About the Journal

The MINIKOMI: Austrian Journal of Japanese Studies is the annual academic journal, published by the AAJ - Akademischer Arbeitskreis Japan [Austrian Japan-Society for Science and Art]. It is available as open access journal as well as exclusive print version for the members of the society.

The Akademischer Arbeitskreis Japan - AAJ [Austrian Japan-Society for Science and Art] was established in 1985 with the aim to further the dissemination of knowledge and exchange of information about Japanese society and culture in Austria. Moreover, the AAJ seeks to connect people interested in Japan in the fields of the humanities, social sciences and art. The AAJ organizes lectures, artist talks, film screenings, other Japan-related events and informal meetings. Furthermore, it issues the journal MINIKOMI: Austrian Journal of Japanese Studies which contains original articles, book reviews, conference reports, interviews etc. The AAJ is an academic, non-political, non-profit association. More at www.aaj.at.

Bibliographic Information
Title: MINIKOMI: Austrian Journal of Japanese Studies
Japanese parallel title: ミニコミ
Former title (1985-2018): Informationen des Akademisches Arbeitskreises Japan – MINIKOMI
Former Japanese parallel title (1985-2018): 墺日学術交流会 ミニコミ

Publisher: Akademische Arbeitskreis Japan – Österreichische Japan-Gesellschaft für Wissenschaft und Kunst (AAJ) [Austrian Japan-Society for Science and Art]
Place: Vienna, Austria, Europe

ISSN (print): 2706-7424
ISSN (online): 2706-7432
URL: https://journals.univie.ac.at/index.php/aaj/
Hosted by: Open Access Office, Vienna University Library, Boltzmanng. 5, 1090 Vienna
Platform: Open Journal Systems (OJS)

Language: multilanguage (English, German, Japanese)
Aim and Scope: Japanese studies and japan related topics
Sections: Article, Student's Article, Artistic Contribution, Translation, Interview, Conference Report, Review
Review process: Editorial review for all submissions
(additional peer review for some academic articles and student’s papers which are than marked as such)
NO Author fees (APC): No fees are charged for subbmission or publishing.

What Open Access means to us?
This is an open access journal which means that all [new*] content is freely available without charge to the users or their institutions. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition of open access.

* We also provide as many backnumbers and previously published articles as possible open access, but are limited by the consent of the authors to do so.