5. Style Sheet(1) Settings
The main body should be typed, for both Japanese and English manuscripts, horizontally on
A4 size paper (‘Portrait’ orientation). For Japanese manuscripts, the setting should basically be
40 characters per line and 35 lines per page. For English manuscripts, one page should contain
35 lines. The use of ‘Landscape’ orientation A4 paper may also be accepted if required for suchas tables and figures.
The font should be MS Mincho (11 pt) for Japanese, and Times New Roman (10.5 pt) for
English. If a special font is used, the name of the font should be indicated. (You may berequested to provide the font where necessary.)
Footnotes should be in 9 pt of the fonts above, regardless of languages.
(2) Chapter and Section Numbering
Either of the following forms is recommended, though the authors are free to choose theirown style.
1.

1.
(1)

1-1.
1)

1-1-1.

(3) Notes
1) Notes should be footnotes.
2) Authors are free to choose their own style, yet the numbering should be in superscript
numbers and in Arabic numerals (1, 2…). Authors may also use the footnote function ofword-processing software.
(4) Abstract
All Articles and Research Notes are to be submitted with an abstract of approximately
300-400 words, and the font should be Times New Roman (10.5 pt).
(5) Keywords
All Articles and Research Notes are to be submitted with up to 10 keywords, Japanese orEnglish.
(6) Bibliography
A bibliography may be included where necessary. Authors are free to choose their own style. If2

the manuscript does not contain a bibliography, the bibliographical information of theliteratures should be provided within the text or footnotes.
(7) Figures, Tables, and Photos
Figures are to be prepared in an electric form or be drawn clearly in black ink. Photos are tobe submitted in an electric form or in clear print of larger than quarter plate size.
Figures, Tables, and Photos are to be numbered (e.g. Figure 1, Figure 2…; Table 1, Table2…; Photo 1, Photo 2…) and inserted in the proper places of the text.
Figures, Tables, and Photos which cannot be digitalized may be submitted in hard copies.
The following information should be provided on the back of these copies: number; the title ofthe manuscript; the name of the author(s); the place of the text where this is inserted (e.g. on
the page X, between the lines X and X). Spaces should be kept in the designated places of thetext to fit these in.
(8) Japanese Notation
As a general rule, contemporary kana orthography and the “common use” Chinese charactersshould be used. Punctuation marks to be used are “。” and “、”. As for the names of foreign
persons and places or for foreign technical terms, the notation should follow the convention
within the given discipline.
(9) Double-Blind Review
Do not use expressions which can specify the author(s) (e.g. ‘my book’). The Editorial Board
may ask the author(s) to modify such expressions before sending the manuscript to referees.
6. Complimentary Copies and Offprint
Author(s) will receive three copies of the Journal and fifty copies of offprint free of charge.
Author(s) may purchase extra copies of offprint at their own expense.
This guideline is valid as of 1 June, 2003.
Revised on 14 July, 2006.
Revised on 16 April, 2009.
Revised on 8 October, 2010
Last updated: 9 May, 20133