“Earozoru Kenkyu”
Information for Authors
Last revised in April 2024
1. General rules
1.1 Earozoru Kenkyu publishes papers containing valuable facts or conclusions as well as general articles that are useful formembers, such as reviews and materials in various fields related to aerosols.
1.2 At least one author of the submitted manuscript must be a member of the Japan Association of Aerosol Science andTechnology (JAAST), unless otherwise approved by the Editorial Board.
1.3 Copyright of papers and general articles appearing in the Journal shall follow the JAAST copyright rule provided separately.
2. Type of manuscripts
2.1 There are 6 categories of original papers: research papers, technical papers, review papers, letters, notes, and discussions.
These papers must not have been published in any academic publication nor be under consideration for publicationelsewhere (except for patent publication publicity, public notice gazettes, dissertations and technical reports, proceedingsof conferences, workshops, and international meetings, and community-recognized preprint servers). Original papers may
also be published as “Feature Articles” (except for letters, notes and discussions).
2.1.1 Research papers
Reports of research whose target, method and/or results are original and creative and contain valuable facts orconclusions.
2.1.2 Technical papers
Reports of data that have practical value related to aerosol or technical research and reviews of new technology.
2.1.3 Review papers
Review reports of previous research in a specific research or technology, consolidation and discussion based on
original perspectives and reports containing and valuable analytical results, concepts and other information.
2.1.4 Letters
Reports of creative research containing valuable facts or conclusions, especially those requiring immediate publication(details are expected to be submitted as a research paper or technical paper at a later date).
2.1.5 Notes
Notes are short but complete papers containing valuable facts or conclusions even if they are fragmentary information.
2.1.6 Discussions
Questions and answers in the journal on content of published original papers.
2.2 Feature articles
Logical explanations on recent and/or previous important results and trends relating to specific research or technology
specified by the Editorial Board, which are comprehensible to researchers and experts in the in the field of aerosol scienceand technology. Those are the manuscripts requested by the Editorial Board or submitted by the members. If the authors
wish, they may submit a feature article as an original paper (a research paper, a technical paper, or a review paper), and themanuscript will be reviewed in the way as original papers are.
2.3 Interpretive articles
Single or a series of articles that describe the recent and/or previous important results and trends relating to specific researchor technology. They consist of submitted articles and those specified by the Editorial Board on the particular subject. TheInterpretive articles should maintain the equivalent quality to those of Feature articles. If the authors wish, they may submit
an interpretive article as an original paper (a research paper, a technical paper, or a review paper), and the manuscript will
be reviewed in the way as original papers are.
2.4 General articles
General articles consist of the following: (1) Foreword, (2) Proposal, (3) Á La Carte, (4) My Way, (5) New Face (briefintroduction of doctoral dissertations), (6) Event Reports (events such as meetings, awards, etc.), (7) Aerosol Square, and(8) others (introduction of laboratories, research progress reports after getting Iinoya Award, book reviews, news of theyoung association, etc.)
3. Preprints
3.1 Manuscripts that have been opened or are being submitted to a community-recognized preprint server (e.g., JST Preprint
Server Jxiv) are also accepted for submission to the journal. However, manuscripts that have been already reviewed andrevised by the journal, manuscripts that have been accepted for publication by the journal, and manuscripts that have been
published by the journal should not be submitted to the preprint server.
3.2 If the manuscript is accepted for publication in the journal, the author must update the preprint to include a link to thepublished manuscript.
4.

Submission

4.1 Manuscripts should be prepared in either Japanese or English according to the “Information for Authors” and the latest“Template”. Manuscripts that do not comply with these rules may not be accepted.
4.2 For English manuscripts, print Times New Roman, 12 point and double-spaced on A4 or letter size paper, leaving a liberal
margin (2 cm) on all four sides. Approximately 800 words will correspond to 1 page of final print. The manuscript, including
figures and tables, are limited in length to the following number of printed pages for manuscripts in either Japanese orEnglish.
Research paper:
6 pages
Discussion
2 pages
Technical paper
6 pages
Feature article
6 pages
Review paper
8 pagesInterpretive paper
6 pages
Letter2 pages
New face
4 pagesNote
4 pages
Aerosol squarea half page
Foreword
1 pageMy way, Á la carte, Proposal, Event report, etc.
2 pages
4.3 Electronic Supplementary Material consisting Figures and/or Tables etc. is available. The supplementary materials are notincluded in the printed journal. When the manuscript is uploaded on J-STAGE as online journal, the electronic
supplementary materials submitted by authors are also uploaded. If the authors want to refer the Figures and/or Tables inthe electronic supplementary material, they can be referred as “Table S1”, “Fig. S1”…. Refer J-STAGE web site for more
information, including available format and file sizes.
The files for electronic supplementary materials have to be submitted as separate files with the manuscript at submission.
4.4 Manuscripts of original papers, feature articles, and interpretive articles should be submitted through the electronicsubmission system. If it is not available, please contact to the Editorial Office of the Association (information is shown
below). When submitting, the author should prepare files of the completed submission check sheet and the copyrighttransfer sheet along with the manuscript. It can be found in the association’s website. Received date of the manuscript will
be recorded as the submission date at the system. After the manuscript is accepted for publication the final version of themanuscript should be submitted.
4.5 If copyrighted materials such as figures and tables are cited from other publications, the authors must obtain permission of
the copyright holder for reprint before submission and specify the source of the materials in the manuscript where theyappear.
4.6 In case of submission of general articles, send manuscripts and files of the completed submission check sheet and thecopyright transfer sheet to the Editorial Office of the Association by mail (information is shown below). Received date of
the manuscript will be recorded as the arrival date at the Editorial Office. The author will be notified of receipt.
Japan Association of Aerosol Science and Technology Editorial OfficeInternational Academic Publishing Co., Ltd.,332-6 Yamabukicho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-0801, Japan
Tel: +81-(0)3-6824-9363 Fax: +81-(0)3-5206-5332 E-mail is here, Website is here.
5. Peer review and others
5.1 To be published as an original paper, the submitted manuscript will be peer-reviewed by a few referees. Whether it will beaccepted for publication will be decided by the Editorial Board based on the results of the review. To find out more about
the review flow for original papers, please refer to "Review Flow for Original Papers by the Editorial Board". The submitted
manuscripts to be considered for publication as feature articles and interpretive articles will be examined by a few referees
and the Editorial Board. To be considered for publications as general articles, manuscripts will be examined based on thedecision of the Editorial Board.
5.2 The Editorial Board may return the manuscript to the author(s) with request for revisions. Manuscripts that are requested
for revision should be resubmitted after revision as quickly as possible. When no response is made by the author(s) within
3 months after the return of the manuscript, the manuscript will be regarded as having been withdrawn.
5.3 Manuscripts written in English may be checked by an expert in writing in English in order to improve the clarity ofpresentation and/or readability, either at the author’s request or by the decision of the Editorial Board and with the author’sconsent. English proofreading fees will be charged to the authors in such cases.
5.4 In order to unify terms and formatting, the Editorial Board may correct manuscripts to the extent that the meaning of apassage is not altered. Corrections will only be made with the author’s consent.
Author’s proofreading
Authors may proofread one. In principle, correction of text other than typographical errors and insertion of text that did notappear in the manuscript on submission will not be accepted at this time. Manuscripts should be proofread and returned to theEditorial Office as quickly as possible.
6.

7. Fees
7.1 Publication fee
For the original papers (see 2.1), the article processing charge will be charged when the manuscript is accepted. In addition tothe article processing charge, an excess fee will be charged if the number of printed pages exceeds the page limit given in 3.2.

【Article processing charge】
Within the page limit

Page limit

Submission type

1

2

3

Number of page(s) as printed
45
62

Letters/Discussions

12,00014,0004NotesResearch papers/Technicalpapers/Interpretive articles

12,00014,00016,00018,00012,00014,00016,00018,00020,00022,000

Review papers

12,00014,00016,00018,00020,00022,00068

78

24,00026,000*In Japanese yen
In excess of the page limit

Page limit

Number of pages(s) in excess of the page limit+1+2+3Over three pages
216,000

18,00023,0004

20,00022,00027,0006

24,00026,00031,0008

28,00030,00035,0005,000 yen per page.

*In Japanese yen【Color printing】
Color printing will only be offered with approval of the Editorial Board. A fee will be charged to the authors. Additional
40,000 yen will be charged per one color page (first page, 18,000 yen/page, after the second page, 20,000 yen/page, if thecolor page is requested by the Editorial Board).
【Feature articles specified by the Editorial Board】
Type of manuscripts
Article processing
chargeNecessary
Research papers / Technical papers
Not necessary
Feature articles
Necessary
Review papers
Notnecessary
Interpretive articles

Contribution reward
Will be paid
Will be paid
Will be paid
Will be paid

7.2 Reprint fee
Reprint will be offered to the applicant at cost
【Prices of reprints 】(as of April 1, 2024)
Number of reprints
1,2 pages
3,4 pages
5,6 pages
7,8 pages
9-12 pages
13-16 pages
50
12,00019,00022,00025,00031,00037,000100
13,00020,00023,00026,00032,00038,000150
14,00021,00024,00027,00033,00039,000200
15,00023,00026,00029,00035,00041,000250
16,00025,00029,00030,00038,00046,000300
17,00026,00030,00034,00042,00050,000All prices are in Japanese yen. Page number is one in the final printed matter. Additionally, airmail fee will be charged.
* Additional charges will be applied for color printing (100 yen per page × number of prints) and/or for PDF data (2,000yen per file) respectively.
8. Online journal
8.1 Same contents of original papers (research papers, technical papers, review paper, letters, notes, and discussions), featurearticles and interpretive articles will be uploaded as an electronic journal on J-STAGE. Original papers will be open access
immediately after the publication, and feature articles and interpretive articles will be open access one year after thepublication. If there are electronic supplementary materials, they are also uploaded on J-STAGE.
8.2 Color will be offered in the online edition with approval of the Editorial Board even if the figures and tables are black-andwhite data in print edition. A fee will be charged to the authors. Additional 1,000 yen will be charged per one color figure
or table in principle. The descriptions of figures in text and captions must be the same for both online and print editions.
Please state '(Online version in color.)' at the end of the figure caption. If the authors wish to use the color figures and/or

tables, the authors should also supply the color version of these figures and/or tables at the time of submission to theEditorial Office when contributing the manuscript. Additional 2,000 yen will be charged per one electronic supplementarymaterial file.
9.

Modification of micrographs or other digital images
The following precautions should be taken when using microscope photographs.
9.1 When adjusting the brightness and contrast of microscope photographs, the image processing should be applied to the whole
image with linear transformations. Do not perform the adjustments of only a part of an image with an emphasis to specificpieces of it.
9.2 Do not perform cut and paste editing for two or more different microscope images in order to look like one image.
9.3 Do not remove the feature and/or add another feature in an original image by the enhancements and adjustments of only apart of the image.
9.4 In the above “9.3”, however, indications, such as the arrows, closed lines shall be added to the image in consideration of
being easily understandable by the readers and not causing any misinterpretation. Also, in using the image processing
operation, which have the possibility of misunderstanding to the readers, it should be specified clearly in the images and/orin the figure captions and text of manuscript.
9.5 Image scaling of microscope photographs should be specified using scale bar and so forth in order to avoid a mismatch
between the printing magnification and the display magnification in image (e.g.: “×1000”).
10. Others
10.1 Correction after publication
10.1.1 Typographical errors will be corrected at the author’s request.
10.1.2 Corrections, additions when the Editorial Board admits it, may be published in a forthcoming issue.
10.2 Appropriation for article processing charge etc. by contribution reward.
10.2.1 Author may use in full or part of the contribution reward to pay for the article processing charge, such as color printing
fee, electronic journal color posting fee, electronic supplementary material using fee and so on.
Established in December 1985
Revised in November 2004
Revised in January 2007
Revised in August 2008
Revised in March 2010
Revised in February 2013
Revised in April 2015
Revised in June 2017
Revised in December 2017
Revised in February 2020
Revised in May 2021
Revised in February 2022
Last revised in April 2024