Manuscript Preparation Guidelines of the Japanese Journal of Risk Analysis
Enacted by the Executive Board on June 26, 2020
Revised by the Executive Board on March 31, 2022
1. Manuscripts should be in Japanese or English. In the case of Japanese, the English
title, author names (roman script, full name), English abstract, keywords, and author
affiliations (Japanese and English) should be attached to the first page. Note, however,that author names and affiliations should not be included in manuscripts
submitted for review.
2. Japanese manuscripts should be written in informal style, using everyday characters(toyo kanji) and modern spelling (kanazukai) as far as possible. Foreign words inJapanese manuscripts should be translated into Japanese as far as possible; unnecessary
use of foreign words should be avoided. If foreign words are used, they should bewritten in half-width (hankaku) characters.
3. For details on the format of English manuscripts, refer to English-language papers inthe Journal.
4. The English title of the paper should be written in all initial capitals of the first andmain words, e.g., Title of Risk Analysis.
5. Along with the figures and tables appearing in the layout, also provide any Excel
and/or PowerPoint files used to create them.
6. The title of each table should be written above the table, whereas the title of eachfigure or photo should be below the figure or photo. In either case, any notes andexplanations should be below the title. The titles of figures and tables should be in
English for all types of documents.
7. A total of three to five keywords in English should be provided. However, eachkeyword term should be no longer than three words (e.g., risk communication).
8. Citations in the main text should be written “Name/s of author/s (Year).” If there are
additional references to the same author/s and same year, express them using lowercase
letters in alphabetical order. Both in English or Japanese references, parentheses ( ) andyear numerals should be expressed in half-width (hankaku) characters. References
should not be numbered.

Example citations:Single author: Ikeda (1987), Baumol (1988a), Baumol (1988b)
Joint authors: Ikeda and Sakashita (1986), Gist and Mott (1988)
Three or more authors: Ikeda et al. (1988), Gist et al. (1989)
Written in parentheses: It was reported that... (Ikeda, 1999).
Multiple references in parentheses: (separate with a semicolon (;)): (Ikeda et al., 1988;
Gist et al., 1989)
9. References should be placed at the end of the main text, with Japanese and English
references listed together in alphabetical order. It is customary to abbreviate journal
names. References should not be numbered. Japanese references should be written in
Japanese and separated by a linebreak after English text, as shown in the example. If
there is an official English translation of a title, journal name, title of book, etc., in a
Japanese reference, it should be used, and if there is no official English translation of aJapanese reference, the Japanese romanization should be provided, both of which
include the words “(in Japanese)” at the end.
How to Write References
Name/s of author/s (Year) Name of article, Journal name, Volume (issue), Start pageEnd page
Note 1) In Japanese texts, “,” and “.” should be full-width (zenkaku) characters.
Note 2) Do not use half-width (hankaku) middle dots (nakaguro) “･” in Japanese text;
use full-width (zenkaku) middle dots.
Note 3) In both English and Japanese texts, all alphanumeric characters should be halfwidth (hankaku) characters. For the titles of documents, use lowercase letters for the
first letter of each word except the initial word, except when it is customary to use
initial capital letters, e.g., for proper nouns.
Note 4) When writing the names of multiple authors, use “and” instead of “&.” The useof “&” in references should be in accordance with the notation used in the references.
Note 5) When writing years in brackets, leave a single-width (hankaku) space before “(”
and after “)” (opening and closing brackets).
Note 6) The title of books and names of journals should be in italics, and volume
numbers should be in bold.
Note 7) Roman brackets and single quotation marks in all texts, as well as commas inEnglish text, should always be single-width (hankaku) characters. A single-width(hankaku) space should be inserted after a single-width comma (“,”).

<Examples of Japanese References>
Ikeda, T. (1987) Study on Risk Evaluation, Japanese Journal of Risk Analysis, 10(4),55–60. (in Japanese)
池田太郎 (1987) リスク評価に関する研究，日本リスク研究学会誌，10(4)，55–60.

Ikeda, T., Sakashita, J., and Kitabatake, H. (1988) Study on Risk Perception, Japanese
Journal of Risk Analysis, 11(3), 87–92. (in Japanese)
池田太郎，坂下次郎，北畠花子 (1988) リスク認知に関する研究，日本リスク研究学会誌，11(3)，87– 92.

Ikeda, T. (2005) Risuku Hyoka ni kansuru kenkyu, Ikeda, T. (ed.), Risuku Ninchi,**daigaku shuppannkai, 83–110. (in Japanese)
池田太郎 (2005) リスク評価に関する研究，池田太郎(編)リスク認知，○○大学出版会，83–110.

(When CC BY or other indication is required for citing figures, etc.)
Kyoko ONO (2020) Management of Infrastructure from a Perspective of Risk
Assessment. Japanese Journal of Risk Analysis 29(3): 187–188, (in Japanese), doi:
10.11447/sraj.29.187, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International(CC BY 4.0 license).
小野恭子 (2020) インフラストラクチャー管理とリスク評価，日本リスク研究
学会誌，29(3)，187–188.

(When references are obtained from the web)
NRKG (2008) Heisei 19 Nendo Risuku Hyoka Jigyo Seika Hokokusho, Heisei 20 Nen
3 gatsu. http://www.jst. go.jp/risk_h22.pdf (Access: 2012, Jun, 29) (in Japanese)
NRKG (2008) 平成 19 年度リスク評価事業成果報告書.平成 20 年 3 月，
http://www.jst.go.jp/risk_h22.pdf (アクセス日:2012 年 6 月 29 日)<Examples of English References>
Ikeda, T., Sakashita, J., and Kitabatake, H. (2000) Risk perception, Risk Analysis, 5(11),181–194.

(If there is a DOI)
Ikeda, T., Sakashita, J., and Kitabatake, H. (2000) Risk perception, Risk Analysis, 5(11),181–194. doi: 10.1177/0011392114559849
EU Council (1999) Report on risk perception study - 93rd Agriculture and Fisheries
Council Meeting (Luxembourg, 22–23 October, 1999)
Raiffa, H. (1985) The Art and Science of Negotiation, Cambridge: Harvard Univ.

(When CC BY or other indication is required for citing figures, etc.)
Kyoko ONO (2020) Management of Infrastructure from a Perspective of Risk
Assessment. Japanese Journal of Risk Analysis 29(3): 187–188, doi:
10.11447/sraj.29.187, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International(CC BY 4.0 license).

10. When URLs are included in references, the underline should be removed from theURL. When URLs are included in references, write them at the end of the reference
information (, http://www…). Also, access date should be indicated at the end. If a DOI
exists for the reference, include it. Whenever necessary, indicate licensing details, e.g.,
CC BY.

11. In references, “—” (em dashes) should be replaced by “ – ” (single-width space + endash + single-width space) in both Japanese and English texts.
12. Footnotes are not allowed.
13. Acknowledgments should only be written after a manuscript has been accepted forpublication.
14. Manuscripts should be submitted with an A4 layout with the title, author name/s,
abstract in English, main text, figures, tables, references, etc., and the following
pagination specifications.
Two-column layout, 40 lines, 22 characters per line.
Top margin = 25 mm Bottom margin = 35 mm
Right margin = 15 mm Left margin = 15 mm
Note that figures and tables will be reduced by approximately 80% from their originalsize.
15. Figures and photos may be in color, but printed documents will be in black andwhite, so make sure that all contents can be clearly viewed and understood even whenprinted in black and white.
16. Examples of journal layout (sample files can be downloaded from the SRAJwebsite)* When making new submissions, please read all submission instructions and rules
carefully before downloading the file. Then prepare and submit your manuscript inaccordance with the instructions.