Author’s Guide to Prepare the Full Manuscripts forQuarterly Journal of the Japan Welding Society

The 5th International Symposium on
Visualization in Joining & Welding Sciencethrough Advanced Measurements and Simulation&The 8th International Conference of Welding Science and Engineeringin conjunction withSymposium on the Research Activities ofJoint Usage/Research Center on Joining and Welding

21–22 November, 2019
Osaka, Japan

Symposium Special Issue

Organized by Joining and Welding Research Institute,
Osaka University
Co-organized by Japan Welding Society

Instruction for Authors
The special issues of Quarterly Journal of the Japan Welding Society will be produced from the manuscriptsprepared by each author by Camera-ready Process without any reduction of the size. Each author isresponsible for final appearance of the paper.
Please use “VJWandWSE2019_FullPaper_Template.docx”
for your manuscript preparation(1) Language: Paper must be written in English.
(2) Page Limitation: The manuscript page-length is mandatory limited to be five pages at maximum
and four pages at minimum, including all Figures (line drawings/photographs) and Tables.
(3) Typing: The text should be typed single spaced on A4 size (210 mm x 297 mm) paper. Your manuscript
should be prepared on a word processor with font “Times” or “Times New Roman” in principle.
(4) Title: The title should be typed in bold style with 14 point (Arial font). The full name of author(s)should be typed in “Times New Roman” with 9 point double spaced below the title.
(5) Abstract: The abstract should be typed with 8 point (Times New Roman) and should not exceed 300
words in length.
(6) Keywords: Five to ten keywords which are relevant to the manuscript should be typed with 8 point.
(7) Main Text: The main text should be typed with 9 point in the style of two columns.
(8) Section Headings: Major section headings should be typed in upper and lower case letters in bold stylewith 9 point. Minor section headings should be typed in upper and lower case letters with 9 point.
Equations, Figures (i.e., line drawings/photographs), Tables and References should be numberedconsecutively, beginning with the number one. Equation numbers should be placed in parentheses.
Reference numbers quoted in the text should be typed as superscript with closing parenthesis, such as1), 2),,,.
(9) Figures and Tables: Figures and Tables should be appeared in the appropriate position in the text. For
best quality, the figures should have a resolution of 300 dpi (dots per inch) and over.
(10) Symbols: Ambiguities and unusual symbols should be avoided(11) Units: S.I. units are to be used(12) Formulae: The equation should be sequentially numbered such as (1), (2), (3),,,.
(13) Acknowledgements and Reference Lists: Acknowledgements (if any) and the reference list should betyped at the end of main text, in that order.
*References to journals: Author, Title, Journal, volume-number (year), and pages.
*References to books: Author, Book, Publisher (year), pages within the book. In the case of Japanesereferences, the note (in Japanese) should be placed at the end of the reference.
*References to Conference Proceedings: Author, Title, Conference name, Place (year), pages.
(14) Affiliation: The author(s) affiliation should be typed with 9 point at the bottom margin at first page.

(15) Deadline for the Manuscript: The manuscript should be submitted between November 1 andNovember 30, 2019 through the symposium web-site (https://amarys-jtb.jp/papers/)(16) Format: Only PDF format file can be submitted. The file size must be less than 10 MB.
(17) Others:A) Introduction for Authors
The Quarterly Journal of the Japan Welding Society is published four times a year. Papers should
be directed to those aspects of either fundamental & basic nature or to the developmental &practical application of welding science and engineering.
The manuscript guide for the Quarterly Journal of the JWS can be referred in the JWS web-site(http://en.jweld.jp/Instructions_for_Authors/#load-page-t4)
B) Qualification of Submission
Authors should be the members of the Japan Welding Society (JWS) in principle. However, inexceptional cases, authors who are admitted by the JWS and contributors from other countries areallowed to submit papers. Of course, attendees to the Visual-JW2019 &WSE 2019 are also allowed
to submit the paper.
C) Copyright(a) It is the policy of the JWS to own the editorial copyright to the contributions in the Quarterly
Journal of the JWS.
(b) The copyright of each paper which is published in the Quarterly Journal of the JWS belongs
to the respective authors. However, the JWS has the right to use these copyrights for noncommercial purposes on behalf of the authors.
(c) If infringements occur, libel of the copyright or any other such problems occur concerning any
paper published in the Quarterly Journal of the JWS, the author(s) of the paper concerned
must deal with the matter.
(d) This rule also applies to the Quarterly Journals of the JWS which have already been published.
D) Reviewing
Papers will be reviewed by the Reviewing and Examining Committee of the JWS. Depending on
the comments of the reviewers, amendments and/or deletions may be required.
E) Acceptance or Rejection:
Acceptance or rejection of papers will be decided by the Reviewing and Examining Committee
based on the reviewers' recommendations.
F) Original Work:(a) Submitted papers should be original work and should not have been contributed in publications
elsewhere.
(b) Authors are responsible for confirming that "papers are not submitted to any other journals".
If such infringements are noticed by the JWS, the papers will be rejected. If infringements arediscovered after publication, the paper will be treated as an invalid transaction. As anexception, the papers submitted to each technological committee of the International Instituteof Welding (IIW) are acceptable as original works.
G) Reprints:
Reprints can be ordered when authors submit their manuscripts and the charge will be paid by theauthor. When ordering, a set of 50 copies should be requested as a minimum.
H) Proofs:

The nominated author will receive the galley proofs of the paper to check typesetting accuracy.
No major changes to the original manuscript are accepted at this stage.
I) Page Charge:
After papers have been accepted for publication, the author(s) will be requested to pay the pagecharges promptly. The author is reminded that there will be a publication fee (55,000 JPY/onepaper) additionally for papers accepted for the Quarterly Journal of the JWS after the decision toaccept for the publication.
(18)Contact: If you need further information, please contact the followings:
Visual-JW 2019:
Makoto Takahashi, JWRI, Osaka University
Seiichiro Tsutsumi, JWRI, Osaka University
E-mail: vjw2019@jwri.osaka-u.ac.jp
WSE 2019:

Yunwu Ma, JWRI, Osaka University
E-mail: wse2019@jwri.osaka-u.ac.jp