The Society of Historical Research

Office of the Society of Historical Research :
Faculty of Letters, Kyoto University
Yoshidahonmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City, 606-8501, Japan
Phone & Fax: +81-75-753-2787　e-mail: SHR@bun.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Shirin is the academic journal published by the Society of Historical Research (SHR), and its broad focus covers a number of sub-disciplines of history, geography, and archaeology. The journal is issued in alternate months, and every issue consists of 160 pages on average. The contents of the Latest Issue as well as Back Numbers are viewable.

Every member of the SHR is eligible to contribute articles, research notes, and book reviews to Shirin. Submission of manuscripts by SHR members is welcomed. The editorial board of Shirin reviews submitted manuscripts, and determines which are to be accepted. Authors may be requested to make revisions by the board before his/her manuscript receives final approval.

Click here to see the Submission Guidelines (available only in Japanese).

Vol.108 No.5 September 2025

Articles:
ŌTA Maiko	The Significance of the Term “Zhang Chu”
MURAKAMI Ryo	The Habsburg Empire’s Constitutional Reform Plan on the Eve of World War I: Focusing on the 1911 Accession Program by Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s Military Chancellery
NAKAHAMA Hirotaka	The Development of Cultural Policies in the Reunification Process and the Role of GDR Artists: Contributions and Influence of the GDR Artists Protection Association
Book Review:	KATO Yusuke, A Study of Imperial Household Finances: An Alternative History of Modern Japan
ŌSHIMIZU Yutaka	MASUNAGA Masataka, Greek Poleis Alive in the Roman Empire: Cultural and Economic Dynamics in Asia Minor
FUNADA Yoshiyuki	FURUMATSU Takashi, The Age of Multipolar Coexistence in Eastern Eurasia: Before the Mongol Empire
MIYAZAKI Haruka	FUKUMOTO Kenshi, Social Engagements of Medical Doctors: Building Poland and Rank-and-File Intelligentsia (1890-1920)
Miscellaneous