We assessed the infrared-absorption spectra and 13 C-NMR measurements in a layered organic salt, Ј-͑BEDT-TTF͒͑TCNQ͒, which exhibits antiferromagnetic transitions at 20 and 3 K. The former originates from the spin in the bis-͑ethylenedithio͒-tetrathiafulvalene ͑BEDT-TTF͒ layers, while the latter originates from the localized spin in the tetracyanoquinodimethane ͑TCNQ͒ layers. Using infrared-absorption spectroscopy, we estimated the degree of charge transfer, , between BEDT-TTF and TCNQ as 0.5. Using 13 C-NMR spectroscopy, we observed an exchange field at the BEDT-TTF site, which is produced by the localized spins of TCNQ dimers. Using the obtained value of and the molecular arrangement of Ј-͑BEDT-TTF͒͑TCNQ͒, which is similar to that of the highest T c organic superconductor, Ј-͑BEDT-TTF͒ 2 ICl 2 , we concluded that the absence of the pressure-induced superconductivity in Ј-͑BEDT-TTF͒͑TCNQ͒ results from the presence of this exchange field. The exchange interaction, J, and the exchange field, H ex , were estimated as −12 K and −19 T / B on the TCNQ dimer unit, respectively. These findings suggest that superconductivity may arise in Ј-͑BEDT-TTF͒͑TCNQ͒ by the application of an external field of 19 T under high pressure.