Review of Urban & Regional Development Studies

Published in association with Tokyo International University and the Showa Foundation for Economic Research

Edited by:
Tatsuaki Kuroda, Phillip McCann and Ryohei Nakamura

Print ISSN: 0917-0553
Online ISSN: 1467-940X
Frequency: Three times a year
Current Volume: 22 / 2010

TopAuthor Guidelines

Manuscripts are reviewed initially by the managing editor or editor-designate to determine suitability to the journal. Those invited for publication consideration are subject to a double-blind peer review by two or three specialists in the relevant field. Referee selections and publication decisions are made by the managing editor and/or editor designate.

Submission guidelines:

- Maximum 25 pages of double-spaced text with page numbers.

- Include an abstract of 150 words specifying the article's purpose, method of analysis and findings.

- Adherence to the journal's style format is required after publication acceptance.

- All correspondence should include the author's fax number and email address.

- Authors using Asian-language operating systems are requested to produce all text, equations, tables and figures in a common Western font such as Times New Roman, Arial or Helvetica.

- For digital graphics standards visit http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/bauthor/digill.asp.

Submission by email is preferred. Send a Word-compatible file to rurds@cc.nagoya-u.ac.jp and rurds@e.okayama-u.ac.jp.

The submitted manuscript should not have been previously published elsewhere, either in printed or electronic format, and should not be under consideration for publication elsewhere. This should be stated clearly at the time of manuscript submission.

Authors uncertain of suitability should first submit an abstract by email.

In the event that submission by email is impossible, send four copies to:

Professor Tatsuaki Kuroda, Review of Urban and Regional Development Studies, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya, 486-8601, Japan Or

Professor Ryohei Nakamura, Review of Urban and Regional Development Studies, Department of Economics, and Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Okayama University, Tshushima, Naka-ku, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan.