Religious Studies in Japan
Submission of Manuscripts & Style Guide

Religious Studies in Japan is a peer-reviewed journal edited and published by the Japanese
Association for Religious Studies.
The preferred length of articles is 6000–8000 words including notes and references. All
manuscripts are subject to editorial modification with permission of the author. Manuscript
submissions should be sent as Microsoft Word files to the address below.
Editor: Hoshino Seiji(Kokugakuin University)
email: hoshino.seiji@kokugakuin.ac.jp
1. Manuscript Submission
For questions of style and format, we generally follow The Chicago Manual of Style, 16th edition. For
further details on how to handle questions of style related to Japanese, see the Monumenta
Nipponica Style Sheet http://monumenta.cc.sophia.ac.jp/submissions.html
1.1 Preparation of Manuscripts
Manuscripts for consideration in the Religious Studies in Japan are evaluated for content and style.
Electronic manuscripts may be submitted by e-mail. Papers must be written in English and checkedthoroughly by a native speaker.
a. Requirements for initial stage
Contact details (including mailing and e-mail address) and the title must be written in the main textof an e-mail. A file containing the following information should be sent as an e-mail attachment.
a title page with a 150-word summary and 5 or 6 keywords
separate lists of illustrations, tables, and graphs (with captions and acknowledgements)
full text matter including notes of about 6000-8000 words, in 12 point Times New Roman
full reference list including URLs and their access dates for all web sites.
The author should also submit all permissions, in writing, regarding the reproduction ofillustrations and previously published material, and citation of unpublished data and personalcommunications.

b. Requirements for second stage
If a manuscript has been accepted for publication, it may require revisions in content and/or style.
(Suggestions may be given to the author by peer-reviewers.) Upon completion, the author should
submit ONE paper copy of the revised manuscript plus a final electronic version. If images areincluded in the manuscript, they must be either reproduced on photographic paper or scanned at
300 DPI as a color or black-and-white photograph in JPEG or TIFF format. Authors whose
manuscripts have been accepted must also supply a two-line biographical note (for the front page ofthe article) plus a six-line version (for the Contributors Page).
1.2 Copyright
Copyright for articles and book reviews published in the Religious Studies in Japan belongs to theJapanese Association for Religious Studies (JARS). Manuscripts submitted for consideration should
not have been previously published, or be under consideration for publication elsewhere. If amanuscript has been accepted for publication in the Religious Studies in Japan, we ask authors notto distribute the manuscript before publication. The Religious Studies in Japan will readily grant
permission for the reprinting of articles and reviews, or for their reproduction for classroom use,
provided it is requested in writing. The full contents of the Religious Studies in Japan will be postedon the JARS website, in PDF format, for full and free access by the academic community;
acceptance of this condition is implied by the author's consent to publish in the Religious Studies inJapan.
2. Stylistic Conventions
2.1 Headings
Provide section headings and, where appropriate, subheadings. Do not
begin an article with a heading (e.g. “Introduction”).
2.2 Name order
Give Japanese names in traditional order (e.g., Nishida Kitarō), except in cases when citing aJapanese author whose name has been rendered in Western format in English-language
publications (e.g., Harumi Befu).
2.3 Chinese Characters/KanaProvide characters at the first (and only the first) mention of a person, place name, literary

work, era name, or Romanized term. Do not provide characters for prefectures, islands (e.g.
Hokkaido), provinces, or major cities. Do not provide characters for words found in
English-language dictionaries (e.g., Shinto, kami), unless they form part of a fuller Japanese phraseor text reference
2.4 Macrons
Indicate long vowels with a macron in a standard font (ō, ū). Otherwise, use circumflexed vowels (ô,û). Provide macrons for all words apart from anglicized ones (e.g., Shinto), and main islands andcities (Hokkaido, Honshu, Tokyo, Osaka). Omit macrons if a religious organization does so in its
official English name (e.g., Rissho Kosei-kai). Retain macrons when they occur in aJapanese-language citation (e.g., Hamuro Yoriaki葉室頼昭 , ‘Shintō’ no kokoro「神道」のこころ ,Tokyo: Shunjūsha,* 1997). *While macrons should be retained for publisher names, it is notnecessary to provide the kanji for publishers. There may be instances whereby publisher names
include place names that require macrons (e.g., Tōkyō Daigaku Shuppan).
2.5 Italicization of Japanese and non-English-language terms
Italicize Japanese and non-English-language terms, except for those that are usedfrequently in English (e.g., Shinto, kami) or found in standard English dictionaries.
2.6 Syllables
Show syllable divisions with an apostrophe (e.g., shin’yō), but only if needed to avoidconfusion.
2.7 Japanese/non-English-language phrases
In principle, the characters for names, terms, and places should immediately follow the Romanizedversion (e.g., Yasumaru Yoshio安丸良夫 , shinbutsu bunri神仏分離 , Hagurosan羽黒山 ). This also
applies to all references and footnotes. In cases of different readings, use the following
abbreviations: Jp. Japanese Ch. Chinese Sk. Sanskrit
2.8 Spelling
Use American spelling (e.g. center, not centre). An exception may be made for extracted quotations
where the original uses British spelling.
2.9 Use of all caps/small caps
Although the Shūkyō kenkyū uses small caps to indicate authors’ surnames in textual references(e.g., YOSHIDA 1970, 37) and bibliographies, do not use all caps or small caps anywhere in themanuscript, except in the case of abbreviations in references (see 3.1 References d. Abbreviations).
Small caps will be added as necessary during the editing process.
3. Documentation

3.1 Citations within text
For references to works within the text (including footnotes), use the author-date system with thesurname of the author, year of publication (without intervening punctuation), followed by a comma
then page numbers, e.g., (Jones 1979, 379); for consecutive numbers, use (Suzuki 2001, 289–93).
3.2 Footnotes
Indicate footnotes in the text with a raised Arabic number. Assign footnote numbers consecutively
throughout the manuscript, but supply them on a separate sheet of paper at the end of the text. Usefootnotes for supplementary data or ideas, but use citation notes for simple references (see 3.1).
3.3 References
Supply full bibliographical information in a section entitled “References” at the end of thedocument. Each Japanese title must include all characters, including author names. The
following information for all references is essential.
a. Monographs Hurvitz, Leon 1976 Scripture of the Lotus Blossom of the Fine Dharma. New York:Columbia University Press. Separate the date from the title with a tab space. If the work is inJapanese, use the following format
Watanabe Shôichi渡部昇一 1974 Nihongo no kokoro
日本語の心 . Tokyo: Kōdansha. Do not italicize
Chinese characters/kana.
b. Book chapters Walthall, Anne 1991 The lifecycle of farm women in Tokugawa Japan. In
Recreating Japanese Women, 1600–1945, ed. Bernstein, Gail Lee, 42–70. Berkeley: Universityof California Press. Namura Jōhaku苗村丈伯1989 Onna chōhōki女重宝記 (1692). In Tōyoko
gakuen joshi tanki daigaku josei bunka kenkyūjo sōsho: Daisanshū東横学園女子短期大学女性文化研究所叢書第三輯 , ed. Arima Sumiko有馬澄子 , Wakasugi Tetsuo若杉哲男 , andNishigaki Yoshiko西垣賀子 , 1–141. Tokyo: Josei Bunka Kenkyūjo.

Supply page numbers for all works cited.
c. Articles Spae, Joseph J. 1972 Dr. D. T. Suzuki on Christianity. Japan Christian Quarterly 38:147–58.
Supply all volume and issue information available, and all page numbers.
d. Abbreviations Where work from a major series is being cited, it may be helpful to provide anabbreviation to cite the work in the text and footnotes. For example, the References will list the full
bibliographical information in this format:
SDZ Suzuki Daisetsu zenshū鈴木大拙全集 . Suzuki Daisetsu Teitarō鈴木大拙貞太郎 , 40 vols.
Revised and edited by Hisamatsu Shin’ichi久松真一 , Yamaguchi Susumu山口益 , Furuta
Shōkin古田紹欽 . Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, 1999–2003.
A reference to this may appear in text as (SDZ 36: 478–79) In this case, the use of all caps toindicate the abbreviation is necessary.
e. Websites For all references to websites, provide full details of author, title of work, URL, andaccess dates. Remove hyperlinks on all URL references.
Chamberlain, Basil Hall 1912 The invention of a new religion.
http://jollyroger.com/xlibrary/TheInventionofCB/TheInventionofCB1.html (accessed 2 August2005).