INSTRUCTIONS TO CONTRIBUTORSJOURNAL OF HUMAN ERGOLOGY is an international medium for presenting scientificresearch on human behaviors in daily work and living. The nature of the research to be reported mayvary from fundamental studies on how the ordinary human behavior in daily work and living affects
the human body and human nature in evolution, to more applied studies in the field of, for example,
ergonomics, which attempts to apply the acquired knowledge to our actual living for improving
human well-being and the quality of daily work and life. The journal, which appears as one volume
annually, is issued twice a year.
Original papers written in English will be accepted for publication with the understanding thatthey are not considered for publication elsewhere. Membership in the human Ergology Society andthe South-East Asian Ergonomics Society is not a prerequisite for the publication in the journal.
Communications in the form of short papers will also be accepted. These may include remarks
on specific subjects, brief reports, or comments on scientific research and methods. The length ofpapers must be such that the text, tables, and figures may be covered in 4 printed pages. The numberof papers cited in references should be as small as possible. Other regulations are the same as for theoriginal papers.
Submission of manuscripts
1. The journal strongly encourages all the authors to deliver the manuscripts (text, tables, and illustrations) by e-mail (e-Submission). An electronic version of the manuscript should be sent to:
Dr. Akiyoshi Matsumura, Coordinating Editor of JHE
Department of Biology, National Defense Medical College
3-2, Namiki, Tokorozawa, 359-8513 Japane-mail: matsumur@ndmc.ac.jp
If authors have no facilities to submit their manuscripts electronically, they may send one original
copy of their manuscript to the Coordinating Editor.
The guidelines for the preparation of manuscripts are as follows:
1. Manuscripts should be typewritten, typed on A4 paper size, with wide margins and double spacing. It should consist of the subdivisions such as title page, abstract, text, references, etc. Everypages of the manuscript should be numbered.
2. Manuscripts should be organized in the following order:
1) Title page including (i) the title of the articles, (ii) the names and complete affiliations of theauthor(s), (iii) e-mail, fax, and the telephone number of the corresponding author, (iv) abbreviated title (running head line) not exceeding 48 characters and spaces, and (v) keywords up tofive that should not repeat terms in the article title.
2) Abstract up to 200 words outlining the objectives, research design, observations, and conclusions of the paper.
3) The text, suitably divided under headings, such as Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion,etc.
4) Acknowledgements (if any).
5) References.
6) Captions to all figures.
3. The use of footnotes should be avoided.
4. SI units and their accepted abbreviations should be used.

Tables
1. Tables should be prepared separately from the main text.
2. Indicate the location where the tables appear in the text with comments such as ****Table 1 nearhere ****, separated by at least one line space from the main text.
3. Tables, referred to in the text as Table 1, Table 2, and so on, should be numbered in the order inwhich they occur.
4. Authors should take notice of the limitations set by the size and layout of the Journal. Large tables
should be avoided. If many data are to be presented, an attempt should be made to divide theminto two or more tables.
5. Avoid the use of vertical lines. Horizontal lines should be put only between the table caption andcolumn headings, between the column headings and the main body of the table, and after the main
body of the table.
6. Tables should not duplicate results presented in figures.
Figures
1. All figures (line drawings and photographs) should be printed separately from the main text, with
their numbers indicated appropriately.
2. Indicate the location of figures in the text with comments such as **** Figure 1 near here****,
separated by at least one line space from the main text.
3. Figures, referred to in the text as Figure 1, Figure 2, and so on, should be numbered in the order inwhich they occur.
4. Figures must be submitted in a camera-ready form, and should preferably be produced using acomputer drawing or graphic software and printed in high quality (at least 300 dpi). All figures
should be designed with the format of the page of the journal in mind and cannot exceed 140(W) x180(H) mm.
5. Authors should take notice of the appropriate size of fonts and line thickness. For legibility, a sansserif typeface (e.g., “Arial”) is recommended. When printed, desired type size is 8-12 points.
6. The captions to figures should be grouped on a separate page or pages of the manuscript.
7. Photographs are only acceptable if they have good contrast and intensity.
8. Color figures are available if the author is willing to bear the additional printing costs.
References
1. References should be made only to articles that have been published or in press. Unpublishedresults and personal communications should be cited parenthetically in the text and should not beincluded in the References list. Authors are responsible for the accuracy of the references.
2. In the text, references to the literature should be cited by author’s surname followed by year ofpublication. If more than two authors, use only the first author and add “et al.”:… Studies by Kobayashi (2004)… Studies by Sudo and Ohtuka (2006)… Studies by Kouchi et al. (2005)… an earlier report (Al-Haboubi, 1998)… earlier reports (Harada and Inoue, 1999; Ha et al., 2003)
3. When references are made to more than one paper by the same authors published in the same year,
they should be designated in the text as (Kawahara et al., 1998a,b) and in the References list as
follows:
Kawahara, M, Namihara, E, and Sato, H (1998a) How is a Seita fitted to the body? J. HumanErgol., 27:39-46.
Kawahara, M, Sako, H, and Sato, H (1998b) Experimental study of Seita-fitting. J. Human Ergol.,
27:47-54.
4. The References list must be arranged alphabetically, not chronologically, by surname(s) of theauthor(s) in the following style: Author’s name(s), year of publication, complete title, name ofperiodical, volume, and inclusive pages:
Journal Article:
Maeda, A, Ebashi, H, Nishizono, H, Shibayama, H, and Tanaka, M (1998) Influence of landing on
the supination and pronation in the foot joint. J.Human Ergol., 27:1-8.
Book:
Ulijaszek, SJ (1995) Human Energetics in Biological Anthropology. Cambridge University Press,Cambridge.
Book chapter:
Kalimo, R, Llindström, K, and Smith, MJ (1997) Psychosocial approach in occupational health.
In: Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics, ed. By Salvendy G, John Wiley & Sons Inc.,New York: pp.1059-1084.
Ethical Declaration
Many countries have adopted strict guidelines with respect to the use of human subjects inexperimental work. Guidelines for medical research have been laid down in the Declaration ofHelsinki by the World Medical Association. Journal of Human Ergology wishes to adopt the spirit ofdeclarations of this kind and requires authors reporting on experimental work involving human subject to make a declaration in the text of the article indicating that the experiments have been carriedout according to the ethical guidelines laid down by appropriate committee.
Off-prints
50 off-prints are FREE of charge. Additional 50 off-prints may be obtained with ¥15,000 for apaper up to 4 pages, ¥20,000 for that of 5-6 pages, ¥25,000 for that of 7-8 pages, ¥30,000 for that of
9-10 pages, ¥35,000 for that of 11-12 pages, ¥40,000 for that of 13-14 pages, etc.