Robust Quality Engineering Society Rule 0003

Journal of Robust Quality Engineering Society

Submission Guidelines
Robust Quality Engineering Society of Japan
Editorial Committee
Established March 4, 1993
Revised on March 9, 2022
(Objective)
Article 1. The Journal of the Robust Quality Engineering Society (JRQES) is ajournal

forthedevelopment

andpopularizationoftheories

andmethodologies related to the robust quality engineering, and for thepublication of meaningful research results and practical examples by its
members.
The program is designed for members to submit research results and practicalexamples for publication in the journal of the Society, and to provide asummary of them.
(Qualifications for submission)
Article 2. The author(s) of the report must be a member of the Robust Quality
Engineering Society.
(Type of report)
Article 3. The type of reports shall be as follows. Of these, “(1) Technical Papers ”
shall be subject to peer review as specified in the Rules for Review ofJournal Articles.
(1) Technical Papers：Papers that summarize the results of the author's
research or the results of research on a specific subject, and that containeducational or enlightening content.
1Research Paper ： Organizes and integrates the results of research,
clarifies its position based on the findings of previous studies, andpresents useful conclusions that are logically based on the data.
a.

ResearchandDevelopment ： ResearchinRobustQuality

Engineering that is novel, highly original, and highly effective.
Research that is particularly challenging, such as application to newfields, and research with high industrial feasibility.
b.

Case Study：Research that is new, original, and highly effective as― 1 ―research in Robust Quality Engineering.
c.

Report of Implementation：Even if the research is not original, it
should include contents that are practically useful as examples of theuse of Robust Quality Engineering and that are worth reporting andpublishing.

2

Editorial：Draws valuable conclusions that cannot be obtained fromindividual research results alone by comprehensively organizing andsummarizing the research results of the author and other authors.

3

Commentary ： Educational

andenlightening

content,

suchascommentaries, reviews, seminars, etc.
(2) Article ： Mainly includes the contents of networking and informationexchanges among members of the society.
1

Perspective-1：Current reviews on quality engineering, or reviews froma comprehensive and broad perspective.

2

Perspective-2：Conversational articles on robust quality engineering
topics by the Editorial Board.

3

Report on Oversea Activities：Introduces quality engineering activities
and research presentations overseas.

4Group activities：Articles introducing quality engineering activities oforganizations, groups, etc.

5

QE square：Articles with contents suitable for the exchange of opinions
among members, such as suggestions, proposals, and introductions.

6Forum：Articles for sharing activities of academic societies and local
research groups.

7

Member ’ s voice ： Articles focused on networking and informationexchanges among RQES members.

8

Member introductions：Articles introducing new members.

9Announcement ： Announcements such as schedules, application
procedures, and conference events.

10 Other：Articles deemed appropriate by the Editorial Board.
(Basic requirements for technical papers)
Article 4. The paper must relate to theories, methodologies, techniques,
examples of implementation, educational methods, computer programs,etc., in the areas indicated in Article 1, and must clearly indicate thepurpose and conclusion.
2.

The content of the paper must not have been submitted to any otherpublication that is open to the public. However, if the content of themanuscript has not been finalized for external publication or has been
― 2 ―revised or added to, it will be considered as an unpublished manuscript. Inaddition, manuscripts that have been published in printed materials suchas proceedings and proceedings of conferences, seminars, symposiums,etc. sponsored by the Society, or in reports of Grants-in-Aid for scientificresearch, etc., shall be considered as unpublished.
3.

A clear and concise title that accurately describes the content should

be included in the report.
(Basic requirements for articles)
Article 5. Articles should be related to the exchange of information among
members in the areas indicated in Article 1.
2.

Articles should have a clear and concise title that accurately

describes the content.
(Submission Application)
Article 6. Members who wish to submit a paper to the Journal shall send it withthe manuscript to the Editorial Board of the Society of Quality Engineering.
The date of receipt of the application for submission shall be the date ofreceipt of the report.
2.

When submitting a paper, an abstract specified in the Rules for

Review of Journal Articles should be included.
(Peer review)
Article 7. The Editorial Board shall confirm that the submitted paper meets thoserequirements of Article 4 and Article 3, then submit it for peer review as
specified in the Rules for Review of Journal Articles. If the paper does notmeet the requirements of both articles, the author will be informed andrequested further action. The date of submission will be the date when theaction is taken.
(Acceptance or rejection)
Article 8. The Editorial Board decides whether to publish a paper and theclassification of the paper based on the results of peer review in accordancewith the Rules for Review of Journal Articles the acceptance or rejection ofan article is decided by the Editorial Board.
(Publication)
Article 9. The Editorial Board will decide which issue of the journal to publish
the accepted report. However, the order will generally be in the order ofacceptance.
― 3 ―(Final manuscript submission)
Article 10. The author of a paper that has been accepted for publication by theEditorial Board must submit the final manuscript in digital and printed form,as specified in the Rules for Review of Journal Articles by the designateddate. Manuscripts that are late or do not follow the Rules for Review ofJournal Articles ｍay not be published or may be rewritten by the EditorialBoard.
(Objective)
Article 11. Generally, the number of pages should be limited to the regulations
specified in the Rules for Review of Journal Articles .The Editorial Board will
give final instructions on the amount of space allocated at the time ofnotification of acceptance. Manuscripts that greatly exceed this amount
may be asked to be rewritten or may not be published. However, this does
not apply to additions or revisions made as a result of the review process,or to the recording of questions and answers.
(Journal Issues)
Article 12. Two copies of the published issue will be given free of charge to theauthor(s) of the report.
(Compensation)
Article 13. No compensation will be paid to the authors of the reports under any
circumstances.
(Copyright)
Article 14. The copyright to all reports and other materials published in thejournal shall belong to the Robust Quality Engineering Society.
(1) The copyright belongs to the Robust Quality Engineering Society at
the time of acceptance of the submission.
(2) In the case of rejection, the copyright will be returned to theauthor(s) with notification of rejection.
(3) Details of the copyright handling rules will be provided.
(Responsibility)
Article 15. The responsibility for the content of the report rests entirely with theauthors. All data should be factual and correct.
(Supervision)
Article 16. The Editorial Board is responsible for the supervision of these― 4 ―regulations.
(Change or abolition of rules)
Article 17. Any change or abolition of these regulations shall require a resolutionof the Board of Directors.

Additional Information
1.

These regulations came into effect on March 4, 1993.

2.

These regulations were revised on August 17, 1998, in accordance with
the name change of the association.

3.

These regulations were revised on April 1, 2011, to reflect the change in
the number of characters in Japanese abstracts.

4.

These regulations were revised on February 4, 2013, in accordance withthe revision of the copyright handling rules.

5.

These regulations were revised on September 10, 2015, to match thecurrent operation of the report review.

6.

These regulations were revised on December 13, 2016, to reflect the actualoperation.
(※ Changed to the Western calendar and some errors were corrected・・・
2017/6/19)

7.

These regulations were revised on March 14, 2017, regarding theconditions of the content of the report.

8.

These regulations were revised on September 12, 2019, regarding the typeof reports.

9.

These regulations were revised on June 9, 2021, to reflect the actualoperation.

10. These regulations were revised on December 8, 2021, to omit anunnecessary article in the case of the English submission.
11. These regulations were revised on March9, 2022, to reflect the Englishsubmissions.

Note: The English translation of the Articles of Incorporation in this document is for thereference of members who are not fluent in Japanese, and the official version is inJapanese.

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