Guidelines for submitting contributions
1. Manuscript creation and submission(1) The language used must be either Japanese or English.
(2) Manuscripts must be typeset horizontally and the footnote system must be used (Do not use theendnotes.). Explanatory notes must be numbered consecutively.
(3) All diagrams (figures and tables) must be in black and white. (4) All manuscripts must have a cover
page stating, in Roman letters, the title, author's name(s), author’s affiliation, up to five keywords, and theJEL classification codes (Please refer to www.aeaweb.org/jel/guide/jel.php.).
(5) Submitted manuscripts shall adopt the following order: the above-mentioned cover page, main text,
references, figures and tables, and abstract in English (The abstract must be less than 150 words, and mustbe submitted after the manuscript has been accepted for publication.).
(6) Once the manuscript has been approved for publication, the original manuscript must be submitted via
email as an attached file.
(7) The main text and diagrams (figures and tables) must be saved in different files, which will be editedby the Editorial Board can as needed.
(8) All diagrams (figures and tables) should be submitted with the original data.
2. Reference notations(1) Reference notations for explanatory notes shall be abbreviated in the following order: author name (oreditor name), (year of publication, and page(s) quoted). For example, Makino (1996 : 25), Zhang (2003 :172-174), Otsuka, Liu and Murakami (2000 : 12-18), or Otsuka et al. (2000 : 12-18)(2) References shall be listed in the following order: Japanese references, Chinese references, Europeanlanguage references and the other language references. Each category shall be listed alphabeticallyaccording to the author’s family name (or according to the Pinyin standard for Chinese names).
(3) As a general rule, each type of reference shall be annotated as follows:
Books: Author’s (editor’s) name, year of publication, title, place of publication (for Chinese andEuropean language references), and publishing company
Articles and essays: Author’s name, year of publication, title, name of publication (or name ofdocument in which the article appeared), volume and number, and month of publication(4) The names of books and journals in Japanese and Chinese should be indicated in roman letters andPinyin, respectively. Names of books and journals should be rendered in italics. In addition, article names
should be indicated using " " quotation marks.
ExamplesReferences in English:Jefferson, G. H., T. G. Rawski and Y. Zheng (1992), "Growth, Efficiency, and Convergence in China’s
State and Collective Industry," Economic Development and Cultural Change, Vol.40 No.2, January.
Otsuka, K., D. Liu and N. Murakami (1998), Industrial Reform in China: Past Performance and Future
Prospects, Oxford, Clarendon Press.
References in Japanese
Marukawa,Tomoo (1994), "Chugoku ni okeru Kigyokankankei no Keisei: Jidosha Sangyo no Jirei", AjiaKeizai, Vol.35 No.9, September.
Katsuji, Nakagane (2002), Keizaihatten to Taiseiiko: Shirizu Gendai Chugoku Keizai 1, Nagoya
University Press.
References in Chinese
Liu, Guoguang, Li, Jingwen et al. (1998), Jingji Lanpishu: 1998nian Zhongguo Jingji Xingshi yu
Yuce, Beijing, Social Sciences Academic Press (CHINA).
Shen, Liren and Dai, Yuanchen (1990), “Woguo ‘Zhuhoujingji’ de Xingcheng ji qi Biduan heGenyuan”, Jingji Yanjiu, No.3, March.
(5) Generally, numbers should be represented in Arabic numerals.
(6) Figures (including photographs) and tables should be clear and distinct. The quality should be suchthat they can be photoengraved as received. Indicate their location using the following text: .
(7) As a rule, the Western writing style (AD) should be used when indicating the year. When adding theera name and year, represent this information in parentheses immediately after the corresponding year inAD, for example 1913 (民国 2 ).
(8) The Association accepts no responsibility for copyright issues with respect to quotations,reproductions, and so on.
3. Proofreading(1) Authors may only proofread the first and second proofs of their contribution.
(2) Proofreading must be limited to the correction of words and phrases. (For large-scale corrections, theEditorial Board may request that the author rewrite the document.)(3) The return dates for proofread documents must be strictly observed.
4. Separate printed copies(1) If an article or essay, research note, research projection, or introduction of source materials is acceptedfor publishing, 30 complimentary printed copies will be forwarded to the author(s).

(2) If more copies are required, the author(s) may apply in advance to have extra copies printed at theirown expense. These extra copies shall be in units of 10 copies, up to a maximum of 100 copies.
(Enacted on March 4, 2017, Amended on August)