Instructions for Preparation of Papers for Bulletin of the Society of Photography and Imagingof Japan
Society of Photography and Imaging of Japan
Established: Feb. 20th, 2014
Last updated: February 12th, 2020

1. Paper size and format

with capital letters such as “Taro YAMADA”,Authors must prepare manuscripts in ISO

yamada is family name and taro is given

A4 (210mm × 297mm) size of paper withname. If subtitle has sequential serial

margin ca. 3 cm using by Microsoft Word or

number, roman numbers (I, II, III, etc.)

a generic word-processor. 15 words in 100

must be used. If author’s affiliation islines correspond to 1 publication page. Thechanged after writing the manuscript,

manuscript is not needed to set same layout

current affiliation should be indicated inin publication format.

footnote.
(2) Abstract

2. Format of manuscript
Authorsmust

arrange

In Letters, abstract length is limited to 50
contentsofwords. In other articles, abstract length ismanuscript in the following order: (1) cover

not limited.

page, (2) abstract, (3) keywords, (4) main(3) Keywords

text,

references,

Authors should provide 5 keywords infootnotes, caption of figures, tables, andprinciple. Length of keyword is limited to 20figures.

contains

words in all.

introduction, experiment method, result,(4) Main text

discussion (or result and discussion), anda. Authors must use standard scientific andconclusion. The manuscript must be written

technical terms in English.

in clear and correct English. Author mustb. Unit of quantity and unit symbols are used

number all pages in single sequence

as international unit (SI).

beginning with the cover page.

c. Each section should be numberedacknowledgement,Standard

maintext

consecutively with an Arabic numeral such
(1) First page

as 1, 1.1, 1.2.1 etc. There are no sections inAuthors must write classification of paper,Letters.

paper title, author names, affiliation, address,
and the E-mail address of corresponding

3. Figure, picture, and Table

author. Author’s first names should be(1) Authors must number each figure

spelled out, and family names are shown

consecutively in Arabic numerals, such as

Fig.1, Fig.2….

numbers with a closing parenthesis as a(2) Captions of figure and picture must be

superscript to cite literature in the main text,

listed on separate sheets in the followinge.g.,1),2)….

main text.

(2) Authors should not refer to private(3) There is an additional fee for color

communications in principle. If authors doprinting. Additional color illustration costs

refer to a private communication, authors

JPY15,000 per page.

must release the contents of private(4) Tables are prepared on each page andcommunication to the public.

numbered such as Table.1, Table.2….

(3) How to write reference:

Caption<Journal>

mustbewritten

upperandcentering position.

Information of reference must be arranged(5) Write “Fig. 1 insert” etc. in right margin

in the following order: Reference number,in main text in order to assign expected

Authors, Journal name, Volume, Page, Year.

position of figures, pictures, and tables.

Volume must be typed in boldface. Year

(6) When manuscripts are accepted, authors

must be placed with a closing parenthesis.

must submit digital data of figures, pictures,Journal names should be abbreviated, whichand tables. The digital files should be

are based on Chemical Abstracts etc. If thestandard format (tif, jpg, bmp, eps, xls orabbreviation of Journal name is not general,ppt) in each separate electronic files, whichauthors must write unabbreviated journal

are taken sufficient care regarding matters

name.

such as gradation bit counts, image size, andExample: 1)M. A. Kriss, J. Soc. Photogr. Sci.

compression. When the electronic data may

Tech. Jpn., 59, 186 (1996).

be unable to read in printing office, authors<Book>

shouldInformation of reference must be arranged

submitwell-defined

printedmaterials.

in the following order: Reference number,Authors, Book name, Edition, Editor,

4. Footnote

Publisher, Public place, Year, Page (orIf authors want to add the footnote, authors

Chapter). If authors of reference aremust place asterisk (such as *, **, ….) as aunknown such as Handbook etc., authors

superscript in the main text and list theshould indicate the editor name after

footnotes on separate sheet. In publication,reference number. Book name is placed withthe footnotes are printed in bellow positiona closing double quotes such as “Book name”.

on the page.

Example: 1）J. H. Hamilton, “The Theory ofthe Photographic Process”, 4th ed., by T. H.

5. Reference(1) How to refer: Authors must place

James, Macmillan, 3 New York, 1977, p. 108.

6. Equation and chemical compound(1) Mathematical and chemical equations
The equation in sentence must be expressedsuch as a/b, exp(-E/RT), do not use double
subscript and superscript notations andsuperscript of exponential function etc.,
expect for confusion of understanding theequation.
The independent equation from sentence
must be clearly write and added sequenceequation number. When the equation is very
long and should confuse the editing process,authors

must

place

“ anothersheet,equation number” in the main text, andwrite the equation and equation number onanother sheet.
(2) Name of chemical compounds<Name of compounds>
In the main text, authors must use notchemical formula but compound namebased on IUPAC, expect for confusion ofunderstanding the compound name based
on IUPAC. Authors should base trivial nameon Chemical Abstracts.
<Abbreviation of compounds>
If authors use the abbreviation of compound,the authors must write both formal nameand then write the abbreviation with a closed
parenthesis in the first appearance in themain text.
Example:1-phenyl-5-mercaptotetrazole(PMT) or (Compound 1)