INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS(Revised; April 1, 2020)
AIMS AND SCOPE
The Journal of Pesticide Science (JPS) is a fully peer-reviewed and Open Access journal, which is issued
quarterly on line by Pesticide Science Society of Japan (PSSJ). Readers are able to search publications in
JPS via J-STAGE and PubMed. JPS publishes the results of original research regarding the chemistry andbiochemistry of pesticides (insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides) and other agrochemicals. Studies
regarding biopesticides and biological control are also considered for publication. JPS covers i) synthetic
studies for discovery, screening, and structure–activity relationships; ii) mode of action studies; iii) natural
products for pest management; iv) metabolism, degradation, and environmental studies and safety studies inuse; v) resistance of pests; vi) formulation and application methods; vii) toxicology, risk assessment, andregulation. Research papers on unknown or unclear active ingredients and uncertain chemical composition,such as crude extracts, are not accepted for review.
This journal also publishes the papers for awards on “high prospective” and “prominent achievement”
from the PSSJ and may publish papers from the scientific meeting of the Japanese Society for Chemical
Regulation of Plants. The editorial board invites review papers. All papers, including review papers, arecarefully reviewed by appropriate experts in the field. All papers will be published after discussions among
executive and associate editors.
MANUSCRIPT TYPES
Papers must be written in English and be submitted according to one of the five classifications: Original
Articles, Short Communications, Notes, Technical Reports or Review Articles. Reviewers will be the final
judge of the appropriate classification.
(1) Original Articles are self-contained, full-length papers with significant conclusions or findings.
(2) Short Communications are preliminary accounts of new experimental findings of immediate
importance to other workers in the field. They should contain sufficient meaningful data to justify rapid
publication.
(3) Notes are brief papers on experimental results or new experimental methods that will be of value to thereaders.
(4) Technical Reports are compilations of experimental and technical data or statistics.
(5) Review Articles are surveys of recent advances in pesticide science and related fields. Authors should
consult the Editor prior to the submission of Review articles.
JOURNAL & ETHICS POLICIESThis journal strives to uphold the highest research and publishing standards, and this comprehensive suite ofpolicies covers the main responsibilities of the journal.
(1) Submission: As a general rule, the corresponding author must be a member of PSSJ. However, it is not
required that coauthors be PSSJ members. Papers from nonmembers will be accepted, provided that they
pay the publication fee and the necessary extra page charges.
(2) Duplicate submission: Papers are accepted for review on the understanding that they are not being
currently considered or submitted for publication elsewhere.
It is improper for authors to submit manuscripts describing essentially the same research to morethan one journal. That is, the submitted manuscript should not have been previously published, should
not be currently submitted for review to any other journal, and will not be submitted elsewhere before adecision on the publication is made by the Editorial Board of JPS. Resubmission of a manuscript rejected
or withdrawn from publication is permissible.
(3) Originality: Submission to the journal implies that the manuscript is original work. The journal may use
software to screen manuscripts for unoriginal content. By submitting a manuscript to the journal, authors
agree to this screening. Any manuscript with an unacceptable level of unoriginal material may be rejectedor retracted at the editors’ discretion.
(4) Authorship: Submission to the journal implies that all authors have seen and approved the author list.
Changes to the author list after manuscript submission – such as the insertion or removal of author names,

or a rearrangement of author order – must be approved by all authors and the editor.
Authors are those who have made substantial contributions to the work; have agreed to be held
accountable for their own contributions to the work; can identify which co-authors are responsible forother parts of the work; have confidence in the integrity of the work; and have reviewed and approved
the final manuscript. Contributors who do not qualify for authorship may be included in the
Acknowledgements section instead.
(5) Reproducing copyrighted material: If a manuscript includes material that is not under the authors’ own
copyright, the authors must obtain permission from the copyright holder(s) to reproduce it.
If a manuscript includes previously published material, the authors must obtain permission from the
copyright owners and the publisher of the original work to reproduce it. The authors must cite the original
work in their manuscript.
Copies of all reproduction permissions must be included with the manuscript when it is firstsubmitted.
(6) Animal/human experimentation: Studies related to human subjects, human material, or human data
must have been performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and must have been approvedby an appropriate ethics committee. A statement detailing this, including the name of the ethics
committee and the reference number, must appear in all manuscripts. Manuscripts may be rejected if theeditor considers that the research has not been carried out within an appropriate ethical framework.
Persons being tested have a right to privacy that should not be infringed without informed consent.
Identifying information should not be published in written descriptions or photographs unless theinformation is essential for scientific purposes and the study participant (or parent or guardian) gives
written informed consent for publication. Identifying details should be omitted if they are not essential.
All work on animal or human subjects must provide appropriate detail, demonstrating compliancewith the relevant ethical approval committees and with current legislation in the country where the work
has been undertaken. All animal experiments should comply with the ARRIVE guidelines. Authors
should also state whether experiments were performed in accordance with relevant institutional andnational guidelines and regulations for the care and use of laboratory animals.
(7) Conflicts of interest: The corresponding author is required to disclose any actual or perceived conflictsof interest on the part of any author when submitting a manuscript. Potential conflicts of interest include
affiliations, financial relationships, personal relationships, or funding sources that could be perceived as
influencing an author’s objectivity regarding the manuscript content. The existence of a conflict ofinterest does not preclude publication. If there are no interests to declare then please state 'Declarationsof interest: none'.
(8) Editorial and peer review process: The journal uses single-blind peer review. All submitted
manuscripts will be initially reviewed by an editor-in-chief of JPS to evaluate eligibility for publication.
The editor-in-chief will assess the importance and originality of the research, suitability and interest to
the readership of the Journal. The quality of the manuscript is also validated after the automatic similarity
checking by an on-line submission system. Then, the manuscript is assigned to one of most suitable
executive editors who are specialist for the scientific fields (insecticide, herbicide, fungicide,
environmental and toxicological field) concerning the manuscript. Assigned executive editor generally
invites two anonymous reviewers in the field of study for peer review. The reviewers are selected basedon their specialty, such as chemistry, biology, analytical chemistry, toxicology, and formulation. The
executive editor will review the peer reviewer’s comments and make a decision for acceptance orrejection, or request that the authors revise the manuscript based upon the reviewers’ comments. The
decision letters, along with the comments of the editors and reviewers, will be sent to the corresponding
author via e-mail. When it appears that a manuscript could be improved by revision, it may be returnedto the author with specific suggestions. In such cases, the revised manuscript must be returned to theeditorial board within 40 days or it will be considered a new submission. The revised manuscript should
be attached with a letter providing a point-by-point explanation of all changes to the manuscript and how
the authors have addressed the concerns expressed by the reviewers.
(9) Editorial board: The JPS editorial board has five executive editors elected from among experts in
insecticide, herbicide, fungicide, environmental and toxicological studies The editorial board has 37
editors, who are elected evenly from seven special committees: i) pesticide residue analysis; ii)
agricultural formulation and application; iii) environmental pesticide science; iv) bioactivity ofpesticides; v) pesticide design; vi) pesticide regulatory science; vii) agrochemical bioscience. Ten
overseas editors also contribute to JPS editing.
(10) Long-term digital archiving： J-STAGE preserves its full digital library, including JPS, with Portico ina dark archive (see https://www.portico.org/publishers/jstage/). In the event that the material becomesunavailable at J-STAGE, it will be released and made available by Portico．
OPEN ACCESS, COPYRIGHT AND PUBLICATION CHARGESJPS is fully Open Access and uses Creative Commons(CC) licenses, CC BY-NC-ND(AttributionNonCommercial-NoDerivative) 4.0 international license. This license allows users to non/commerciallydisturibute and reproduce the unmodified article, provided the original source and authors are credited.

(1) Copyright: All rights to articles published in this Journal are reserved by PSSJ. Upon the acceptanceof the manuscript for publication, authors will be requested to complete the agreement of copyrighttransfer. After the completion of the agreement, authors cannot withdraw the manuscript.
(2) Publication charges: A publication fee of 50,000 JPY will be charged for each article upon
publication. Members are exempt from the publication charges.
SUBMISSION OF MANUSCRIPT
Papers should be submitted electronically to JPS, URL: https://www.editorialmanager.com/jpestics/. Authors
should strictly comply with all instructions regarding manuscript preparation. Failure to do so may result inrejection of the manuscript.
After the refereeing process, the author should submit the final manuscript in electronic form,
according to the instructions of the Editorial Board.
PREPARATION OF MANUSCRIPT
Potential authors are strongly urged to consult a recent edition of the Journal for all formatting questions.
The published articles are available at the web site: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/browse/jpestics/.

(1) Manuscripts should be written concisely. Original Articles and Technical Reports should be within
six printed pages (approximately 18 typewritten pages). Notes and Short Communications should
be within three printed pages (approximately 10 typewritten pages) including figures and tables(which should not number more than three, taken together), and should not be divided into sections.
A charge of 15,000 JPY per page will be levied for extra pages.
(2) If the Editorial Board decides that a manuscript requires significant correction of its English
presentation and syntax, it will be returned to the authors for revision. Even if the manuscript is ofsignificant scientic merit, it will be rejected unless appropriate editing is obtained.
(3) Files of Cover Letter, Manuscript, Figures, Tables, and Others (such as Supplements) should be
prepared separately. These files should then be uploaded via the journal web-based submission
system (https://www.editorialmanager.com/jpestics/).
(4) Cover letter should be submitted with the muanuscript. The cover letter is expected to describe theimportance of the submitted study and its relevance to JPS. In the cover letter, the corresponding
author also should declare on behalf of the all the authors that the manuscript conforms to the
ethical issue.
(5) Manuscript should be prepared as follows, using file format of .doc or .docx. The first page should
provide the title, author name(s), and affiliation(s), as well as a running title of less than 75
characters. The corresponding author should be indicated with an asterisk (*) in a footnote on thefirst page, with E-mail address. The second page should consist of an abstract (within 150 words
for Original Articles and Technical Reports, and 80 words for Notes and Short Communications)and any Keywords (a maximum of 6 words and should be kept to a minimum). From third page,
subsequent sections should be (in order): Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion,
Acknowledgments (optional), References, and Figure Legends. If possible, authors are requested
to submit the title, author name(s), and an abstract (400 letters or less) written in Japanese. In cases
where none of the authors are capable of providing the Japanese synopsis, the English abstract willbe translated by the Editorial Board.
(6) Titles should be self-explanatory and concise. A paper submitted as a part of a series should havea unique title, with the series title and the number indicated in the footnote on the first page. The
authors are advised to cite the previous paper of the series in the same footnote.

(7) The address of the institution with which the author(s) is affiliated should be concise but sufficient
for all mailing purposes.
(8) Manuscripts should be typed using Times New Roman style and 12-point letters on the paper of 21
cm × 30 cm (A4) or letter size with left- and right-side margins of 2.5 cm and 25 lines per page
with about 85 strokes per line. Pages should be numbered consecutively at the bottom margin.
Paragraphs, except for the first, should be indented 5 spaces. It is strongly suggested that line
numbers are provided in the left margin, restarting on each page. In the right margin of the text,
indicate the preferred placement for figures and tables, such as Fig. 1 and Table 1. A printed journal
page consists of approximately 2.5 typewritten pages.
(9) Subdivisions within a section should be numbered as 1., 2., 3., etc. Numbering of further divisions
should be further given as 1.1., 1.2., 1.3., etc.
(10) Each Figure and Table should be carefully prepared on a separate page to comply with thefollowing requirements:a) Figures should be in a form of high resolution, suitable for the reproduction (1200 dpi minimum
for drawings, 350 dpi minimum for photographs either black-and-white (grayscale) or color, 800
dpi minimum for the combination of drawings and photographs). Files in .ppt, .pptx and .ai arepreferable. Files in .xls and .xlsx are not acceptable. Font size of letters in Figures should be larger
than 11 points at least, with the consideration of the size reduction of Figures in printing.
b) Tables should be prepared in the width or 1/2 width of the printing page by using abbreviations
when it is possible. For preparation of tables, files in .xls, .xlsx, .doc and .docx are preferable. Incase of .doc and .docx files, table should be prepared by using the tabulator functions of thesoftware.
(11) Figures and photographs must be of suitable quality for reproduction. Color plates for the printed
version require an extra charge (50,000 JPY/page) that will be borne by the author. The final sizeof reproduction in the publication will be decided by the Editorial Office.
(12) Supplemental information (figures, tables, derivation of equations, calculation methods, spectra,
and etc.), which is beyond the modest content in the printed article, may be included in thesubmission. All the supplemental information should be provided as separate files and uploaded as
items of Others. The supplemental information will not be part of the published article, but can beaccessed separately on the website by readers. The supplemental information should be referred in
the manuscript as Supplemental Fig. S1, Supplemental Table S1, Supplemental calculation method
S1, etc. The supplemental material(s) should be remarked by describing the following
announcement after Keywords in the second page of Manuscript: The online version of this article
contains supplementary material, which is available at https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/browse/jpestics/.
(13) Either the scientific or common name can be used for species. However, when first mentioned in
the text, both the common name and scientific name should be given.
(14) Chemical structures should be clearly and accurately drawn. The marks of stereo-structures must
be clearly distinguishable.
(15) References in the text should be placed using consecutive superscripted numbers:1), 2), 3–5), etc.
References must be listed on a separate page in numerical order in accordance with their appearance
in the text. Journal names and patent names should be abbreviated according to the latest edition of
the Chemical Abstracts Service Source Index. Reference titles should be abbreviated, except thoseof books. The examples below should be followed in designing formatting styles:a) For journals
1) V. L. Salgado: J. Pestic. Sci. 42, 1-6 (2017).
2) A. Sugiura, S. Horoiwa, T. Aoki, S. Takimoto, A. Yamagami, T. Nakano, Y. Nakagawa and
H. Miyagawa: J. Pestic. Sci. 42, 105–111 (2017).
3) K. Yanagisawa, T. Muroi, T. Ohtsubo and S. Watano: Japanese J. Pestic. Sci. 42, 281–290(2017) (in Japanese).
b) For books and book chapters
1) I. Yamamoto and J. E. Casida (eds.): “Nicotinoid Insecticides and Nicotinic Acetylcholine
Receptor,” Springer, Tokyo, 1999.
2) T. Yamada, H. Takahashi and R. Hatano: “Nicotinoid Insecticides and the Nicotinic
Acetylcholine Receptor,” ed. by I. Yamamoto and J. E. Casida, Springer, Tokyo, pp. 149–176,
1999.
c) For others
1) Y. Ishiguri, H. Takano and Y. Funaki (Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.): Eur. Pat. Appl. EP
92961 (1983).

2) A. Elbert, K. Iwaya and S. Tsuboi: Brighton Crop Protection Conference—Pests and Diseases,
2–1, 21–28 (1990). Vol. 30, No. 2, i–iv (2005).
3) http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/pestics/ (Accessed 21 Feb., 2008)
In the reference list, all author names should be described. However, when there are more than 10 coauthors in a reference, the Editorial Board may abbreviate the authors using “et al.” in the publication(16) Footnotes in the text should be indicated by *, **, etc. and the corresponding symbol, separated bya line from the text itself, should appear with the details at the bottom of the same page.
(17) Scientific names must be typed in italics. Greek letters must be clearly indicated to avoid
misprinting.
(18) S.I. units should be used to express quantities. Decimal system abbreviations such as M (mega), k(kilo), d (deci), c (centi), m (milli), μ (micro), n (nano) and p (pico) should be used without adding“s” to plural nouns in principle. Conventionally-used units that are not replaceable with standard
ones may be used. Follow the latest publicatons in JPS: Na, Cl, Mg2+, SO42−, mp, bp 72°C (4 mmHg), tR (retention time), d (density), c (concentration), n (refractive index), LD50, LC50, KT50, I50,
TLm, ED50, pH, fp (freezing point), vp (vapor pressure), pKa, pK1, Rf, Km, OD280, ppm, ppb, eq(equivalent), TLC, HPLC, GC, GC-MS(19) The results of analytical tests should appear in the Experiment section. Write in a simple form,
using abbreviations for the names of methods, units, values, and assignments.
UV lmax(EtOH) nm (e): 246 (11,000), 296 (8250)
MS m/z (%): 156 (12) M+, 141 (17) [M−CH3]+
The ionization conditions can be written as EIMS, CIMS, FABMS, etc.
HRMS m/z (M+): Calcd. for C20H29N3O3: 359.2209, Found: 359.2195.
Elemental analysis: Found: C, 48.23; H, 6.17; N, 26.55%. Calcd. for C17H26N8O5: C, 48.33; H, 6.20;
N, 26.53%(20) The description of labeled compounds should be in the Roman alphabet as follows. [carbonyl14C]acetone, [ring-14C]phenylalanine, [U-14C]aniline, 14CO2, 14C-ribosome, 32P-labeled.
(21) When writing large numbers, commas should separate every three digits (i.e., 86,547,000), except
when only four figures are used (i.e., 5490). Page numbers or patent numbers appearing in the
References should be written without commas (as shown in the examples for (12)). Other quantities
should follow these examples: 0.3–0.5 g, 4.5×21 cm, and 6.02×1023. A sentence should not begin
with Arabic figures, and zero (0) must always be spelled out in the text.
(22) Nomenclature for inorganic and organic compounds should be in accordance with the rules set by
IUPAC in principle. Sufixes such as allo, bis, cyclo, des, etio, homo, iso, neo, pseudo, etc. used in
the names of chemical compounds are regarded as part of the name and should not be hyphenatedwith the name of the original compound but written as one word in Roman letters. Italics should be
used in printing o (ortho), m (meta), p (para), n (normal), sec (secondary), cis, trans, gauche,
erythro, threo, syn, anti, and also when indicating optical activity and optical inactivity, namely, d(dextro), l (levo), dl (racemic), i (inactive), etc. N, O, and C indicating substituent(s) should also bein italics. In order to express stereoconfigurations in saccharides, amino acids and the like, D, L
(small cap.) and DL (small cap.) should be used. Absolute configuration should be indicated by (R)or (S) and geometrical isomers by (E) or (Z).
(23) Simple conventional solvents, chemical reagents and inorganic compounds may be expressed as,e.g., MeOH, EtOH, AcOH, NaOH, HCl and PhCl. However, either the molecular formula or thesubstance name should be used throughout the text.
(24) As a general rule, those symbols used for the quantities listed in (18), those listed in (19) andabbreviations such as Expt (Experiment), Fig. (Figure) and Eq. (Equation) may be used in the text.
(25) Abbreviations to be used are: et al., i.e., e.g., in vacuo, etc., viz., in vitro, in vivo, via, de novo, ca.,max, min, mol, wt., No., fraction No., conc. (the word “concentration” should be spelled out), dil.,abs., aq., anhyd., and Figs. 1 and 2.
(26) New nucleotide sequences of DNA must be deposited in the DDBJ/EMBL/GenBank databases andan accession number obtained. Submission to any one of the three collaborating databanks issufficient to ensure data entry in all. The accession number should be included in the manuscript.
X-ray crystallographic data of proteins must be deposited in the PDB/CCDC databases, and theaccession number should be described in text. All accession numbers must be obtained before thepaper will be accepted for publication.

ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPTS(1) Corrections to the galley proofs are limited to typographical errors or omissions. No other additions oralterations in the text will be allowed.
(2) Reprints can be obtained at cost in units of 50.
Contact the journal
Editorial Office
Editorial Board
Pesticide Science Society of Japan
C/O Graduate School of Agriculture Kyoto University
Kyoto 606–8502, Japan
E-mail: jps-jimu@kais.kyoto-u.ac.jp