Guideline for Contributing to Aerospace Technology Japan
Approved by JSASS Board of Directors on September 23, 2016
Revised by JSASS Board of Directors on May 25, 2018
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The transactions of the Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences, Aerospace Technology Japan is
an online journal published in English featuring research papers in the field of aerospace technology
specifically. Accepted manuscripts are published bi-monthly online upon receiving the final version of themanuscript and the publication fee. The journal welcomes submissions from researchers around the world.
Topics may include, but are not limited to aerodynamics, aircraft design, aerospace structures andmaterials, flight dynamics, aerospace control and guidance systems, air traffic management, astrodynamics,
aerospace propulsion, and aerospace education programs. The journal prides on its diverse andwide-spread audience, ranging from researchers and engineers to professionals and educators, allinterested in new advances in the fields of aeronautics and astronautics.

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All manuscripts are peer reviewed for originality and importance to the fields of aeronautics andastronautics and must follow ethical standards in publication. The journal publishes Full Articles,
Research and Development Reports, Education Programs Reports related to aerospace technologies,Research Notes, and Miscellaneous articles such as Comments and Questions, Replies and Errata. The
journal publishes articles selected from JSASS organized international conferences. The articles selectedfrom JSASS organized international conferences are categorized into Full Articles, Research Notes, andEducation Programs Reports in accordance with their contents and length.
Research and Development Reports are published upon recommendations from JSASS associate members(corporate members). Although submitted Research and Development Reports are not reviewed asacademic papers, their technical quality is reviewed and approved by the Editorial Board. Supplementarymaterials can also be attached.

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Published articles are available online to JSASS members for access and download as of the publication
date. Non-JSASS members are given free access to articles published at least one year prior to the accessdate.

All articles are available on J-STAGE Web page.

Abstracts are available for view and download to both JSASS members and non-members. Except forarticles selected from JSASS organized international conferences, electronic reference files including
additional information (hereinafter referred to as "supplementary materials") can be attached to eacharticle available on the Web at an additional charge, which is explained later. Supplementary materials are
not subject to review; however, they must be approved by the Editorial Board before their publication.
4.

Manuscripts must be submitted through JSASS manuscript submission Web page. Manuscripts sent by
postal mail and e-mail will not be considered. The corresponding author must fill in the required
information including authors’ details and abstract as requested on the manuscript submission Web page,and electronically upload a PDF file of the article.
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The manuscript must be prepared using the template available on the JSASS Web page. The author must
convert the manuscript into a 600 dpi PDF file upon submission. The maximum size allowed for upload is5MB. Make sure submitted files do not include any non-English font packages, such as Japanese or
Chinese fonts. Authors are requested to preview the file before submission.
The corresponding author of an accepted manuscript is requested to prepare the final version of themanuscript in both PDF and text format, as directed by the Editorial Office.

6.

Submitted manuscripts will be reviewed based on the review standards specified in the Appendix of thisguideline.

7.

JSASS shall hold the copyrights of all articles published in JSASS journals. For additional information,refer to “Guideline on Copyrights for the Authors of JSASS Journals.”

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In order to qualify for publication, the contents of the submitted manuscript should be original and notpreviously published or presented. Exceptions shall be made for articles presented, or to be presented atJSASS organized conference. Authors are required to include an explicit statement assuring the contentshave security clearance. Authors of articles which contents have been developed with government funding
will be asked to confirm the journal has been granted rights to publish the article.

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The contribution of comments and questions is accepted only for Full Articles, Education Program Reports,and Research Notes, and should be done no later than six months after the article’s publication. Authors ofa Full Article, Research Note, or Educational Program Report who intend to reply to comments andquestions must submit their replies within one month after they receive the comments or questions.
Questions and replies will be published in the same issue. However, questions that receive no reply may
also be published even if the author fails to submit a reply. A contributor may submit comments andquestions only once.

10. Authors are responsible for the contents of their own contributions.
11. Once a manuscript has been accepted for publication and the author(s) has been informed of the decision,
they are required to pay the publication fee indicated in the Appendix of this guideline.

Note:(1) Additional rules for the publication of selected papers presented at Asia-Pacific International Symposium
on Aerospace Technology (APISAT) shall be specified separately.

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1. Web Pages
J-STAGE Web pagehttps://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/browse/tastj/

Manuscript submission Web pagehttps://www.editorialmanager.com/tjsas/

JSASS Web page

http://www.jsass.or.jp/webe/annai/content0010.html

Guideline on Copyrights for the Authors of JSASS Journals
http://www.jsass.or.jp/webe/annai/content0072.html
2. Contact
Editorial Office for JSASS Journals except for articles selected from the International Symposium on SpaceTechnology and Science (ISTS)
c/o Center for Academic Publications Japan
2-4-16, Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan.
Tel: +81-3-3817-5821

Fax: +81-3-3817-5830

e-mail: jsass-ed@capj.or.jp

Editorial Office for articles selected from the International Symposium on Space Technology and Science(ISTS)SENDAIKYODO PRINTING Co., Ltd.
2-4-2, Hinodemachi, Miyagino-ku, Sendai 983-0035, Japan
Tel +81-22-236-7161

Fax: +81-22-236-7163

e-mail: ists@senkyo.co.jp

3. Article Categories in Aerospace Technology JapanThe article categories are defined in the following table.
Table 1.
CategoryArticle categories.

Contents and evaluation standardsResults of research in aerospace technologies specifically. Should show acertain level of originality.
Research and development report regarding aerospace technologies, suchas manufacturing technologies and technical improvements,
Research andrecommended by a JSASS associate member (corporate member).
Development
Although no technical review is made, the Editorial Board verifies
Reportappropriateness as a technical article. Supplementary materials can beattached.
Education
Results of education programs related to aeronautics and astronautics.
Program
Should quantitatively show the originality and effectiveness of theReportprograms for active learning of aerospace technology
Results of research in aerospace technologies, specifically intended for
Research Note prompt disclosure of new, signiﬁcant data or developments of limited
scope. Short papers may qualify for publication in this category.
Includes comments and questions, replies, and errata regarding
Miscellaneouspreviously published full articles and research notes.
Full Article

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Minimum/Maximum
number of pages
6/10-/10-/10-/52

†1 A single page can contain approximately 1,200 words for articles in English. The space for the article title
and authors’ names requires 1/4-1/5 pages.
†2 Except for articles selected from JSASS organized international conferences, each article on the Web may
include a maximum of five reference files as supplementary materials. (File size is to be less than 5 MB
per file and no more than 10 MB in total.) Acceptable file format is described in the paper “Template.”
4. Publication Fee
The authors of all articles to be published in Aerospace Technology Japan must pay a publication fee toJSASS prior to publication. Please note that the reprinting service is not available. The color page fee is notapplied to any article. Any paper that exceeds the maximum number of pages will be rejected without review.
The publication fee depends on the article category and number of pages (N) as follows:

Table 2.
ArticleCategory

Publication fee.

No. of pages

First author is a JSASS member

First author is NOT a JSASS member

from 6 to 10

7,500 yen * N (pages)

12,000+7,500 yen * N (pages)

Full Article,

less than 6,

R&D ReportorRejected without review

more than 10
Education
Program Report
Research Note
Miscellaneous

10 or less

7,500 yen * N (pages)

11 or more

12,000+7,500 yen * N (pages)

Rejected without review

5 or less

7,500 yen * N (pages)

6 or more

12,000+7,500 yen * N (pages)

Rejected without review

1 to 27,500 yen * N (pages)
Table 3.

12,000+7,500 yen * N (pages)

Fee for Supplementary Materials.

File size

Fee

Total file size ≤ 5 MBFree

5 MB < Total file size ≤ 10 MB

10,000 yen

Total file size > 10 MB

Not available

5. Exemption
If the first author of an article 1) is over 65 years old, or 2) has been a member of JSASS for more than 35 years
in a row, or 3) is unemployed at the time of manuscript submission, , s/he can request publication fee exemption.
This exemption is applicable to one article per year.

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