ESJ Manuscript Submission Guidelines
Educational Studies in Japan (ESJ) welcomes manuscripts related to the topics of particularspecial issues, as well as general submissions in all fields and disciplines of educational research.
ESJ aims to connect the Japanese educational research community with its internationalcounterparts. Therefore, while many articles deal with aspects of education within Japan, thejournal also welcomes papers that are not directly or primarily related to Japan. All manuscripts
received, whether unsolicited or from invited contributors, are subject to a double-blind
reviewing procedure.
In addition to research papers, ESJ also publishes shorter research notes. These areconcise preliminary analyses of historical or contemporary issues of relevance to education;some may report on “research in progress”, while others may be a discussion of a topic onwhich the author has extensive experience but lacks the empirical evidence to produce a fullanalytical article. While research notes are also subject to peer review, they are not recognized
as refereed articles.
The following guidelines apply to all categories of manuscripts to be submitted to ESJ,
including invited pieces for special issues as well as general submissions for both full articles
and research notes.
Language:
Articles should be written in English. Contributors whose native language is not English musthave their manuscripts copyedited with the assistance of an English speaker of native-levelproficiency.
Ethical responsibilities
Importantly, prospective contributors are not allowed to submit a paper that has already been
published in, or is currently under review by, any journal or book in English, Japanese, or any
other language. If contributors have published, or submitted for publication, a paper on a subject
closely related to that of their ESJ submission, they are requested to send it together with theirmanuscript to be reviewed. By the same token, a word-for-word English translation of a paper
previously published in another language cannot be accepted, but an article that has beensignificantly modified and adapted to an English-language readership may be deemed
acceptable: here too, the reviewers will need to see a copy of the original article.
Length:Research papers should be a maximum of 6,000 words long, including figures, tables, notes, andreferences. The word count of a table or a figure should be calculated based on the size.
(Research notes should be 2,000-3,000 words long.) Tables smaller than 1/8 of the printed
image of the journal should be calculated as 140 words. Tables of 1/2 page size should becalculated as 550 words, while full-page tables should be considered to be 1,100 words.
Title page:
A separate title page should be provided along with the manuscript. This title page should
include (1) the title of the paper, (2) the subtitle (if any), (3) the name(s) of the author(s), (4)their affiliation(s) and email address(es), (5) an abstract (100-200 words), and (6) up to fivekeywords. If the submission is a research note, please write [Research Note] at the top of thetitle page.
Format:1) In the title of the paper, all words except for articles, prepositions and conjunctions shouldbegin with an uppercase letter. The subtitle (if any) should be prefixed by a colon <:>.

2) Please use Arabic numbers to denote the sections of the paper.
3) References should be listed after the text. Please follow the APA (American PsychologicalAssociation) citation style.
4) If the references include books or articles written in languages other than English, pleaseindicate the original language of the publication at the end of each reference, as shown in theexample below.
Kato, N. (1995). Amerika no Kage [The American Shadow]. Kodansha Gakujutsu
Bunko (Japanese).
Standish, P. (2018). Shakai Seigi to Okushidento (Social Justice and the Occident). In
Saito, N., Imai, Y., & Standish, P. (eds.), Honyaku no Sanaka ni Aru Shakai Seigi[Social Justice in Translation]. University of Tokyo Press (Japanese).
5) If Japanese text (e.g. kokusaika) is included, the Japanese (and/or other non-English) words
must be italicized, and care taken to ensure that the style and spelling of any suchtranscriptions are consistent throughout the manuscript.
6) Any additional notes should be inserted as endnotes rather than footnotes, between the main
body of the text and the list of references.
Online Submission:
Articles should be sent to the JERA by electronic submission (edit@jera.jp), in MS-Word(.docx) format or Rich Text Format (.rtf).
Deadline:
All manuscripts for Educational Studies in Japan No. 19 must be received by August 31, 2024.