Transactions of the Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences
Publication Ethics Policies
Transactions of the Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences (TJSASS) upholds the highest
standards in scholarly publishing. Submission to TJSASS implies that authors have read and compliedwith the journal’s policies on publication ethics. The journal reserves the right to reject without
review any manuscript that the Editor believes may breach these policies.
Submission
Submission to TJSASS implies that all authors have seen and approved of the manuscript, haveagreed to its submission, and have the right to publish their work.
Submission to the journal also implies that the manuscript is original work that has not beenpreviously published in any language and is not under consideration elsewhere. When submitting
their manuscript, authors must inform the Editor if any related publications are under consideration
or in press elsewhere.
Authorship
TJSASS encourages authors to follow the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE)
Recommendations on ‘Defining the Role of Authors and Contributors’. In particular, the ICMJE
recommends that each author must have made a substantial contribution to the conception ordesign of the work, or the acquisition, analysis or interpretation of data for the work; drafted themanuscript or revised it critically for important intellectual content; approved the final version of themanuscript for publication; and agreed to be held accountable for all aspects of the work. Any
contributor who has met these four criteria should be an author on the manuscript. Contributors
who have not met all four criteria should not be authors of the manuscript but may be included in
the manuscript’s Acknowledgements.
Submission to TJSASS implies that all authors have seen and approve of the author list. Anyamendments to the author list after manuscript submission (such as changing the order of names, oradding or removing names) must be approved by all authors and the Editor.
Unoriginal material
By submitting a manuscript to TJSASS, authors warrant that it represents original work. Manuscripts
may be screened for unoriginal material using CrossCheck. By submitting a manuscript to the journal,
authors agree to this screening. If CrossCheck screening reveals an unacceptable level of unoriginal
material, the Editor may reject or retract the manuscript.
Image integrity
All images in a submitted manuscript must accurately reflect the original data on which they arebased. Images may be digitally manipulated or processed, as long as any adjustments are kept to aminimum, are applied to the entire image, and meet community standards. No individual parts of animage should be moved, removed, added or enhanced. Any significant or non-linear image
adjustments should be described clearly in the accompanying caption.
The editors reserve the right to request original, unprocessed images from the authors to aid in theirassessment of a submitted manuscript. Failure to provide requested images may result in amanuscript being rejected or retracted.

Reproducing copyrighted material
If a manuscript submitted to TJSASS contains published or previously unpublished material (such asimages) that is not the authors’ copyright, it is the authors' responsibility to obtain any necessary
permissions to reproduce the material. These permissions should be included with the manuscript
submission and the source of the material and copyright holder must be clearly and appropriately
acknowledged and attributed.
Availability of data and materials
When referring to publicly available data and materials, such as public repositories or commercial
manufacturers, authors must include relevant sources (e.g. accession numbers or company details) intheir manuscript as appropriate.
Submission of a manuscript to TJSASS implies that the authors are willing and able to grant reasonable
requests to share data and materials. Authors who are unable to do so, because of employer or otherconfidentiality requirements, should explain why at the time of submission. The journal may require abrief note of explanation to be inserted in the manuscript upon acceptance.
Authors should make data and materials relevant to their manuscript available as Supplementary
Material, or deposit it in appropriate public databases or digital repositories before the date ofpublication.
Conflicts of interest
A conflict of interest exists when there are actual, perceived or potential circumstances that could
influence an author’s ability to conduct and report research impartially. Such circumstances could
include (but are not limited to) competing commercial or financial interests, commercial affiliations,consulting roles, or ownership of stock or equity.
In the interests of transparency, all authors must declare any conflicts of interest in relation to theirsubmitted manuscript. Authors should list all funding sources for their work in theAcknowledgements section of their manuscript.