Submission Guidelines for“Suicide Policy Research”
Editorial Board of “Suicide Policy Research”
Japan Suicide Countermeasures Promotion Center (JSCP)
This is an open-access journal for advancing research on the reality of suicide andsuicide prevention and promoting suicide countermeasures through such research
activities. By requesting and publicly soliciting manuscripts, the Japan Suicide
Countermeasures Promotion Center (JSCP) collects and publishes a wide range ofarticles on comprehensive suicide countermeasures. These include interdisciplinary,high-quality research papers and practical reports that contribute to on-site responsesand policy development.

1. Eligibility for submission
Anyone who 1) has an interest in the reality of suicide and both research and practice
regarding suicide countermeasures, and 2) who agrees with the aims of this journal.

2. Manuscript category
Manuscripts published in this journal are classified as original articles, reviews, practicalreports, commentaries, and others.
(1) Original article: the content is recognized as original and highly complete as academicresearch.
(2) Review: a systematic investigation is conducted to compare and organize previous
research, and the review is original.
(3) Practical report: the content and intent of on-site practice is clearly stated, and thereport is cohesive and can be shared among researchers and practitioners.
(4) Commentary: an explanation or summary of academic or social trends on a specifictopic that is useful for enhancing readers’ understanding.
(5) Others: other reports or materials that do not fall into the above four categories but
are deemed to be of publication value to this journal.

3. Conditions for manuscript
The manuscript must have been written in English and must not have been published inany other journal.

4. Review of manuscript
Original articles and reviews will be subject to a peer review (in principle, peer review
and judgment by two reviewers), and other manuscript categories will also be reviewed
as necessary. Details regarding peer review will be determined separately.

5. Ethical considerations
In accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki of the World Medical Association (WMA)
and other guidelines in other fields of expertise, the text shall describe the content andmethods of ethical considerations adopted when conducting the research, thedisadvantages to the research subjects due to the research method, the elimination ofrisks, and the circumstances surrounding explanation and informed consent, etc. If it isdetermined that no ethical issues exist, this shall be stated, and the reasons shall beclearly communicated. For research conducted with the approval of an ethical review
committee, the name of the ethical review committee that approved the research and thedate of approval shall be stated. Note that while practical reports and commentaries arerequired to comply with the WMA Declaration of Helsinki and other guidelines, approvalby an ethical review committee is not necessarily required.

6. Conflict of interest self-declaration
If financial support such as research grants, provision of samples, or convenience wasreceived from companies or organizations in the preparation of the paper, this must bestated in the acknowledgments, etc. In addition, all authors must submit a “Conflict ofinterest self-declaration” at the time of submission.

7. Manuscript volume and the way ofsubmission
Manuscripts should be no more than 8,000 words for original articles, reviews, practicalreports, and commentaries, including figures, tables, notes, and references. Figures andtables will be counted at an average of 100 words each. Manuscripts should be submitted
electronically.

8. Submission and publication fees
There are no submission or publication fees.

9. CopyrightThe copyright of the articles published in this journal belongs to JSCP. If the articles areto be reprinted in other publications, the Editorial Board of JSCP must be notified inadvance.
Supplementary Provisions

These guidelines (decided by the Editorial Board on July 23, 2024) will come into effecton July 23, 2024.