GRANTS for PUBLICATION Publication Grant Guidelines
[Important] The Publication Grant Guidelines are, in principle, prepared in a single language in order to prevent discrepancies in interpretation. Accordingly, the official version of the guidelines is the Japanese version. This English version has been generated using AI based on the original Japanese text and is provided for reference purposes only. For an accurate understanding of the content, please be sure to consult the Japanese version.
Established by the Executive Committee on February 17, 1999
Revised by the Executive Committee on February 9, 2000
Revised by the Executive Committee on April 10, 2002
Revised by the Executive Committee on October 13, 2004
Revised by the Executive Committee on April 20, 2005
Revised by the Executive Committee on February 15, 2012
Revised by the Executive Committee on June 13, 2012
Revised by the Executive Committee on June 26, 2013
Revised by the Executive Committee on June 13, 2018
Revised by the Executive Committee on January 9, 2019
Revised by the Board of Directors on May 1, 2025
Article 1
Purpose of the Committee
In order to fulfill the objectives of the Keio SFC Academic Society (hereinafter referred to as “the Society”) as stipulated separately, the Society’s Committee for General Publications shall handle operations related to the publication of various materials. This Committee may establish a Publication Review Committee (hereinafter referred to as “the Review Committee”) as necessary.
Article 2
Publication Categories and Content
Publications by the Society are categorized as follows:
- (1) Research Memo
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A report of research or investigation conducted by an individual or group that has not been previously published. This includes collections of papers and research group reports. The principal investigator of the Research Memo must clearly indicate the content of the selected papers and the roles of the authors, or structure the publication in a way that makes this discernible. In principle, works funded by endowed courses or external grants are not eligible.
- Research group reports should be self-published by each group or made publicly available online. Requests for publication through the Society should be considered a last resort, and applicants should clarify the academic merit of the work and ensure that it is selectively chosen.
- (2) Outstanding Research Seminar Papers
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Papers written by individuals or groups recognized as particularly outstanding by a supervising faculty member and not previously published.
- (3) Outstanding Master's Theses
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Master’s theses recognized as outstanding by the supervising faculty member and not previously published.
- (4) Doctoral Dissertations
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Doctoral dissertations recognized by the supervising faculty member as requiring publication and not previously published.
- (5) Others (e.g., Student Papers Recommended by Faculty)
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Papers written by students (in the Faculty of Policy Management, Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, or Faculty of Nursing and Medical Care) or graduate students (in the Graduate School of Media and Governance or Graduate School of Health Management), either individually or in groups, that have not been previously published.
- (6) Publication Subsidy for Doctoral Dissertations, etc.
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Works that are doctoral dissertations or other scholarly works of equivalent or greater academic value, which the supervising faculty member deems to have significant societal value through publication. The work must not have been previously published and must be scheduled for publication by a recognized publisher.
- (7) "KEIO SFC JOURNAL"
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Based on separately established publication guidelines.
- (8) "KEIO SFC REVIEW"
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Based on separately established publication guidelines.
- To reduce volume, please structure and write manuscripts as concisely as possible and avoid redundancy.
Article 3
Publication Guidelines
The handling of general publications by the Society shall be governed by these guidelines.
Article 4
Guidelines for Research Memo Publication
The publication of Research Memos shall be governed by the following provisions:
| (1) Content | Must comply with the provisions of Article 2. |
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| (2) Authors | Must be a faculty member or a research group represented by a faculty member. Authors may also include those who meet the submission criteria of the “KEIO SFC JOURNAL” but are not affiliated with SFC as faculty or graduate students. |
| (3) Number of Submissions per Year | No restriction. |
| (4) Application Acceptance | Accepted at any time. |
| (5) Publication Timing | Published as needed. |
| (6) Approval | Requires approval by the Review Committee. |
| (7) ISBN | To be included. |
| (8) Serial No. | Serial numbers shall be assigned in chronological order of publication. |
| (9) Expenses | In principle, costs are covered by the Society. However, if the cost of an individual publication exceeds the budget limit, the difference shall be charged to the applicant. |
Article 5
Guidelines for Publication of Outstanding Research Seminar Papers
Outstanding research seminar papers shall be handled according to the following provisions:
| (1) Content | Must comply with the provisions of Article 2. |
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| (2) Authors | Undergraduate students belonging to a research seminar. |
| (3) Supervisor | The faculty member supervising the seminar shall be responsible for the content and be clearly listed as the supervisor in the publication. |
| (4) Application Period | Until the end of the relevant seminar (end of the Spring or Fall semester). |
| (5) Publication Timing | Published as needed. |
| (6) Approval | Requires approval by the Review Committee. |
| (7) ISBN | To be included. |
| (8) Serial No. | Serial numbers shall be assigned in chronological order of publication. |
| (9) Expenses | In principle, costs are covered by the Society. However, if the cost of an individual publication exceeds the budget limit, the difference shall be charged to the applicant. |
Article 6
Guidelines for Publication of Outstanding Master’s Theses
The publication of outstanding master's theses shall be governed by the following provisions:
| (1) Content | Must comply with the provisions of Article 2. |
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| (2) Author | Individual student enrolled in a master's program. |
| (3) Recommender | The principal advisor of the master’s thesis. |
| (4) Publication Frequency | Twice a year. |
| (5) Approval | Requires approval by the Review Committee. |
| (6) ISBN | To be included. |
| (7) Serial No. | Serial numbers shall be assigned in chronological order of publication. |
| (8) Expenses | In principle, costs are covered by the Society. However, if the cost of an individual publication exceeds the budget limit, the difference shall be charged to the applicant. |
Article 7
Guidelines for Doctoral Dissertation Publication
The publication of doctoral dissertations shall be governed by the following provisions:
| (1) Content | Must comply with the provisions of Article 2. |
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| (2) Author | Must be an individual who is either currently enrolled in a doctoral program or a graduate of such a program. |
| (3) Recommender | The principal academic advisor of the doctoral dissertation. |
| (4) Publication Timing | Published as needed. |
| (5) Approval | Requires approval by the Review Committee. |
| (6) ISBN | To be included. |
| (7) Serial No. | Serial numbers shall be assigned in chronological order of publication. |
| (8) Expenses | In principle, costs are covered by the Society. However, if the cost of an individual publication exceeds the budget limit, the difference shall be charged to the applicant. |
Article 8
Guidelines for Publication of Student Papers Recommended by Faculty
Student papers recommended by faculty shall be handled according to the following provisions:
| (1) Content | Must comply with the provisions of Article 2. |
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| (2) Authors | Undergraduate or graduate students, or groups thereof. |
| (3) Recommender and Supervisor | Requires recommendation by the academic advisor. The academic advisor must take responsibility for the content and be clearly listed as the supervisor in the publication. |
| (4) Publication Timing | Published as needed. |
| (5) Approval | Requires approval by the Review Committee. |
| (6) ISBN | To be included. |
| (7) Serial No. | Serial numbers shall be assigned in chronological order of publication. |
| (8) Expenses | In principle, costs are covered by the Society. However, if the cost of an individual publication exceeds the budget limit, the difference shall be charged to the applicant. |
Article 9
Guidelines for Publication Subsidies for Doctoral Dissertations and Related Works
Publication subsidies shall be provided for the following: books based on doctoral research conducted by individuals within three years of receiving their Ph.D. (while affiliated with SFC at the time of enrollment), or for books based on academic achievements at SFC authored by faculty members (must be members of the Society), in accordance with the following provisions:
| (1) Content | Must comply with the provisions of Article 2. |
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| (2) Author | Individuals who obtained a doctoral degree at Shonan Fujisawa Campus within the past three years and are current or former members of the Society within that time frame, or faculty members who are members of the Society. |
| (3) Recommender | For books based on doctoral research, recommendation by the principal advisor of the doctoral dissertation is required. |
| (4) Approval | A certificate of publication from a generally recognized publisher (in the prescribed format) must be submitted, and approval by the General Publication Review Committee is required. |
| (5) Application | Applications are accepted twice a year. Deadlines are the end of July and the end of January. Up to two publications will be approved per period, with a maximum of four per year. |
| (6) Expenses | The Society will subsidize up to 300,000 yen per publication toward publication costs. |
| (7) Note | The published book must clearly state that it was subsidized by the Society. |
| (8) Deposit Copies | Three copies must be submitted to the Society immediately upon publication. A copy of the invoice or receipt from the publisher must also be submitted. In principle, the subsidy will be granted upon receipt of these copies. |
Article 10
Copyright shall be held by the author.
Article 11
Publications falling under Article 2, items (1) to (5), (7), and (8) must be submitted to the National Diet Library in accordance with legal requirements.