“The Journal of South China Studies”

Paper Submission Rules

“The Journal of South China Studies” research annual report is published, in principle, once a year, by The Japan Association of South China Studies. Paper submissions, opened to all researchers, will be reviewed by the editing committee, and if accepted, will be published as “Editorial Papers” or “Research Notes”. Besides these, field reports, introductions of archives and other research materials, book reviews, conference reports, and speech manuscripts, all regarding South China, are also welcomed for publication as “Others”.

1. Open Submission

1. Manuscript submissions are welcomed widely from both members and non-members. A manuscript submitted by a non-member will be published after acceptance by the editorial committee only if the author becomes a member.

2. In the case of a co-authored Editorial Paper, if the first author is a member of the Association, other co-authors will not be required to be members.

2. Submitted Manuscript

1. The length should not be more than 15 pages, assuming 570 words/page. If accepted after reviewed by consigned peers and deliberated by the editing committee, a manuscript will be published either as an “Editorial Paper” or a “Research Note”. Please note that the editing committee may judge a manuscript unsuitable for publication.

2. The paper length limit includes all figures, tables, footnotes, references and blank spaces. It is not the limit on length of the main text alone. The chart inserted in the paper is converted into 142 words, regardless of size.

3. A previously-published manuscript will not be accepted. The language may be in Japanese, Chinese, English or Portuguese. Translations of content previously published in other languages will not be accepted, except for invited papers. A manuscript that is the first documentation of a previous oral presentation(s) will be considered as unpublished content. Please be aware that poor command of language may be a reason for not deliberating on a manuscript.

4. When planning to submit a manuscript for publication in the “Others” category, the author should consult the editing committee before submitting the manuscript.

3. Manuscript Submission Deadline

1. Deadline for receiving submitted manuscripts is June 30 for the issue published in the same year.

2. The manuscript should be in an electronic form readable by Microsoft Word or a text file. When a manuscript contains figures, tables and other non-textual content, please check with the Association when submitting.

3. Paper submissions should be sent to the Editing Committee, at journal.jascs〔at〕gmail.com.

4. When submitting a manuscript, please provide, in addition, 1) name, affiliation, contact address, and proof of membership, and 2) a 300-word abstract.

4. Copyright

Copyright of a manuscript’s contents belongs to the author(s), however, copyright of the published version belongs to the Association. In order to prevent adverse effects on sales of the Journal, authors are asked to refrain from re-publication within 1 year after the Journal issue containing their accepted papers has been published. In the case the author plans to publish a book containing the published paper as a part, permission should be sought from the editing committee.

The Association plans to digitalize the Journal for access over the Internet. Authors’ permissions for public disclosure will be asked for when accepting their manuscripts for publication in the Journal.

5. Revision Procedure

Revisions to the Submission Rules and guidelines for manuscript preparation will be proposed by the editing committee and approved by the Board of Trustees before coming into effect.