| Discipline | Japanese studies |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Bettina Gramlich-Oka |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1938-present |
| Publisher | Sophia University (Japan) |
| Frequency | Semiannual |
| Standard abbreviations ISO 4 (alt) · Bluebook (alt) NLM (alt) · MathSciNet (alt  ) | |
| ISO 4 | Monum. Nippon. |
| Indexing CODEN (alt · alt2) · JSTOR (alt) · LCCN (alt) MIAR · NLM (alt) · Scopus · W&L | |
| ISSN | 0027-0741 (print) 1880-1390 (web) |
| JSTOR | 00270741 |
| Links | |
Monumenta Nipponica is a semi-annualacademic journal ofJapanese studies. Published bySophia University (Tokyo), it is one of the oldest English-language academic journals in the field ofAsian studies, being founded in 1938.[1] Although the journal originally published articles in several languages, such as French, German, Spanish, and Italian, the journal has been published solely in English since early 1963.[2] A series of 75monographs were also published until 1986 under theMonumenta Nipponica name.[3]
A symposium was held at Sophia University on October 6, 2018, to commemorate the 80-year anniversary ofMonumenta Nipponica's founding. Videos of the symposium are available onYouTube.[4] In 2020, Sophia University published a special issue commemoratingMonumenta Nipponica's 80-year founding, showcasing the people who made the journal happen and noteworthy historical events.[5]
Each issue contains two to three main research articles, and around twenty reviews of recent books in Japanese studies, dealing with Japanesesociety,culture,history,religion,literature,art,anthropology, and related topics in Japanese andAsian studies. The journal occasionally publishes translations of Japanese-language works and English-language reviews of noteworthy books on Japanese studies that were published in other European languages, particularly German and French.
In addition to the printed journal,Monumenta Nipponica's content can be accessed via 3 websites.
The following persons have beeneditors-in-chief ofMonumenta Nipponica:[9]