Journal of the Society of Allied Health Sciences
Submission and Author Guidelines

and references.
•The article should contain no more than 20 references.
•The article should contain no more than a combination

1. The principal objective of the Journal of the Societyof 2 tables and/or figures.

of Allied Health Sciences is to provide a platform to

4-3 Review

the authors for publishing research in areas related to•The word count limit for Review is 6,000 words,

health sciences.

excluding words in tables, table legends, figurelegends, title page, acknowledgments, and references.

2. The first author must be a member of the Society of•The article should contain no more than 60 references.

Allied Health Sciences at time of submitting the paper.

•The article should contain no more than a combinationof 6 tables and/or figures.

3. Manuscript categories•Original article: Novel and original articles that

5. Paper acceptance and rejection will depend on theclearly present the conclusions.

decision of the editorial board. Once a manuscript is•Short report: Short reports that make concise

received, it will undergo rigorous review by at leaststatements in terms of quick announcements or brief

two peer reviewers. The final publication decision

reports of studies.

will be made by the editorial board.

•Review: Evaluation or commentary of a number of
research reports on a specific theme.

6. Submitted manuscripts shall follow the submission•Field study: Reports on investigation into the allied

format, which can be downloaded from the Society ofhealth sciences with relevant data.

Allied Health Sciences website. In word processing•Other report: Other reports deemed appropriate forsoftware, write horizontally from left to right, use

publication by the Editorial Board, such as letter to

Arabic numerals for numbers, and use SI units.

editor, clinical notes, case reports, and perspectives.
7. Figures and tables shall be submitted as digital data,
4. Regulation size of manuscripts

and prepared at the size in which they will appear in

4-1 Original article and Field study

print (including margins, height within 228 mm,•The word count limit for Original Article and Field

width within 80 mm and 166 mm for single andstudy are 4,000 words, excluding words in tables,

double columns, respectively). They shall be in Tifftableformat or JPEG format. Each figure and table shall belegends,figurelegends,

title

page,acknowledgments, and references.

submitted as a single file. Photographs shall have a•The article should contain no more than 40 references.

resolution of 350 dpi or higher.

•The article should contain no more than a combinationof 4 tables and/or figures.
4-2 Short report

8. For non-native authors, ensure that the certificate ofEnglish language review has been included.

•The word count limit for Short report and Case reportare 2,000 words, excluding words in tables, table

9. References shall be kept to a minimum and listed inlegends, figure legends, title page, acknowledgments,

the order they are cited in the text. References will beabbreviated according to an official abbreviation

u/2007/01.html (accessed April 1, 2020)

method (Index Medicus, etc.). If a reference has fouror more authors, list the first three authors, and10. Conflicts of interest

represent the remaining authors as “et al.”•All authors must disclose any financial or personal

9-1 Journal references

relationships with other people or organizations thatAuthor(s): Title. Journal name Volume: First page

could inappropriately influence their work.

number–Last page number (according to PubMed if•Examples of potential conflicts of interest include

epub, etc.), Year of publication

employment,1) Nomura T, Ishiguro T, Ohira M, et al.: Diabetic

honoraria,

polyneuropathy is a risk factor for decline of lower

applications/registrations, and grants or other funding.

extremity strength in patients with type 2 diabetes. J•In connection with conflicts of interest, the standards

Diabetes Investig 9: 186-192, 2018of the International Committee of Medical Journal2) Nomura T, Kawae T, Kataoka H, et al.: Assessment

Editors (ICMJE) must be complied with.

of lower extremity muscle mass, muscle strength, andhttp://www.icmje.org/conflicts-of-interest/

consultancies,
paid

expertstock

ownership,

testimony,

patentexercise therapy in elderly patients with diabetes
mellitus. Environ Health Prev Med 23: 20, 20183) Nomura T: Resistance exercises for sarcopenia

11. As a rule, author’s alterations will be allowed onlyonce.

management and diabetes treatment. Practice 36:
337–339, 2019 [in Japanese]

12. Completed papers are to be sent to the email address

9-2 Book references

provided for paper submissions.

Author(s): Name of reference. Chief editor (if book iswritten and edited): Book name, Page number,

13. The copyrights of papers published in this journal

Publisher, Issuing location (if it is a foreign country),

belong to the Society of Allied Health Sciences.

Year of publication
1) Nomura T: Physical therapy in diabetes treatment–

14. After a paper is accepted, a fixed amount of JPY

Strategy and practice, Bunkodo, 2015 [in Japanese]

20,000 will be collected as publishing costs. Papers2) Nomura T: Evidence for physical activity andwill be officially made publicly available after theexercise (Eds: Morisawa T and Nomura T), Physicalpublishing costs have been deposited.

therapy for internal dysfunction learned by PDCA
theory–Cardiovascular disease, endocrine metabolic

Manuscript Submission / Contact:disease, and kidney disease, pp. 122–124, HumanAll manuscripts and inquiries for the editors should bePress, 2019 [in Japanese]sent to the email address.

9-3 Electronic references

hokeniryougaku@yahoo.co.jp

Author(s): Name of reference. URL where procured

Atsushi Ueda, PT, PhD(Date of access)1) Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare: Monthly
SurveyonLong-term

CarePayment.

http://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/kaigo/kyuf

These guidelines will be applicable from April 1, 2023.