Application
Application
*Registration for Audience Participation is scheduled to open in the fall of 2025.
AP Conference Application Process
Guidelines for Audience
Participation fee: No charge
Format of Participation: On-site Conference
*Registration for audience participation is scheduled to open in the fall of 2025.
Guidelines for Presenters
- Application Deadline (Submission of Abstracts)
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June 30
- General Rules
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- A single presenter cannot present more than one (1) paper.
- All submitted papers must be original.
- Presentation language is either English or Japanese.
- The presentation could be made by an individual or by a pre-formed panel (group).
- For pre-formed panel submissions, each panel is limited to four presenters, and the presentation time is 100 minutes (1 hour and 40 minutes).
- Master's students and undergraduates may be separated from general panels according to the contents of their applications.
- Presenters must be available for the entire two-day duration of the conference. Requests for specific presentation dates and times cannot be accommodated.
- Participation Method
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The conference will be held in face-to-face.
- The Announcement of Abstract Acceptance
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- All submitted abstracts will be screened.
- Screening results are scheduled to be notified to your registered email address in July.
- The date and time of the presentation will be announced in October.
- How to Submit
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- Accepted by online registration on this website.
- Submit an abstract in the language of presentation at most 400 words in Japanese, and 150-200 words by APA style in English.
- An abstract should include (1) Purpose of research, (2) Methodology and results, and (3) Conclusion and relevance.
- Correction and Deletion after the Submission
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You cannot modify what you have registered after the deadline.
- Notes
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- Submit your application early, as internet traffic may be heavy just before the deadline. The secretariat assumes no responsibility for incomplete registrations resulting from network congestion.
- The secretariat does not hold any responsibility for any mistakes made by an applicant. Make sure that contents are correct before pressing the registration button.
Participation Fee
- Only for those whose abstract passed the screening. Audience members who will not be presenting at this conference will not be charged.
- Non-APU participants (excluding students): ¥14,000
- Non-APU participants (Students) : ¥7,000
- APU participants (excluding students): ¥7,000
- APU Students: ¥0
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- Payment fee is separately required.
- Once paid, the registration fee cannot be refunded for any reason.
- If multiple presenters are presenting the same paper (abstract), all presenters are required to pay the participation fee.
- The fee is decided based on information as of June 30 2025.
Payment
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Successful applicants will receive information on how to pay the registration fee with their acceptance notice.
Best Paper Award (Only for Graduate Students)
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AP Conference offers the Best Paper Award, including a registration fee waiver, to one of graduate school students who submit the full papers and give English presentation in the conference.
Book Writing Workshop
As teh per-event of AP Conference, the Book Writing Workshop will be held. Please go to the Conference page for more details.
Ritsumeikan Journal of Asia Pacific Studies
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“Ritsumeikan Journal of Asia Pacific Studies,” an academic journal published by RCAPS, is accepting papers by AP Conference presenters. If you are interested, please check the Contribution Guidelines on the relevant webpage.
