Call For Papers
Japan Studies Association Journal
Please contact Stacia Bensyl or Michael Charlton with questions.
Launched in 1997, the Japan Studies Association Journal is a juried professional journal, published annually. Available online, it is produced by the American Japan Studies Association to promote comparative study of Japan, especially within east-west, inter-Asian, cross-cultural and interdisciplinary frameworks. The original, well-considered and engaging research, translations and pedagogical reflections which appear in the Journal are of interest to specialists, emerging Japan scholars and non-specialists alike. Each volume offers also English-language reviews of recent books, films, performances or exhibitions. JASJ articles are catalogued and available through EBSCO.
For our next volume, a general number, we invite submissions, inquiries, and proposals, both disciplinary and interdisciplinary, on any topic related to Japan. We are particularly interested in submissions related to the recent Hokkaido workshop.
General guidelines:
Japan Studies Association Journal welcomes submissions by scholars in all academic fields, exploring any area of Japanese Studies. All manuscripts are submitted electronically (* designates refereed):
- Research article: 6,000-8,000 words long, including footnotes and the works cited page *
- Research essay: 4,000-5,000 words long, including footnotes and the works cited page *
- Pedagogical notes/essay: 3,000-4,000 words, including footnotes and the works cited page *
- Roundtable discussion or provocations, originating from JSA’s annual meetings
- Translation of Japanese scholarship into English (contact Editor)
- Literary translation or original work in drama, poetry, fiction or creative non-fiction (contact Editor)
- Review essay: 2,500- 3,000 words (solicited or unsolicited, at least two new publications or releases)
- Review: 1,000-1,200 words (solicited or unsolicited, single book, film, performance, exhibit, etc.)