Ver. ２

Japanese Journal of Pharmaceutical Education
Manuscript Submission Checklist
Check and confirm the manuscript before submitting it using the checklist below, and then attach it
to your manuscript. Failure to follow the items below will result in rejection of the manuscript.
☐ 1.

The first author is a member of Japan Society for Pharmaceutical Education.

☐ 2.

The content of the submitted manuscript has not been published (or be under consideration)elsewhere inside or outside Japan.

☐ 3.

The research in the submitted manuscript has been conducted in compliance with relevantlaws, regulations, and guidelines.

☐ 3.1. Research involving human subjects was conducted with ethical consideration for theresearch subjects, and an explanation of these considerations was included in the "Method"
section of the paper, clearly outlining the details.
☐ 3.2. Research subject to ethical regulation (those that fall under the Ethical Guidelines for Life
Science and Medical Research Involving Human Subjects and the Clinical Research Act) wasapproved by the ethics review committee of the affiliated institution. The details of the ethics
review committee approval are clearly stated in the “Method” section of the manuscript.
☐ 3.3. For non-regulated research (those that do not fall under the Ethical Guidelines for Life
Science and Medical Research Involving Human Subjects or the Clinical Research Act),refer to the “Checklist of ethical review requirements for non-regulated research”* below. If
items 1 and 2 are checked for any of the items, an application should have been submitted tothe ethics review committee of the affiliated institution for approval prior to the start of theresearch. If the ethical review committee determined that the research was not subject toreview, a clear statement should be included in the paper to that effect.
Checklist of ethical review requirements for non-regulated research
Items

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Psychological burden on research subjects□ yes□ somewhat□ noPhysical burden on research subjects
Handling of personal information

□ yes
□ yes

□ somewhat□ no□ noInvolves psychological dynamics with subjects□ yes□ noIf items 1 or 2 have been checked off, consult with the ethics review committee of your affiliated facility
before submitting the manuscript.
*Ujihara, A. Ethical review system for unregulated research in the hospital research ethics committee; Fig.
4. Checklist of ethical review requirements for non-regulated research. Japanese Journal of PharmaceuticalEducation, Vol.7 (2023). doi: 10.24489/jjphe.2023-019☐ 4.

The manuscript was created using the submission template with numbers and script in halfwidth characters.

☐ 5.

The title page includes the following information:1) Article title, author names, affiliations in both English and Japanese
2) Corresponding author’s name, address, telephone number and email address3) The publication category (Original Article, Short Communication, Review Article,
Practical Article)

Ver. ２☐ 6. A Japanese abstract is within 400 characters and an English abstract is within 250 words.

☐ 7. Up to 5 keywords in Japanese and English respectively are included.

☐ 8. The English abstract was reviewed before submission by a native English speaker in casethe author is a non-native English speaker.
Reviewer Name (Company):☐ 9. Figures and tables are clear with one per page.

☐ 10. The length of the manuscript is within the limited number of pages, including the text,
reference list, figures and tables.
☐ 11. Terms and names are used according to the author instructions.

☐ 12. Disclosure of conflicts of interest is made at the end of the main text in accordance with theauthor instructions.
☐ 13. Citations and references in the text are followed with superscript numbers that correspond to
the reference list.
☐ 14. The reference list follows the Vancouver style as outlined in the author instructions.
Date:
Article title:
First author’s full name: