Submission guidelines
ToXiv accepts submissions from affiliates of the Tokai Higher Education and Research System (THERS) and its member universities, Gifu University and Nagoya University. Submissions in any field of study, including interdisciplinary study, are acceptable. All papers should, however, be potentially refereeable work of the kind found in peer-reviewed publications. All submissions should follow commonly accepted standards of scholarly communication.
- Submissions are only accepted from affiliates of Tokai Higher Education and Research System or its member institutions.
- All submissions are subject to moderation to ensure that the work is appropriately scholarly. Work that includes non-scholarly content, or that is plagiarized may be removed.
- Authors grant ToXiv license to distribute the work.
- In principle, authors should only submit their own work. All co-authors must agree to license the work for distribution.
Style for submissions
We recommend that papers use the Chicago Manual of Style 17th edition (author-date) style. Authors may, however, use a different style that is prevalent in their field as long as styling is consistent within the paper.
All submissions must include a title and the names of all authors. In general, papers should include an abstract. If there is no abstract, please send a short description of the work (up to 300 words or 450 Japanese characters) with your submission. If you are submitting a review, the description should include complete details about the material reviewed.
See the following resources for help with styling.
- Suggested style guide
- Examples to illustrate style (PDF—English), (PDF—Japanese)
- Chicago author-date style citation style language (CSL) project template from Zotero Style Repository (Works with Zotero or any other CSL-compatible software)
Submission process
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- I grant ToXiv a perpetual, non-exclusive license to distribute this article.
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- I understand that ToXiv has the right to reject or reclassify any submission.
- I understand that submissions cannot be removed once they are accepted.
You can submit your paper by sending it, along with your name, affiliation, and email address, to ToXiv. Send all of the necessary files in one message. For example, if your paper includes figures, appendices, or other information, send this along with the main manuscript. You should also include an abstract or short description of the paper (see "Style guide" above), either in the manuscript itself or in the submission message.
If the submission is a dissertation abstract or a review, please say so in your submission email.
The following file types are acceptable:
- TeX, LaTeX, PDFLaTeX
- DOC, DOCX, RTF
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When submitting a dissertation abstract, also include the following information:
- University or institution
- Faculty, department, etc.
- Degree type (PhD, MD, EdD, MBA, etc.)
- Year and date completed
State in your email, "I am submitting the attached dissertation abstract to ToXiv." Also include all the information listed above for papers.