The Japanese Journal of Clinical Physiology: Information for Authors
1．The purpose of this journal is to further progressand developments in the field of clinical physiology,

number of the figure (photograph) and the nameof the author should be printed on the back of eachwith an emphasis on clinical pathophysiology. Manuscripts will be accepted in Japanese or English, andmay take the form of original research, case reports,

one. If necessary, instructions as to which way is up
or down may also be written by hand in Japanese on
the back of each one. The place at which each figureshor t repor ts, or reviews. Only manuscripts thathave not already been published elsewhere, or thatare not currently under consideration for such, areor table is to be inserted into the manuscript should
be clearly indicated in red font in the right-hand margin of the text (hand-written is permitted). All tables

eligible for submission. The only exceptions to thiswill be 1) in the case of an abstract which has been,or is to be, published as part of an academic conference; and 2) in the case of parallel publication whereand figures may also be prepared using Power Point.
8．Original manuscripts should be prepared according to the following format:
1）The title should be written in Japanese and thena study is to be published in both languages. In thiscase, written permission for such will be required
from the journal in which it was first published andthe editorial committee of this society.
2．In the case of an original clinical research paper,
it must be clearly stated that prior approval for thestudy protocol was obtained from the ethics committee of the institute concerned.
3．In principle, the author should be a member of theJapanese Society of Clinical Physiology.
4．Japanese manuscripts should be prepared using
Word or a similar computer software package. One
sheet of paper (A4) should contain a maximum of400 printed characters (20 × 20). The upper, lower,
and side margins should be 30 mm. The script

in English immediately below on the title page inJapanese manuscripts.
2）Author names should be written in Japaneseand then in English immediately below on the title
page in Japanese manuscripts. Co-authors andtheir respective institutions should be numberedfrom the second author onwards.
3）The authors affiliated institutions should belisted in Japanese and then in English immediately below on the title page in Japanese papers.
4）The contact details (address, telephone number,FAX number, and e-mail address) of the corresponding author should be included on the titlepage.
5）In Japanese papers, the second page (NOTE: forshould read from left to right. All characters, including punctuation and parentheses, will count as 1

numbering, however, see 6 below) should comprise a Summar y in Japanese (within 400 char-character each. A new line should be indented byone space. After review and acceptance for publication, a fresh copy of the final manuscript should besubmitted together with a digital file of such on aacters) and the third page an abstract in English(within 500 words; double-spaced; sub-headings
should be Objectives, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion).

CD. For online submissions, please see 21 below.
5．Any foreign words in Japanese manuscripts should
be written in an English font. Foreign loan-words,6）Numbering: the title page will be page 0; thetext (Japanese Summary, English Abstract, Background, Objectives, Materials and Methods,

however, may be written in katakana (please use fullwidth font in this case).
6．The CGS system should be used for units of mea-Results, Discussion, and References) will thereafter be numbered as page 1 (Japanese summary)
onwards, with the number to be placed at the bot-sure: such as mm, sec. mL, etc. Pressure may beindicated by mmHg.
7．Each figure, table, and photograph should be

tom of the page in the middle.
7）Figure legends should be written in English
8）Tables should be prepared in English anddescribed in English and printed as 1 per page. The

labeled in the order of Table 1, Table 2, etc. Thetitle of each table should be given at the top andthe key to abbreviations at the bottom.

punctuation mark. The References section should
begin on the next page following the Conclusion.

9）Figures should be prepared in English andlabeled in the order of Figure 1, Figure 2, etc.
10）The title page, abstracts, figures, and tables will

Each reference number should be followed by abracket (for example, 1) etc.). Each reference for apaper should include the following information andbe counted as 1 page each, with no more thana maximum of 20 pages allowed. In print, thisshould come to no more than 5 pages.

in the following order: author names (surname first,followed by initials of other names), title of paper,
journal name (in italics), date of publication, volume

9．Manuscripts prepared in English will follow mostof the instr uctions given above where appropriate. However, in addition to an English abstract,they should also include a Japanese summary of no(in bold type), first and last page numbers. For othertypes of publication, such as a book, the following
should be given, and in the following order: authornames, chapter title, book title, name of editor, edi-

more than 800 characters to be appended as a final
page to the manuscript. Please note that this Japa-tion, publisher name, city, year of publication, andpage numbers (first and last). References should benese abstract will not be published. The main paper
should be printed on A4 paper. One line will contain no more than 60 letters in 12-point font. There
should be a maximum of 24 lines on each page, double-spaced, with a 30-mm margin at the top/bottom
and on the left/right sides. There are no particularrequirements regarding type of font, word wrap, orjustification, etc.
10．The English of English-language papers of any
kind and the English-language abstracts of Japaneselanguage papers must be reviewed by a native
English-speaker. Certification of such should be submitted together with the manuscript. Submissions ofpapers in English unaccompanied by certification ofEnglish editing by a native English-speaker will bekept to a minimum, with a maximum of 40 permitted.
No limit is set in the case of a review paper, however.
Example 1: Paper published in journal
Lin J, Takekoshi N, Matsui S, Murakami E, Ohkubi
S, Hirakawa T, Iwata Y, Tanaka C: Cor relations
between plasma level of ANP and BNP and hemodynamics in different underlying heart disease. Jpn J
Clin Physiol 1997, 26: 191–202
Example 2: Book
Colucci WS, Braunwald E: Pathophysiology of heart
failure, in Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine (ed by Braunwald E), 5th Ed., WB
Saunders, Philadelphia, 1997, pp 394–420
13．English-language papers should comprise nomore than 20 pages in total, including 1 page for thesubject to an English language review by the resident English language consultant of this society. Thefee for this review will be charged to the author. In
this case, the author will receive notification on how

abstract, those of the main text, and the Japanesesummary, figure legends, tables, and figures (photographs). Each figure and table will be counted asa separate page. Where the total number of pages insuch payment should be made.
11．Abbreviations are permitted if used frequently
throughout the paper. However, they should be kept

the printed edition exceeds 5, an extra charge will bemade for publication. Where required, adjustments
may be made to the size of each figure or table.

to a minimum. Each abbreviation should be written out in full on its first appearance followed by theabbreviation in parentheses. Thereafter, only the14．Review papers, whether in Japanese or English,
are subject to no restrictions on number of pages;
neither will they be subject to peer review.

abbreviation should be used, except at the beginningof a sentence, in which case it should be written infull.

15．Shor t repor ts must conform to the format de scribed below:
1）The printed version of the main text must come12．References should be numbered in order ofappearance in the manuscript. Numbers should beplaced as upper, small-sized characters immediately

to no more than 3 pages.
2）There must be no more than a total of 2 tables
and figures.

(no space) at the end of a particular word or after a3）There must be no more than a total of 10 refer-ences.
4）It must be accompanied by an English abstract

conditions are exceeded, however, or if color printing is required, a fixed fee will be charged.

conforming to the same conditions as those stipulated above for an original research paper.
16．Case reports must conform to the same conditions

22．The author will be required to proofread the final
draft only once.
23．The decision on whether a paper is to be publishedas those stipulated above for an original research
paper.
17．The main text of short reports must come to noor not will be made by the editorial board of this society in consultation with the reviewers.
24．If a paper is accepted, it will be printed as soon

more than 10 pages (within 3 pages in the printedversion). Each table and figure will count as 1 pageeach. An English abstract is required. A maximumof 2 tables and figures in total will be allowed. Theseas possible. However, it should be noted that there
might be some delay as there may be a waiting list.
If the author wishes to request fast-tracking for publication, this should be made known to the editor bymust be accompanied by legends in English.
18．Regarding conflict of interest (COI): If remu-means of an accompanying letter on submission. In
this case, an extra fee will be charged for publication.

neration or assistance of any kind that might posea conflict with the contents of the paper has been
received, this must be clearly stated at the end of themain text. NOTE: it must also be clearly stated thatnone has been received, should that be the case.
19．All manuscripts must be submitted in triplicate (1original and 2 copies). All photographs must also
be submitted in the same manner. When submitting online, the author should register on the society homepage and submit in accordance with theinstructions given therein.
20．Attach a letter to the editor when submitting original articles, short reports, and case reports, excluding review articles. The following shall be specified
in the text.

25．In principle, it will not be possible to return manuscripts once submitted.
26．Copies of any paper to be printed may be requested in lots of 50. Such requests may be made by a separate letter accompanying the submitted manuscript.
27．The copyright for any paper published in this journal (including those as stipulated under Articles 27
and 28 of the copyright law) will be transferred tothis society.
28．Mailing address and contact details:
Kenichi Ogawa MD
Branch Office of Editorial Board of The JapaneseSociety of Clinical Physiology
Higashi-Totsuka Memorial Hospital
Postal Code: 244-0801

1）The contents of this paper have not been submitted to other journals.
2）All co-authors confirmed the content of thepaper and consented to its submission.
21．No fee will be required for printing if a paper falls
within all the conditions stipulated herein. If these548-7 Shinanomachi, Totsuka-ku, Yokohama-shi,Kanagawa, Japan
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