Information for Contributors
The Geographical Review of Japan Series B is an open-access, peer-reviewed, onlineonly academic journal supported by the members of the Association of Japanese Geographers.
The editors of this journal invite original articles, review articles, research notes, progress reports,
and book reviews, on any subjects associated with geography.
Submission
The first author must be a member of the Association of Japanese Geographers except
in the case of invitation by the editorial board. A manuscript must be an original unpublishedwork. A manuscript except Book Reviews will go through single-blind peer review process, bymultiple reviewers including experts outside the editorial board, and the final decision will bemade by the editorial board. After a manuscript has been submitted, the author must not submit
or publish the manuscript until the final decision is made by the editorial board.
Manuscripts should be submitted as an electronic file, in the form of a PDF file. An
electronic file of a manuscript should be submitted to the editorial board attached to an e-mailwith a specified cover letter. All components of the manuscript such as main text, figures, andtables, should be merged into one file. After submission and following peer review, the editors
are responsible for deciding whether a paper is to be accepted, and the Association acquires fulland exclusive copyright upon its publication. Figures may be reproduced elsewhere with priorapproval from the editorial board.
Type of Manuscript
Original Article is a work based on original research, regardless of its length.
Review Article is a survey, research history, discussion, and prospects based on existing
literature.
Research Note is a preliminary report that includes sources for Original Article or ReviewArticle, a proposal of a new approach, or a fact that is worthy of publication in this journal.
Progress Report is an article reporting progress and challenges of a research project, that
contribute to international debates on a theme.
Book Review is a summary and critique of a published material. The editorial board decides
whether to publish the submitted Book Review.
Manuscripts
Manuscripts should be typed double-spaced, on A4 size, leaving adequate margins forreviewers' remarks. All manuscripts except Book Reviews should have the following components

in this order: title page, table of contents, abstract, main text, acknowledgment, notes, references,tables, figures, and lists of tables and figures captions. A manuscript’s components should begin
from a new page. Page numbers should be given sequentially from abstract to references.
Original Article and Review Article should not exceed 12,000 words, and Research
Note and Progress Report should not exceed 9,000 words, including abstract to references, whilea book review should be limited to 1,300 words.
Style
Manuscripts should be written in American English spelling. British English spelling
may be accepted according to the authors’ background or study areas. Words must not be divided
at the end of lines. Abbreviations such as e.g., i.e., etc. and et al. should not be italicized. Words
and names of languages that do not use alphabet (e.g. Japanese, Chinese, Russian etc.) should beromanized; Japanese should be romanized according to the Hepburn system, without macrons.
Title Page: The Title Page should include information of all authors; full names, affiliations andtheir addresses, and email addresses.
Abstract: An abstract should not exceed 250 words, and keywords should follow on a separateline.
Main Text: Section headings should be in bold type and set in the center, and sub-section
headings should be in bold type and flushed at the left. References should be cited with the authordate system, and with page numbers in case of direct citation. Examples of citations in the text
are: (Dennis 1989; Johnston et al. 1994), (Kraus 1995: 101-102), (Morikawa 1990a, 1990b),(Okazaki and Sunamura 1994). Indicate approximately where tables and figures should beinserted, in square brackets in a separate line.
Notes: Notes should be numbered sequentially in the text and listed in a separate section after thetext. Notes should be indicated by a superscripted number without parentheses, at the end of a
relevant word or before comma or period.
References: References should be listed alphabetically by surname. Bibliography of non-English
literature should be given in English only if they have an original bibliographical translation.
Otherwise, their bibliography should be given in the original language (romanized wherenecessary) and optionally, English translations may be given in the parentheses. For literature inJapanese, add signs such as (J) or (JE), standing for “in Japanese,” and “in Japanese, with an
English summary”, respectively, at the end of that item. Similar conventions apply for nonEnglish literature other than Japanese. Examples are:Dennis, R. 1989. Dismantling the barriers: Past and present in urban Britain. In Horizons in
Human Geography, ed. D. Gregory and R. Walford, 194-216. London: Macmillan.
GSI. 2017. Feature Exhibition "The World of Hand-drawn Maps", Geospatial Information

Authority of Japan (GSI), 13 July 2017. http://www.gsi.go.jp/kokusaikoryu/kokusaikoryue31019.html (Retrieved 26 Sept. 2017)
Johnston, R. J., Gregory, D., and Smith, D. M. eds. 1994. The Dictionary of Human Geography.
3rd ed. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers.
Kraus, H. 1995. The new view of atmospheric fronts. Erdkunde 49: 81-105. (GE)Morikawa, H. 1990a. Regional urban systems in Japan. Human Geography 42: 97-117. (JE)
Morikawa, H. 1990b. Toshika to toshi shisutemu. Tokyo: Taimeido. (J)Okazaki, S. and Sunamura, T. 1994. Quantitative predictions for the position and height ofberms. Geographical Review of Japan 67B: 101-116.
Tables and Figures: Tables and Figures should be numbered sequentially, e.g., Table 1, Figure 1.
Standard width for tables and figures are 5-6.4 cm or 10-13.5 cm, and maximum height is 20 cm
including title, caption, and notes. Only horizontal lines should be used in the tables. Notes tovariables and values within a table are indicated by superscripted lowercase alphabet (e.g.,Populationa; 2,500b), and listed at the bottom of the table. Color figures may be used whennecessary, but monochrome figures are preferred. Figures should be output/scanned as raster orvector images and included in the electronic file. Finer resolution graphics may be requested afteracceptance.
Author's Proof Reading
After acceptance of the final submission, the first galley proof will be sent to thefirst/corresponding author for author's review.
Contact address
Submission and inquiries should be directed to the editorial board at:
The Association of Japanese Geographers
2-4-16 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo,
113-0032, Japane-mail: office@ajg.or.jp