Author Guidelines
MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSIONS
The aim of NAWA: Journal of Japanese Studies is to disseminate scholarly information to scholars and practitioners of open and distributed learning and teaching worldwide. Authors submit their manuscripts online by registering with this journal, logging in, clicking the "Make a Submission" button, and following the screen instructions through a five-step submission process. There are no article submission or access charges for publication in this open journal.
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Nawa: Journal of Japanese Studies accept manuscripts in English and Bahasa Indonesia. Submission topics must relate to open or distributed learning and may be placed in the Research Article section or a Notes sections. Manuscripts, including all references, appendices, tables, and figures, must be between 4000 to 7000 words in length. Submissions that exceed this limit will not be accepted for review. Meta-analysis that include a large number of references may exceed this limit. Tables and figures are encouraged, and must be placed within the text. Footnotes will not be accepted; however, endnotes can be included as appropriate. Supplemental files will not be accepted. If you would like to provide supplemental information other than in an Appendix, you may provide a link for readers to an external website where this information is housed. APA style and referencing and double-blind peer review requirements are strictly enforced.
By submitting to NAWA, the authors agree to the submission of their article to Turnitin for the sole purpose of detecting plagiarism.
PREPARING FULL-PAPER (RESEARCH ARTICLE) MANUSCRIPTS
A publishable paper should contain the following:
- Abstract (do not exceed 250 words, describing the research problem, the method, the basic findings, the conclusions, and the recommendations).
- Keywords (The author must provide 3-5 keywords which can reflect the conducted topic generally).
- Introduction (what is the problem?).
- Methods.
- Results and Discussion.
- Conclusion.
- Acknowledgement.
- References.
Documentation
Manuscripts must conform to APA 7th edition standard for both referencing and style. Consult the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA 7th ed. 2020).
Follow the author-date method of citation in text. Ensure you provide page numbers for all direct quotes. Prepare an unnumbered reference list in alphabetical order by author. When there is more than one article by the same author(s), list the earliest paper first. References should include the names of all contributing authors. Ensure that all references are accurate and that any references cited in the text also appear in the reference section.
Below are some examples of the basic reference list format.
Citing an article in a paper periodical
Surname, A. A. (year). Article title. Title of Periodical, volume number(issue number), inclusive page numbers.
Example :
Grady, J. S., Her, M., Moreno, G., Perez, C., & Yelinek, J. (2019). Emotions in storybooks: A comparison of
storybooks that represent ethnic and racial groups in the United States. Psychology of Popular Media
Culture, 8(3), 207–217. https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000185
Citing a book
Surname, A. A. (year). Title of book. Publisher location: Publisher Name.
Example :
Jackson, L. M. (2019). The psychology of prejudice: From attitudes to social action (2nd ed.). American
Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000168-000
For more information on citing sources, visit APA Style reference examples. Notes, if necessary, must appear at the end of the article (before reference list) as end notes. Use the end note feature provided by your word processor.
Style
Refer to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed., 2020) for guidance on expression (including grammar and ways to reduce bias in language) and style (including punctuation, capitalization, headings, use of quotes, and italics, etc.).
Submissions in English. British, or American English spelling are acceptable, but usage must be consistent throughout. Please use spell check for all submissions.
To abbreviate the name of an organization or agency, use capitals and no periods (e.g., YWCA). For first occurrence, provide the full name with the abbreviation in parentheses, and use the abbreviation as required after that, for example, Simon Fraser University (SFU).
Template of NAWA: Journal of Japanese Studies can be downloaded here.
ORIGINALITY
Manuscripts submitted for review and possible publication in NAWA must be original material that has not been published nor submitted for review/publication elsewhere.
Publishing Previously Distributed Content
- Every article must maintain a high quality of scholarship, must not plagiarize the work of others, and must contribute to the field of open and distributed education scholarship.
- Articles published or under review by other peer review commercial or scholarly publishers are not eligible for publication in NAWA.
- Articles distributed as conference proceedings or self-published in blogs or institutional repositories should normally be revised substantially before review and possible publication by NAWA. If your article is derived from a thesis or dissertation, please provide the name of the institution to which it was submitted, the date of submission, the author(s), and the supervisor. (The editor may ask to review in detail the publication/distribution history of any work to make this determination.)
- Articles that appeared in conference proceedings or were self-published should acknowledge this distribution history in a footnote.
- Authors submitting articles that were previously distributed should detail the rationale for review and publication by NAWA in a note to the editor.
