Call for Papers
　The Journal of Japanese Kanbun Studies
　Deadline for submission is September 30, 2005.

　Following the Meiji Restoration, the government decided to exclude kanbun in the formation of a national language. With the establishment of Japanese literature as an academic discipline, works written in kanbun also tended to be neglected. Although scholars of Chinese literature, philosophy, and history were regarded as the successors of traditional kangaku studies, in fact, they aimed to create a new identity for Chinese studies as an area of foreign research. The study of kanbun no longer figured as a research objective for them. If they did study kanbun, it was as an avocation. Seen from this context, kanbun has tottered on the verge of extinction.

　Recently, however, there is a growing concern and interest in interactive cultural relationships. Studying one country as a separate entity is no longer possible. Many scholars in Japan and other parts of the world believe that kanbun represents one of the foremost examples of a common culture in East Asia, and, therefore, the study of kanbun should be approached from new and innovative perspectives.

　In the summer of 2004, Nishogakusha University was designated as a “Center of Excellence” for kanbun studies by the Ministry of Education and Science. We are presently in the process of establishing an international research center for kanbun studies on our Tokyo campus. In conjunction with the project, we are launching a new periodical entitled The Journal of Japanese Kanbun Studies (JJKS), which we hope will serve as a forum for the development of research pertaining to varied genres of kanbun studies.

　Possible Contents

　Research pertaining to art, history, literature, philology, philosophy, etc.

　Linguistic research on the study of Japanese kanbun

　Bibliographic research on the study of Japanese kanbun

　Research on teaching methods and textbooks used in middle-school and high-　　school kanbun curriculums

　Research on kangaku scholars and juku from socio-cultural historical approaches

　Deadline for submission is September 30, 2005.

　Guidelines for Submission

　Original manuscripts of up to 10,000 words may be submitted for consideration for publication in The Journal of Japanese Kanbun Studies Authors should submit one hard copy of their manuscript and an electronic version in Microsoft Word; the electronic version may be submitted on disk or by e-mail. (coejimu@nishogakusha-u.ac.jp) JJKS will duplicate copies for referees. Please also submit an abstract (approx. 200 words). Authors are requested to include a brief biographical statement with their submission.

　Manuscripts must be printed double-spaced with notes (also double-spaced) at the end. Graphics and tables should be appended to the document rather than inserted in the text if at all possible. Key terms, important names, and bibliographic references should include original language (i.e. Chinese characters) placed in a separate glossary, not in the body of the essay.

　The copyright to articles published in The Journal of Japanese Kanbun Studies belong to the journal.