Journal of Foreign Language Education and Research
Manuscript Submission Guidelines
Scope: The journal annually publishes research articles, research briefs, and book/article
reviews.
I.

Eligibility
1.	Contributions to the journal are primarily limited to individuals affiliated with Center for
Foreign Language Education and Research (FLER). In the case of co-authored papers, thisrequirement applies only to the first author. Exceptions may be made for special editions.
2.	A maximum of one contribution per issue is accepted (co-authored papers are also counted
as one contribution). Due to space limitations, your submission may be considered for
publication in a later issue, or you may be asked to reduce the length of the submitted article.
3.	Work submitted to the journal should not have been previously published and should not be
under consideration for potential publication by other journals.

II. Language
In order to effectively share knowledge and research activity amongst FLER-affiliated instructors,
we accept, in principal, manuscripts written in either English or Japanese.
III. Content and Formatting Guidelines
1. Contributions are limited to previously unpublished work.
2.	Upon submission, authors are required to select one of the categories listed below for theircontribution. Appropriateness of the selected category will be reviewed by the Journal &Research Committee. You may be requested to change the submission category, if necessary.
(1)	Research Articles: An article which can be considered as making substantial contribution to
the relevant field through explicit analysis of data or theoretical discussion which leads toa clear and sound conclusion. The author is expected to include an introduction section inorder to situate the research in reference to previous empirical research and/or theoretical
discussion and a clear conclusion section well-connected to the research findings ordiscussion presented.
(2)	Research Briefs: An article which reports an aspect of a research project underway at thetime of writing and demonstrates the potential of the topic for generating further questionsof interest or prospective contributions in the relevant field.
(3) Book/Article Reviews: A critical review of a published book or article relevant to the field.
3.	Please ensure to follow all formatting guidelines listed below. Any submission which does
not conform to the required guidelines will not be considered for publication. The use of theofficial template distributed by the Journal & Research Committee is required. Authors whointend to write in Japanese should refer to the Japanese version of this document.
(1)	Size: Use A4-sized paper, leaving margins of 25 mm at the top and bottom and of 25 mmon both sides of the text. The letters in the text should be Times New Roman 12 point andsingle-spaced.
(2)	Length: Research articles should be approximately 8,000 words in length including graphs,
charts, the reference list, and appendices. Research briefs should be approximately 3,000words and book/article reviews should be approximately 1,000 words. Graphs and charts

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should be embedded in the text. However, if it is difficult to do so, please submit as aseparate file, but leave space and indicate where they should go in the text.
(3)	Title: The title should be in 18 point and centered following the capitalization rules. Font asabove.
(4)	Author’s name: The name of the author(s) should be indented to the right side and written
in Gothic 12 point. Leave one line between the title and the name of the author(s).
(5)	A bstract: Manuscripts written in English should be accompanied by a 150–250 word
abstract in either English or Japanese, which includes 3 to 5 keywords for the article at thebottom. For the abstract, the entire text should be indented 5 spaces from the left and rightand written in Times New Roman 11 point.
(6)	Footnotes: Footnotes should be placed at the bottom of each page, in 9 point.
4.	Manuscripts should be submitted by email in Word or equivalent format to the Journal &Research Committee at fler_submission@ml.rikkyo.ac.jp.
5.	The following are required at the time of submission.
(1)	An electronic version of the manuscript, which must be sent to the Journal & ResearchCommittee(2) A cover sheet containing the following information(a) Author’s name: The name should be written in the same language as used in the article.
(b) Title: Use the same language as the article.
(c) Category: Select an appropriate category for your submission.
(d)	Language: The language taught by the author irrespective of the language used in themanuscript.
IV. Footnotes and Referencing
The author is responsible for consistently adhering to APA (7th edition).
V. Call and Deadline for Submission
Submissions begin at the beginning of Spring semester. The deadline for submission is the last
day of the 1st week in June. Call for submission is circulated via SPIRIT email and is announced
at FD or other meetings in the previous year.
VI. Peer Review
All submissions to the research article category will be reviewed by one anonymous reviewer.
The review is conducted with a designated rubric and the reviewer may provide you withcomments and suggestions for further improvement of your work. After the review is completed,review results will be sent to the author from the Journal & Research Committee before the endof Spring semester. No peer review will be conducted for research briefs or book/article reviews.
However, the Journal & Research Committee will check if the submitted work meets the journal
submission guidelines and determine if the work is publishable.
VII. Revision and Resubmission
After receiving the results of peer review, the author is expected to revise the manuscript forresubmission. The revised manuscript must be submitted by the end of the 1st week in Fallsemester. A final review will be conducted by the Journal & Research Committee to determine
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format issue.
VIII. Journal Publication
The journal is published annually in December.
IX. Registration on CiNii and Rikkyo Repository
Contributions to the FLER Journal will be registered on the national CiNii database and theRikkyo University Academic Repository.
Other Conditions
1. No remuneration is offered to the author(s).
2.	The copyright of articles published in the FLER Journal resides with Center for Foreign
Language Education and Research, Rikkyo University. However, the author(s) retains
the right to use his/her work for future research and/or educational purposes withoutpermission.
3.	If any plagiarism or misconduct is discovered after the work is published, the published work
will be removed from the journal.

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