THE JOURNAL OF

MEDICAL INVESTIGATIONAn Official Publication of the University of Tokushima Faculty of Medicine INFORMATION FOR AUTHORSThe Journal of Medical Investigation (J Med Invest) is published by the Univeristy of Tokushima Faculty of Medicine for the issue of originalarticles, case reports and reviews in the medicine. Four numbers that make a volume are published a year. Authors submitting a paper do so on
the understanding that the work has not been published before, is not being considered for publication elsewhere and has been read and approved by all authors.
Send manuscripts to :Editorial Office of The Journal of Medical Investigation,
The University of Tokushima Faculty of Medicine,
3-18-15, Kuramoto-cho, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan
Tel : +81-88-633-7104 Fax : +81-88-633-7115
e-mail : medical.journal.office@tokushima-u.ac.jp
Manuscripts should be carefully revised before submission. There will be charge of 8,800JPY per printed page. As a general rule, papers will beevaluated by two independent reviewers. Authors can indicate their recommended referees. Revised manuscripts should be accompa-nied bya point-by-point reply to the recommendations of reviewers and editor, specifying the changes made in the revised version. When themanuscript is accepted for publication, the authors must agree to automatic transfer to the copyright to The Journal of Medical Investigation.
Manuscripts
Submit manuscripts in triplicate (one original and two copies) and provide your manuscript on one newly CD or USB Memory filed in text style ; complete style printed manuscripts on white A 4 paper with 3 cm margin in each sides, double-spaced copies including
figures and tables must accompany the disk. Mark a special character such as italic, bold, subscript, superscript, Greek letters, mathematicalsymbols et al.. The printed manuscript and the file on the disk must be the same. Label the disk clearly with authors’ names and file content.
The paper should be submitted in English. Manuscripts should be organized and numbered consecutively as follows : title page, abstract,introduction, patients and methods / materials and methods, results, discussion, acknowledgements, reference list, tables, legends to figuresand figures in that order. Drawings and charts for reproduction should be made in black and laser quality. Photographs (maximum 17 cm inwidth x 22 cm in length) and drawings should be numbered on the back. Color illustraions are acceptable, however, the author(s) are requested to pay the extra costs. Author (s) should indicate the appropriate position of the text figures and tables on the manuscripts.
Abbreviations should conform to the style accepted in the Japanese Medical Sciences and used in the Quarterly Cumulative Index Medicus.
Manuscripts should be checked by native speaker. In some cases, an English certificate must be submitted.
All human investigation must be conducted according to the principles expressed in the Declaration of Helsinki.
All studies involving animals must state that guidelines for the use and care of laboratory animals of the authors’ institution or any nationallaw were followed.
Title pageThe title page should contain : 1. a concise informative title ; 2. author(s)’s names ; 3. name of department(s) / institution(s) towhich the work is attributed ; 4. name, address, telephone and fax numbers of the author to whom correspondence about the manuscript, andrequests for offprints should be referred ; 5. a running head of no more than 40 characters ; 6. category (Original article, Case report, Review article) ; 7. conflict of interests-disclosure of any personal of financial support and author involvement with organization(s) with financial interest in
the subject matter of the paper, or any actual or potential conflict of interest - and if no conflict exist, a statement must be included for each author.
Abstract and key words
The abstract must not exceed 200 words. It should state the purpose of the study, basic procedures (studysubject / patients / animals and methods), main findings, and principal conclusions. Below the abstract, provide 3-5 key words that will assist
indexers in cross-indexing your article. Use terms from the Medical Subject Headings list from Index Medicus, whenever possible.
Acknowledgements

Acknowledge persons and grant sources that have made substantive contributions to the study

References
Number references consecutively in the order in which they are first mentioned in the text. Identify references in text, tables
and legends by arabic numerals(in parentheses). All references cited, and only these, must be listed at the end of the paper. All authors’names should be described. Abbreviations of journals must conform to those used in Index Medicus of the National Library of Medicine. The
format should conform to the examples listed below :References to a journal :1. Yano S, Yanagawa H, Nishioka Y, Mukaida N, Matsushima K, Sone S : T kelper 2 cytokines differently regulate monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 production by human peripheral blood monocytes and alveolar macrophages. J Immunol 157 : 2660-2665, 1996
Reference to a book :2. Kinney JM, Tucker HN : Energy Metabolism. Tissue determinants and cellular corollaries. Raven Press, New York, 1992
Reference to a chapter in a book :3. Takaue Y, Kawano Y, Kuroda Y : Mobilization of peripheral blood stem cells for autografts. In : Levit DJ, Mertelsmann R, eds. Hematopoietic Stem Cells. Biology and Therapeutic Application. Marcel Dekker Inc, New York, 1995, pp.611-639
Offprints

Offprints may be ordered on the offprint order form which will be sent with the proof.

Published manuscripts can be downloaded.
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