What is “JSAP”?
The activities of JSAP (The Japan Society of Applied Physics) centre on the field of applied physics. In applied physics, the Society plays a key dualrole by acting as an academic interface between
science and engineering and stimulating social interaction between academia and industry.
JSAP has focused most of its energies to dateon organising technical meetings and conferences
as a means of encouraging mutually beneficial collaboration between researchers working in applied
physics. Recently, however, JSAP has launched anumber of important new initiatives with the aimof developing closer links with other scientific societies and the general public.
Examples of the new initiatives include the establishment of IPAP (Institute of Physics and Applied Physics) for the publication of journals in theEnglish language; and, in the near future, an applied physics section of the Japan Accreditation
Board for Engineering Education (JABEE) will be
set up.
In an effort to promote the public understanding of science and technology, JSAP is proactive inorganising meetings and ‘schools’ for the generalpublic. Two successful examples are “Let’s Refreshthe Science Classroom” for junior high schoolteachers and the “Science and Lifestyle Festival”
for junior and high school children.

Membership
The total membership of JSAP was 23,126 asof August 2000 with members specialising in physics, applied physics, electronics, chemistry, communications, materials science, metallurgy, and mechanical engineering. About two-thirds of themembers of JSAP are recruited from industry andone third of members are based mainly in academic
institutions and government laboratories (Fig. 1).

Academic
Societies
Government
ResearchInstitutes

Students

Membership(August 2000)

Industry

23,126UniversityFig. 1.

Publications
JSAP publishes the monthly journal Oyo Buturi,a Japanese-language membership journal contain-2

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ing review articles. The JSAP also publishes a separate two-part periodical in English, the Japanese
Journal of Applied Physics (JJAP), where Part 1 ispublished monthly and Part 2 bimonthly. Part 1 isdedicated to regular papers, short notes and review papers and Part 2 to letters. Furthermore,
submissions judged to have a large impact factor
and as requiring urgent publication, are processedmore rapidly and published in the Express Letterssection of Part 2. 4,000 copies each JJAP Part 1and JJAP Part 2 were printed and distributed in1998, and today more than 800 copies were despatched to subscribers in 50 countries.
In addition to the above periodicals, JSAP publishes books and the proceedings of various international conferences sponsored or co-sponsoredby JSAP in fields related to applied physics. Members receive a discount on these publications.

Academic Meetings
The JSAP holds two national conventions annually, in which a third of the JSAP membershipgenerally participates. The Spring meeting (held inthe Tokyo area) usually involves about 8000 participants and the Autumn meeting (held in otherparts of Japan, such as Kobe or Sapporo) attracts
approximately 6,000 participants. The two conventions are held over a period of four days during
which about 4,000 papers are presented in regular sessions and symposia.
In the near future, the title of every paper to bepresented at the two annual conventions will bemade available in advance on the JSAP home pagein an English-language preview. Furthermore, allof the original abstracts (in Japanese) will be uploaded to the same web-site after the completionof every convention.

International Conferences
JSAP sponsored more than 19 international conferences in the fields of applied physics and related
subjects in 1999. In that year, the list of major international conferences held under the sponsorship of, or in cooperation with, JSAP included Optical Memory, Liquid Crystals, Solar Cells, and international symposia on VLSI Technology,Microprocessing and Nanotechnology, and Solid
State Devices and Materials.

Divisional Activities
JSAP has various divisions that take responsibility for particular subject areas. Each division sponsors activities in its own field of specialisation thatinclude seminars, tutorial meetings, and the publication of newsletters. The divisions that exist currently are• Education in Applied Physics• Materials Science and Crystal Technology• Optics• Organic Molecular Electronics and Bioelectronics• Plasma Electronics• Radiation Science• Silicon Technology• Solid State Physics and Applications• Superconductors• Thin Film and Surface Physics
JSAP also supports the organisation of professional activity groups. The professional activity
groups hold meetings on topical subjects to stimulate the exchange of knowledge and achievementin specific fields.

JSAP Awards
Outstanding achievement in the field of appliedphysics is recognized by the presentation of a ‘JSAP
Outstanding Achievement Award’ to individuals
who have greatly contributed to the progress ofapplied physics.
Awards are also presented to the authors ofpapers of excellence published in the two main JSAP
periodicals, the membership journal (Oyo Buturi)
and the Japanese Journal of Applied Physics (JJAP).
There are three awards:• Award for the best original paper• Award for the most promising young scientist• Award for the best review paper

Benefits of JSAP Membership• Free copy of the monthly publication Oyo Buturi• Discount on subscriptions to JJAP Part 1 and JJAP Part 2• Eligibility to present papers at JSAP meetings• Discount on JSAP-sponsored conference fees
• Discount on books and conference proceedings
published by JSAP
• Access to on-line archive of back numbers of
JSAP periodicals• Participation in meetings organised by societies
with formal reciprocal agreements with JSAP
(APS, EPS. IEEE/EDS, IEEE/LEOS, IOP, KPS, OSA)at mutual membership rates

How do you join JSAP?
Eligibility for Membership
An individual applying for regular membershipshould have an interest in applied physics. An applicant for student membership must be a full-timeundergraduate or postgraduate student actively involved in research related to applied physics.

Membership fees
The admission fee at registration is 2,000 Yenfor a regular member or 1,000 Yen for a student
member; and the basic annual subscription fee is
10,000 Yen (plus overseas postage) for regularmembers or 6,000 Yen (plus overseas postage) fora student member. Members wishing to subscribe
to the JJAP are requested to pay 12,000 Yen (plusoverseas surface-postage mail) in advance in addition to the basic annual subscription fee.