National Institute of Population and Social
Security Research (IPSS)
2-2-3 Uchisaiwai-cho,
Chiyoda-ku,
IPSS Web Journal; The Japanese
Journal of Social Security Policy
(formerly called Journal of Population and Social Security: Social Security
Section before June 2003)
Instructions for Authors Writing for the Journal
IPSS Web Journal
"The Japanese Journal of Social Security Policy" invites rigorous and
clearly written articles from persons in the social and behavioral sciences. In
particular, articles with implications for Japanese social policy are welcomed.
Research areas include, but are not limited to, studies of the Japanese
perspective in contemporary social policy issues; theoretical, empirical, and
comparative analysis of Japanese social security institutions; analyses of the
comparison between Japanese and other countries' social policies; reviews of
other issues related to Japanese social policy.
The Web Journal is a semiyearly research journal of IPSS in English. It has a
broad readership of policymakers, government officials, academics, graduate and
undergraduate students, business people, and other interested nonspecialists.
We regard the submission of an article as your implied commitment not to submit
the article to other publications while it is under consideration by the IPSS
Web Journal. If you have published a related article elsewhere, you should
state this in your cover letter to us.
Editorial Policy
The Web Journal's editorial policy is comparable to that of other
professional journals. The Web Journal's Editor will reject articles outright
if they have obvious mistakes, are so poorly written that correctness cannot be
determined, or are otherwise inappropriate for our journal. In such cases, we
will inform you that as quickly as possible. Articles accepted for
consideration will be sent anonymously to two or more outside referees. The decision
to publish will be based primarily on the recommendations of the referees.
Preparing the Article
Electronic - Submissions
General Comments
The software in
which the article is written must be compatible with Microsoft Word.
Articles should typically be less than 15,000 words, including the text, the
tables, the chartsn the notes, the references and an abstract of not more than
150 words. The abstract should be double-spaced, in a separate file. The
abstract should state the purpose of the study, the basic procedures, main
findings, and conclusions. Below the abstract, supply 2 - 5 key words.
Style Guide
Use the Chicago
Manual of Style (
Title Page (PDF file, 76KB)
Graph Page (PDF file, 76KB)
Reference Page (PDF file, 76KB)
Tables and Charts
The software in
which your tables and charts are presented must be compatible with Microsoft
Excel. When printing the table, use a point size that is easily read. Make
sure every table and charts are referenced in the text. Give each table and
chart a number and a title. Each table and each chart must have number
consecutively; in the order they are mentioned in the text. Place each table
and chart on a separate sheet of paper. Notes for tables and charts (including
the source note, which should be presented unnumbered at the end of the table's
notes) are independent of the rest of the article and should be numbered (using
superscripts) consecutively, always starting with 1. Place these notes below
the table and the chart on the same sheet of paper if possible; they may be
single-spaced. Group the tables and charts and present them after the
references.
Copyright
The Japanese
Journal of Social Security Policy, Copyright c 2002 by National Institute of Population
and Social Security Research. Permission to make digital or hard copies of part
or all of IPSS Web Journal for personal or classroom use is granted without fee
provided that copies are not distributed for profit or direct commercial
advantage and that copies show this notice on the first page or initial screen
of a display along with the full citation, including the name of the author.
Copyrights for components of this work owned by others than IPSS must be
honored.
Questions
If you have
questions regarding the mechanics of submitting an article, please contact
Katsuya Yamamoto : E-Mail Contact us,
Fax +81-3-3502-0635