JACET International Convention Selected Papers, Vol. 10
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Manuscripts for the JACET International Convention Selected Papers (JACET Selected Papers) will
only be accepted by online submission. Please read the following guidelines carefully.
Important Dates:
Submission Form Open: September 20, 2023
Submission Deadline: 11:59 PM Japan Standard Time, October 25, 2023
Submission Form:
https://www.jacet.org/selected-papers-submission2023/
A.

Requirements

1.

A paper must be based on a presentation (oral or regular poster presentation) given at the 62nd
JACET International Convention (Tokyo, 2023) and the first contributor must be a member ofJACET. All other contributors must have also presented the work at the 62nd JACETInternational Convention.

2.

A paper based on a plenary lecture may be submitted as an Invited Paper (by invitation only).

B.

Editorial Policy

1.

JACET Selected Papers, a refereed, open-access electronic journal, encourages submission of thefollowing:-Research Articles on pedagogy and topics of significance to teachers of English-Symposium Papers on relevant issues to teachers of English (one per symposium)-Practitioner Reports to share findings and insights

2.

Manuscripts submitted to JACET Selected Papers must not have been previously published, norshould they be under consideration for publication elsewhere.

3.

Manuscripts which do not conform to the guidelines will not be considered for review.

4.

Only one paper can be submitted by each contributor.

5.

The Editorial Board of JACET Selected Papers reserves the right to make editorial changes inany manuscript accepted for publication to enhance clarity or style. The corresponding author
will be consulted if the changes are substantial.

6.

Paper offprints will not be provided.

C.

Guidelines

1.

Manuscripts, including abstract, references, figures, tables, and appendix, should be formatted toA4 size and not exceed 8,000 words for Research Articles, 5,500 words for Symposium Papers,
and 5,000 words for Practitioner Reports.

2.

All manuscripts must be written in English.

3.

All submissions to JACET Selected Papers must conform to the requirements of the Publication
Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th edition.
3.1 Prepare manuscripts using Microsoft Word (2003 or later).
3.2 Use 12-point Times New Roman font.
3.3 Leave margins of 2.5 cm on all sides of every page (A4 size, 210 mm × 297 mm or 8.27 in
× 11.7 in). There are 26 lines to a page.
3.4 Do not justify right margins.
3.5 Do not use running heads.
3.6 For anonymity in the peer review process, submit papers without the author name(s).
3.7 Include the title, an abstract (no more than 200 words), and keywords (no more than fivekeywords; a multiple-word key phrase can be counted as one keyword).
3.8 Acknowledgements should not be included at the time of submission.
3.9 For pagination, use Arabic numerals placed in the upper right-hand corner of each page.
3.10 In order to guarantee anonymity in the review process, both the author name(s) and their
publication information should be substituted with “ ***** ” throughout the entire
manuscript including referencesD.

Submission Procedure1.

All contributors must complete a submission form on the JACET website, which can be accessedfrom the Submission Guidelines.

2.

Contributors must follow the instructions below.
2.1 Convert the Word file manuscript into PDF format, saving it under the author’s full name asin the following examples: suzukikaoru or smithkerry. Submit the PDF file by clicking“choose file” on the submission form.
2.2 If there are more than four authors, write all authors’ information on a separate file and send
to the JACET office by e-mail: Author names, affiliation, membership number, postal code,address, telephone number, and e-mail address.
(JACET e-mail address: jacet@zb3.so-net.ne.jp)
2.3 Do not include a cover sheet.

E.

Contributor’s Responsibility

1.

Contributors are responsible for the content of their manuscripts.

2.

Contributors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce any material such as figures
and tables for which they do not own the copyright, and for ensuring that the appropriate
acknowledgements are included in their manuscript.

F.

Copyright

1.

JACET holds the copyright of the articles published in JACET Selected Papers.

2.

Anyone, including the author(s), who wishes to reproduce or republish an article, must obtain
permission from JACET. Also, it should be clearly stated that JACET holds the copyright.