Journal of Robust Quality Engineering Society
Guidelines for Writing Papers

The Robust Quality Engineering Society, Japan
Editorial Board
March 9, 2022

1. Introduction
These bylaws prescribe the detailed rules for authors submitting reports to the Journal of theSociety for Quality Engineering.

2. Sending Format
2.1 Format•

Manuscripts should be submitted in a form that incorporates figures and tables.

2.2 Where to submit•

Manuscripts should be submitted by either of the following methods
1) Send two printed copies to the secretariat by post.
2) Send a PDF output file and an editable electronic data file (MS Word file or text file)
to one of the following e-mail addresses.
E-mail address dedicated to the submission of papers: post@edit.rqes.or.jp
Email address dedicated to QE Square submissions: qesquare@edit.rqes.or.jp

3. Page Configuration
3.1 Page Setup•
3.2

A4 portrait size
Columns, number of lines, images of figures and tables•

In principle, two columns on the left and right, 23 characters per column,45lines.

•Figures and tables are incorporated in the text as printed images.

13.3 Number of pages•

In principle, the volume of the paper should be no more than the following
number of pages in the printed page.
❖ Development and Research, Case Study, Implementation Report, Editorial,Commentary 9 pages❖ Perspectives, Perspectives, Overseas Trends, Introduction of Group
Activities, QE Square 4.5 pages❖ Bulletin Board, Members' Voices, 0.8 pages❖ Bulletin, 1.5 pages❖ Editor's Postscript 1.5 pages

4. manuscript
4.1 Main Subject•

The subject of the manuscript should be stated.

•The subject should be a specific and precise description of the contents of themanuscript.

•In the case of a follow-up report, the subject should be followed by (Part XX).

4.2 Subtitle•

A subtitle may be added as necessary.

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A "-" (dash) should appear before and after the subtitle.

4.3 Authors•

Names of authors should be listed. b. Names of authors should include the mainauthor(s).

•The first author should be the primary author, and the first and last names
should be listed without abbreviations. c. The author's name should be listed atthe right shoulder of the title.

•Footnote symbols such as "*1" should be placed at the right shoulder of theauthor's name to indicate institutional affiliations.

4.4 Abstract•

Provide a brief abstract of 250 words or less that summarizes the purpose of
the study, the main results obtained, and the conclusions.
24.5 Keywords•

Provide keywords of 5 to 10 words that allow the reader to infer the content of
the paper.

•Include the basic keywords "robust quality engineering" and "Taguchi methods.

•Keywords related to proprietary technologies should be selected arbitrarily.

4.6 Footnotes•In the lower left-hand corner of the first page, the author's name should beindicated with the footnote number, and the name of the correspondingorganization, etc.

4.7 Main text(1) Main text•

The purpose, contents, and conclusions of the research should be written inclear expressions under a logical structure. b. Numbers should be in Arabicnumerals.

•Use Arabic numerals for numbers.

•Use commas "," and periods "." to separate sentences. should be used toseparate sentences.

(2) Headings•The main text should be divided into chapters, sections, and subsections, andshould be headed.

•Chapter, section, and paragraph headings should be numbered, and should benumbered "1.1.1.1 ○○○○" respectively.

(3) Figures (including photographs) and tables•Figures and tables should be numbered consecutively in the order they appear
in the text. As a rule, photographs should be included in figures. b. Figures andtables should be numbered consecutively.

•Figures and tables should be numbered followed by a caption. The number andcaption of a figure should appear below the figure, and the number and captionof a table should appear above the table, as "Fig. 1 ○○○○" and "Tab. 1○○○○," respectively.

(4) Formulas
3•Mathematical expressions should be written in single columns (in columns) andshould not span over two columns (on the left and right).

•When adding a serial number to a formula, put a parenthesis ( ) at the rightend of the formula and enter the number in the parenthesis. When quoted in asentence, it should be written as Eq(1), Eq(2), etc.

4.8 Units and symbols•

Use the International System of Units (SI) for units.

•Orthographic terms, symbols, signs, units, and academic terms and names(scientific names of plants and animals, names of diseases, names ofcompounds, etc.) should be written in accordance with the standards of ISOand other standardization-related international and academic organizations.

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Quantitative symbols should conform to JIS Z 8202 (Quantitative symbols andunit symbols), mathematical symbols to JIS Z 8201 (Mathematical symbols),
chemical symbols to Universal Chemical Symbols, and drafting symbols to JIS
B 0001 (Mechanical drawing).

•As a rule, the names of chemical substances should conform to thenomenclature of IUPAC.

4.9 Acknowledgements•

If any assistance is received during the course of the research, a brief
acknowledgment may be given in the "Acknowledgments" section. In suchcases, the name of the person or organization providing the assistance and thenature of the assistance should be given.

4.10 References•

When references are made in the text, a sequence number should be written
at the right shoulder of the relevant section, e.g. "1)". b. References should belisted together at the end of the text.

•References should be listed together at the end of the text. The references
should be listed in the order of their serial numbers. c. The references should
be listed in the order in which they appear in the text.

•References should be listed one at a time.

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References should be listed in the same manner as in SIST 02-2007 (for specificexamples, see p. 14 - "5.

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When referring to a collection of articles, journals, etc. Original author's name:4title, journal name, volume, number, (year of publication), first page - last page
Reference example)
K. Ueno: Development of cutting technology for difficult-to-cut materials bytransferability, Quality Engineering, 1, 1, (1993), pp. 26-30.
Phadke,M.S.et al: Off-Line Quality Control in Integrated Circuit Fabrication using
Experimental Design, The Bell System Technical Journal,62, 5, (1983), pp.
1273-1309.
•When referring to a single book
Name of original author: Title of book, publisher, (year of publication), totalpages.
(Reference example)
Gen'ichi Taguchi: Mathematical Principles of Quality Engineering, JapaneseStandards Association, (1999), 276p.

•When referring to a part of a monographOriginal author's name: Title of book, Publisher, (Publication year), First page Last page of the part to be referred to(Reference example)
Ikuro Baba (ed.): Technical Development of Transferability, Japanese Standards
Association, (1992), pp. 36-43.

•When referring to a standard document
Name of standard document: Year of issue(Reference example)
JIS Z 8301: 2011•

When referring to patent documents
Country Code Type No.
(Reference example)
JP 2003-131343
JP 2003-131343
U.S. Patent 4,184,697
WO 2004002959

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When referring to a website
Citation of websites should be avoided as much as possible. However, if citationis unavoidable, cite as follows
Name of the website, URL, date of access(Reference example)
Society for Quality Engineering, http://www.qes.gr.jp/ accessed November 17,2013.
Clausing D, Frey D: Improving System Reliability by Failure-Mode Avoidance
Including Four Concept Design Strategies,
http://meche.mit.edu/documents/danfrey/danfrey_improving.pdf,
accessed 2015.8.18.

5. other notes
5.1 Cover Page•

When submitting a manuscript for publication, please attach the prescribed cover
page of the manuscript for publication.

•The cover page of the manuscript for submission of the report is attached at thetime of submission of the report.
http://www.rqes.or.jp/archives/organization/contribution/contributionFrontCover.docx

5.2 Composition•

The positions of figures and tables in the final manuscript will be adjusted by theprinter and may differ from the printed image of the author's submitted/revisedmanuscript.

5.3 About keywords•Keywords related to quality engineering should be selected from "Quality
Engineering Terminology" and "Glossary of Quality Engineering Terms" as muchas possible.
Glossary of Quality Engineering-Related Terms Society of Japan HP Link:
http://www.rqes.or.jp/library/basicKnowledge/whatsQe.html#yougo

5.4 Main text•

Describe figures and tables in the text.
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Example: "shown in Fig. 1", "as in Tab. 1•

b.Honorific titles (Mr., Ms., Prof., etc.) should not be used. However, honorific titles
may be used in acknowledgements. However, honorific titles are not prohibited inconversational statements, such as in the manuscript of a roundtable discussion.

5.5 Figures and tables•

Figures should be at least recognizable.

•The units and names of the horizontal and vertical axes of figures should be clearlyindicated.

•Captions for figures and tables should be provided so that their contents can beunderstood without reference to the text.

5.6 References•

Previous studies in the surrounding fields are cited. In principle, three or morereferences should be cited.

•If the content has been published as an article, cite the original work as much aspossible, not a monograph.

•Introductory books and commentaries should be included as little as possible.

5.7 Submission of Final Manuscript•When the Editorial Committee requests submission of the final manuscript, sendeditable electronic data (MS Word file or text file).

•As figure data, numerical values in editable electronic data (Excel file, etc.)

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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