The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus

The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus
DisciplineAsian studies
LanguageEnglish
Edited byTristan R. Grunow, Mary M. McCarthy
Publication details
History2002–present
Publisher
Asia-Pacific Journal, Inc. (United States)
FrequencyMonthly
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Asia-Pac. J.-Jpn. Focus
Indexing
ISSN1557-4660
Links

The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus is an open-access journal providing critical analysis of the forces shaping the Asia-Pacific and the world. Since 2002, APJJF—also known as Japan Focus[1]—has published over 3,500 articles in English focusing on new research, commentary, interviews, and translations that explore the geopolitics, economics, history, society, culture, international relations, and environment of the modern and contemporary Asia-Pacific region. In 2008, the journal received the Ryukyu Shimpo's first Ikemiyagushiku Shui Memorial Prize, recognizing its outstanding worldwide contribution to proposing solutions to "problems confronting Okinawa."[2][3]

Founded by Mark Selden, the journal is governed by a nonprofit board, and has an editorial board composed of specialists in a broad range of subjects related to the Asia-Pacific. The current coeditors are Tristan R. Grunow and Mary M. McCarthy.

The APJJF Course Readers (2012–2016) provide educational resources on 15 selected topics with explanatory introductions by scholars.[4] APJJF also showcases winning submissions of the Kyoko Selden Memorial Translation Prize in Japanese Literature, Thought, and Society (2014–2022).[5]

APJJF publishes under a Creative Commons license, and articles are abstracted and indexed in Scopus,[6] Emerging Sources Citation Index (Web of Science),[7] EBSCOhost Political Science Complete,[8] and Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ).[9]

  1. ^ Selden, Mark. 2004. “Japanese Resources for Teaching about Japan”. Education About Asia: Online Archives, Association for Asian Studies. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  2. ^ "＜社説＞池宮城秀意記念賞 世界に沖縄の今伝えよう". The Ryukyu Shimpo (琉球新報). 15 September 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  3. ^ On 17 September 2008, the Ryukyu Shimpo presented the inaugural Ikemiyagushiku Shui Memorial Prize to The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus, see the ceremony on YouTube. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  4. ^ The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus Course Readers are accessible online. Laura Hein is Series Editor of the 15 APJJF Course Readers (2012–2016). For a concise review of the first four APJJF Course Readers, see Peter K. Frost, 2013, “The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus Course Readers”, Education About Asia: Online Archives, Association for Asian Studies. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  5. ^ Kyoko Selden Memorial Translation Prize in Japanese Literature, Thought, and Society (2014–2022), Department of Asian Studies, Cornell University. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  6. ^ The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus, Scopus.
  7. ^ The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus, Clarivate Web of Science (WoS) Core Collection: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI).
  8. ^ The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus, Political Science Complete Database Coverage List (Core).
  9. ^ The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ).