Guidelines for Submission to Studies in English Literature
For papers written in English

As of 2004, the English Literary Society of Japan is publishing one Japanese volume and one English volume per year. In principle, papers written in Japanese will be included in the Japanese volume and those written in English will appear in the English volume. However, a paper selected for the Young Researcher's Award will appear in the Japanese volume regardless of the language it is written in. When submitting a manuscript, please follow the guidelines for submission specified below.

1. Submission of a manuscript will be accepted only from current members of the Society. The annual membership fee should be paid prior to the time of submission.
2. Submitted papers must NOT have been previously presented, published or accepted to be published. They must NOT be under review elsewhere. Papers that have been presented orally can be submitted, provided that that fact is made clear. Deadlines for submission are April 1 for the Japanese volume and September 1 for the English volume.
3. When submitting a manuscript, each of the items in 1 through 3 below should be submitted electronically as WORD files (.doc) or as Rich Text Formatted files (.rtf), and should be sent either by e-mail or by regular mail (see below).

   　　[1] Manuscript (Do not include the author's name or acknowledgments anywhere in the file.)
   　　Articles should be limited to approximately 7,000 words in length, including the main text and any footnotes but not the bibliography. For authors whose native language is not English, it is preferable to have the manuscript checked by a native English speaker prior to submission.

   　　[2] English Synopsis (Do not include the author's name or acknowledgments anywhere in the file.)
   　　Synopses must be 300 words or fewer in length. For authors whose native language is not English, it is preferable to have the synopsis checked by a native English speaker prior to submission.

   　　[3] Cover Letter
   　　This should include the title of the manuscript, author's name, affiliated institution, contact address, phone number, fax number, e-mail address and acknowledgments (if any).

4. Notes on Style

   　　[1] Place all notes at the end of the manuscript.

   　　[2] Acknowledgments will appear on top of the notes with no number or asterisk at the beginning.

   　　[3] For other questions of style, follow a standard style manual such as The MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers.

5. If submitting by electronic mail, send the manuscript, synopsis and cover letter to , with "Manuscript for Submission" in the Subject line. The filename must be 8 one-byte characters or less in length and must consist of letters of the alphabet and/or numbers. After receiving the submission, the Secretary of the Society will send an acknowledgement of receipt by electronic mail. If such an acknowledgment is not received within 3 days, there is a possibility that the manuscript was not received, so please re-send it. Failure to do so could result in the manuscript not being considered for review.
6. If submitting by regular mail, save the manuscript, synopsis and cover letter as a Word file (.doc) or as a Rich Text Format file (.rtf) on a floppy disk or other storage medium, and send to the secretary of the society, Kenkyusha Eigo Centre Bldg., 1-2 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-0825, Japan. Please write "Manuscript Enclosed" on the envelope.
7. The decisions of whether to accept the manuscript and if so when to publish it will be made by the Editorial Board.
8. In principle, authors will receive two proofs and will be responsible for all corrections. Corrections are strictly limited to typographical and factual errors. In no case will amendments to content be accepted.
9. Contributors will receive 20 free off-prints.
10. The English Literary Society of Japan reserves the right to make published papers available in electronic form.

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