Journal of Applied Ethics publishes original and unpublished regular academic papers as well as discussion papers on any issues in applied ethics and applied philosophy broadly understood.

• All submitted papers are subject to anonymous peer-review, and will be evaluated on the basis of their originality, quality of scholarship and contribution to advancing the understanding of applied ethics and philosophy.
• Papers should not exceed 8,000 words including references.
• An abstract of 150-300 words and a list of up to 5 keywords should be included at the beginning of the paper.
• Papers can be submitted at any time of the year through e-mail to jaep@let.hokudai.ac.jp . If the authors wish their papers to be included in the next volume (to be published in March 2023), however, they are advised to submit their papers by September 15th 2023.
• In-text references should be cited in standard author-date form: (Walzer 1977; Kutz 2004), including specific page numbers after a direct quotation, (Walzer 1977, 23-6).
• A complete alphabetical list of references cited should be included at the end of the paper in the following style:


• Cohen, G.A. (1989), ‘On the Currency of Egalitarian Justice’, Ethics, 99 (4): 906-44.
• Kutz, C. (2004), ‘Chapter 14: Responsibility’, in J. Coleman and S. Shapiro (eds.), Jurisprudence and Philosophy of Law, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 548-87.
• Walzer, M. (1977), Just and Unjust Wars: A Moral Argument with Historical Illustrations, New York: Basic Book.
• Accepted papers will appear in both web-based electronic and printed formats.
• The editorial board reserves the right to make a final decision for publication.