New Voices is a peer-reviewed journal of Japan-related topics, published in print and open access online by the Japan Foundation, Sydney.  The journal’s primary aim is to support emerging Japanese studies scholars by providing a platform for the promotion of outstanding research and writing by students and early career researchers. New Voices seeks to highlight the state of Japanese studies in Australia and provide the conditions for the fruitful exchange of ideas. Also, by functioning as an archive of outstanding research, the journal will, over time, serve as a useful tool for tracking the changing interests of young Japanese studies scholars.

For the fourth volume of New Voices, we are soliciting original scholarly papers from recent Honours and Masters students.  Students who completed their Honours or Masters thesis at an Australian or New Zealand university during the period January 2007 – December 2009 are eligible and we would like to encourage submissions from all candidates whose work meets the guidelines outlined below.

Please note, Volume 4 of New Voices will include a statement to show submissions are peer-reviewed to meet the 2010 HERDC requirements for refereed journal status.