INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS(May 2012)ISIJ International is a monthly publication of the Ironand Steel Institute of Japan (ISIJ). Timely and originalcontributions are welcome from ISIJ members andnonmembers from all over the world.

6. Procedure of Submission: The manuscript should
be submitted via ISIJ International online submission siteon the following URL.
http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/isijint

1. Scope: The journal provides an international medium
for the publication of fundamental and technologicalaspects of the properties, structure, characterization andmodeling, processing, fabrication, and environmental
issues of iron and steel, along with relating engineering
materials.

A submission outside of the online submission system
will not be received.
All manuscripts, except for review articles, must be
submitted along with a statement signed by therepresentative author with the consent of all co-authors,affirming that the manuscript is an original work (i.e.,
it has not already been published, is expected to bepublished, or is being considered for publication byanother journal).

2. Category:(1) Regular Article (maximum of ten printed pages): An
original article documenting significant results that
contribute to the extension of knowledge and promotionof our understanding, and that is presented in such a waythat qualified workers can replicate the key elements on
the basis of the information provided.
(2) Review article: An article about an extensive survey
on one particular subject, in which the already publishedinformation is compiled, analyzed, and discussed.
Reviews are normally delegated, but voluntary proposalof a review topic(s) by a prospective author(s) iswelcome.
(3) Note (maximum of three printed pages): (a) An
article on a new finding or an interesting aspect of anongoing study that merits prompt preliminary publicationin condensed form; (b) a medium for the presentation of
new research and techniques; (c) topics, opinions, orproposals that would be of interest to the readers; and (d)criticisms or additional proofs and interpretations inconnection with articles previously published in theinstitute journals.

7. Review: Every manuscript undergoes a peer review
according to established criteria.
8. Revision of the manuscript: In the event that theoriginal manuscript is returned to the author for revision,
the electronic file(s) of the revised manuscript must be
uploaded within three weeks. If your revised manuscript
is uploaded exceeding three months, we may have toconsider your paper as a new submission.
9. Received and Accepted Date: The day when themanuscript is submitted and its ID is assigned is referred
to as the received date.
The day when the Editorial Board of the ISIJInternational decides to accept the manuscript for
publication is referred to as the accepted date.
10. Proofs: The representative author will receive thegalley proof of the paper. No new material may be added
to the proof. It is essential that the author return the proof
before a specified deadline to avoid rescheduling of
publication in a later issue.

3. Language: All contributions must be written in
English. Latitude in terms of spelling, both in American
and British styles, is permitted, although its consistency isrequired throughout the manuscript.

11. Copyright: The submission of an article implies that
all copyrights provided in Articles 21 through 28 of theCopyright Law of Japan are transferred to the Iron andSteel Institute of Japan. The transfer is made effective byplacing checkmarks in the relevant column of the online
application form and becomes void if the paper is not
accepted for publication in the journal.
When there are multiple authors, a representative towhom the relevant authorities have delegated shall carryout the above procedure. The representative shall assume
all responsibilities related to the transfer of copyrights.

4. Units: The standard SI units must be used. Non-SI
units should be confined to those that have been approved
for use with SI units by the Editorial Board (refer to theannexed table).
5. Requirements of manuscript: The manuscript
should not have been copyrighted, published, or
submitted for publication elsewhere.
A manuscript that does not conform to the “Instructions
for Authors” and the “Guide for the Preparation of aManuscript” will not be “received”.
The author should upload the document file with title
page, synopsis, key words, text, references in Word andthe electronic files for tables and figures in Word, tif, jpg,
and other appropriate files.
Figures should be of a superior quality for direct
reproduction for printing. Papers exceeding the page limit
may be returned to the author for condensation prior toreview.

12. Page Charge: The author must consent to the page
charge and place the checkmarks in the relevant columnof the electronic application form related thereto. Acharge of ¥7,000 per printed page will be collected for the
published papers. Reprints will be available with actual
expenses upon the author’s request. The PDF file of the
published paper is supplied to the author without
additional charge.

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The page charges may be waived upon the author’srequest. The Application for the Page Charge Exemption
shall be accepted only at the time of submission of anarticle. The application for the Page Charge Exemption
shall be limited to students and researchers affiliated withoverseas universities and public institutions. In the eventthat such an author finds it difficult to pay the pagecharges, download the “Application for the Page Charge
Exemption” from the ISIJ web site, fill and upload it as
Supplementary Files along with your manuscript. The
Editorial Board will determine whether an exemption isapplicable, and will inform of its decision to theapplicants.

13. Prohibition of Fraudulent Acts: Fraudulent acts
such as fabrications, falsification, plagiarism, andmultiple submissions of the manuscript are prohibited.
When submitting a manuscript that includes content
that overlaps with other articles under submission orcontent that has already been published in print or on
the Web (not limited to official publications), themanuscript must be accompanied by such articles.
Furthermore, if necessary, a document explaining thesimilarity and difference between the manuscript andthose articles should be included. The Editorial Board
may deem it necessary to verify that the manuscript is
not a part of multiple submissions before examining it
for acceptance.

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