Academic Publications

Hogaku Kenkyu: Journal of Law, Politics and Sociology is is a university journal covering the fields of law, politics, and society. It serves as a platform for publishing the research findings of faculty members affiliated with the Faculty of Law and the Graduate School of Law, as well as researchers belonging to the Keio Law Society. In addition to scholarly articles, it includes case law studies and examination reports on degree-seeking theses submitted to the Graduate School of Law. First published in 1922, it is one of Japan’s longest-established university journals and has been issued twelve times a year since its founding. The journal is edited and published by the Association for the Study of Law and Politics at Keio University.

In addition, Kyoyo-ronso, a special annual supplement, is published once a year and features revised research findings by academic faculty members at the Faculty of Law, specializing in the humanities and natural sciences.

The Keio University Law Research Association has published the Hogaku Kenkyu Sosho series to disseminate research findings of high academic value that might otherwise lack opportunities for book-length publication. Since its inception in 1959, more than 110 volumes, including supplementary issues, have been published.

First published in June 1989, the Journal of Law and Political Studies is an academic journal devoted to law, political science, and sociology. Its distinguishing features include the publication of peer-reviewed articles, quarterly issuance, and submission eligibility, in principle, for researchers holding a bachelor’s degree.

While submissions are primarily anticipated from students enrolled in the Graduate School of Law, the submission guidelines impose no such restriction. Eligibility is open to any researcher holding a bachelor’s degree, and the journal continues to be published as a forum in which young researchers may refine their scholarship through mutual intellectual engagement.

The Collection of Graduate School Dissertations is an annual university journal compiling research findings by graduate students enrolled in the Graduate School of Law. While doctoral-level research is increasingly published in the Journal of Law and Political Studies mentioned above, this collection primarily serves as a venue for publishing research findings from the master’s program.