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Contemporary Japan Template

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About the Contemporary Japan format

Contemporary Japan is a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis, covering Japanese History and Culture, Asian Culture and Media Studies, Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy.

PublisherTaylor & Francis
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago, T&F)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Contemporary Japan 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inJapanese History and Culture Asian Culture and Media Studies Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy Social Policy and Reform Studies Migration and Labor Dynamics
ISSN1869-2729
Citation impact (2-yr)0.74
h-index21
i10-index58
Total citations1,867
Top institutions publishing hereHeinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Journal websitewww.tandfonline.com
You getA submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit.

Papers published in Contemporary Japan per year

14
2014
11
2015
17
2016
23
2017
37
2018
21
2019
32
2020
26
2021
22
2022
31
2023
20
2024
17
2025

Citation impact of Contemporary Japan by publication year

221
2014
71
2015
156
2016
90
2017
246
2018
215
2019
104
2020
103
2021
97
2022
83
2023
12
2024
16
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Contemporary Japan

Governing through<i>kodokushi</i>. Japan’s lonely deaths and their impact on community self-government

Nils Dahl · 22 Oct 2019

As more and more older persons in Japan are living in one-person-households, the number of unaccompanied and undetected deaths has risen as well. These so-called “lonely deaths” (kodokushi) have been problematized in various contexts over the last decades. Popular mass media reports interpret the growing number of kodokushi as a sign of the demise of…

Myths about Japanese employment practices: An increasing insider–outsider conflict of interests

Naohiro Yashiro · 1 Aug 2011

It appears that Japanese employment practices, once hailed as one of the secrets to Japan's “miracle” of rapid economic development after World War II, are not keeping up with important changes in Japan's economy and society under deceleration of economic growth and aging of the population. Nevertheless, the current regulations protect the practices of lifetime…

“Who will care for me when I am dead?” Ancestors, homeless spirits, and new afterlives in low-fertility Japan

Satsuki Kawano · 1 Mar 2014

A growing number of older people in Japan lack reliable future caretakers for their family grave. By performing numerous memorial rites and maintaining their family grave, the bereaved typically transform the family dead into benevolent ancestors. However, what will happen to those whose ashes are not interred in a family grave? In this article, I…

Social inclusion of senior citizens in Japan: an investigation into the ‘Community-based Integrated Care System’

Nils Dahl · 2 Jan 2018

Over the last decades, social inclusion has become a significant factor in social policy programmes in most countries of the world. It has been endorsed through various directives of international organisations and then implemented by numerous national governments. The relatively vague nature of the concept may facilitate this present prevalence, since it makes it easily…

New aspects of Japan’s immigration policies: is population decline opening the doors?

Junichi Akashi · 13 Aug 2014

This paper examines the possible impacts of rapid aging and population decline on Japan's immigration policies. It is commonly understood that Japanese governments have shown a considerably restrictive attitude toward the acceptance of foreigners. In fact, immigrants and even foreign workers were not officially accepted in Japan unless they were highly skilled professionals. At the…

Contemporary Japan template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Contemporary Japan format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Contemporary Japan template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Taylor & Francis format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Contemporary Japan use?
Contemporary Japan uses Author–year (Chicago, T&F) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Contemporary Japan 12 (3): 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Contemporary Japan?
No. DocuGuru generates the interact LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Taylor & Francis-ready Contemporary Japan document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Contemporary Japan template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Contemporary Japan format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes Contemporary Japan?
Contemporary Japan is a multidisciplinary journal published by Taylor & Francis. DocuGuru's Contemporary Japan template matches Taylor & Francis's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready Contemporary Japan PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Contemporary Japan template (the interact class) that is ready to submit to Taylor & Francis, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
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