Note: This is the English translation of the original 「『アフリカ研究』投稿規程」 written inJapanese. If there are any discrepancies in the contents, the Japanese version takes precedence.
Rules for Manuscript Submission for the Journal of African Studies
Article 1. Objective
Journal of African Studies (hereinafter, referred to as “the Journal”) publishes research
papers related to research on Africa.
Article 2. Submission Qualifications
In principle, submissions must be made by the corresponding author who is a member ofJapan Association for African Studies (hereinafter, referred to as “JAAS”). Corresponding
author is the one who takes primary responsibility for communication with the Journal
during the manuscript submission, peer review, and publication process.
2. In the case of co-authorship, the first author and the corresponding author may be different,
but if they are different, specify that when submitting the manuscript.
Article 3. Categories of Manuscripts
Categories of manuscripts that can be published are: “Research Paper” (original work which
presents research findings); “Research Note” (short reports on new facts and methodologies,
interim reports, or forecasts that are published with the aim of receiving comments);“Materials and Reports” (reports on materials acquired through research); “ResearchUpdates” (recent trends in African studies in Japan and around the world, or introductionsof research institutions and groups); “Academic Society News” (introducing recent topics
on relevant societies/associations and study groups); “Debate” (critique on the papers
published in the Journal or counter-opinions by authors); “Field News” (news from amember about fieldwork); “Book Reviews” and “Book Introductions” (introductions and/orcritiques of books and papers relating to African studies published in or outside of Japan).
2. In addition to the categories listed in above item 1, the Editorial Committee may ask
association members to contribute a piece on “Africa Lectures”, which introduce anacademic field or discipline related to African studies in plain language.
3. In principle, manuscripts should be submitted only in Japanese, but English manuscripts will
be accepted if the Editorial Board specifically approves, for example, if Japanese is not thefirst language of the author(s).
Article 4. Acceptance and Rejection of Manuscripts
Acceptance/rejection of “Research Paper” and “Research Note” in Article 3, item 1, will bereviewed by the commissioned specialists outside the editorial board. Other types of articles
will be reviewed by the Editorial Committee in consideration of public interest (however,the Editorial Committee may seek opinions from outside experts when deciding on
acceptance or rejection). The Editor-in-Chief will make the final decision whether to accept
or reject any of them.
Article 5. Styles of Manuscripts
For papers written in English, “Research Paper” should be no more than 10,000 words and“Research Note” should be no more than 5,000 words. Regarding minutes of annualmeetings and records of lectures, the Editorial Committee will decide the volume dependingon the content. If it is written in Japanese language, the length of the “Research Paper” and“Africa Lectures” should be no longer than 30 pages with 40 characters × 20 lines per page;“Research Note” should be no longer than 15 pages; “Materials and Reports” should be nolonger than 10 pages; “Book Reviews” should be between five and 10 pages; all should beformatted horizontally in 40 characters × 20 lines. Other types of articles should be no morethan five pages (including footnotes, references, tables and figures, and photos).
2. Tables, figures, and photos should be limited to those considered essential to present thearguments.
3. Author(s) should specify the category listed in Article 3 when submitting the article.
4. In principle, author(s) should send the manuscript by an electronic file such as MS-WORD
to the editorial secretariat of the Journal.
5. For Japanese Research Paper and Research Note, put an English title and attach a Japaneseabstract (approximately 500 words) and an English abstract (approximately 200 words). For
English Research Paper and Research Note, put Japanese title and attach a Japanese abstract(500 words) and English abstract (200 words). For those who are non-native Japanese users,
no Japanese title or Japanese abstract are needed. The abstract is not counted as a part of theword limit specified in the item 1.
6. The article must be complete. Tables, figures and photos should be fixed as printable versions.
7. Writing style should conform to the guidelines of the Journal.
Article 6. Author’s Proofreading
The author’s proofreading is limited to the first round. In principle, additions and/oramendments concerning the content of the article are not accepted at this stage.
Article 7. Cost of Color Figures
In case of additional costs caused by color printing of photos, tables and/or figures, theyshould be covered by the author(s).
Article 8. Reprints
Reprints will not be provided. The journal-formatted PDF file of “Research Paper” and“Research Notes” will be provided to the author(s). The timing will be decided by theEditorial Committee.
Article 9. Copyright
Copyright of any article published in the Journal belongs to JAAS. The association releases
the contents of the Journal on the internet. When an author wants to reuse the whole or a partof the paper for other publications, such as collection papers, the Association’s Editorial
Committee should be informed in advance.
Article 10. Amendment or Abolition of this Regulations
These rules may be amended or abolished by a resolution of the JAAS Board after
deliberation by the Editorial Committee.
Enacted: 1974.11
Amended: 1980.5, 1986.5, 1991.3, 1992.3, 1997.6, 2000.12, 2001.12, 2006.5, 2012.9, 2013.3,2013.4, 2014.3, 2017.3, 2021.5, 2022.4, 2024.7