Journal of Biological Macromolecules
Instructions to authors

1. Aims and scope: Journal of Biological Macromolecules (JBM) is the journal of Japan
Science Society of Biological Macromolecules (JSB). It publishes the results ofbiological macromolecules-related research in the fields of Bioscience andBiotechnology. The main research targets are 1) Enzymes that catalyze reactions
such as synthesis, degradation, and transfer, 2) Biological membrane equipment andcell activity (biological response, cell fusion and introduction of macromolecules, andsignal reception), 3) Materials mainly consisting of biological macromolecules (foodor pharmaceutical materials and DNA chip), 4) Generation and regulation offunctional enzyme or protein, 5) Living environment, 6) Generation of biological tool(vector, vesicle) and novel living organism, 7) New planning of biological industry,and 8) Others.
2. Edit: JBM Editorial Office are responsible for edit and publication. For eachmanuscript, one editor is assigned. The editor is in charge of reviewing process.
3. Publication: JBM is published at least twice a year in general. Manuscripts arereceived at any time.
4. Copyright: The copyrights of the published articles attribute to JSB.
5. Manuscript type: JBM deals with Review, Article, Report, Letter to Editor, andCorporate Introduction. Articles that contain original and novel findings areaccepted. When accepted, manuscripts are directly printed.
6. Style: Manuscripts are only accepted in English for Review and Article, but ineither English or Japanese for Report, Letter to Editor, and Corporate introduction.
Review, Article, and Report should not exceed approximately 6 printed pages
including main text, figures, and tables. The page number should be even. Theformat and form of the manuscript is according to the papers in the recent issue ofthis journal. Authors are asked to prepare a manuscript which is close to the printed
one as possible.
7. Review: In general, authors who are asked by JBM Editorial office submit themanuscript. If you would like to submit the manuscript, please contact JBM EditorialOffice.
8. Letter to Editor and Corporate Introduction: Letter to Editor is 2 printed pages, andCorporate Introduction is one printed page. The manuscripts are sent to JBM
Editorial Office.
9. Submission: Please send the pdf file of your manuscript by e-mail. Please use theoverall organization and layout according to the previously published JBM papers.
There is no submission fee.
10. If you would like “Online publication ahead of print” in J-Stage, please describe it
when you submit the manuscript.
11. Publishing fee: If there is no color page, JBM charges 10,000 JPY or USD100.00 for
the corresponding author. If there are color pages, additional charge (JPY10,000 orUSD100.00/color page) is required.
12. Reprint fee: JBM produce reprints and send them to the author. Please order
reprints by e-mail to JBM Secretariat. The fee covers shipping and consumption tax.
If there is no color page:
With cover (per 100 reprints) for the author (JSB member or non-JSB member):
30,000 JPY or 330 USD for the manuscript of 6 or less printed pages
40,000 JPY or 440 USD for the manuscript of 7–10 printed pages
50,000 JPY or 550 USD for the manuscript of 11–14 printed pages
60,000 JPY or 660 USD for the manuscript of 15–18 printed pages
Without cover (per 100 reprints) for the author (JSB member):
6,500 JPY or 71.50 USD for the manuscript of 6 or less printed pages8,700 JPY or 95.70 USD for the manuscript of 7–10 printed pages
10,800 JPY or 118.80 USD for the manuscript of 11–14 printed pages
13,000 JPY or 143.00 USD for the manuscript of 15–18 printed pages
Without cover (per 100 reprints) for the author (non-JSB member):
10,000 JPY or 110.00 USD for the manuscript of 6 or less printed pages
12,200 JPY or 134.20 USD for the manuscript of 7–10 printed pages
14,300 JPY or 157.30 USD for the manuscript of 11–14 printed pages
16,500 JPY or 181.50 USD for the manuscript of 15–18 printed pages
If there are color pages:
Additional charge (JPY10,000 or USD100.00/color page) (per 100 reprints) isrequired.
13. Payment: Please transfer the money to Japan Post Bank
Account number: 01370-9-92201
Account name: Japan Science Society of Biological Macromolecules
14. Submission: Authors are requested to send the word and pdf files of the manuscript
to JBM Editorial office.

15. Sending address:

JBM Editorial Office
Faculty of Core Research Natural Science Division
Ochanomizu University, Tokyo 112-8610, Japan
jbm-office@cc.ocha.ac.jp

16. Contact address:

JSB Secretariat
Faculty of Core Research Natural Science Division
Ochanomizu University, Tokyo 112-8610, Japan
jbm-office@cc.ocha.ac.jp