Manuscript Preparation Guide for Authors
The JSGS is an open-access（after one year）, peer-reviewed academic journal. Anyone（membersand nonmembers）can submit an article written in English. For the Japanese manuscript, only members of JSGS can submit an article written in Japanese. The editors of this journal accept originalarticles, short reports, review articles, forums, and symposium reports on topics associated withgeography and geography teaching.
Contributor
Anyone can submit an article regardless of their membership status in the JSGS as long as it iswritten in English. However, you need to be a member to submit an article in Japanese.
Copyright
After submission and following peer review, the editors are responsible for deciding whether apaper is to be accepted. The JSGS acquires full and exclusive copyright upon its publication.
Types of manuscript
These are the manuscript types for the English articles. Note that the manuscript types are different for the Japanese journal.
Original Article is a work based on original research.
Short Report is an article reporting a fact that is worthy of publication in this journal.
Review Article is a survey, research history, discussion, and prospects based on existing literature.
Forum is an article that contributes to international debates on geography and geography teaching.
Symposium Report is an article reporting the contents presented at a symposium held by the JSGS.
Manuscript
Original and review articles should not exceed 16,000 words, including figures and tables, andshort reports and forums should not exceed 9,600 words including figures and tables.
If pages exceed the above limits, the contributor（s）should pay for the extra pages. Upon submission of a manuscript with color figures, the contributor（s）shall agree to pay the color charge when
the paper is accepted for publication.
The text should be written using 12-point Century.
Review process
JSGS employs a single-blind review, where the referees remain anonymous throughout the process. A manuscript will be assessed by multiple reviewers, including experts outside the editorial
board, and the final decision will be made by the editorial board.
Typically, the manuscript will be reviewed within 2 – 3 months. Should the referees' reports contradict one another, or a report is unnecessarily delayed, a further expert opinion will be sought. The
revised manuscript will be returned to the initial referees within two weeks. Referees and editors may
request more than one revision of the manuscript. After the final decision, the editorial board can seek
to modify the manuscript.
Submission
Manuscripts should be submitted as an electronic file in a PDF format. Manuscripts should becompiled in the following order: title, abstract, body text, notes, bibliography, figures, and tables, andsaved in a single PDF file. The electronic file of a manuscript should be submitted to the editorial
board attached to an e-mail with the specified cover letter.
Revised contributions should be submitted in the same way.
E-mail address: edit@chiri-kagaku.jp
Proof reading
The first proof will be read by the author, and from the second proof onward, the editorial board
will proofread.

Reprinting
All authors who publish English articles can obtain a PDF copy of their article. We do not provide
a hard copy of the paper. Your article will be published on J-Stage after a year.