The Journal of International and Advanced Japanese Studies is currently seeking manuscripts for the 2014-15 issue to be published in March 2015. This year, we are accepting full-length research papers (up to 20 pages in length), research notes (up to 15 pages), essays on teaching innovations and practices (up to 15 pages), review essays (up to 10 pages), and book reviews (up to 6 pages) written in either English or Japanese.

If you intend to make a submission to our journal, please complete the "Intention to Submit" form available as a Word document in English or Japanese.

Once you complete the form, please send it as an attachment to journal@japan.tsukuba.ac.jp or send it by post to the postal address indicated below. The deadline for receiving this form at our office is July 31, 2014 (strictly enforced).

Please refer to our detailed CFP (in English) that explains the submission types. A Japanese version of the detailed CFP, guidelines for authors (Japanese and English), and templates for your submission will be available on our website by mid-July 2014.

Important Deadlines:

July 31, 2014

Deadline for submitting the "Intention to Submit" form.

September 30, 2014

Deadline for all manuscript types (to be submitted for review purposes).

December 17, 2014

Deadline for final versions of accepted manuscripts.

About the journal

The Journal of International and Advanced Japanese Studies is a peer-reviewed academic journal published annually by the International and Advanced Japanese Studies Program, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Tsukuba.

The journal aims to promote open debate through publishing the results of leading research in Japanese Studies. We welcome submissions from the perspectives of cross-national and international studies perspectives in all social science fields (encompassing politics, economics, society, media and information studies, culture, language and pedagogy, fine arts, and literature). We especially encourage graduate students (M.A. level and above) to submit manuscripts to the journal.

All queries and submissions should be addressed to the editorial board at:

journal@japan.tsukuba.ac.jp

We look forward to your submission.

Sincerely,

Editorial Committee, Journal of International and Advanced Japanese Studies

Doctoral Program in International and Advanced Japanese Studies

Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences

University of Tsukuba

Tennodai 1-1-1, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki-ken,

JAPAN 305-8571

 (Enquiries by email only, please.)

Please access past articles through the following URLs. Thank you. University of Tsukuba Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences International and Advanced Japanese Studies

http://www.japan.tsukuba.ac.jp/journal/current/index.html

http://www.japan.tsukuba.ac.jp/journal/backissues/index.html