Journal of the Japanese Society for International Nursing
Instructions for Authors
I.

Submission Regulations

1. The Journal of the Japanese Society for International Nursing is the official journal for theJapanese Society for International Nursing (JSIN). It includes reviews article, original articles,
research notes and field reports concerning international nursing and/or international health.
2. The main objective of the journal is to present the results of studies/research and to contribute to
the development of international nursing or international health.
3. The journal is published twice a year; the journals will consist of academic assembly abstracts andsubmission manuscripts.
4. Eligibility for submission: The first author should be a member of JSIN and should have paid theannual membership fees before the submission of the manuscript. Invited manuscripts areexceptions to this rule.
5. The submitted manuscripts should be related to international nursing and/or international health.
6. Manuscripts can be submitted any time through the year. Accepted manuscripts will be open in JStage as I press and published in the next volume (from April 2022).
7. Manuscripts should be written in Japanese or English. The articles and abstracts in English shouldbe proofread by a native speaker and submitted with a certificate stating it has been edited by anative English speaker. From the second time onward, you will need to submit revised versions
each time, but after it is accepted, you will need to have the English proofread and submit acertificate.
8. If there is a part in the text that identifies the author (acknowledgment, research fund assignment
number, ethics committee name, etc.), submit it in hidden letters (e.g. covered with black).
9. The Editorial Board will inform the author(s) of the receipt of an article. In the case that an article
fails to meet the submission regulations, the Board will return the work back to the author.
10. The Editorial Board assumes full responsibility regarding the decision of acceptance. The Board
will inform the corresponding author of the results within three months of the receipt of themanuscript. The author could be asked to revise the article or the type of article. If the author(s)agrees with the reviewers’ comments, he/she should reply within the allowed period.
11. Author(s) bear the responsibility for the initial calibration in which he/she can proofread only for
typographical error. He /she is not allowed to make any further corrections regarding the contentof the manuscript.
12. If authors use an existing scales or tools, obtain the creator's permission, submit document that canprove that you had obtained the permission (email exchange is also acceptable), and specify thatyou have obtained the permission in the text. If permission is not required to use the scale or tool,cite the explanation (URL, etc.) in the text. Authors are responsible for the reproduction of tables,figures, questionnaires and photographs.
13. Duplicate submissions are prohibited.
Manuscripts should not have been published in other journals. Please note that the manuscript being
1uploaded or planned to be uploaded to another journal will be regarded as a duplicatesubmission.
1) Revised reports for subsidy or revised presentation summaries from academic conferences areexceptions to the duplicate submission rule. In these cases, the author should clearly mention
that the manuscript has been revised from the original.
2) In the case of the ascertainment of a duplicate submission, the manuscript submitted to theJournal of the JSIN will be removed, and this will be announced on the JSIN homepage.
14. JSIN holds the copyrights to all published articles, and JSIN has the right to open the articles tobe electricized and printed for the public.
15. Authors should submit the following six requirements via e-mail: a. Checklist, b. Cover pagefile, c. Abstract file, d. Article body file, e. Figures and tables file and f. Certification ofEnglish proofreading for any manuscripts written in English. If author(s) have any questions,he/she should contact the Editorial Board via e-mail.
Email submissions should be formatted as follows:
Subject of e-mail: Manuscript Submission _Type of Manuscript Author’s Name
Recipient: Editorial Board of General Incorporated Association Journal of Japanese Societyfor International Nursing
E-mail address: journal@jsin.jp

II.

Submission Details

1.

Types of Manuscripts

1) Types of manuscripts eligible for submission to this journal include review articles, originalarticles, research notes, field reports and others.
2) Authors should identify what type of manuscript they are submitting based on the following
criteria. The Editorial Board reserves the right to change the manuscript classification or torequestmodification so that a submitted article fits one of these categories.
Review article: Review of previously published articles related to international nursing
and/or international health with comments by author(s).
Original article: Original research that provides new information related to international
nursing and/or international health.
Research note: A document that consists of a concise but complete description of original
research related to international nursing and/or international health.
Field report: Report related to the experience of projects, programmes and activities that arerelated to international nursing and/or international health and that have implications forrelated practical experiences.
Others: In addition to the above, if the editorial committee deems it necessary, a book review
paper, new publication introduction, academic meeting report, information, etc. will be invited.
2. Research Ethics
2For research involving human subjects, both the original article and research note should beapproved by the associated affiliation/institution or the research ethics review committee of theJSIN. The name of the ethics review committee and the date of approval should be mentioned.
Furthermore, in the case of the field reports, authors should describe ethical considerations withregard to the research subjects and the overall research design in the Methods section. Even forresearch targeting people other than life science / medical research stipulated in the "Ethical
Guidelines for Life Science / Medical Research for Humans", the approval of the Institutional
Review Board, which is not covered by the guidelines, shall be obtained.
3. Disclosure of Conflict of Interest
Authors should disclose any conflicts of interest regarding the research in the Title page, and it
will be inserted at the end of the main body of the article after acceptance.
4. AuthorshipAs a general rule, co-author qualifications must meet the requirements from (1) to (4) below. If
they do not meet the requirements, they should be acknowledged in the Acknowledgment section.
(1) Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition,analysis, or interpretation of data for the work; AND(2) Drafting the work or revising it critically for important intellectual content; AND(3) Final approval of the version to be published AND(4) Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related
to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated andresolved.
Reference: International Committee of Medical Journal Editors
https://www.icmje.org/recommendations/browse/roles-and-responsibilities/defining-the-role-ofauthors-and-contributors.html
5. Peer Review

1) The Editorial Board reviews the submitted manuscripts through two professionals and at least
one of whom is a member of the JSIN.
2) The Editorial Board contacts the authors for revisions within about three months of submission.
Peer review will be conducted within one year from the posting, and the acceptance or rejectionof the publication will be decided (If you have not received your results after 3 months, pleasecontact the editorial board. Peer review will be conducted within one year of submission (upto approximately 3 reviews), and a decision will be made as to whether or not to publish thepaper. Papers will be published in the latest journal issue 2 in the order of acceptance. However,submitted papers that do not comply with the Code of Ethics may not be rejected immediately.
3) When the authors are required to revise, they should resend the revised set of manuscripts
within the specified period, along with an answer sheet (the format is free, but answer foreach comment).
4) If the submission is not resubmitted within the specified period, it will be considered as
3withdrawal.
6. Content and Structure1) The submitted cover page should contain the following information:- the type of manuscript, the article title in English, the author(s)’ name(s) in English, author
affiliation(s) and the contact details of the corresponding author, including his or her name,telephone number ande-mail address. For English papers, add the name of the prefecture(state) and country to which you are affiliated.
-Author's contribution (specify what kind of contribution each author made in the research:
research design, data collection, analysis, draft writing, confirmation /revision of themanuscript, etc.)
Example) Kokusai Taro: Research design, data collection, analysis, drafting the manuscript
Nursing Hanako: Research design, analysis, manuscript correction, finalconfirmation- Acknowledgments (including research funds and presentations at academicconferences)-COI (will be posted at the end of the text after acceptance is decided)
2) Structure and Subdivision of Articles
TypeofStructure

Word Count/ Tables and Figures

Manuscript

article/① Cover page ②Keywords(max of ・ Maximum of 5,000 words for5) ③Abstract inEnglish within 350
Englishmanuscripts (includeswords④Text(consistsofreferences but not include

Research

introduction,objective,note

discussion

andReview/
Originalresults,Abstract)conclusion) ・ Five or fewer than tables and⑤References.

figures・ A table/figure that takes up one
page is equivalent to 400words, half a page to 200
words, a quarter of a page to100 words
Field① Cover page ②Key words(max of ・Maximum of 5,000 words

Reportfive) ③Abstract in English(includes references but not350

withinwords

include Abstract) for English④Text consists of the introduction,

manuscripts

and ・Five or fewer tables and figuresconclusion (can change the items, ・A table/figure that takes up one

such

page is equivalent to 400

objective, results, discussionassummarizing

results/discussion). ⑤References.

thewords, half a page to 200 words,4

a quarter of a page to 100 words

As requested by the EditorialBoard

OthersAs requested by the Editorial Board

7. Arrangement of Manuscripts

1)

Manuscripts should be submitted as an A4 .doc or .docx file.

2)

Arabic numerals should be used for numbers.

3)

English documents should be double-spaced with left and right margins of 30 mm. The text
should be Times New Roman single-sized characters in font size 11.

4)

Title pageshould include information on the type of article, title, all of the author(s)’ name(s),the author(s)’ affiliations, a structured abstract and keywords (max of five).

5)

Abstracts should be separated from both the cover page and the body of the article itself.
Abstract should include Purpose, Methods, Results and Conclusion. An abstract in Japanese
is not required. Make sure that both the Japanese and English abstracts are within the wordlimits and the contents are the same.

6)

Manuscript submission(1) Page numbering should start from the first page of the article body and be placed in thebottom right corner of the page.
(2) Insert the line number as a serial number for all pages from the first page.
(3)

The type of article and title should be mentioned first on the first page.

(4)The following numbering scheme is required: I, 1, 1)

7) Figures and tables should be simple and clear. Figures, tables and photographs should besaved together in a single .doc, .docx, or Excel file separate from the cover page file andarticle body file. The insertion points for the figures, tables and photographs should bementioned in the article body.
8) The period (.) and comma (,) should be used consistently.
9) Units of measurements should be written such as mm, cm, ml, % and so on.
10) Abbreviations, acronyms and initialisms should be written as a full word when they first
appear in the article body.
11) In accordance with the APA bibliographic citation system, citations in text are indicatedby author name and year of publication (Author, Year).
8.

References
51) In principle, the references should follow the latest version of the APA Manual of Style.
American Psychological Association: APA Style（https://apastyle.apa.org/）
2) The reference list should be listed in alphabetical order based on the name of the first author.

Supplementary provisions:
These rules shall be enforced from April 3rd, 2023.
The revision of the rules shall be enforced from April 1st, 2024.

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