INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS
Journal of Ningen Dock and Preventive Medical Care
Official Journal of Japan Society of Ningen Dock and Preventive Medical Care
Journal of Ningen Dock and Preventive Medical Care is the official journal of Japan Society of Ningen
Dock and Preventive Medical Care, in which original articles, case reports, short reports, review articles,
clinical experience or practice report, and letters to the editor in English are published. Letters to the editor
are to refer to papers published in the journal within approximately the preceding six months. The Editorial
Board reserves the right to change submission categories at its discretion.
Journal of Ningen Dock and Preventive Medical Care accepts only manuscripts that are original workin the field of ningen dock and related areas not previously published or being considered for publicationelsewhere, except as abstracts. The manuscripts published in Journal of Ningen Dock and Preventive
Medical Care will appear on the website of our society.
If the manuscript concerns a clinical study, it must be in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinkiof 1964 (subsequent revisions included). Therefore, for a manuscript whose content is epidemiological orclinical research, the approval of the facility’s Institutional Review Board (IRB) or the Ethics Committeeof Japan Society of Ningen Dock and Preventive Medical Care must have been obtained for the study
described. Also, in the text, it should be indicated that informed consent has been obtained from subjects.
Additionally, for case reports, it should be stated that adequate care has been taken to ensure the privacy ofthe subject concerned.
Online submission system
Journal of Ningen Dock and Preventive Medical Care uses an online submission system called ScholoarOne
Manuscripts.
Please access https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jndpmc
Preparation of manuscript
All manuscripts must be written in English with MS-Word, Excel, PowerPoint and/or a common graphic
format. Authors who are not fluent in English must seek the assistance of a colleague who is a native
English speaker and is familiar with the field of the manuscript.
The title, abstract, text, acknowledgments, references, tables, and figure legends should begin on separate
sheets, with pages numbered, and be typed double-spaced using the 12-point font size in MS-Word.
Files for submission should be prepared in English in a Microsoft Word or other file format that may beuploaded to the online system.
Available formats for files to be uploaded: doc (docx), xls (xlsx), ppt (pptx), jpg, tiff, gif, ai, eps, psd Filenames must consist of alphanumeric characters and an extension.
Example file names: Manuscript.doc, Fig1.jpg, Table1.xls, etc.
Please indicate the version of Microsoft Office used in a cover letter accompanying the uploaded files.
All measurements should be expressed in SI units. Less common abbreviations should be spelled out at
first usage and the abbreviated form used thereafter.
Title page
Titles should be concise and informative. Include the full names of authors, names and addresses ofaffiliations, and name and address of a corresponding author to whom proofs are to be sent, including a fax
number, telephone number and e-mail address. Running title should not be more than 50 characters.
Abstract
The abstract should not exceed 250 words, and should be arranged under the following subheadings:
Objective, Methods, Results, Conclusions, and have up to 4 keywords.

Types of articles
Original articles: An original article should not exceed 4,000 words, and should be arranged as follows:
Abstract, Objective, Methods, Results, Discussion, (Limitations), (Conclusions), (Acknowledgments), andReferences.
Case reports: A case report should not exceed 3,000 words, and be arranged as follows: Abstract (whichshould be a brief summary of the content without headings), Introduction, Case report, Discussion, andReferences.
Short reports: A short report should not exceed 3,000 words.
Review articles: Review articles should not exceed 5,000 words.
Clinical experience or Practice report: Clinical experience or Practice report should not exceed 4,000 words.
Letters to the editor: Letters to the editor should not exceed 500 words.
References
References should be numbered consecutively in order of appearance in the text and cited in the text
using superscript numbers. For example, according to the study by Sasamori 1 . For journals, the names
and initials of the first three authors, followed by et al. if there are other coauthors, the complete title,
abbreviated journal name according to Index Medicus, volume, beginning and end pages, and year shouldbe included. For books, the names and initials of the first three authors, followed by et al. if there areother coauthors, the complete title, book name, edition number, beginning and end pages, name and cityof publisher, and year should be included. For websites, the names and initials of the first three authors,
followed by et al. if there are other coauthors, title of cited page/the document, year of posting, URL, andaccessed date in parentheses should be included. Examples of references are given below.
Journal: Frías JP, Davies MJ, Rosenstock J, et al.: Tirzepatide versus semaglutide once weekly in patientswith type 2 diabetes. N Engl J Med 2021; 385: 503-515.
Book: Kaplan NM: Measurement of blood pressure. In: Kaplan NM(ed), Kaplan's Clinical Hypertension.
7th ed., Lippincott William & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 2002, 25-55.
Websites: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare: The National Health and Nutrition Survey in Japan.
2013, http://www.mhlw.go.jp/bunya/kenkou/eiyou/dl/h25-houkoku.pdf (in Japanese) (accessed March 1, 2022 )TablesTables should be cited in the text, and numbered sequentially with Arabic numerals. Each table should begiven a number and a brief informative title, and should appear on a separate page. Explain in footnotes all
abbreviations used.
FiguresFigures should be cited in the text, and numbered sequentially with Arabic numerals. A brief descriptive
legend should be provided for each figure. Legends are part of the text, and should be appended to it on aseparate page. Color figures can be reproduces if necessary, but the authors will be expected to contributetowards the cost of publication.
Conflict of Interest (COI)
All authors are required to disclose any conflict of interest (COI) on the form designated by the Japan
Society of Ningen Dock and Preventive Medical Care.
If no author has any COI, this should be indicated in the manuscript.
Page proofs
The corresponding author will receive PDF proofs, the author should correct only typesetting errors. Aftercorrecting, page proofs must be returned promptly.

Reprints
Thirty reprints of each paper are free, and additional reprints are available at charge in lots of 10, but fora minimum order of 50 . Reprints should be ordered on submission of the manuscript as follows: Forexample, I order 100 reprints: 30 (free) + 70.
The Editorial Board considers only manuscripts prepared according to the Instructions to Authors,and makes decisions regarding the acceptance of manuscripts as well as the order of printing them. All
published manuscripts become the permanent property of Japan Society of Ningen Dock and Preventive
Medical Care, and may not be published elsewhere without written permission from the Society.
Appendix 1: Use of figures, tables, images, etc. from other sources
Please exercise caution in the use or quotation of figures, tables, images, etc. from other sources whensubmitting to “Journal of Ningen Dock and Preventive Medical Care”.
・ When using figures, tables, images, etc., by either direct quotation or modification, it is the author'sresponsibility to obtain permission from any copyright holders, such as the original author, publisher,
and academic society, before submission. As part of this process, authors may be required to pay
copyright royalties.
・ The number of figures, tables, images, etc. that are used from other sources should be within an
objectively valid range (as determined by the ethical consideration of the author).
・ The reputation of the original author should not be disparaged or prejudiced, and the material should
not be used in a manner contrary to the intention of the original author.
・ Specify that the use is a quotation or modification, and document the source.
Updated: May 31, 2024

Check list for submission of papers to Journal of Ningen Dockand Preventive Medical Care
Official Journal of Japan Society of Ningen Dock and Preventive Medical Care
Categories of manuscript:□ Original article (not more than 4,000 words)□ Case report (not more than 3,000 words)□ Short report (not more than 3,000 words)□ Review article (not more than 5,000 words)□ Clinical experience or Practice report (not more than 4,000 words)□ Letters to the editor (not more than 500 words)

Typing:□ Manuscript on A4 paper with wide margins□ Type double space using 12-point
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Title page:□ Title of paper□ Full names of authors and affiliations without title of MD, PhD, etc□ Full name and address of a corresponding author including fax number, telephone number

and e-mail address.
□ Running title not more than 50 characters.

Abstract:□ Not more than 250 words.
□ Arranged in the order of Objective, Methods, Results, and Conclusions.
□ Up to 4 key words.

Text of paper:□ Manuscript is arranged in the order of Objective, Methods, Results, Discussion, (Limitations),(Conclusions), (Acknowledgments), and References.
□ Papers involving ethical considerations, particularly with regard to the methods, havedescribed these considerations in the Methods section.
□ Measurements are expressed in SI units.
□ Abbreviations are spelled out at first usage.

References:□ References are numbered consecutively in order of appearance in the text and cited in the text

using superscript numbers.
□ Format is consistent with examples in Instructions for Authors.

Tables, figures, images:□ Each table is given a number and a brief informative title, and appears on separate page.
□ All abbreviations used are explained in footnotes.
□ Figure legends are appended to the text on a separate page.
□ Permission to quote or modify figures, tables, images, etc., from the copyright holder (originalauthor, publisher, academic society, etc.) has been obtained before submission.
Submission:
キリトリ線□ Agreement, cover letter, manuscript (title page, abstract, text, acknowledgments, and references),

figure legends, tables, figures and/or photos prepared in due form.
□ This paper has been submitted to this journal only, and has not been submitted to or publishedin other journal.
□ All pages are numbered.

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