10 December 2022
Bylaw of the Editorial Board of the Biophysics and Physicobiology (BPPB)
byEditorial Committee of the Biophysical Society of Japan (BSJ)
for its official English journal, the Biophysics and Physicobiology (BPPB)The Editorial Board of the Biophysics and Physicobiology (BPPB) consists of the Editorial
Board members, the Associate Editors, and the Advisory Board members.
Article 1. Editorial Board members
All the Editorial Committee members of the BSJ for the BPPB are in the service of
publishing articles in the BPPB as Editorial Board members. They are appointed for at least
four years and these terms are renewable. Among the Editorial Committee members, the Editorin-Chief and the three Vice Editors-in-Chief are decided by the Committee members of the BSJ.
Several other Editorial Board members, in particular from foreign countries, areadditionally nominated by the Editorial Committee of the BSJ for the BPPB. After approval ofthe Committee members of the BSJ, these Editorial Board members are appointed for at least
four years and are renewable.
1.1 The Editorial Board members are expected:(i) to work as the Editor-in-Charge,(ii) to propose invited articles and authors,(iii) to propose Special Issues,(iv) to provide any critical comments to promote the BPPB,(v) to select articles for the Editors’ Choice Awards, and(vi) to decide the cover picture for each volume,
1.2 Every year, the Editorial Board members meeting is held on-line, and several issues arediscussed to maintain and promote the publication of the BPPB. Additional mail-based
meetings are also held irregularly when rapid handling is required.

Article 2. Associate Editors
The Associate Editors are nominated by the Editorial Committee of the BSJ for the BPPB,
and after approval of the Committee members of the BSJ, the Associate Editors are appointed
for at least four years and this term is renewable.
12.1 The Associate Editors are expected:(i) to propose invited articles and authors,(ii) to propose Special Issues,(iii) to provide any critical comments to promote the BPPB, and(iv) to work as the Editor-in-Charge for the articles, when the above (i) and/or (ii) are proposedby the Associate Editor.
2.2 Every year, the Editor-in-Chief shall make some opportunities to hear proposals and criticalcomments from the Associated Editors.

Article 3. Advisory Board members
The Advisory Board members are nominated by the Editorial Committee of the BSJ forthe BPPB. After approval of the Committee members of the BSJ, the Advisory Board members
are appointed for at least four years and are renewable.
3.1 Advisory Board members are expected:(i) to propose invited articles and authors,(ii) to propose Special Issues, and(iii) to provide any critical comments to promote the BPPB.
3.2 Every year, the Editor-in-Chief shall make opportunities to hear proposals and criticalcomments from the Advisory Board members.

Article 4. Editor-in-Chief
The Editorial Committee Chief of the BSJ for the BPPB works as the Editor-in-Chief ofthe BPPB. When a paper is submitted to the BPPB, the Editor-in-Chief assigns one of theEditorial Board members to work as the Editor-in-Charge for the article, considering his or her
specialty. The assigned Editor-in-Charge must not be the author of the submitted paper. The
actual job of the Editor-in-Charge is described in the following Article 5.
When the Editor-in-Chief is one of the Authors of the submitted article, the job of theEditor-in-Chief is replaced by one of the Vice Editors-in-Chief.

2Article 5. Editor-in-Charge
The Editor-in-Charge is responsible for handling the peer-views of submitted manuscripts. The
actual role of the Editor-in-Charge is to contact appropriate Reviewers, usually at least twoReviewers, for the article, and to make a decision whether to accept, revise or reject it after
hearing the Reviewers' conclusions.

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