The editors of Social Science Japan Journal (SSJJ) at the Institute of Social Science (ISS) of the University of Tokyo have joined forces with Oxford University Press (OUP) to award the ISS–OUP Prize to the author of the best article published in SSJJ each year. The prize includes ¥25,000 in books and a year’s subscription to SSJJ. With the author’s consent, the winning paper may be translated into Japanese and published in the Institute’s Shakai Kagaku Kenkyū (The Journal of Social Science). After soliciting recommendations from SSJJ’s International Editorial Board, the SSJJ Editorial Board selects the article making the greatest contribution to research on modern Japan. The main criteria are (a) originality of research theme, (b) excellence of theoretical framework and empirical data, and (c) contribution to future studies in the field.

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2020年ISS-OUP奖获得者

东京大学社会科学研究所（ISS）的《日本社会科学日刊》（SSJJ）的编辑与牛津大学出版社（OUP）携手，将ISS–OUP奖授予《科学与技术》杂志上发表的最佳文章的作者。每年SSJJ。该奖项包括25,000日元的书籍以及SSJJ的一年订阅。与作者的同意，获奖论文可以被翻译成日文并发表在研究所的沙凯化学Kenkyū（在社会科学杂志）。在征求SSJJ的建议后的国际编辑委员会，SSJJ编辑委员会选择对现代日本研究做出最大贡献的文章。主要标准是：（a）研究主​​题的独创性；（b）理论框架和经验数据的卓越性；（c）对该领域未来研究的贡献。