Guideline for Submitting the Regional Economic Studies
The Regional Economic Studies is a refereed journal published by the Center for Research
on Regional Economic Systems, Hiroshima University. This journal has interests on wide
range of topics on reginal economics. The Regional Economic Studies especially welcomes
empirical and case studies, but theoretical studies, documents, and book reviews as well.
1. How to Submit(1) Format
・Contents: Unpublished manuscript on regional economics that does not infringe any rightsof others.
・Classification: Original Articles, Notes, or Others
・Language: Japanese or English
・Pages: Approximately 8--20 pages including tables and figures as A4 size (297mm×210mm)
・Extension: .doc or .tex
(2) Title Page
・Title and Subtitle, Authors’ Name and Affiliation, Abstract (within about 300 words),
Keywords (within five), Body, Acknowledgement, and Reference(3) How to Submit
・Attachments: A Manuscript and the Submission Form (on our website)
・Delivery: E-mail or Mailing a Storage Medium※ This journal is published as B5 size (257mm × 182mm). Accepted English
manuscripts should be typeset as 41 lines in one column in principle when printing.
Footnotes are available. Please visit our website to see the past issues, and follow otherformats such as numbering of sections, captions placement of tables and figures, citation
and references as well.
2. Peer Review
・Referee: At least two anonymous referees
・Reply: Decision, conditions for publication, comments etc.
3. Schedule for Refereed Manuscripts
September to Mid-December

Submission → Review

Mid-December

Submission Deadline

Mid-December to Early January

Peer Review and Decision

Early January to Early February

Revision and Review-1-Mid-February
Late February to Mid-March
Late MarchPrinting
Proofreading（The editorial team proofreads themanuscript after twice proofreading by theauthors’ own）
Publication※In case of non-refereed manuscripts, please let us know until mid-December. The
deadline comes early February. The editorial committee only decides whether to publish.
4. Copyright・Attribution: The copyright of published manuscripts attributes to us.
・ Use: Authors do not need our authorization for academic use, including reprinting,uploading in their website, copy, adaptation, and translation. However, please clarify thatthe manuscript is originally published in this journal.
・Authorization to the Third Party: If there is inquiry for copy, reprinting, or other use, wewill reply after confirming authors’ permission in principle.
・Open Access: Manuscripts will be open access on our website after around six months
passes from publication, and Hiroshima University Institutional Repository links to them.
For this purpose, we will generate files as is published, protecting them not to be changed,copied, or transferred.
・Pre-agreement: ‘Submission Form of the Regional Economic Studies’ confirms that authors
agree these prescriptions. It is necessary to attach the file when submitting.
5. Others
・One journal and 50 offprint copies are sent to the corresponding author after publication.
・In case of the other troubles, authors and the editorial committee discuss the matters asnecessary.

Information
The editorial committee of the Regional Economic Studies
Center for Research on Regional Economic Systems, Hiroshima University
1-1-89, Higashisenda-machi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima, 730-0053, JAPAN[Phone] (082)542-6991[E-mail] ecocres@hiroshima-u.ac.jp[Website] http://www-cres.senda.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/publish.html[Hiroshima University Institutional Repository] http://ir.lib.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/ja(2017.5.9 revised)-2-