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{{Short description|Open-access peer-reviewed journal}}
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| editor = Tristan R. Grunow, Mary M. McCarthy
| discipline = [[Asian studies]]
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| language = English
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| abbreviation = Asia-Pac. J.-Jpn. Focus
| publisher = Asia-Pacific Journal, Inc.
| country = United States
| frequency = Monthly
| history = 2002–present
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| website = http://apjjf.org
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'''''The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus''''' is an open-access journal providing critical analysis of the forces shaping the [[Asia-Pacific]] and the world. Since 2002, ''APJJF—''also known as ''Japan Focus''<ref>Selden, Mark. 2004. “Japanese Resources for Teaching about Japan”. [https://www.asianstudies.org/publications/eaa/archives/japanese-resources-for-teaching-about-japan-2/ ''Education About Asia'': Online Archives, Association for Asian Studies]. Retrieved 30 April 2024.</ref>''—''has published over 3,500 articles in English focusing on new research, commentary, interviews, and translations that explore the geopolitics, economics, history, society, culture, international relations, and environment of the modern and contemporary Asia-Pacific region. In 2008, the journal received the ''[[Ryūkyū Shimpō|Ryukyu Shimpo]]''<nowiki/>'s first Ikemiyagushiku Shui Memorial Prize, recognizing its outstanding worldwide contribution to proposing solutions to "problems confronting Okinawa."<ref>{{cite web |first= |date=15 September 2018 |title=＜社説＞池宮城秀意記念賞 世界に沖縄の今伝えよう |url=https://ryukyushimpo.jp/editorial/entry-803622.html |access-date=30 April 2024 |website=The Ryukyu Shimpo (琉球新報)}}</ref><ref>On 17 September 2008, the ''Ryukyu Shimpo'' presented the inaugural Ikemiyagushiku Shui Memorial Prize to ''The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus'', see the ceremony on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=up0tgc7Pnjc YouTube]. Retrieved 30 April 2024.</ref>
Founded by [[Mark Selden]], the journal is governed by a nonprofit board, and has an editorial board composed of specialists in a broad range of subjects related to the Asia-Pacific. The current coeditors are Tristan R. Grunow and Mary M. McCarthy.
The ''APJJF'' Course Readers (2012–2016) provide educational resources on 15 selected topics with explanatory introductions by scholars.<ref>''The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus'' Course Readers are accessible online. Laura Hein is Series Editor of the 15 [https://apjjf.org/course-readers ''APJJF'' Course Readers (2012–2016)]. For a concise review of the first four ''APJJF'' Course Readers, see Peter K. Frost, 2013, “''The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus'' Course Readers”, [https://www.asianstudies.org/publications/eaa/archives/the-asia-pacific-journal-japan-focus-course-readers/ ''Education About Asia'': Online Archives, Association for Asian Studies]. Retrieved 30 April 2024.</ref> ''APJJF'' also showcases winning submissions of the Kyoko Selden Memorial Translation Prize in Japanese Literature, Thought, and Society (2014–2022).<ref>Kyoko Selden Memorial Translation Prize in Japanese Literature, Thought, and Society (2014–2022), Department of Asian Studies, [https://asianstudies.cornell.edu/selden-prize Cornell University]. Retrieved 30 April 2024. </ref>
''APJJF'' publishes under a [[Creative Commons license]], and articles are abstracted and indexed in Scopus,<ref>''The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus'', [https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/21101090675 Scopus].</ref> Emerging Sources Citation Index (Web of Science),<ref>''The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus'', Clarivate Web of Science (WoS) Core Collection: [https://mjl.clarivate.com/search-results Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)].</ref> EBSCOhost Political Science Complete,<ref>''The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus'', [https://www.ebsco.com/m/ee/Marketing/titleLists/poh-coverage.htm Political Science Complete Database Coverage List] (Core).</ref> and Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ).<ref>''The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus,'' [https://www.doaj.org/toc/1557-4660 Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)].</ref>
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[[Category:Academic journals established in 2002]]
[[Category:Area studies journals]]
[[Category:English-language journals]]
[[Category:Monthly journals]]