Journal of the Society of Allied Health Sciences
Submission and Author Guidelines

combination of 2 tables and/or figures.
3-3 Review•The word count limit for Review is 6,000 words,

1. The principal objective of the Journal of the Society

excluding words in tables, table legends, figureof Allied Health Sciences is to provide a platform tolegends, title page, acknowledgments, andthe authors for publishing research in areas related toreferences.

health sciences.

•The article should contain no more than 60 references.
•The article should contain no more than a combination

2. Manuscript categoriesof 6 tables and/or figures.

•Original article: Novel and original articles thatclearly present the conclusions.

4. Paper acceptance and rejection will depend on the•Short report: Short reports that make concise

decision of the editorial board. Once a manuscript isstatements in terms of quick announcements or brief

received, it will undergo rigorous review by at least

reports of studies.

two peer reviewers. The final publication decision•Review: Evaluation or commentary of a number ofwill be made by the editorial board.

research reports on a specific theme.
•Field study: Reports on investigation into the allied

5. Submitted manuscripts shall follow the submission

health sciences with relevant data.

format, which can be downloaded from the Society•Other report: Other reports deemed appropriate forof Allied Health Sciences website. In word

publication by the Editorial Board, such as letter toprocessing software, write horizontally from left toeditor, clinical notes, case reports, and perspectives.

right, use Arabic numerals for numbers, and use SI
units.

3. Regulation size of manuscripts
3-1 Original article and Field study

6. Figures and tables shall be submitted as digital data,•The word count limit for Original Article and Field

and prepared at the size in which they will appear instudy are 4,000 words, excluding words in tables,

print (including margins, height within 228 mm,

table legends, figure legends, title page,

width within 80 mm and 166 mm for single andacknowledgments, and references.

double columns, respectively). They shall be in Tiff

•The article should contain no more than 40

format or JPEG format. Each figure and table shallreferences.

be submitted as a single file. Photographs shall have

•The article should contain no more than aa resolution of 350 dpi or higher.

combination of 4 tables and/or figures.
3-2 Short report•The word count limit for Short report and Case report

7. For non-native authors, ensure that the certificate ofEnglish language review has been included.

are 2,000 words, excluding words in tables, tablelegends, figure legends, title page, acknowledgments,

8. References shall be kept to a minimum and listed inand references.

the order they are cited in the text. References will be•The article should contain no more than 20

abbreviated according to an official abbreviationreferences.

method (Index Medicus, etc.). If a reference has four

•The article should contain no more than aor more authors, list the first three authors, andrepresent the remaining authors as “et al.”

9. Conflicts of interest

8-1 Journal references•All authors must disclose any financial or personal

Author(s): Title. Journal name Volume: First page

relationships with other people or organizations thatnumber–Last page number (according to PubMed if

could inappropriately influence their work.

epub, etc.), Year of publication•Examples of potential conflicts of interest include

1) Nomura T, Ishiguro T, Ohira M, et al.: Diabetic

employment, consultancies, stock ownership,

polyneuropathy is a risk factor for decline of lower

honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent

extremity strength in patients with type 2 diabetes.

applications/registrations, and grants or other

J Diabetes Investig 9: 186-192, 2018

funding.

2) Nomura T, Kawae T, Kataoka H, et al.:

•In connection with conflicts of interest, the standards

Assessment of lower extremity muscle mass,of the International Committee of Medical Journal

muscle strength, and exercise therapy in elderly

Editors (ICMJE) must be complied with.

patients with diabetes mellitus. Environ Health

http://www.icmje.org/conflicts-of-interest/

Prev Med 23: 20, 20183) Nomura T: Resistance exercises for sarcopenia
management and diabetes treatment. Practice 36:

10. As a rule, author’s alterations will be allowed onlyonce.

337–339, 2019 [in Japanese]
8-2 Book referencesAuthor(s): Name of reference. Chief editor (if book

11. Completed papers are to be sent to the email addressprovided for paper submissions.

is written and edited): Book name, Page number,Publisher, Issuing location (if it is a foreign country),
Year of publication

12. The copyrights of papers published in this journal
belong to the Society of Allied Health Sciences.

1) Nomura T: Physical therapy in diabetes treatment–
Strategy and practice, Bunkodo, 2015 [inJapanese]
2) Nomura T: Evidence for physical activity andexercise (Eds: Morisawa T and Nomura T),

13. After a paper is accepted, a fixed amount of JPY
20,000 will be collected as publishing costs. Papers
will be officially made publicly available after thepublishing costs have been deposited.

Physical therapy for internal dysfunction learned
by PDCA theory–Cardiovascular disease,

Bank transfer details:

endocrine metabolic disease, and kidney disease,

JAPAN POST BANK (yucho ginko), Kashiwara

pp. 122–124, Human Press, 2019 [in Japanese]

Asahigaoka Branch

8-3 Electronic references

Beneficiary account number: 00920-3-255199

Author(s): Name of reference. URL where procured

Name: Society of Allied Health Sciences(Date of access)https://www.jp-bank.japanpost.jp/en_index.html

1) Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare: Monthly
Survey on Long-term Care Payment.

Paper submission:

http://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/kaigo/kyu

Editor-in-chief

fu/2007/01.html (accessed April 1, 2020)

Takuo Nomura, PT, PhD

Contact details for editing staff:
Hitoshi Koda, PT, PhD
Kansai University of Welfare Sciences
3-11-1 Asahigaoka, Kashiwara, Osaka 582-0026.
Email: hokeniryougaku@yahoo.co.jp
These guidelines will be applicable from April 1, 2020.