■Article←■Article or ■Report (10.5pt, Bold, Left-justified）

Sample of English Manuscripts for Journal of Rural PlanningStudies (Centered, 16pt)
Example of subtitle (10.5pt, Centered)
Taro NOSON1 Hanako KEIKAKU 2* Robert BROWN3←10.5pt

Abstract: The abstract and keywords should be in 8pt. The font should be the Times New Roman. Line spacing is exactly 11pt. The
heading is in boldfaced. This is a sample of English manuscripts for the Journal of Rural Planning Studies. This will provide anexample and directions for the layout and font size/style to be used. Please refer to this when preparing the headings, figures/tables
and text of your manuscript. The manuscript should be prepared in MS-Word in principle, and submitted on A4 size. The margin ofthe title section including the abstract should be 30mm, wider than the margin of main text section. The length of abstract should bearound 250 words. Keywords should be italicized and from 5 to 7 words. Please be noticed that the names of the author and coauthor(s), as well as their affiliations, should be included only in the print ready (final) version. Relevant lines should be kept blankin all other versions. We invite the submission of articles and reports on academic and technical matters related to rural planning.
Please read the “Submission Guidelines” and “Instruction for Authors for Submission of Articles and Reports” carefully before
submitting the manuscript. Both articles and reports will be accepted based on peer review and reviewer evaluation. The lead authorof an article or a report must be a member of the Association of Rural Planning (or a prospective member who will apply formembership at the time of the submission).
Keywords : The Association of Rural Planning, An Energetic and Attractive Rural Society, A Rich and Beautiful Rural Environment,Interdisciplinary Exchanges , Committed to Rural Improvement Policies ←Keywords: Italicized 8pt

1. INTRODUCTION

2.2 Font
The font should be the Times New Romans.

This is a sample of English manuscript for the Journal of25

3. ENGLISH TITLE SECTION LAYOUT

5 Rural Planning Studies. This will provide a sample anddirections for the layout and font size/style to be used. Please

The English title section is composed of the title, subtitle,refer to this when preparing your manuscript. The manuscript

authors’ names (to be left blank at the time of manuscript

should be submitted on A4 size.
If you have any question, please contact the Review
10 CommitteeoftheAssociationofRural

30 submission for double-blinded review process), abstract andkeywords with line spacing of at least 15.5pt. Please type them

Planning

in one column in the following order.

(arp_submission [at] rural-planning.jp).

2. GENERAL LAYOUT
3515Following is a description of the general layout.
2.1 Margins

Title

16pt

Subtitle

10.5ptAuthors’ names

10.5ptAbstract

8pt

Keywords8ptThe margin settings of main text are as follows:
Top margin: 30mm20140The title, subtitle, and authors’ names should be centered. ForBottom margin: 20mmJapanese authors, please put given name first, then family nameLeft and right margin: 20mm

typed in capital. The abstract and keywords should be adjusted

Maintenance Division City Planning Section, Sankaku Prefectural Government 2 Faculty of Engineering, Marumaru University 3College ofAgriculture, University of Kaigai ←Authors’ affiliation, stated in a text box, with a ruled line (0.5 pt) only on the top. Line spacing is exactly 11pt.
Corresponding Author*: hanako_keikaku@eng.marumaru.ac.jp (to be left blank or redact at the time of submission) (Authors’ affiliation:Italicized 8pt, full justification, 1mm or more space between main text and1this textbox for affiliations)to the left and right margins.
Please use asterisks to identify the author with the affiliations
0.2(to be left blank at the time of manuscript submission for
double-blinded review process), which to be written in the5 textbox placed at the bottom of the first page.

0.1

4. MAIN TEXT LAYOUTThe main text should be in two columns by 9mm wide space.
10 One column should be about 46 lines long with line spacing of00at least 15pt. The font size for the main text should be in 9pt.

103040

Fig.1 Example of the figure ←8pt

4.1 Headings (If they are longer than one line, please indent
the second line as you see here.)

4.2.2 Captions and Font for Figures and Tables

15 4.1.1 Primary Headings

Please use a font size of more than 7pt in the figures andPlease put the primary headings in 10pt boldface, capitalletters. Leave one space after the identifying number before

20tables. The captions should be in 8pt (with line spacing of50 exactly 11pt) as follows:typing the heading itself (e.g. 3. METHODOLOGY). Leave

Fig + period + number + space + caption

one line open above and below the headings.

Table+ space + number + space + caption

20 4.1.2 Secondary Headings

Please type the captions as in Fig.1 and Table 1 with thePlease put the secondary headings in 9pt boldface. Leave one

number boldfaced. Captions should be centered. If caption isspace after the identifying number before typing the heading

55 long, go to the second line and indent as seen in Table 1. Lineitself (e.g. 3.2 Regression Analysis). Leave one line open above

spacing of tables can be as narrow as exactly 10pt.

the headings and no open space below.

The horizontal line at the top of the table is a double line.

25 4.1.3 Tertiary Headings

Do not draw left and right-side lines (or draw transparent lines).

Please put the tertiary headings in 9pt boldface. Leave one
space after the identifying number before typing the heading

60 4.3 Equations and Mathematical Symbols

itself (e.g. 3.2.1 The Details of Database). There should be noPlease refer to the equations below for writing equations.

open spaces either above or below the heading.
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4.2 Figures and Tables
Please refer to Table 1 and Fig. 1 for inserting tables and𝑎 cos𝑛𝜋𝑥
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figures.

𝑒4.2.1 Position of Figures and Tables
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As a general rule, figures and tables should appear on thePut equation number to the right, flush with the margin. Whensame page that they are first mentioned in the text. If there is notusing equation formula in MS-Word, it is recommended to apply

enough space to fit it on the same page then it is acceptable toinsert it on the next page. Please do not put all the figures andTable 1 Example of the table (If the caption is longer than one line,indent the following lines)

tables together at the end of the paper. The width of the figure
40 or table should be the same with one of the columns or with thePopulation(person)
Ibaraki2,916,976
Tochigi
1,974,255
Gunma
1,973,115
Saitama
7,266,534
Chiba
6,222,666
Tokyo
13,515,271
Kanagawa
9,126,214
Source: National Census 2015.
Prefecture

width of the page. Leave one line open above and below eachfigure and table.
A picture is considered as a figure. Please use clearlypresented figures/pictures to be readable even if it is printed at
45 about 300 dpi. After the article/report is accepted, the original
data file of the figure may be requested for submission.
2Size(km2)
6,097.33
6,408.09
6,362.28
3,797.75
5,157.61
2,193.96
2,416.16

Density(person/ km2)
478.4
308.1
310.1
1913.41206.5
6,160.2
3,777.2

And, enter the note at the end of the manuscript, after theNOTES
Note 1) The font size of note number and the text should be in 8pt,
with line spacing of exactly 11pt. If it is longer than one line,
please indent the following lines as you see here.
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Note 2) The font size of acknowledgement, notes, and references are in8pts, with line spacing of exactly 11pt.
Note 3) The Journal of Rural Planning Studies uses double-blindreview, which means that both the reviewer and author identities
are concealed from the reviewers, and vice versa, throughout the35
review process. For this reason, please make sure not to include
any information which may hint who may be the author. For
example, do not write as “authors have illustrated in the previous
research that ***”, but revise such sentence as “XX has stated that***2)”.
40Note 4) In the last line of the article/report, put “(Received: Date,Accepted: Date)” in 8pt, right-justified, with one line open above.
The dates received and accepted will be informed by the Review
Committee after the decision of acceptance is made.

acknowledgement and before the reference list by using 8pt

45“display” format (not “inline” format), allowing to format yourequation to be placed outside of text. Also, please use a textbox
to insert the equations and equation number.
5 4.4 Acknowledgement
If you have acknowledgements, please put them at the end of
the main text before the notes and reference section by using 8pt
with line spacing of exactly 11pt.
10 4.5 Notes and ReferencesIf it is necessary to use a note and to cite references, put thenumber to the upper right of the place as note 1) and 1), respectively.

15 fonts with line spacing of exactly 11pt.
Reference list should be placed at the end of the manuscript
after the notes by using 8pt fonts with line spacing of exactly
11pt.
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ACKNOWLDGEMENT (Bold, Capital, Centered)With regard to those involved in the research, the authorship should be
judged appropriately, considering whether to put those collaborators inacknowledgement or put as co-authors.
To note, please hide any information related to authors in order for
25 our review process to comply with the double-blind system.

REFERENCES1)Elsevier (2017): Ethics in research and publication, Available at:https://www.elsevier.com/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/653885/Ethics-in-research-and-publication-brochure.pdf. Accessed on April 2, 2019.
50 2)Papers: Author (year of Publication): title of the paper, title of thejournal, volume number, page number
3)Books: Author (year of Publication): book name, publisher and thecity of publication, page number4)Websites: Author (year of publication): title of pages, title of sites (if55 any), Available at: URL. Accessed on XX(date).
（Received: XXX XX, 2022, Accepted: XXX XX, 2022）＜The last line is made in single column in order to align left and right columns.＞3