Submission of Manuscripts

   The Eurasia Border Review (hereinafter referred to as "EBR") is a peer-reviewed, semi-annually published periodical of the Global Center of Excellence Program "Reshaping Japan's Border Studies" at the Slavic Research Center, Hokkaido University. The EBR is committed to publish in-depth scholarly research for a diverse audience of scholars, practitioners and policy decision-makers and welcomes original manuscript submissions from all social sciences and humanities disciplines that focus on border or borderland issues in the wider Eurasian region. In order to assure the publication of original works, authors are kindly asked not to submit manuscripts that are currently under review for other journals.
    The EBR engages in a double-blind review process by qualified readers. Please refer to the next section "Instructions to Authors" for additional information and follow the guidelines to prepare an anonymous submission.
    All correspondence including manuscripts and/ or inquiries should be sent to the editors and/or the secretariat:

Instructions to Authors
The Eurasian Border Review accepts all manuscripts pertaining to border or borderland studies in the wider Eurasian regions. All manuscripts must be the author's original work and submission of the article to the EBR indicates that the manuscript has not been published previously elsewhere or under review for publication in other journals. Please be reminded that once the manuscripts are accepted and published all rights are assigned to the EBR, however, the author retains the right to reproduce copies for class or any other non-commercial use and to reproduce the article in books which he/she is an editor or author. Please refer to the following submission guidelines for further detail.

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Electronic Submission
1. Please submit manuscripts and images electronically to the editors at or . Electronic text should be formatted using Microsoft word compatible software. Images and illustrations can be submitted for the review process, but please include titles or captions. Also, the author is responsible to provide high resolution images and the permission to publish them.
2. Please include a cover page including the name of author(s), institutional affiliation, rank or position as well as name, address, phone, fax and email of the contact person regarding the manuscript. Also, please provide a Statement of Intention to ensure that the manuscript has not been published elsewhere and that the author will not submit it other journals until he/she receives the final decision of the editorial board and that the manuscript is not part of a book-length publication planned to be published in the same year.
3. If you cannot submit your manuscript electronically, please mail three copies of the manuscript to the following address: Slavic Research Center, Hokkaido University Nishi 7, Kita 9, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Japan 060-0809.

Formatting
1. Manuscripts must be double-spaced using 12-point type (preferably Times New Roman or Century) and 1.2 inch (or 30mm) left and right margins, 1.3 inch top (or 35mm) and 1.2 inch (or 30mm) bottom margin formatted for letter size (8.5 X 11 in.) or A4 size (210 X 297mm), while footnotes should be formatted using 10.5 point type. The total length of the article must range between 7500 to 10000 words (or approx. 35-45 pages) and must include a 150 word abstract at the beginning of the manuscript.
2. Please use footnotes for citations per The Chicago Manual of Style (http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html) and provide a separate list of references at the end of the manuscript. For more information on specific style of citations and references, please refer to the latest edition of The Chicago Manual of Style (15th ed.; Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003).
3. Please provide a separate electronic file for images and illustrations (including figures, tables and graph) and indicate clearly where the images should appear in the text (for example: "Fig. 1 here"). Please note that the author is responsible to provide high resolution images for publication.
4. Please italicize all foreign words and provide the English translation. Also, please use the following Romanization: Russian: Library of Congress; Chinese: Pinyin; Japanese: Hepburn; Korean: McCune-Reischauer.

Peer Review, Final Manuscript and Copyright
1. All manuscripts will be peer reviewed by at least two qualified readers. Please only provide your name on the cover page and leave your name out from the manuscript to ensure anonymity. Please note that manuscripts that are regarded to be lacking anonymity will be returned which may delay the reviewing processes.
2. Once the manuscript is accepted for publication, authors will be asked to submit the final manuscript with revision by a final deadline provided by the editors.
3. If the manuscript fails to meet the EBR standards the editors reserve the right to reject the manuscript. Responsibility for opinions expressed and the accuracy of facts published rests solely with the individual author(s).

4. Please be reminded that once the manuscripts are accepted and published all rights are assigned to the EBR. This also means that the EBR reserves the right to upload the final articles onto its online journal website as well. However, the author retains the right to reproduce multiple copies for use in class by students or any other non-commercial use or provided no sales is involved. He/she also retains the right to reproduce the article or an adapted version of it in any volume of which he/she is an editor or author and permission will be given to the publisher automatically, subject to normal acknowledgement. The EBR will also ensure that any direct request received to reproduce the author's article or a substantial part of it in another publication will be approved by the author before giving permission.