Established: September 30, 1995
11th Revised: February 17, 2018

Submission Guidelines for Japan Society for
Production Management (JSPM) Journal

1. Purpose of the journal:
The International Journal of Japan Society for Production Management (hereafter referred to as the Journal) seeks topublish research results on production management and related issues for the purposes of achieving the goals set forthin the Society’s bylaws.
2. Journal name:
The Journal is called International Journal of Production Management (National Diet Library Registration Number:
ISSN2187-7971)
3. Submission requirements:
The Authors making submissions to the Journal are not limited to full members of the Society.
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4. Types of content:
The Journal publishes original refereed and un-refereed research papers, research notes, case studies, commentaries,data, and reviews.
(1) Refereed research papers and research papers:
Both refereed research papers and un-refereed research papers must be original works proposing new
methodologies and/or developing new knowledge in the field of production management. They must not haveappeared in any other publication. They should clearly indicate their research objectives and conclusions as wellas supporting research results for the purpose of publication.
(2) Research notes:
Research notes are original working papers in the manner of interim research reports, the preliminary results ofwhich are judged to contribute to the field of production management. Research notes should propose new
methodologies and/or contribute new knowledge to the field of production management. Research notes must nothave appeared in any other publication.
(3) Case studies:
Case studies describe the actual application of production management theories and methodologies in the realworld. They must not have appeared in any other publication.
(4) Commentaries:
Commentaries are interpretive or subjective articles including meaningful insights into the phenomena as well as
the theories and methodologies of production management. Comments should not have appeared in any otherpublication.
(5) Data:
Data are meaningful results of data processing or data reduction in production management. Data should not haveappeared in any other publication.

5. Review and publication of submitted manuscripts
Based on the evaluation of at least two referees designated by the Editorial Board, the Editorial Board makes decisions
on the acceptance or rejection of (1) refereed research papers. With respect to (2) – (5) above, acceptance or rejection isdetermined by the Editorial Board based on the evaluation of two or more referees designated by the Editorial Board.
6. Format of submitted manuscripts
The format of refereed and un-refereed research papers, research notes, case studies, commentaries, and data should
conform to the manuscript templates prepared by Japan Society for Production Management.
7. How to submit papers
Submitted manuscripts must be emailed to the Editorial Board as an attached PDF fail and a Word file both.
E-mail: info@e-jspm.com
8. Payment for publication(1) The authors of a research paper (non refereeing) must pay 5,000 yen and in the case that all authors arenonmembers, the authors must pay an additional 12,000 yen fee.
(2) The authors of a refereed research paper must pay 20,000 yen for the refereeing service.
For publication of the paper, if at least one author is a member, the authors must pay another 20,000 yen and if all
authors are not members, the authors must pay another 32,000 yen for the publication.
*As the submission cost is used for peer review, rejected papers will not receive a refund.
9. Copyrights
Copyrights of refereed and un-refereed research papers, research notes, case studies, commentaries, and data belong toJapan Society for Production Management.
10. Manuscript rule changes
Rules may be revised or eliminated by decision of the executive board.

JSPM Manuscript Rules
Language
1. Manuscripts should be typed in English(punctuation, alphabet and numbers).
Structure
2. All manuscripts should be submitted on
camera-ready A4 paper (210 mm x 297 mm),word-processed, single-spaced, and single sided.
Manuscripts should be typed in the order of title,
author’s name and institution (English), abstract,
key words, text body, endnotes, quotations,reference, appendix, and biography. See theseparate manuscript template for style details.
Page Restrictions
3. The number of pages are 8 for refereed research
papers and 6 for un-refereed research papers.
Submission and publication fees are necessary
as stipulated separately in the Submission
Guidelines. If authors may exceed the page
restrictions, they must pay extra fees.
Delivery of Manuscripts
4. 4. Email the whole manuscripts a PDF file and a
Word file both in A4 size paper including tables
and figures to the Editorial Board;info@e-jspm.com
5. Manuscripts are accepted on an as-needed basis.
Title
6.
(1) Tiles should be simple and should clearly
represent the content of the papers. Subtitles
should be located below the title. Titles should betyped in 13 point Times New Roman, bold,centered. Subtitles should be typed in 11 point
Times New Roman, bold, centered.
Example:The Structure of ABC’s System―JIT and Jidoka―(2) If papers are a part of a study series, the series
titles and the relation to the series can be used assubtitles (e.g. 3rd report).
Example:ISO14001 at Overseas Plants―Production Management and Environmental
Management (3rd Report)―
Author and Institution
7. Names of authors and institutions should betyped in 12 point Times New Roman, rightjustified. Not more than 3 co-authors may belisted on one line. Titles and authors should bearranged in one column. Over 3 co-authors ofsame institution must be listed on one line.
Abstract and Key Words
8. With the exception of the titles, the authors’names, abstracts and key words. Abstracts andkey words should be typed in 10 point Times
New Roman. The abstract should less than 300
words and the number of key words should beless than 10. The line’s indentation shouldbe 6 spaces.
Text Body
9.
(1) The text body should be typed in 10 point
Times New Roman.
(2) The text body should be in two columns (44letters per one line, 48 lines per one page).
(3) Mathematical formulas should occupy theirown lines, be italicized and followed by a serialnumber.
(4) The text body should include introduction,
main text, and conclusion, and should clearly
indicate sections, chapters and clauses which
are to be numbered as shown below. Leave one
line above section titles. Section and chapter
titles should be bold.
Example:1. Company and Systems
1.1 Company definition
1.2 System definition
1.2.1 Factors comprising a system(1) Human elements(4) Personal names should be typed in the order of
sir names and initials for first names in original
languages (if possible written in the Romanalphabet), unless the name is widely recognized
and/or printing difficulties are expected.
Example:Sawada Z
Kodama Y and Sawada Z
Okada Z, Aoyama I and Tanaka T(5) Tables and figures should be assigned a serial
number (Fig. 1, Fig. 2, Table 1, Table 2, etc.) andtitle. While figure titles should be positioned
immediately below figures, table titles should bepositioned immediately above tables. If quoted
from other sources, carefully follow reference
citation rules.
Tables and figures should be inserted into the text
electronically.
(6) An indentation should be 2 letters.
Endnotes
10. Put “*” and numbers (e.g. *1, *2) at the end ofsentences requiring notes and list them as
endnotes after the text body.
Example:Endnotes
1. Note that production management is strongly
linked with environmental management.
2. ISO14001 is an international standard that has
no teeth.
References
11.
(1) Reference citations should be indicated, forexample, with ([1] pp. 3-5) at the end of sentences.
If pages are not indicated, parentheses are notnecessary.
Example:The features of MRP include ….. ([1] pp. 3-5).
When names of authors are mentioned, insert
references after the author’s name.
Example:According to Suzuki ([1] pp. 3-5), it is ….
(2) List only those cited in the text body after
endnotes according to authors’ names inalphabetical order. If the reference list contains
multiple items by one author, list them inchronological order.
(3) Italic letters should be used for journal titles.
(4) Example of reference citation:
References[1] Brown, J.: Operations Management, Asian Press，Tokyo (1998)[2] Brown, J.: “The Principles of JIT”, Journal ofFactory, Vol.1, No.1, pp.10-20 (May 1999)[3] Jack, A. W.: “The Principles of JIT”, in Brown, J.
(ed.), Manufacturing Systems, Atlantic Press,
Tokyo (2000)[4] Suzuki, T., Yamada, I.: “Process Improvement”,
Production Journal, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp.10-20(December, 1998), (in Japanese)[5] Suzuki, T.: Production Management Theory,Production Press (1999), (In Japanese)

Biography
12. The biography should include place (country,province) and year of birth, academic
background, academic degree (institution name),occupation, academic memberships, and major
publications.
Rule Changes
13. Rules may be revised or eliminated by decisionof the Executive Board.
Bylaws:1. The rules have been in efficient since March 25,2001.
2. The rules were revised on September 19, 2003.
3. The rules were revised on March 13, 2015
4. The rules were revised on February 17, 2018

Inquiries about Submission
The Editorial Board of Japan Society for Production
ManagementManuscript Layout Image (JSPM)
Sheet 1 (1st page)

Sheet 2 (middle pages)

Title (13 pt)

Table/Figure

Author (12 pt)
6 spaces indent

6 spaces indent

Text Body

Abstract: (10 pt)

Text Body

Key words: (10 pt)

Text Body (10 pt)

Text Body

2 columns

Table/Figure

Sheet 3 (final page)(1)

Sheet 4 (margins)

The text body should be typed in 10 point Times New Roman.

Margin 25 mm

44 letters
48 lines

Text Body

Text Body
Text Body
Text Body
References(10 pt)別紙３（最終ページ）

別紙 4
MarginBiography(10 pt)

25 mm（全体のレイアウト）

Margin25 mm