European Association for Japanese Studies
ヨーロッパ日本研究協会
European Association for Japanese Studies
ヨーロッパ日本研究協会
Conference
The European Association for Japanese Studies invites paper and panel proposals for the forthcoming 18th EAJS International Conference. Please read the rules and instructions below, before you submit your panel or paper.
EAJS2026 in Poznań is a hybrid conference, meaning with participants being able to take part in any panel either by being present in person or virtually. Everyone who plans to attend the conference either online or in person must register and pay fees once Early Bird registration opens (end of April 2026), with no exceptions.
Panel and paper proposals should be written in English and submitted no later than 5 January 2026.
All panels and papers must be proposed online via a link/button below, but please read all the rules and instructions first:
You can choose between 3 different formats to propose your contribution:
Panels may be proposed with three or four pre-agreed papers within them, and preferably a designated discussant. Panel organizers should ensure that there is sufficient time for discussion. Proposals must consist of:
N.B. panel abstracts should NOT state the names of any presenters
Those proposing panels are asked to be mindful of the inclusiveness of their membership, including rank, gender, and geographical diversity.
Keep in mind that if the panel get accepted, at least one of the panel convenors would need to be attending the conference in-person to mediate and chair the panel. Panels can not take place when both panel convenors are attending virtually/online.
After submitting the panel proposal, panel convenors will receive a confirmation containing a panel-specific link to forward to their presenters, who must then propose their papers directly into the panel before the deadline ( 5 January 2026).
Paper proposals (both individual papers and those proposed to a specific panel) must consist of:
All individual papers and papers that are pre-organised for the proposed panels must be sent in by the end of the Call for Proposals (5 January 2026).
Poster must enter the abstract for the topic presented and description of the presentation/poster presentation. Posters can not be presented virtually/online, all accepted poster authors would need to attend the conference in person.
Printed A1 size posters must be brought to the conference and they will be displayed on the posterboards during the conference.
On submission of the proposal, the author(s) will receive an email confirming receipt. If you do not receive this email, please log into the conference interface at the EAJS conference website to check that your proposal is there.
If you cannot find this, please email the conference address eajs(at)nomadit.co.uk.
Please take a look at the Sections and when proposing your contribution, make sure to select which section your proposal would fit the best.
All presenters must be EAJS members by the time of the conference. However, presenters do not have to be members when submitting a proposal, and membership status has no influence on the selection process.
Contribution to other Sections
If you wish to propose to any other section than Japanese Language Education (AJE), please click the button below.
Contribution to Japanese Language Education (AJE) Section
AJE is using a separate proposal system, so if you wish to propose your contribution to AJE Section, please click the button below.
When the call ends, the section convenors will review the proposals and decide which panels and individual papers to accept. The EAJS Council is not involved in this process. Panels will be accepted in their entirety and individual papers will be grouped into sessions. The convenors can pass proposals to other sections if they believe these would fit better there.
The review process consists of two stages:
The Program Committee (consisting of members of the EAJS Council) takes a final look at the selection to consider thematic overlaps between the sections.
Applicants will be informed of the selection results by the 15th March 2026. The section convenors are not required to give any feedback or justification for their decisions.
The EAJS has applied to the Toshiba International Foundation for funds to support delegate attendance in the EAJS conference in 2026. The Call for Applications outlining eligibility criteria and application rules will be published soon.
The Call for Funding will open on 2 April 2026. All applications must be submitted via an online form, not by email. Selection results will be announced on the 28 May 2026.
In addition to meeting the application criteria, the awarding of a conference grant will be contingent on the approval of the funds requested for this purpose.
