Journal of Asian Humanities at Kyushu University (JAH-Q)
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

JAH-Q is a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to all aspects related to Asian humanities. We consider research
articles, state-of-the-field essays, and short reports on conferences and other events related to Asianhumanities subjects (broadly defined) for publication. We also seek articles or reports for the themed
section “Kyushu and Asia” and reviews of books, exhibitions, or films for the “Reviews” section.
Manuscripts submitted to JAH-Q must be original and not published or submitted for publication elsewhere.
Articles previously published in Asian languages will be considered for publication under certain
circumstances.
Authors are advised to notify the Editors (jah_q_editor@lit.kyushu-u.ac.jp) of their intention to submit anarticle and to provide a short abstract. Submissions are accepted at any time.
Ethics Statement
JAH-Q is committed to the highest standard of professional ethical norms for its editors, contributors,reviewers, and related staff. We make every effort to ensure that editors, peer reviewers, and journal
administrators treat all submissions in confidence and in accordance with Committee on Publications Ethics(COPE) guidelines at https://publicationethics.org/. Established standards of research and conduct areexpected and maintained during the submission and evaluation process. We refer reviewers to the COPE
Ethical Guidelines for Peer Reviewers as appropriate. We evaluate submissions on the understanding thatthey are the original work of the author(s) and if questions arise we will follow the COPE Best Practice
Guidelines.
Copyright and Republishing
Copyright remains with the author. Articles may be freely distributed electronically, reprinted, orrepublished. If republished, authors are asked to acknowledge the Journal of Asian Humanities at Kyushu
University (JAH-Q).
Manuscript Preparation
JAH-Q follows the principles and guidelines set out in the The Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS), 17th edition,(Notes-Bibliography system).

To facilitate double-blind review, authors should not identify themselves by name anywhere in themanuscript (body text, footnotes, headers and/or footers).
With the exception of section headings, which should be in bold and show a blank line above them, the text
should be consistently double-spaced, including the block quotations, footnotes, reference list entries, andfigure captions.
Block quotes do not carry quotation marks and should be indented. Any prose quotation of five or morelines should be in block format; for a poetry quotation, block two or more lines.
Submission of Manuscripts
Manuscripts should be submitted electronically in MS Word format to jah_q_editor@lit.kyushu-u.ac.jp.
Images should be submitted with the manuscript (low-resolution images will suffice initially if full-size
images are not yet available).

Illustrative Material
Authors are welcome to include color and/or black-and-white illustrations with their articles. The number ofimages used will be determined in consultation with the Editors. All images should be prepared as a .jpg
or .tiff, and each named “author_short title_figure x.” You may wish to refer to this guide for image
preparation and the meaning of the terms used here:

https://www.lib.umich.edu/files/services/exploratory/pdfs/preparingimages.pdf.
Submit images separately from the manuscript. If the total of all images exceeds 8 MB, please use a filetransfer service such as WeTransfer or send a cloud storage link. Color or grayscale images must be aminimum of 400 dpi at full size (4–6 MB .tiff, or 2–4 MB .jpg format). Black-and-white line art must be aminimum of 800 dpi at full size (2–4 MB .tiff, or 1–2 MB .jpg format).
Reproduction Permissions
Authors are responsible for obtaining permissions to reproduce any image that falls within copyright law for
the country in which the owner or institution resides. When additional information is requested by theowner, reproduction use is for an academic journal with a print run of 200 copies and as open access PDFs
indexed by article on the Kyushu University Library website at https://www.lib.kyushuu.ac.jp/publications_kyushu/jahq. Single-volume PDFs are also available from https://www2.lit.kyushuu.ac.jp/en/impjh/jahq/publishedvolumes.html. Distribution rights are worldwide.

Based on recent legal outcomes in Japan and evolving practices in journal publication, JAH-Q will accept
without letters of permission to reproduce images of works owned by Japanese institutions and individuals
that have been scanned from publications (including catalogues and compendia). Note, however, that it isconsidered good practice to consult with the owner, whether an individual or institution.
Captions should include all elements specified in letter(s) of permission from the rights holder, institution,and/or photographer; these will be edited to conform to JAH-Q style when necessary. For images scanned
from publications, see the example given in Figure 5 below. Images and permission(s) to publish each image
should be submitted no later than December 1 (of the year of prior to planned publication, along with a
Captions List. Provide temporary images and figure caption list with the submitted manuscript, as above.
Body Text References
In the body text, references to illustrations should be indicated by the word “figure” in lowercase and inparentheses, unless it is grammatically correct to include “figure” in the sentence as running text. Examples
of body text usage are as follows:

Figure 4 illustrates the new style of the Song dynasty whereas the Shanghai Museum work (figure 3)
does not.
The date of an earlier work in the Shanghai Museum (figure 3) is unknown.
References to more than one figure should read as follows:Black outlines surround the central deity in the Cleveland Museum works (figures 5 and 6).
The optimal point for the insertion of illustrations in the manuscript should be indicated as “Insert figure x
here” with the figure number highlighted in yellow, and a blank line above and below the phrase.
Below the figure number please indicate your preferred illustration size (“large” or “small”) based on theimportance of the image to your article and the quality of the image you will provide. We will try toaccommodate your request.
Captions List
A separate Captions List should be submitted together with your manuscript in MS Word format. It should
contain both figure and table captions. Use bold face for the word “Figure,” the figure number, “Table,” andthe table number. Captions should carry information about the image, any necessary permissions, and—if ascanned image—the source for the scan. As with footnotes, short citation style must be used; the sourcemust also be included in the Reference List.
Basic information in the caption should be ordered as followed:
Artist/Creator. Title (with italics) or Name (without italics, capitalize only first letter). Date (orcentury), period (no dates when provided in the article text). Genre/format, materials (unlessprovided in the text). Dimensions. Owner/location. Source (as relevant, using the word “From”
followed by the institution. If a scan, provide a short citation for the source). Permission credit.
Note the use of periods and commas above. No historical periods are needed for contemporary works. Do
not use characters or non-Latin letters. Numerals are used for centuries in captions without superscript(e.g., 14th–15th c.), whereas numbers and “century” are spelled out in the body text. Within the caption,“fig.” should be used (not “figure,” as required in the body text). In the dimensions, units of measurement
need no punctuation (e.g., cm, mm). The order for dimensions is H, W, D (as needed) without periods.
Caption examples
Figure 1. Torii Kiyomasu II. Beauties of the Three Capitals. 1730, Edo period. Woodblock print, ink and colors.
H 28 cm, W 16 cm. From Art Institute of Chicago, Gunsaulus, and Gentles, The Clarence Buckingham
Collection of Japanese Prints, p. 36, fig. 117. Permission of Art Institute of Chicago.
Figure 2. Anatomic Explosion Happening. August 11, 1968. Photograph. Alice in Wonderland sculpture,Central Park, New York. Permission of Yayoi Kusama.
Figure 3. Hasedera engi emaki, scroll I, section 1. 16th c., Muromachi period. Handscroll, ink and colors onpaper. H 30.8 cm. Margaret E. Fuller Purchase Fund. Gift to a City: Masterworks from the Eugene Fuller
Memorial Collection in the Seattle Art Museum. Acc. # 57.15.1. Photograph by Susan A. Cole. Permission ofSeattle Art Museum.
Figure 4. “Futanari.” Yamai no sōshi (a section of the handscroll). 12th c., Heian period. H 26.2 cm, W 47.6
cm. Ink and colors on paper. Collection Kyoto National Museum, reproduced with permission.

In the following examples, note the style for names or descriptive titles (lower case, no italics), including
photographs not made as works of art. For the latter, use “Photograph by author” or “Photograph by [Nameof person], used with permission.”
Figure 5. Seated Yakushi Nyorai. 1145, Heian period. Wood with gold leaf. H 103.6 cm. Myōjōji, MiePrefecture. Tōkyō Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan, Ise jingū to kamigami no bijutsu, p. 54, fig. 25.
Figure 6. View of Fuji’s crater from the east side. 1980. Black-and-white photograph with hand tinting. H 125cm, W 250 cm. Photograph by John Treat in Treat, Writing Ground Zero, p. 308, with permission of the author.
Figure 7. Sugimoto Hiroshi. Appropriate Proportion (Go’o Shrine). 2002. Naoshima Art House Project.
Photograph courtesy of Benesse/Naoshima Art House Project, with permission.
Figure 8. Miyajima Tatsuo. Sea of Time. 1988. Light Emitting Diode, IC, electric wire. Installation view at Hara
Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo. H 700 cm, W 700 cm, D 2.5 cm. Site specific installation. Photo,Tadashi Hirose. Reproduced with permission of the artist.