Journal of Japanese Language and Literature
Manuscript Evaluation Form for Submissions in Linguistics or Pedagogy
Please send your evaluation by electronic mail (in the body of email itself or as an attachment) to
smatsun@calstatela.edu. Fax response is also possible—FAX: +1 323 343 4234. If you do not
have email/FAX or if you have annotated the manuscript, return your evaluation and/or the
manuscript by U.S. mail to Sachiko Matsunaga at the following address:
Sachiko Matsunaga
Language and Linguistics editor
Japanese Language and Literatures
Department of Modern Languages and Literatures
California State University, Los Angeles
5151 State University Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90032 USA
Please include the following information in your report:
1. Title of article:
2. Are you also sending an annotated manuscript by postal mail? (Specify whether you need us to
send you stamps to reimburse your postage.)
3. What is your recommendation for publication? Select from:
Accept as is
Accept with revision as noted
Reject but suggest resubmission
Reject
4. Would you be willing to review the revision or resubmitted version if needed?
5. Confidential remarks to the editor.
6. Comments to be sent to the author(s). Include positive comments about the article as well as
specific suggestions for improvement. Japanese Language and Literature would like to give
author(s) detailed, constructive feedback for both accepted and rejected articles. Critiques of at
least one full page considering the following aspects are thus requested.
a. Importance of the topic or issue discussed
b. Review of relevant literature
c. Research design, procedures, and statistics (if applicable)
d. Clarity of writing, including tables, figures, and examples
e. Appropriateness of conclusions drawn/recommendations made
f. Contribution of the article to the profession