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Forum of International Development Studies: List of Formats to Check（ver.2020.06.10）
1. Number of words (including tables, figures, notes and references)Article manuscripts must not exceed 20,000 characters in Japanese or
about 8,000 words in English.

Research note manuscripts must not exceed 15,000 characters in Japaneseor 6,000 words in English.

Book reviews and survey or training report manuscripts must not exceed
10,000 characters in Japanese or 4,000 words in English.

Survey or training report manuscripts must not exceed 10,000 characters
in Japanese or 4,000 words in English.

2. Title
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The first letters of all words are in capital, with prepositions andarticles in lower-case letters.
*Based on the rules of capitalization.

3. Abstract

About 200 words in English.

The beginning of sentences in the Abstract body are indented.

4. Keywords
The author may choose to add keywords. In that case, keywords aredescribed in the last part of the Abstract.

The format follows capitalization rules.
(See “2. Title”)

Keywords are all separated by commas.
Example: Keywords(Bold): Cost Efficiency, Rice Production, Cambodia

5. Chapter and section numbers and titlesAll chapter numbers are labeled by “1” or “1.”

All section numbers are labeled by “1.1” or “1.1.”*Label 1 as 1.1, and 1. as 1.1., for copies.

When the chapter and section titles are in English, the first letters of
all words are in capital letters, with prepositions and articles inlower-case letters. (Follow the capitalization rules)

For more detailed sections, the formats like the following are used: 1,1.1, 1.1.1, (1), …

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See 2. Author’s guidelines (4) for details.
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6. Body indentation

Three spaces are indented for English paragraphs.

The space between paragraphs are the same as the line spacing inparagraphs.

7. Figures and tables
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Check the number, caption and positioning of figures and tables.

The caption format follows the capitalization rules.
(See “2. Title”)

Captions for both figures and tables are in the upper center.
Long captions are positioned in the upper center and wrapped overmultiple columns.
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Source:See 2. Author’s guidelines (5) for details.
8. NotesNotes are all written at the end of the paper.
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Notes numbers must be positioned to the upper-right as shown below.
Example: (English)…in this model.1

See 2. Author’s guidelines (8) for details.

9. Citations/Direct quotations
Pages are specified as necessary for reference citations.

Pages are always specified for direct quotations that include quotation
marks.
Example: For citations in a sentence
Kuznets(1953a:18)asserts that…
According to Krueger and Bhagwati(1973:23)…
Example: For citations at the end of a sentence
It is considered … (Taylor and Wilson 1989: 145-150).

See 2. Author’s guidelines (7) for details.

10. ReferencesReferences in both Japanese and other languages are listed together inalphabetical order by the first authors’ last names.
Examples:Escobar, Arturo.1995. …
Hayama, Atsuko.2010. …
Korten, Frances F.1994. …

FormatBooks in Japanese: Author. Year published. 『Book Title』Publisher name.
Journal articles in Japanese: Author. Year published. 「Title」『JournalName』Volume (Issue): Page – page.
Books in other languages: Author. Year published. Book Title(Italic).
Place of publication: Publisher name.
Journal articles in other languages: Author. Year published. Article
Name. Journal Name(Italic). Volume (Issue): Page – page.
Reference from internet: Author. Year. Website title. Page title. URL.
Latest access date.

If the reference is two or more lines, the second and subsequent lines
must be indented 2 spaces.

See 2. Author’s guidelines (9) for details.

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