Distribution Studies
The Journal of Japan Society for Distributive Sciences (JSDS)
Japan Society for Distributive Sciences (JSDS)
Manual for Submitting Manuscripts for Consideration and Review
1. Eligibility for submission. In principle, members of the Japan Society for Distributive Sciences
can submit manuscripts to the journal. Non members of the society can submit manuscripts, butcannot be a first author. If the members have not paid membership charge, manuscripts will notbe accepted.
2. Categories of papers: The journal publishes both lengthy and short papers.
3. Text preparation. 1.5 space all materials, including foot notes, tables, and references, on A4 size
white paper with 2.5 cm margins (10-15 words per line). Manuscript must not exceed 10,000words and 5,000 words for lengthy papers and short papers, respectively, including the title, text
and footnotes. In addition, the English of the manuscript should be checked by a native speaker
or by a person whose English ability is as good as a native speaker.
4. Submission of manuscripts. The original manuscript should be submitted on the web:https://www.editorialmanager.com/jsds/

5. Author`s identification. To protect their anonymity in the review process, authors should not
identify themselves in the manuscript. Attach a separate page that includes the name(s) of theauthors(s) and appropriate biographical information, as well as the title of the manuscript. Include
only the title on the first page of the text.
6. Abstract and key words. Attach a separate page which includes a Japanese abstract with 800 words
or so together with five key words. Abstract should be at the end of the paper.
7. Tables. Place each table on a separate page; 1.5 space all material including the title; omit verticallines.
8. Figures. Each figure should be placed on a separate page, and each must have a title. Figures, thatare prepared by excel, should be sent along with their source of data.

9. Headings. Numbering of headings in the text is as follows: sections are numbered as 1., 2., 3.,etc.; subsections are numbered as (1), (2), (3) etc.；1), 2), 3) etc.
10. Units. % for percent, kg for kilograms, ha for hectares can be used. Numbers should be expressedfollowing the international standards: $ 1,000,000 = $ 1 million (or $ 1 mil.), 1,000,000,000 tons
= 1 billion tons (or 1 bil. Tons), etc.
11. Footnotes. Number footnotes consecutively through the paper. The numbers should appear at theright shoulder of a word with parenthesis, e.g., (1), (2), (3), etc. Type all footnotes, 1.5 space, just in
front of the “References”.
12. References and citations. Place “References” alphabetized by author with the numerical order inbrackets [ ] in a list at the end of the paper. Only cited works should be included in the reference
list. An example of references and procedures of citations are given at the end of this manual.
13. Acceptance for publication. Acceptance of manuscripts for publication is decided by the editorial
office of the journal.
14. Offprints. Fifteen offprints will be supplied free of charge to the authors whose manuscripts wereaccepted for publication. Additional offprints can be ordered on an offprint order form, which isincluded with proof.
15. Proofreading. The author is asked to check the galley proofs for typographical errors and toanswer queries from the copy editor. The author is allowed to read the proofs only ones.

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Revision of this manual cannot be made without permission from the board of directors of the Japan
Society for Distributive Sciences.
References[1] Chambers, R.G. Applied Production Analysis: A Dual Approach. Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press, 1988.
[2] Panzer, J.C. and R.D. Willig. “Free Entry and the Sustainability of Natural Monopoly,” Bell
Journal of Economics, Vol. 8, 1977, pp. 1-22.

[3] Panzer, J.C. and R.D.Willig. “Economies of Scale in Multi-Output Production,” Quarterly Journalof Economics, Vol. 91, 1977, pp. 418-493.
All citations should appear in the text and contain the author`s name(s) followed by the parenthesizedArabic number denoting the order of alphabetically listed references, as Chamber [1], Panzer andWillig [3, p. 488], etc. Use “et al.” only with four or more authors. Do not use “et al.” in the Reference
section.