Editorial Policy of the Journal of the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology

61

Editorial Policy of the Journal of the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology
Editorial Policy
The Journal of the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology (JYIO) publishes a broad range of literature on avian studies, such as scientiﬁc papers, commentaries, and travelogues. All categories of avian studies are included, from natural science to human science. In the case of natural science, various forms of observational records, descriptive papers, hypothesis veriﬁcation papers, and so on, are acceptable. We also provide a forum for the publishing of allmaterials and data that have the potential to contribute towards the advancement of avian studies.
Publishing
One volume of the journal is published annually and consists of two issues.
Category of Literature
The following literature will be published in the JYIO.
1. Original Article: A paper providing novel academic knowledge and discussion on it.
2. Short Note: A paper providing partial and/or time-sensitive information in advance of the completed study.
3. Review: A paper summarizing a study ﬁeld and indicating its perspective and relevance.
4. Letter: A paper providing academic information promptly, even if the level of information included therein is
insuﬃcient to interpret the results.
5. Commentary: An opinion on a preceding paper and/or an argument against it.
6. Perspective: A discussion on the signiﬁcance of preceding paper(s) and a proposal of future ﬁeld of research.
7. Material: Materials and/or data published to contribute towards academic understanding.
8. Miscellanea: Travelogue about participation in a congress or ﬁeld research, an academic opinion information,book review, obituary, etc.
Contributor
Anyone can submit a manuscript for publication in the JYIO. However, the editorial board has the discretion to refuse any manuscript deemed unsuitable to the JYIO. A submitted manuscript must not have already been published,or be submitted elsewhere.
Language
Manuscripts must be written in Japanese or English. In title, author(s), aﬃliation, ﬁgures and tables, and the captions of any manuscript written in Japanese, except for miscellanea, both Japanese and English must be written.
Receiving and AcceptanceThe day when a manuscript conforming to the ʻInstructions for Authorsʼ reaches the editorial board will be considered as the date received. The day when a manuscript is approved to be published by the Editor-in-Chief will be considered as the date of acceptance.
Peer-review
Manuscripts submitted as Original Article, Review, or Short Note will be peer-reviewed by at least two referees,
whereas manuscripts submitted as Letter, Commentary, and Perspective will be peer-reviewed by at least one referee.

62
The editorial board evaluates each manuscriptʼs suitability for publication based upon the reviewersʼ comments.
Wherever factual, content, grammatical or formatting errors have been detected, the editorial board requires contributors to modify their manuscripts accordingly. In manuscripts submitted as Material and Miscellanea, the editorial
board will decide upon acceptance for publication only after the author(s) modiﬁes it in accordance with the editorial
boardʼs comments and recommendations.
Proofreading
Authors must correct the ﬁrst proof. Second or later proofs will be corrected by the editorial board. In the ﬁrst
proof, only typographic errors should be corrected; modiﬁcation of content is not permitted.
CopyrightCopyright of all material published in the JYIO is assigned to the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology. Theauthor(s) should consent to the Institute releasing an electronic version of the publication.
Institutional Repository
Author(s) may archive, in an institutional repository and without permission of the editorial board, any paper forwhich date of publication in JYIO is at least one year prior. In such cases, JYIO is not liable for any change to the appearance and content of the paper.
Implementation of the Policy: The policy detailed above will come into eﬀect on and after June 30, 2021.