《日本研究雜志》成立于1974年，是一個多學科和跨學科的論壇，旨在交流關于日本的新信息、解釋和研究。其核心目標是通過出版關于日本的經驗性和解釋性著作，保持最高質量學術的持久記錄。歡迎來自人文和社會科學領域的原創作品，以及日本在其中發揮重要作用的比較和跨國主題的作品。該雜志重視分析嚴謹的文章，這些文章為研究日本的學者提供了更廣泛的背景下的專業研究成果。該雜志的其他特點是其廣泛和實質性的書評部分，其“觀點”文章提供更廣泛的評價特定的主題或文學，以及翻譯的日語文章的特殊相關性。該雜志每年出版兩次，冬季和夏季。歡迎早期學者和知名學者投稿。所有的提交都經過嚴格的同行評審過程。作者希望與日語資源和獎學金。日本研究雜志由日本研究學會出版，設在華盛頓大學。它得到了捐贈基金、日本基金會、華盛頓大學和私人捐贈的支持。《日本研究雜志》的內容可以在Muse項目和JSTOR數據庫中在線獲得。期刊的出版政策符合開放獲取的正常要求。

Established in 1974, the Journal of Japanese Studies is a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary forum for communicating new information, interpretations, and research on Japan. Its core objective is to maintain an enduring record of highest-quality scholarship through publication of empirical and interpretive work on Japan. Original submissions from across the humanities and social sciences are welcome, as are those on comparative and transnational topics in which Japan plays a major part. The Journal values analytically rigorous articles that locate specialized research findings in a broader context for scholars working on Japan. Other features of the Journal are its extensive and substantive book review section, its “Perspectives” essays offering broader evaluations of particular topics or literatures, and its translations of Japanese articles of special relevance.The Journal is published twice each year, winter and summer. Submissions are welcomed from both early-career and established scholars. All submissions undergo a rigorous peer-review process. Authors are expected to engage with Japanese-language sources and scholarship.The Journal of Japanese Studies is published by the Society for Japanese Studies and housed at the University of Washington. It is supported by an endowment and by the Japan Foundation, the University of Washington, and private gifts. Contents of the Journal of Japanese Studies are available online in the Project Muse and JSTOR databases. The publication policies of the Journal meet the normal requirements for Open Access.