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Japan ForumÌýis the official journal of the ÐÔÊӽ紫ý. Its primary objective is to publish original research in the field of Japanese Studies, making available scholarship on Japan to an international readership of specialists and non-specialists. From 1996ÌýJapan ForumÌýhas been published by Taylor and Francis, a major publisher in the area of Japanese Studies.

Japan ForumÌýis multidisciplinary, publishing contributions from across the Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences. Articles range from archaeology, language, literature, philosophy and culture to history, economics, politics, international relations and law. Submissions from younger researchers as well as from established scholars are welcome, as are submissions that cross disciplinary boundaries or do not otherwise match the subject areas listed above. All submissions are independently refereed.

Notes for contributors and submission instructions are available for logged in members on theÌý.

Japan ForumÌýis included in the Thomson Reuters Emerging Sources Citation Index.

What is the Emerging Sources Citation Index?
The Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) is an additional Web of Science database launched by Thomson Reuters in autumn 2015. At launch it contained around 3,000 titles and will continue to grow in the future. Indexing in the ESCI is identical to the other core databases in Web of Science, but journals will not receive an Impact Factor. However this will increase the discoverability of content and allow us to conduct more in-depth citation analysis on journals included in the database.

Thomson describe this as extending the universe of publications in Web of Science to include high-quality, peer-reviewed publications of regional importance and in emerging scientific fields. The database will currently be offered free to existing Web of Science subscribers

What are the requirements for indexing?
• Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýMust be peer reviewed,
• Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìýfollow ethical publishing practices,
• Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìýmeet technical requirements,
• Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìýhave English language bibliographic information
• Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìýbe recommended or requested by a scholarly audience of Web of Science users.
All journals submitted for evaluation to the core Web of Science databases (the Science Citation Index Expanded, the Social Science Citation Index, and the Arts & Humanities Citation Index) will now initially be evaluated for the ESCI, and if successful, indexed in the ESCI while undergoing the more in-depth editorial review.

What are the benefits?
Indexing in the ESCI will improve the visibility of a journal, provides a mark of quality and is good for authors. We have already seen examples of institutions and funders suggesting publication in an ESCI listed journal, similar to what already takes places with other Web of Science databases.

Japan Forum Podcasts can be foundÌý

The Association admits individuals supporting its aims, and has a membership of over five hundred. It is administered by a Council, which is elected at the BAJS Conference. It is funded by an annual subscription from the membership, and all activities (including the Conference) are self-financing. The Council keeps abreast of opinion on the development of and activity within Japanese Studies in UK and represents members’ opinions to outside bodies.

Awarded by the ÐÔÊӽ紫ý. Professor Ian Hill Nish CBE was Professor Emeritus of International History at the London School of Economics and Political Science where he served from 1962 to 1991. His main fields of interest and research were Japan’s foreign relations and in particular Japan-China relations over the twentieth century.

This prize was launched in 2001 as the Daiwa Japan Forum prize and is awarded for the best article submitted toÌýJapan ForumÌýduring the year by an early careerÌýscholar. The prize consists of £400 and a one-year membership to BAJS.

We are pleased to announce that the 2024 Ian Nish Prize was won by Jiajun Liang for the article ‘‘.Ìý

Previous Winners: