Instructions for manuscript preparation / Sensors and Materials

Sensors and Materials — Instructions for manuscript preparation1.

Preparation of Manuscript
All manuscripts must be written in clear, concise English, and be consistent instyle, spelling, and syntax. Authors should prepare their manuscripts using thetemplate

providedon

thejournalwebsite(http://myukk.org/SM2017/permanent/SMtemplate.dotx) as a Microsoft Word
file. Manuscripts should be submitted to the website given in “2. Where toSubmit”. After submission, all manuscripts will be subject to our English
proofreading service. If the quality of the English of the manuscript does notsatisfy the journal standards, the authors shall bear the proofreading fee, which
will be charged with the publication fee (refer to Instructions to Authors, 4. Fees).

2.

Where to Submit
Please submit your manuscript using the Online Manuscript Submission

System.
https://myukk-org.ssl-xserver.jp/form/
If you cannot submit your manuscript online, send it directly via E-mail tomyukk@myu-inc.jp.
For submission to a special issue, please specify the title of the special issue or
the name(s) of its guest editor(s). Please also specify the type of your manuscript(research paper, review paper, perspectives, technical paper, or letter).

3.

Manuscript Structure
In principle, manuscripts should consist of the following.
(1)

Title

(2)

Authors’ names

1Instructions for manuscript preparation / Sensors and Materials(3)

Affiliations and addresses(4)

Keywords(5)

Abstract(6)

Introduction(7)

Data, Materials, and Methods(8)

Results(9)

Discussion(10)

Conclusions(11)

Acknowledgments(12)

References(13)

Figure and Table Captions

4.

First Page

4.1

Title
Capitalize the first letter of each word in the title (excluding prepositions,articles, conjunctions, and words following a hyphen). Please do not use
abbreviations in the title apart from those listed in “5.7 Abbreviations”
below.

4.2

Authors
Provide the complete names of all the authors. Add an asterisk (*) tothe end of the corresponding author’s name.

4.3

Affiliations (name and address)
Provide the accurate division or department names as well as the full

addresses of authors’ affiliations, including the country name.

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4.4

KeywordsThe heading “Keywords:” should be given in bold italic. Provide

approximately five nouns as keywords, all lowercase letters except propernouns.

4.5

Abstract
The abstract should be approximately 200 words.

4.6

Corresponding author
Provide the E-mail address of the corresponding author (one, as a rule).

This author should be the person who corresponds with the EditorialDepartment.

5.

Body Text

5.1

SectionLabel each section in Arabic numerals.

Example:2.

Section Title

2.1

Subsection title

2.1.1

Sub-subsection title

Capitalize the first letter of each word in the section title (excluding
prepositions, articles, and conjunctions). For subsection and lower section
titles, capitalize only the first letter of the first word of the subsection titleand proper nouns. Indent at the start of each paragraph.

5.2

Equations

All equations should be written using MathType and numberedconsecutively on the right side. If equations are written using TeX/LaTeX,
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please provide source files when your manuscript has been accepted forpublication. Do not use Microsoft Word’s Equation Editor as not all symbols
are readily converted into MathType.
At the start of a sentence: Equation (1) / Equations (2) and (3)Within the sentence: Eq. (1) / Eqs. (2) and (3)5.3

Figures and tables
Figures and tables should be placed following the description written in

the template and numbered in Arabic numerals. When figures and tables
are cited in the body of the text, repeat the number for each lettered figure
or table: e.g., Figs. 7(a) and 7(b). Each figure should have a short title
written below it, and each table a short title written above it. After
acceptance, please submit a compressed folder (zip, rar) containing
separate files for figures, tables, and equations in accordance with thedescription in the revised manuscript submission form. For tables, provide
editable tables. Provide each figure in PNG or JPG format.
At the start of a sentence: Figure 1(a) / Figures 2 and 3 / Figures 3–5 / Table 1
Within the sentence: Fig. 1(a) / Figs. 2 and 3 / Figs. 3–5 / Table 1
Basically, figures are printed in black and white. Complicated graphs
should be clearly indicated so that elements are easily distinguished even inblack and white. Ensure that the size of the text in the figures is sufficiently
large for easy reading.

5.4

Units
In general, use SI units.

Insert a space between units and values except

for “o” and “%”.
Example: m, kg, s (min, h, d), rad, K, oC, mol, Hz, N, Pa, J, eV, W, A, C, F, Ω, S

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5.5

References
References should be cited consecutively in the text and should be listed

one reference per number.

In the body of the text, each reference should

be denoted by the corresponding list number as a superscript. Provide thenames of all the authors and the correct abbreviations of journal titles. Fordetails, please refer to Appendix 2 in these guidelines. The following areexamples (1 for a journal, 2 and 3 for books, 4 for proceedings, and 5 foronline data).
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K. Umino, M. Habara, and K. Toko: Sens. Mater. 24 (2012) 1.
https://doi.org/10.18494/SAM.2012.764

2F. Li and A. Nathan: CCD Image Sensors in Deep-Ultraviolet: Degradation
Behavior and Damage Mechanisms (Springer, Heidelberg, 2005) p. 71.

3W. White: Introduction to Biosensors, B. Brown and G. Green, Eds. (MYUK.K., Tokyo, 2018) 2nd ed., Chap. 2.

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M. A. Matin, K. Ozaki, D. Akai, K. Sawada, and M. Ishida: Proc. 2012 IEEE
62nd Electronic Components and Technology Conf. (IEEE, 2012) 356.

55.6

XYZ Institution: http://xyz-institution.com (accessed April 2010).

About the Authors
The biographies and photographs of authors can be included. Thebiographies (and photographs) of ALL authors should be provided. Providingbiographies alone is acceptable, but photographs alone is not acceptable.
Photographs should have an aspect ratio of 6:5.

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5.7

Abbreviations

The following abbreviations can be used without definition in themanuscript.
AC, ac
AFM
AI
CAD
CCD
CPU
CVD
CMOS
DNA
DC, dc
FET
GPS
IC
IoT
IR
IT
LSI
LED
MEMS
MOS
NIR
NMR
PC
RFRGB
RNA
RT
SEM
SD, s.d.
TEM
USB
UV
1D

alternating current
atomic force microscopy
artificial intelligencecomputer-aided design
charge-coupled device
central processing unit
chemical vapor deposition
complementary metal oxide semiconductor
deoxyribose nucleic aciddirect current
field-effect transistor
global positioning system
integrated circuit
Internet of Things
infrared
information technology
large-scale integration
light-emitting diodemicro-electromechanical systems
metal oxide semiconductor
near infrared
nuclear magnetic resonancepersonal computer
radio frequency
red, green, and blue
ribonucleic acidroom temperaturescanning electron microscopy
standard deviationtransmission electron microscopy
universal serial bus
ultraviolet
one-dimensional
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2D
two-dimensional
3D
three-dimensional
Abbreviations that are not listed above must be defined at first use inboth the abstract and the body of the text. After definition,

theabbreviations should be consistently used. Abbreviations that are widely
accepted can be used without definition.
〇 polymerase chain reaction (PCR)× PCR (polymerase chain reaction); Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)

Appendix 1

General Notes on Format

Before you submit your revised manuscript, please ensure that themanuscript satisfies the following requirements.
□Abbreviations not listed in the Guidelines should not be used in thetitle; write out in full in the title.

□The full name(s) of the author(s) should be given.

□The full addresses, including zip codes, of authors’ affiliations shouldbe given.

□Abbreviations not listed in the Guidelines should be defined at first use
in both the abstract and the body of the text. Once defined, theabbreviations should be used consistently.

□In the title and section headings, except for articles, conjunctions, andprepositions, capitalize the initial letter of each word.

□In subsection headings, capitalize only the initial letter of the first word,
as well as proper nouns, scientific and trade names, and chemicalsymbols.

□Leave a space between numerical values and units except for % and o(angle).

□

Use numerical values or ranges in place of expressions such as “few”
and “tens of”, when possible.

□A serial comma should be placed immediately before “and” in aseries of three or more items.
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Instructions for manuscript preparation / Sensors and Materials□ Reference numbers should be added after punctuation: for example,“… is shown.(2)”, “As reported in the previous study,(10)”□In the References section, the volume number should be given forjournal references and the city of publication should be given for bookreferences.

□In the Reference section, it is strongly recommended to provide theDOI or URL of each reference if available. The format should be as
follows: https//doi.org/XXXXXX□

For research papers, it is recommended to cite 15–25 references.

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Appendix 2Figures, Tables, and References

Notes on preparing figures•Good examples(a)(b)Fig. 1. Photographs of (a) Lake Onuma and (b) Mt. Akagi.

Fig. 2. Time dependences of (a) F and (b) temperature.

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Bad examples

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Fig. 1. (a) Lake Onuma and (b) Mt. Akagi.
Do not put (a) and (b) inside the figures.

Fig. 2. Time dependences of (a) F and (b) temperature.
Do not use uppercase (A) and (B).
Notes on preparing tables•Create tables as editable text data using the “Insert Table” function of MS
Word. Do not paste tables as images (such as jpg, png, and gif).

•Avoid the use of vertical lines.

•Make easy-to-understand tables that fit on one page (the width of the tableshould be smaller than 16 cm).

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Notes on reference list format[General]• For publications written in languages other than English, specify the language atthe end of the listed reference [e.g., ... (in Japanese).].
• For papers that have been accepted for publication but have not yet been
published, specify their state at the end of the listed reference [e.g., ... (in press).].
[Journals]• Write the authors’ names, journal abbreviation, volume number (in boldface),publication year (in parentheses), and page number.
• No comma is inserted between the journal abbreviation, volume number,publication year, and page number.
• Volume numbers should be in boldface.
• A serial comma should be placed immediately before “and” in a series of three ormore authors.
• The given name(s) of authors should be presented as an initial(s) followed by aperiod, a space, and lastly, the family name. Hyphenated first names should beshown as hyphenated uppercase initials of the two parts with periods but nospace (e.g., A.-B. Cee).
• The journal title should be correctly abbreviated.
[Books]• The publisher’s name, publication city, and publication year should be provided inparentheses after the authors’ names and book title.
How to write author biographies
Anne Ichinose received her B.S. degree from ABC University, Japan,
in 2000 and her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the XY University, Japan,
in 2002 and 2005, respectively. From 2005 to 2009, she was anassistant professor at ABC University, Japan. Since 2010, she has
been a professor at DEF University. Her research interests are in
MEMS and sensors.
(Desired aspectratio, 6:5)
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