Instruction for Authors

The special issues of Quarterly Journal of the Japan Welding Society will be produced
from the manuscripts prepared by each author by Camera-ready Process without any
reduction of the size. Each author is responsible for final appearance of the paper.

Please use “VJW2022 FullPaper_Template.doc”
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 (linedrawings/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 fullname 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 betyped 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 caseletters in bold style with 9 point. Minor section headings should be typed in upperand lower case letters with 9 point. Equations, Figures (i.e., line
drawings/photographs), Tables and References should be numbered consecutively,

beginning with the number one. Equation numbers should be placed inparentheses.Reference numbers quoted in the text should be typed as superscriptwith closing parenthesis, such as 1), 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 thereference list should be typed 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 thecase of Japanese references, the note (in Japanese) should be placed at the end of thereference.
*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 and 30, 2022 through the symposium web-site (will be announced)(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 thedevelopmental & 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, in exceptional cases, authors who are admitted by the JWS and contributors
from other countries are allowed to submit papers. Of course, attendees to the VisualJW2022 &DEJI2MA 2022 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 theQuarterly 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 thesecopyrights 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 thepaper concerned must deal with the matter.
(d) This rule also applies to the Quarterly Journals of the JWS which have already been
published.
D) ReviewingPapers will be reviewed by the Reviewing and Examining Committee of the JWS.
Depending on the comments of the reviewers, amendments and/or deletions may berequired.
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:
Submitted papers should be original work and should not have been contributed inpublications elsewhere.

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 page charges 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 to accept for the publication.
(18) Contact: If you need further information, please contact the followings:

Visual-JW 2022& DEJI2MA 2022 Secretariat:
Yuji Sato, JWRI, Osaka University
Makoto Takahashi, Osaka University
E-mail: vjw2022@jwri.osaka-u.ac.jp