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We call for papers (articles, research notes and reviews) for "Core Ethics" Vol.21: anannual bulletin, peer-reviewed academic journal published by the Graduate School ofCore Ethics and Frontier Sciences, Ritsumeikan University (GSCEFS). This volume
will be published in March, 2025 (tentative).
(QWU\In order to submit a manuscript to Core Ethics , authors must send an application
form in advance. Please send it to the e-mail address: sentan01@st.ritsumei.ac.jp,which corresponds to the project managers of Graduate School of Core Ethics andFrontier Sciences, Ritsumeikan University (GSCEFS). Also, please use “CE21 Entry(Author’s name)” as the subject of your e-mail message. The "Entry Form", "Instruction
forAuthors"and"Guideline

forAuthors"canbedownloadedathttp://www.r-gscefs.jp/?p=104. Please read them carefully before you apply.
‷⁠⁦⁤⁫‒‶⁗⁓⁖⁞⁛⁠⁗‒‚″⁢⁢⁞⁛⁕⁓⁦⁛⁡⁠‒‸⁡⁤ ‛‬‒‿⁓⁫‒‥•„‒․•․…‒⁆⁚⁧⁤⁥⁖⁓⁫„‒‧‬••‒⁢† †7KH3RLQWVWKDW5HTXLUH$WWHQWLRQZKHQ$SSO\LQJIRU0DQXVFULSW6XEPLVVLRQ (QWU\z Eligibility for submission: At least one of the authors submitting the paper forCore Ethics should be a current or past faculty member of the GSCEFS; doctoral or
graduate student of the GSCEFS; or other persons specially approved by theEditorial Board. Excluding the research guidance assistants serving as project
managers for the editorial board of the annual bulletin for that year.
z Before submitting an application form, the author must obtain approval from anacademic advisor (one of the faculty members at the GSCEFS).
z Applicants must be supervised by an academic advisor during the manuscript
preparation.
z Applicants must attend the “Core Ethics submission guidance” in June, unless12024 ᖺ 4 ᭶ 16 ᪥
there are special circumstances. Further details will be provided in due course.
z Applicants must submit a draft and an abstract to the project managers of theGSCEFS by the defined deadline. Applicants must attend the “Core Ethics
manuscript review meeting” to be held in late July, unless there are special
circumstances. Further details will be provided in due course.

 0DQXVFULSW6XEPLVVLRQManuscript files, Application Form (“Submission Form”) and Abstracts should be sent
to the E-mail address of the Editorial Office (sentan01@st.ritsumei.ac.jp). Please use“CE18 Manuscript㸦Author’s name㸧” as the subject of your e-mail message. Tables andFigures should not be included in the text; they must to be attached separately.

If the files are over 10MB, authors must store them into a CD or USB and drop them inthe mailbox#22, which is located in the 1 st floor of Soushikan, in front of themanagement office. Other possibility is to send it to the office postal address, and it
must be postmarked before the deadline.

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z Any manuscripts submitted after the deadline will not be accepted.
z Manuscripts should be between 16,000 to 20,000 Japanese characters and 6,000 to8,000 English words for articles; 16,000 to 20,000 Japanese characters and 6,000
to 8,000 English words for research notes; and 4,000 Japanese characters and2,000 English words for reviews. Note that the number of characters includes
spaces, title, notes, tables, diagrams, photographs, and so on.
z Japanese manuscripts should be typed with 40 characters and 30 lines format
using A4 size of paper. Manuscripts in English should be sent in a double-spacedtypescript.
z Authors must specify the position in the text and the size of figures, tables andphotographs by using a prescribed form: [characters x the number of lines]. If not
specified, the editorial office will judge them by its own criteria. If the Judge22024 ᖺ 4 ᭶ 16 ᪥
deems that the number of characters in the manuscript exceeds the specified
number, the submission may not be accepted.
z In principle, unless instructed by the reviewers, the replacement of figures, tables,and photographs is not permitted after the manuscript has been submitted.
z The format of section numbers, notes, and bibliography should be consistent
within the manuscript. Please consult with your academic advisor in advance todetermine the academic journal which reference style of manuscript on which tobase the submission of your application form.
z Core Ethics uses an anonymous referee system. Please include your name andaffiliation in the manuscript, but in the text, please avoid using specific languagethat could be used to identify you as the author. Also, please be sure to send yourmanuscript as a Word file.

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An abstract of 400 characters or less in Japanese, or an abstract of 200 words
or less in English must be attached at the time of submission. Abstracts must beattached in a separate file from the original article or research note using theprescribed form that you can download from http://www.r-gscefs.jp/?p=104.

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The deadline for submission of abstracts in Japanese and English is 5:00 p.m.
Thursday October 17, 2024 (except for those submitting Reviews)zBoth the Japanese and English abstracts must be supervised by an academicadvisor. From September, Japanese abstracts will be instructed by the project
manager and the English dissertation advisor. English abstracts will be instructedby the English dissertation advisor before the final version is submitted. The
English language advisory includes how to structure an abstract and how to write
it down.

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In order to contribute to the information search engines, please write up to 5
keywords in Japanese and English in the designated form (same as the above
abstract form). The deadline for keyword submissions is 5:00 p.m. Thursday
October 17, 2024. Please send the abstracts as attached files to the e-mail of the
Editorial Office (sentan01@st.ritsumei.ac.jp) by using the subject line "CE21
Abstracts and Keywords (Author’s Name)".
32024 ᖺ 4 ᭶ 16 ᪥zThe authors of Reviews not need to prepare abstracts in Japanese and English
but they should submit the English title on the prescribed submission form.

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Project manager of Graduate School of Core Ethics and Frontier Sciences (Takagi,Negishi, Yasuda)
Writing instruction room in Soushikan 307(TEL 075-465-8348[internal line 4590] 075-466-3026[direct communication])[E-mail] sentan01@st.ritsumei.ac.jp
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