NCC Center for the Study of Japanese Religions 
 

About

Japanese Religions (JR) publishes research-based articles, as well as book reviews and review articles on Japanese religions. JR covers religion in all its forms, throughout history, and from all regions of the world. JR has a particular commitment to publishing articles that advance the field of religious studies as an academically and theoretically grounded discipline. Consequently, the journal publishes articles on or incorporating sociology, psychology, philosophy, semiotics, cognitive sciences, etc. JR is published annually. Special issues may be published when appropriate. The articles in JR are peer-reviewed.

 

JR is affiliated with the NCC Center for the Study of Japanese Religions. The journal is published primarily in English. Submissions of research articles and book reviews are welcome. All issues of JR are available via J-Stage at the National Diet Library.

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Peer Review Process
All full-length articles undergoes a peer review in accordance with the standards established by the Ministry of Education and Research. The review, conducted by at least one expert outside the editorial board, evaluates the article manuscript based on both substantive and formal criteria, including linguistic style and compliance with technical guidelines. The review provides a recommendation to the editorial board as to whether the manuscript can be published with few or no changes, whether it can be published subject to major revisions, or whether the manuscript should not be published. Reviews and shorter contributions will normally be edited solely by the editorial board.

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Editors and reviewers treat all submitted manuscripts as confidential documents. Reviewers are expected to disclose any potential conflicts of interest and to decline review assignments where such conflicts may affect their impartiality. The journal follows internationally recognized standards of publication ethics and expects authors, reviewers, and editors to uphold the principles of academic integrity throughout the review process.

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Open Access Policy

It is free for authors to publish in JR.

JR offers Open Access to all content, both new and older contributions. Articles, reviews, and introductions can be read by anyone free of charge and immediately upon their online publication.

All back issues are available under the “Archive” tab. This archive is maintained by the NCC Center for the Study of Japanese Religions, which also manages the publication of the the electronic platform on which JR is published (OJS, i.e., Open Journal System)

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Copyright
For possible future republication requests, Japanese Religions holds the copyright for published articles and book reviews. Reprinting is permitted without fees, but requests for republication will be forwarded to the author(s) for consent. Publishers of republished articles should send a print copy to the NCC Center for the Study of Japanese Religions office. The contents of Japanese Religions are available for download on the NCC Center for the Study of Japanese Religions website, J-State and on other academic databases. Authors’ consent to publish in JR implies acceptance of these conditions. Selling or distributing JR publications for profit is strictly prohibited. Tex

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Licens

Texts published by JR are liscensed under the Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license (see: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en)

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