Information of Journal of the Society of Powder Technology, JapanAims & Scope
The Journal of the Society of Powder Technology, Japan publishes monthly original research papers and technicalpapers as well as general articles that are useful for members. It also covers reviews, overseas reports, doctoral
thesis introduction and other materials in various fields related to powder technology. It is widely known as theonly journal for the members who have keen interest in powder technology.

General information
The Journal of the Society of Powder Technology, Japan publishes valuable research papers in various fields
related to powder technology and provides useful information to members.
Submission qualifications are limited to members of the society of Powder Technology, Japan in principle.
However, this does not apply to general articles. This journal is printed as the booklet, and is also opened thepublic web site of J-Stage (https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/browse/sptj). Everyone can browse and download PDF
files of papers in this site, but PDF files of general articles can be done only by the member of the Society ofPowder Technology, Japan.

Bibliographic details
Journal of the Society of Powder Technology, Japan
Printing ISSN: 0386-6157
Electronic ISSN: 1883-7239

Submission
When submitting the manuscript, manuscripts must be prepared in accordance with this regulation and the guidefor authors. The complete set of manuscripts must be sent to the editorial office with e-mail attachment (e-mail:kaishi@sptj.jp).

Submission declaration
Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously (except in the formof an abstract or as part of a published lecture or academic thesis), that it is not under consideration for publicationelsewhere, that its publication is approved by all authors and tacitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities
where the work was carried out, and that, if accepted, it will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in any
language, including electronically without the written consent of the copyright-holder.

Categories of submissions
・Paper (Open Access)Research paper: Including academically valuable conclusions or facts in the original researchTechnical paper: Including valuable data, phenomena or idea useful for practical usage
Research note: Short report with contents conforming to research papers or technical papers.
In this journal, research papers and technical papers are not distinguished, both are simply published as

"Paper".

・General article (Subscription)
Review, Commentary
Technical data Lecture
Research information, technical information

Contact details for submission
Any questions regarding submission should be directed to the editorial office:The Society of Powder Technology, Japan
No.5 Kyoto Bldg., 181 Kitamachi, Karasuma-dori, Rokujo-agaru, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto 600-8176 Japan
Tel: +81-(0)75-351-2318, Fax: +81-(0)75-352-8530, E-mail: kaishi@sptj.jp

Peer-review processThis journal operates a single blind review process. All contributions as “paper” will be initially assessed by theeditor for suitability for the journal. Papers deemed suitable are then typically sent to a minimum of two
independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The Editorial board is responsible forthe final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles, and the types of papers. The decision of theEditorial board is final.
Manuscripts for “General articles” are reviewed by the Editorial board, and acceptance or rejection of them isdecided there. If the revised manuscript is not resubmitted within 3 months by the author, it is deemed to havebeen withdrawn.

Ethics in publishingThis journal commits to a deep obligation to meet the standards of ethics through the publication process. Thisjournal follows closely the third-party organization’s principles, such as Committee on Publication Ethics(COPE, https://publicationethics.org/about/our-organisation), World Association of Medical Editors (WAME,
https://wame.org/recommendations-on-publication-ethics-policies-for-medical-journals) which set the standards
and provide best practices and guidance to reach the highest standard in publication ethics. In particular, some
important points are also shown below.
•Authorship of the paper: Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution
to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study.

•Originality and plagiarism: The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, andif the authors have used the work and/or words of others, that this has been appropriately cited or quoted.

•Data access and retention: Authors may be asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for
editorial review, and should be prepared to provide public access to such data.

•Multiple, redundant or concurrent publication: An author should not in general publish manuscripts
describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication.

•Acknowledgement of sources: Proper acknowledgment.

•Disclosure and conflicts of interest: All submissions must include disclosure of all relationships that
could be viewed as presenting a potential conflict of interest.

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Fundamental errors in published works: When an author discovers a significant error or inaccuracy in
his/her own published work, it is the author's obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher
and cooperate with the editor to retract or correct the paper.

•Reporting standards: Authors of reports of original research should present an accurate account of thework performed as well as an objective discussion of its significance.

•Hazards and human or animal subjects: Statements of compliance are required if the work involves
chemicals, procedures or equipment that have any unusual hazards inherent in their use, or if it involves
the use of animal or human subjects.

•Use of patient images or case details: Studies on patients or volunteers require ethics committee approvaland informed consent, which should be documented in the paper.

Copyright
The copyrights of papers and general articles published in this journal belong to the Society of Powder
Technology, Japan. In the case of reprinting sentences, figures, charts, photographs, and so on published in thisjournal into other works, the author must obtain the permission from to the editorial office. The source of thecontent copied from this journal must be specified in other works.
All proprietary rights other than copyrights, such as patent rights and the right to use all or part of the paper inlater works of the authors, shall be reserved for the authors. When quoting articles of other works, they must be
listed in Reference section and the source must be specified.

Proofs
Accepted manuscript is proofread twice by the corresponding author. One set of page proofs (as PDF files) issent by e-mail to the corresponding author. The author should use this proof only for checking the typesetting,editing, completeness and correctness of the text, tables and figures. It is not allowed to insert words or phrases
that can not be found in the manuscript.

Page charge & Offprint charge
Authors of papers and research notes published in this journal must pay the page charge. The page charge,color printing charge and offprint charge are shown below. These prices include consumption tax.
■ Page charge (Research paper, Technical Paper, Research Note)
Page Charge

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● Color printing charge (including color PDF version at J-Stage Web site)(1) One surface color printing in 2 pages: JPY 30,000(2) Both surfaces color printing in 2 pages: JPY 60,000

※ Color PDF version at only J-Stage Web site
One-figure or One-table: JPY 1,000■ Offprint charge (Finishing offprint application before publishing)(JPY)

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