ERJ

This is the site of the online content of Extensive Reading in Japan (ERJ) - the Journal of the JALT Extensive Reading SIG - a biannual subscription based journal mostly aimed at our members in Japan. As our original JALT publication, the ERJ exists to help promote Extensive Reading (ER) in Japan and aims to serve the members of the ER SIG.

Editor: Mark Brierley, Shinshu University

Copy Editors: Joe Tomei, Dan James and Heather Doiron

Design: Bjorn Fuisting, Ritsumeikan University

Proofreaders

Thomas Bieri, Leslie Chivers, Brandon Kramer, Cheryl DiCello, Doreen Ewert, Chau Meng Huat, Andrew O'Brien, Daniel Stewart, Tom Robb, Greg Rouault

Current Issue here.

ERJ Back Issues here.

Graded Readers here.

Situations vacant

The ERJ team is always looking for proofreaders, columnists and copy editors. Also, please get in touch if you're interested in any of these positions:

Subscriptions manager

Get the ERJ to those who need it

Photo editor

Find and format beautiful images

Listings editor

What ER events are happening?

Layout editor

Watch out for hot lead!

Write for Us!

Deadline for submissions: February 28th for Spring edition and July 31st for Autumn edition.

Anything related to extensive reading or extensive listening, or of interest to members of the JALT ER SIG
Maximum length: 4 sides of A4, around 2,500 words
APA6 style
No footnotes
Headings and subheadings sentence-capitalised (only the first letter of the heading and the first letter of proper names capitalised—like this list!)
Photos, graphs and graphics submitted as separate, clearly named files
MSWord or text format (If you have any layout requests, send separately or consider the position of layout editor!)
In English or Japanese, but not both (No Japanese characters within English text)
Put your name and part of the title in the filename.
Authors should prepare a photo, relatively close-up with good contrast and ideally reading something. Add your academic affiliation if you would like that to appear in print.
Send to erj(at)jalt(dot)org

Subscribe!
Subscription to the ERJ
For non-JALT members who wish to receive issues of the ERJ, please write to Mark Brierley (Editor) at with your name and address. Additionally, you will need to deposit 2000 yen annually into the ER SIG bank account (details below). To pay by Paypal contact Ken Kobayashi at ersigtreasurer(at)gmail(dot)com.

Account Bank: Shinsei
Branch Number: 400
Branch Name: Honten
Account Holder: KENICHIRO KOBAYASHI
Katakana: ケンイチロウ　コバヤシ
Account Number: 2237144
Type of Account: Regular (Futsuu)
Note: The katakana is not needed by Shinsei, but some banks require you to input katakana when you make a transfer.
Please note, this fee is ONLY for the ERJ subscription - it is does not confer ER SIG membership. For membership, please see the Joining page.