Japanese scholars Oda Tatsuo, Isoba Akira and Nakano Miyoko, etc. have made some pioneering research on who finalized the manuscript of Journey to the West and whether the novel was related to the teachings and Taoist priests of Quanzhen.

• 摘要日本学者太田辰夫、矶部彰和中野美代子等，在探求《西游记》定稿人与全真教教义及其道士的关系方面，进行了许多开拓性的研究。