Journal of Medical Music Therapy
Instructions to Authors
About the JournalThis journal is an open access international journal that is peer reviewed and published
online without any publication charges for authors including color pictures, audio andvideo clips.

This journal provides the opportunity for researchers and therapists

without enough financial support to preset a qualified paper to the world.
Scope
Articles from a wide variety area of research, methodology, theory, clinical practice,review, and case report across sound, music, and auditory stimulation related tomedical and healthcare practice are accepted.
Manuscript guidelines
Manuscript categories (original article, case report, review article, etc) are decided byeditors.
1. Manuscript text should be submitted as Microsoft Word files and tables should be ineither MS Word or Excel formats.
2. Figures should be submitted in either tiff, jpeg, or ppt format; audio files in either
mp3 or wma format; video files in either wmv, mpg, or avi. All of them should besubmitted with appropriate compression and clarity.
3. Each submission should consist of a title page and a main document file with/withoutaudio and video files.
3-1.The title page should include following information.
•manuscript title•all author names, degrees, affiliations, mailing addresses, and e-mail addresses.
•grant or financial support information and/or a conflict of interest statement•a 200-word abstract•five keywords
3-2. The main document file should be double-spaced without page limitation includingreferences, tables, figures, and legends.
4. In-text reference citations should be identified by superscript numbers in order ofappearance. A complete, numbered listing of references should be provided at the endof the article. Reference listings should be in sequence in the order they are cited in
the text. Journal names should be abbreviated as specified by the National Library ofMedicine. References should not include any unpublished observations or personalcommunications. See sample formats below.
•Journal article, 6 authors or less:Duffy FH, Denckla MB, Bartels PH, Sandini G, Kiessling LS. Dyslexia: automateddiagnosis by computerized classification of brain electrical activity. Ann Neurol 1980;
7: 421-428.
•Journal article, more than 6 authors (list first 3 authors + “et al.”):Crews DW, Gartska WR, Meyer B, et al. The physiology of the garter snake: Analysisand updates. Sci Am. 1980;245:158-159.
•Book:Voet D, Voet JG. The Science of Biochemistry. 3rd ed. New York, NY: J Wiley; 1990.
•Chapter in a book:
Kuret JA, Murad F. Adenohypophyseal hormones. In: Gilman AG, Taylor P, eds. The
Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics. 8th ed. Orlando, FL: Grune & Stratton;
1976:1334-1360.
5. All figures and tables should be placed at the end of the file and numbered in theorder they appear in text. Each table and figure submitted must be cited within thearticle.
6. Audio and Video Files: Authors are encouraged to submit audio and video clips tofurther illustrate their work. Acceptable audio and video file types are described inmanuscript guideline 2.
7. Permissions and Releases: Material taken directly from a copyrighted source should
be clearly identified, and the copyright holder’s written permission to reproduce it mustbe submitted in a separate file. Note: Obtaining permission to reproduce copyrighted
material is the author's responsibility, as is payment of any fees the copyright holder
may request.
8. Identifiable audio and visual recordings and images of people should be accompanied
by a signed release granting permission for their likeness to be reproduced in an article.

In children's cases, the release form must be signed by a parent or guardian.
9. Conflict of Interest: It is the author’s responsibility to disclose any potential conflict ofinterest regarding the manuscript. Additionally, any identifying information
regarding a patient should be removed from the manuscript, or informed consent fromthe patient will be required.
10. Authors who would like to refine the use of English in their manuscripts might
consider using the services of a professional English-language editing company. An
author's use of these services in no way guarantees that his or her submission will
ultimately be accepted. Any costs for using these service are the sole responsibility ofthe author.
Copyright
The copyright of all materials (articles, figures, tables, audio, and video files etc.) in thispublished in this journal belong to Japan Society of Music and Medicine (JMM). JMM
has the right to use them in any form of publications including online materials.
Manuscript submission
For publication consideration, submit each manuscript to jmm-office@umin.ac.jp (JapanSociety of Music and Medicine). A submission email should be less than 5 MB. If thetotal capacity is more than 5 MB, please consider free online upload service.
Editorial boardAkira Baba MD Editor-in-chief…………………………………………….