Aims and Scope
Since the 19th century, so-called developed countries have created a view
of the natural environment that assumes domination over nature. Also, modern
paradigms such as economic growth supremacy, consumer-centered lifestyles,
and self-consciousness have become issues that hinder the building of a
sustainable social environment for the next generation. Therefore, humans,
who evaluate the external environment and act on it through adaptive behavior,
are forced to change their conventional way of life. Furthermore, these
changes in life require the creation of new ethical standards and the construction
of new social and economic systems. The task imposed on researchers living
in the modern age is to tackle these issues and develop new intellectual
resources. The Society for Human Environmental Studies (SHES) was established
to bring together researchers who play a part in these issues. Participants
in SHES publish their activities in the Journal of Human Environmental Studies (JHES). JHES is an interdisciplinary academic journal, peer-reviewed and
Open Access, that aims to create a new research field. It publishes research
papers related to the mechanisms of human cognition of external environmental
information, interactions between human groups and the environment, characteristics
of social environments assumed in nature and history, and the creation
of new logic, economic, and political systems.
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ISSN (print): 1348-5253
ISSN (online): 1883-7611
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Library of Past Issues
Published papers can be viewed here.
| Founding Editor-in-Chief |
| Hatta, Takeshi (Nagoya University) |
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| Editor-in-Chief |
| Karasawa, Kaori (University of Tokyo) |
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| Managing Editors |
| Kawaguchi, Jun (Yamagata University) |
| Yoshizaki, Kazuhito (Aichi Shukutoku University) |
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| Senior Editors |
| Iwahara, Akihiko (Kyoto Women's University) |
| Karasawa, Minoru (Nagoya University) |
| Kitagami, Shinji (Nagoya University) |
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| Editors |
| Chan, Ching Chuen (University of Hong Kong) |
| Fujii, Satoshi (Kyoto University) |
| Furnish, Sally (University of Manchester) |
| Inui, Miki (University of Hyogo) |
| Kano, Yutaka (Osaka University) |
| Kuroda, Tatsuaki (Sugiyama Jogakuen University) |
| Minami, Shigeyuki (Osaka Metropolitan University) |
| Nachson, Israel (Bar Ilan University) |
| Nishiyama, Yoshihiko (Kyoto University) |
| Nomura, Ko (Nagoya University) |
| Nunoi, Masato (Nagoya City University) |
| Sano, Mitsuru (Chubu University) |
| Takahashi, Shin'ya (Tokaigakuen University) |
| Takano, Ryota (Nagoya University) |
| Takemura, Kazuhisa (Waseda University) |
| Todayama, Kazuhisa (NIAD-QE) |
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| Guidelines for Authors |
| as of April 16, 2025 |
Content
We welcome papers on all aspects related to the studies of human cognitive
mechanisms of external environmental information, the interaction of human
groups with their environment, the characteristics of the social environment
as assumed in nature and history, and newly created logic, economic, and
political systems. Good quality practical papers are as welcome as those
of an academic nature. Student papers are also encouraged. All papers must
be original and peer-reviewed before acceptance for publication. |
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Copyright and Licensing
JHES is fully Open Access and uses a Creative Commons (CC) license, which
allows for the use and reuse of material published in the journal, in defined
ways, without charge or the need to ask prior permission from the society.
Authors are required to assign all copyrights in the work to the society,
who then publish the work under the Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 (Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives
4.0 International). This license allows users to share unmodified articles,
non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given. |
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Repository
Self-archiving enables authors to deposit a copy of their manuscript in
an online repository. We allow authors of original manuscripts to upload
their article to an institutional or public repository immediately after
publication in the journal. |
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Financial Resources and Advertising
JHES adopts Open Access, which is funded by a contribution fee from the
authors and subscription fee for the printed version. The journal does
not accept advertising in articles or on other pages, or the journal website. |
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Authors
Correspondence and proofs for correction will be sent to the first-named
author, unless otherwise indicated. The submitting author’s address, telephone
number, telefax number, and e-mail address must be included. For student
papers, the student can either be the sole author or jointly submitted
with a supervisor. |
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Peer-review
To facilitate the peer-review process, authors should indicate the category.
All papers submitted for possible publication are subject to the scrutiny
of reviewers chosen because of their knowledge in the field concerned,
experience in producing a balanced review, and ability to make a firm fair
recommendation in the light of the board’s policy. |
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Charges
The page charge is JPY 60,000. (up to 6 pages), and for each additional page is JPY 5,000., including 50 copies of off-print. However, for submissions from outside Japan, the actual cost of shipping of off-print should be paid. Only the printed version of the journal will be shipped unless otherwise requested by the contributor. |
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English Proofs
The editorial board will request a native English check if the level of
English in the manuscript is below acceptance. SHES can provide a native
English check service. However, this service also depends on the quality
of the original English. |
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Presentation
• The language for JHES is "English" or "Japanese."
If the language is Japanese, please refer to the Japanese version of the
homepage.
• The manuscripts should include the title, the authors’ names and affiliations, an abstract of the paper and the key subject areas (see the following sample pages). |
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 Please click here to see the Sample Pages of Final Manuscript for JHES. |
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• The abstract should not exceed 300 words and should be an abstract of
the entire paper, not of the conclusions alone.
• The body of the manuscript should be preceded by the title of the paper, which should be brief, and the authors’ names and affiliations should not be given on the manuscript for reviewing purposes.
• The paper should be subdivided into appropriate sections and, if necessary, subsections.
• All items of artwork or illustrative material should be clearly identified
in pencil on the back with the title of the paper and figure number. |
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Acceptance of Papers
On submission, all manuscripts and illustrations must conform to the style
of JHES. Otherwise they will not be accepted. On acceptance of the paper,
the authors should provide the editor with the ‘final manuscript’ on “WORD®”
format. The final editing will be made by the publisher. |
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Return of Manuscripts
No manuscripts or illustrations will be returned to the authors following
publication. |
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JHES Prize
The editorial board may award the Excellent Paper Award as appropriate. |
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Submission
All paper submissions are made in electric form on "WORD®" format.
The final manuscript format must comply with the guidelines for JHES. The
authors must refer to the latest version of the guidelines for authors
and sample pages. |
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Contact and Contribution
Papers should be sent by e-mail to the Publication Office, also in some
cases, post is acceptable. Data must be saved on "WORD®" format.
For editorial, production or other inquiries, please contact the Publication
Office as follows:
Dr. Hiroshi Ikeda,
Publication Office,
Society for Human Environmental Studies,
c/o Union Press,
1-6, Uehommachi-Nishi 5 chome, Chuo-ku, Osaka, 542-0062 Japan.
Email: jhes@union-services.com |
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| Peer Review Rules |
| as of September 11, 2024 |
Purpose of Peer-review
The peer-review is a fair and objective evaluation of submitted papers
and it determines if the submitted papers are appropriate for publication
in the academic journal "Journal of Human Environmental Studies." |
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Reviewer
The editor-in-chief or the representative of the secretariat selects two peer-reviewers, suitable for the content of the submitted paper, from the editorial committee or outside the department and requests a review. The process of "double-blind peer-review" is adopted. If the two requested persons accept to review, the two will be appointed as reviewers of the paper. Reviewers must be aware of the importance of their role in the publication of articles and strive for fair peer-review. In addition, the information obtained during the peer-review of the manuscript must not be leaked to others. However, the editorial board may be notified only when it becomes aware of the fact that it violates the prohibition of duplicate applications. In addition, if the author of the manuscript to be examined has a personal connection with a reviewer, such as the same affiliation or laboratory, it is desirable to decline the examination immediately. |
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Peer-review Period
The period of peer-review is determined by the editor-in-chief or the representative
of the secretariat while considering the publication situation. When requesting
an external reviewer for the peer-review, the set time is longer than usual. |
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Peer-review Procedure
All work is by email, however depending on the reviewer’s circumstances
it is possible to use fax or postal mail. As a general rule, the content
of peer-review work will not be disclosed externally. The procedure for
peer-review work is as follows:
(1) Acceptance of submitted papers
(2) Selection of reviewers
(3) Notification of peer-review results (judgment)
(4) Decision/Notification of acceptance |
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Peer-review Criteria and Acceptance/Rejection Judgment
Reviewers will make a fair and objective evaluation while giving due consideration to the research situation in the relevant field of the submitted paper, and will make a comprehensive acceptance/rejection decision anonymously. If the submitted manuscript requires revision, the author must revise the manuscript according to the reviewer’s instructions and submit the revised manuscript by the designated date. Revised manuscripts will be accepted if it is confirmed that they have been sufficiently revised. If the revision is insufficient, a request is made to the author for further revision. In principle, rewriting of sentences and revision of figures and tables after acceptance of the manuscript is not permitted. |
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| Publication Ethics |
| as of September 11, 2024 |
Research Fraud
Data forgery means that the researcher has forged the data, not the actual
research. Data tampering means that a researcher conducted an experiment
but modified some data. The editorial board also strives to check for fraud
related to publishing ethics. |
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Plagiarism
Copying the ideas of other researchers without proper citation is considered
plagiarism. Please write according to appropriate citation rules. In the
review process, if it is judged necessary to have a plagiarism check, the
editorial board uses the J-STAGE Similarity Check of “iThenticate” by Turnitin,
LLC. |
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Double Submission
Simultaneous submission of the same paper, that is, "double submission"
is prohibited, and in principle only "unpublished" submissions
are allowed. Therefore, the same manuscript cannot be submitted to multiple
journals at the same time, regardless of the language used. We do not accept
manuscripts that simply change the language of almost the same research.
In addition, we may refuse to accept papers that have been divided into
manuscripts based on the same experiment. If it is determined that the
submitted manuscript is a double submission, the review will be stopped
at that point and the manuscript will be returned to the author as “rejected.” |
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Authorship
As a condition for becoming an author, it is necessary to contribute to research ideas, data acquisition, analysis, etc., and to cooperate in writing the manuscript. Having little involvement in the research, but putting in a name for authoritative purposes can be considered an ethical violation. Those who have provided support but have not contributed to the research should be featured in an acknowledgements section. We recommend that the number of listed authors should not exceed 5 persons. |
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Approval of Ethical Review
Research on humans must be based on the Helsinki Declaration of Human Rights,
at which time informed consent must be approved by the institutional review
board (or equivalent) of the institution to which the author belongs. If
the research cannot be reviewed by the ethics committee of the research
institution to which the researcher belongs, the researcher must comply
with the ethical guidelines and other guidelines established by the Ministry
of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology or the Ministry of
Health, Labour and Welfare in Japan. In the paper, it is necessary to anonymize
personal information, or to obtain written consent if sufficient anonymization
is difficult. |
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Personal Information Protection
SHES will use personal/corporate information only for the purpose of submitting
a contribution. In addition, we recognize the importance of personal information
and will comply with and follow the various laws and regulations in order
to thoroughly protect such information. |
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