Journal of Information Processing (JIP): Information for Authors
Established on December 25, 2007
Revised on June 4, 2009
Revised on September 10, 2012
Revised on April 4, 2014
Revised on March 28, 2016
Revised on April 27, 2017

1. Executive Summary

not be considered for publication. In case ofThe Journal of Information Processing (JIP) is amultiple-submissions, a penalty shall be applied

peer-reviewed online journal that is available onto author(s) besides the rejection of articles.

the J-STAGE website. Its purpose is to publish, in(4) Authors should be IPSJ members. If an article

English,has multiple authors, at least one of them should

members'

researchresultsandrelated

discussions. Reprints of articles will appear in

be an IPSJ member.

the Information Processing Society of Japan (IPSJ)(5) The ultimate responsibility for the content ofJournal.

a published article lies with the author(s).

2. Publishing Articles in JIP

3. Submitting Manuscripts(1) The articles in JIP are written and contributed(1) Manuscripts should preferably be in camera-

voluntarily by members of IPSJ. Articles include

ready form, with a page count consistent with theregular

guidelines in Table 1.

papers,technicalnotes,andprinted(2)

discussions. They should be in English.

Manuscripts
withshould

Regular papers describe the results of research

Though the format of printed discussions is not
restricted,

They should be of value to IPSJ members in terms ofbefore your submission.

originality and utility.

(3)

TheIPSJ

must

issuescontactinformat

consistentand development in scientific and technical areas.

guidelines

the(a) Regular papers

youthefollowSection

8.

editt@ipsj.or.jp,

receipts

forsubmitted(b) Technical notes

manuscripts. This receipt contains the submission

Technical notes report the latest results indate and the paper ID of the manuscript. Inquiries

researchanddevelopment,

orpresent

about manuscripts should be made using the papernovel

ID.

technical proposals.
(c) Printed discussions(4) Manuscript submissions should be through thePrinted discussions consist of questions andInformation Processing Society of Japan manuscript

answers regarding regular papers or technical notes

submission

published in JIP.

( https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ipsj/ ).

(2) As of 2015, English written articles accepted

Related inquiries should be directed to the IPSJ

by IPSJ Transactions (except TBIO, TSLDM, CVA) aresecretariat at the following address:

sitealso included in JIP. They will be reprinted inIPSJ

their original IPSJ Transactions.

Attention: Journal of Information Processing(3) Articles that have been previously published or

Kagaku-Kaikan 4F, 1-5 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-

are under review by other scientific journals willku, Tokyo 101-0062 JAPAN-1-(d) The proofs offered are unconvincing or too

Tel: +81-3-3518-8372 Fax: +81-3-3518-8375

weak.

e-mail: editt@ipsj.or.jp(e) The description and/or organization are not
4. Processing of Submitted Manuscripts

sufficiently clear for readers to understand what

(1) Regular papers and technical notes are subject

has been achieved.
(f) One or more of the conditions for acceptanceto a blind review process. In the case of regular

indicated by reviewers are not satisfied.

papers, The Editorial Committee of the Journal of(g) The ECJ finds other reasons to reject theInformation Processing (ECJ) may send inquiries tothe author(s) and consider the responses beforepaper.

deciding whether to accept or reject the manuscript.

(6) Once the ECJ decides that a manuscript is a

After the review process, the ECJ decides whether

multiple-submission and/or plagiarism, a penalty

to publish the manuscripts submitted to JIP. Then,

shall be applied to the author(s) besides thethe IPSJ notifies the manuscript author(s) whether

rejection

the manuscript has been accepted or rejected.

Multiple Submission and Plagiarism for detail.

(2) The ECJ announces the acceptance of regular(7) Author(s) cannot change author name(s) listed

papers and technical notes on the IPSJ website.

in the manuscript. Only when a reordering of theWhen they are published in JIP, the dates on whichauthors

and/orthe manuscripts were received and accepted are

becomes

indispensable

appended.

based on inquiries to the author(s), you may(3) Inquiries to the author(s), which as a rule arerequest the change of author name(s) to the ECJ.

made only once, mainly center on unclear points or

In that case, author(s) must attach “a statement

mistakes in the manuscript. Responses should beof the reason for author change” when answering

sent in writing and if the manuscript has been“the inquiries to the author(s).” Moreover, incorrected, the places changed and the reasons forthethe changes should be specified. If a response isauthor(s), you must write the reason. The ECJ will

not received within eight weeks of an inquiry, thedecide its acceptance based on the appropriateness

ECJ will decide to reject the manuscript.

of the reason.

(4) If a manuscript is rejected, a notification of(8) Author(s) may formally object only once to theand the reasons for the rejection will be sent tomanuscript rejection during 30 days after thethe author(s).

rejection date. The objection must be made to the(5) A manuscript submitted for publication as a

ECJ in writing.

regular paper or technical note can be rejected for(9) Author(s) may cancel the submission of thethe following reasons:manuscript. Cancellation must be made to the ECJ

writtenthemanuscript.

thechangeofbecause

responses

for

See

Appendix

authorof

the-name(s)revisioninquiries

tothein writing. When the manuscript is under the(a) The subject of the paper lies outside theinvestigation

area covered by the IPSJ.

foramultiple-submission

and/orplagiarism, author(s) cannot cancel it.

(b) The paper contains one or more fundamental(10) The ECJ’s contact address:

errors.

Attention: Journal of Information Processing(c) The paper lacks originality since the results

Kagaku-Kaikan 4F, 1-5 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-

described can be easily derived from publishedku, Tokyo 101-0062 JAPANmaterials and knowledge. Moreover, the significant
contribution

ofto

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technicale-mail: editt@ipsj.or.jp

progress is unclear.

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5. Notification of Publishing Decision and Reprints(3)

Theauthor(s)mustsignand(1) Once the submitted manuscript is accepted, theCopyrightTransfer

Formsent

IPSJ sends a notification of acceptance to thesecretariat.

returnthetheIPSJ

byauthor(s).
(2) When the expected publication volume is decided,

7. Handling of Personal Data

the IPSJ sends notification of publication schedule

Authorand instructions for the final manuscript to thesketches, etc. that appear in JIP will also appear

author(s). The final manuscript must be submitted

in the IPSJ's digital library, on IPSJ issued CD-accordingly.

ROMs(3) The IPSJ sends to the author(s) proofs of theapproved outside sites.

article to prevent misprints. However, substantial

If authors do not wish their personal data tochanges to any part of the article may not be made.

appear, they are required to give notice when

(4) The article will be published in JIP andsubmitting their manuscripts.

names,orothere-mailaddresses,

recordingmedia,biographicalandonIPSJ

reprinted in the IPSJ Journal. A publication fee(Table 2) will be charged.

8. Submission Format(5) The author of the published regular paper or

8.1 Structure of Submitted Manuscripts

technicalA complete manuscript submitted to JIP should havenote

canpurchasereprints

ofthepublished article. Table 3 shows the prices forthe following parts (1) - (9).

reprints. A reprint request form will be sent to(1) Title.

the(2) Author(s) and affiliation(s):authortogetherwiththeproofs

forproofreading. It should be filled out and sent back

When there are two or more authors, specify thewith the revised proofs.

author-to-affiliation(6) Submitted manuscripts and related materials in

following information clearly:(b) Contact details including address, phone

publish a list of errata in JIP. An additional fee
chargedtotheauthor(s)theSpecify the member ID.

(7) If corrections are requested, the IPSJ will

beState(a) Whether the author(s) has IPSJ membership.

any media will not be returned.

maycorrespondence.

accordingnumber, and e-mail address. If there are multiple

tocircumstances.

authors, specify the author whom the IPSJ should(8) The title, author(s) and affiliations, and thecontact for correspondence.

full content of the published article will appear(3) Abstract: For regular papers, this should beon the J-STAGE website.

200 words or less, but for technical notes, 100words or less.

6. Copyright(4) Main text.

All articles published in JIP are subject to the(5)IPSJ Copyright Policy. If the author(s) cannot

necessary, but should be short.

comply with this policy for any reason, a case in(6) References: Place reference numbers to thewriting must be sent to editt@ipsj.or.jp.

right of the corresponding text. References should(1) Quoted figures or graphics must have permission

consist of materials that have been published orfrom the owner, and the sources must be cited in

accepted for publication.

the manuscript.

(7)(2) Trademarks or registered trademarks must beincluding their information in the main text would-3-

Acknowledgements:

Appendices:

These

Appendicesaremaypermitted

beaddedififobscure

thederivations

argument.
ofTheymathmayincludeequations,should not be prohibited so as to make the review

longprocess easier.

detailedexplanations of an experimental apparatus, etc.

8.4 Notes on Manuscripts(8) Figures. See section 8.4.

(1) Appending a glossary of special terms is(9) Tables. See section 8.4.

preferable. Symbols used in the main text should

8.2 Style and Layout of Manuscripts

be explained.

Manuscripts for the JIP should be created by using(2) The related papers written by author(s) should

the LaTeX style file provided by the IPSJ or by

be cited in a manuscript or their list should beusing word processors.

attached when submitting a manuscript. The related(1) For LaTeX manuscripts, fill out parts (1) - (9)papers include the paper written in any languages.

by following the instructions attached to the style

When the related papers are under review, you must

file. Note that there are restrictions on available

attach their list because you cannot cite themfont types and Postscript file formats. Manuscripts

before their publishing. If these actions are notthat violate the instructions attached to the styletaken, your manuscript has a chance to be decided

file may not be processed and may be returned toas a multiple-submission or to be rejected.

the author(s). The style file can be downloaded(3) The ECJ will request author(s) to present thefrompapers listed in (2).

http://www.ipsj.or.jp/english/jip/submit/style.html(4) References to other articles should include.

the author(s), title, journal name, volume, issue,(2) For word processor manuscripts, the paper sizepage(s), and publication year. References to books

should be set to A4. The formatting should be as

should include the author(s), title, total pages,

follows:

publisher, and publication year. Refer to thefollowing examples:(a) Double-spaced text with about 250 words per

Feldman, J. and Gries, D.: Translator Writing

page.

System, Comm. ACM, Vol.11, No.2, pp.77-113 (1968).

(b) Two lines for long headings.

Wilkes, M. V.: Time Sharing Computer Systems,(c) Each of parts (1) - (9) on its own page(s).
8.3 Submission Procedure

p.200, McDonald, New York (1990).

(1) The author(s) should submit a manuscript to be(5) Figures and tables should be serially numbered,reviewed through the Information Processing Societye.g., Figure 1 or Table 1, and have self-containedofsitecaptions. Figures may be grayscale and/or color.

Upon

For LaTeX documents, it is possible to importsubmission, every data field should be completed.

Postscript files. Refer to the instructions in theThe manuscript, including author(s), affiliation(s),style file for a description of the file format.

or acknowledgements, should then be uploaded in a

Keep a table as concise as possible. For a long

PDF format. Note that the LaTeX style file provided

table, omit unnecessary parts, or reduce its sizeby the IPSJ has an option to produce a manuscript

so that it can be typeset on one page.

satisfying these requirements.

The conversion ratios for printed diagrams and(2) If inquires are received, the author(s) should

English words in figures and tables are as follows.

(Japanmanuscript

submission

https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ipsj/).

upload a revised manuscript and a response to theSize (mm)A. 50x34
B. 67x50
C. 100x67
D. 134x100

inquiries in a PDF format. In the procedures (1)and (2) written above, printing, content copying or
any other editorial operation of uploaded PDF files-4-

English words
58 words
125 words
250 words
375 wordsfont(s) selected by the author(s).

(6) Refer to the instructions in the style file foravailable fonts in LaTeX. Note that the font(s) inTable 1. Types of articles
Publishing articles

Contents
Describe the results of research and developmentin scientific and technical areas. Should be ofvalue to IPSJ members in terms of originality
and utility.
Reportlatestresultsinresearchanddevelopment
orpresentnovel
technical
proposals.
Consist of questions and answers regarding
regular papers or technical notes published inJIP.

Regular papers

Technical notes

Printed discussions

StandardPages

Word Counts

86,00043,0001750

Note: Total word count includes words in titles, figures, and tables. The word count for one page isapprox. 750 word.

Table 2. Fees for publishing articles(not including of consumption tax)
Pages

12

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10Fee (JPY)

11,60023,20034,80046,40058,00069,60081,20092,800110,800

128,800

Note: 18,000 JPY will be charged for each page after page 8. Fees, inclusive of consumption tax, are thesame even if color printing is used.
the published article may be different to theTable 3. Prices for reprints
Black and white pages
Pages(unit: yen, not including of consumption tax)

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23,30024,80026,30027,80029,30030,80032,30033,800100

33,80036,80039,80042,80045,80048,80051,80054,800150

44,30048,80053,30057,80062,30066,80071,30075,800200

54,80060,80066,80072,80078,80084,80090,80096,800250

65,30072,80080,30087,80095,300102,800

110,300

117,800

300

75,80084,80093,800102,800

111,800

120,800

129,800

138,800

Copies50

Color pages
Pages
Copies50(unit: yen, not including of consumption tax)
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36,80042,80048,80054,80060,80066,80072,80078,80060,80072,80084,80096,800108,800

120,800

132,800

144,800

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84,800102,800

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108,800

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408,800

100〜14〜16〜18Note: Please let us know if you'd like to purchase reprints exceeding 20 pages or 300 copies.

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Be careful not to submit a manuscript which is regarded as a multiple submission or plagiarism. A penalty
shall be applied to author(s) besides the rejection of the manuscript based on Editing Regulations.
Quotes from Editing Regulations:---------------------------------------------------------------------Article 4 (Rejection and Penalty for Multiple-Submission)The ECJ shall reject a manuscript if it is decided by the ECJ that the submitted manuscript is the sameas any of the following manuscripts submitted by at least one of the author(s).
(1) A manuscript under review by other journals.
(2) A manuscript which has been previously published by other journals.
Here, the decision is based on the similarity of their contents, not based on written language orappearance. In the case where the multiple-submission became obvious after its acceptance for publication,
the ECJ shall withdraw the acceptance.
2. In case of a multiple-submission, the following penalty shall be applied.
(1) A prohibition of submitting any papers to the IPSJ within one year by any of the author(s).
(2) Submitting a written apology.
A written apology may be open to public.
Article 5 (Exception of Multiple-Submission)
Regardless of the first paragraph of Article 4, the following cases are not regarded as a multiplesubmission.
(1) A multiple-submission for symposiums sponsored or co-operated by the IPSJ under the guarantee by itssponsor.
(2) A re-submission of a manuscript which has been published by scientific journals, only when the ECJ
guarantees its submission for special issues.
Article 5-2 (Rejection and Penalty for Plagiarism)
The ECJ shall reject a manuscript if it is decided by the ECJ that the submitted manuscript is aplagiarism. In the case where the plagiarism became obvious after its acceptance for publication, the ECJ
shall withdraw the acceptance.
2. In case of plagiarism, the penalty described in the second paragraph of article 4 shall be applied.
---------------------------------------------------------------------Here, “under review” written in (1) of the first paragraph in article 4 of Editing Regulation represents
the period from the submission date until the acceptance/rejection date or the publication date or thecancellation date (in the case the cancellation is admitted), whichever is earlier.
When applying (2) of the first paragraph in article 4 of Editing Regulation, the following manuscript
admitted as under the progress of research will not be regarded as a multiple-submission, because of theIPSJ’s policy whereby the final research result will be published as a journal paper.
a) Manuscripts presented by a National Conference, SIG-meetings, Symposiums, and International
Conferences, regardless of sponsored or co-operated by the IPSJ. Their reuse must be permitted by thecopyright holder.
b) Manuscripts extended from technical notes published by the IPSJ. In this case, the technical notes
will not be regarded as final research result.

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