Information for Authors（Jan 28, 2022）
1. We welcome original articles, clinical case reports, timely review articles and othersubmissions in Japanese or English that promote basic, theoretical, practical, and clinicalresearch on children's mental and brain development, and develop and verify guidelines fordiagnosis, treatment, education, and support for disorders of brain development.
2. Please follow these guidelines for English submissions. Submissions in Japanese should
follow the Japanese language guidelines.
3. Please use clear, concise English, and keep in mind that your submission should beunderstandable to a wider research audience.
4. Articles should not already have been published elsewhere, or be in the process of being
submitted for publication elsewhere.
Submission Guidelines1.

Original articles, Review articles: 5,000 words (Including figures and tables)

2.

Case reports: 2,500 words (Including figures and tables)

3.

The number of figures and tables may be limited due to editing reasons.

4.

Please add a summary of no more than 200 words, and no more than five key words．

5.

On the title page, note the title, author name(s) and affiliation(s) and the address with emailof a one corresponding author. Note the number of words of the main text and page number
the document.

6.

Your submission should have the following in order: title page, summary, main text,
references section. Please include legends to illustrations, tables and photographs.

7.

If English is not your native language your manuscript must be edited for language prior tosubmission.

8.

For acronyms in the main text: use full spelling with the acronym in the first instance andthe acronym thereafter. For illustrations, add explanations to acronyms.

9.

Photographs and other images should be at least 350dpi for color printing, and at least
600dpi for black and white printing, by JPG or TIFF format. The size limit is 21 cm×16.5
cm. Please insert bars for electron micrographs. If text or arrows are added to photographs,
include copies of the original (unedited) photograph.

10. Manuscripts will not be returned.
References Section
11. In the References section, please note only those works cited in the main text.
12. Number references in order of citation and add superscript numbers to the main text byVancouver referencing style.
13. You can list up to three authors: if the number exceeds three, use “et al.”.
14. References should have the following format: Author name, article title, journal name,publication year, volume number, page numbers.

Notes on submitting manuscripts
15. Please send a Manuscript and Work Property Rights Transfer Consent Form by online.
16. The manuscripts should be submitted online (e-mail to jcbd-ugscd@ml.office.osaka-u.ac.jp)
after the all files have been converted to PDF.
17. The referees will review submissions, and authors may be requested to make changes
before acceptance. When re-submitting, please send a written reply clearly indicating
revisions in response to referee comments, and a revised manuscript indicating changes.
18. On the title page indicate any conflicts of interest relating to funding or other matters. Pleaseindicate the event that the research is funded by a commercial enterprise.
19. All copyrights for works published in this journal shall be deemed transferred to the United
Graduate School of Child Development (UGSCD), Osaka University, Kanazawa University,Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Chiba University, and University of Fukui. Please
inform us if you wish to re-use these rights as author. All these works will be listed on JSTAGE.
20. Article Publishing Charges: Although there is no publication fee for this journal, thesubmission requires recommendation from UGSCD supervisor and the editorial board
member of this journal.
21. If you have any questions, please contact Journal review board．
Email： jcbd-ugscd@ml.office.osaka-u.ac.jp