The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers

Provisions for the Bulletin of JSME
(Purpose)
Article 1. The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers publishes the Bulletin of the JSME with the aim ofcontributing to the development, peace, and welfare of human society by progressing the academic arts offields related to machinery and mechanical systems.
(Papers Published in the Bulletin of JSME)
Article 2. The bulletin of JSME publishes original papers that must have novelty and reliability witheither remarkableness of originality, exploratory development or utility in engineering and industry.
Review papers that discuss the trends and prospects of specialized field by examining and citing research
papers in the fields are posted, as well.
(Composition of the Bulletin of JSME)
Article 3.1 The Bulletin of JSME consists of seven journals in total: three are journals dealing withmechanical engineering in general; the other four are English journals that each deal with a specializedfield. The target field of each specialized journal is specified separately.
3.2 Translated version (Selected Paper) of original papers on the bulletin of JSME is publishable with therecommendation of the Editorial Committee.
(General Journals)• Mechanical Engineering Journal (MEJ): A general journal in English that carries the original paper,
review paper and selected paper• Mechanical Engineering Letters (MEL): A general journal in English that carries a short original
paper worthy of a quick announcement• Transactions of the JSME (in Japanese) (Mechanical papers): A general journal in Japanese thatcarries original paper, review paper(Specialized Journals)• Journal of Fluid Science and Technology (JFST)• Journal of Thermal Science and Technology (JTST)• Journal of Biomechanical Science and Engineering (JBSE)• Journal of Advanced Mechanical Design, Systems, and Manufacturing (JAMDSM): A specialized
journal that carries original papers describing the research results in the field(Specification for the Number of Pages)
Article 4. The number of pages per published thesis shall be as shown in the table below.
JournalMechanical papers, MEJ, JFST, JTST,JBSE, JAMDSM*1
Specification for the12 pages or fewer
number of pages

MEL*2
8 pages or fewer*1 For Original papers, MEJ, JFST, JTST, JBSE, and JAMDSM, an excess of up to 8 pages is allowed. A further
excess shall be accepted if it is specifically deemed necessary by the editorial committee. In case of contributions
on request, there is no prescribed number of pages for all journals.
2* For MEL, exceeding the number of pages is not permitted. However, if specifically deemed necessary by theeditorial committee, an excess of up to 4 pages shall be accepted.

(Submitting)
Article 5. To publish a paper in the Bulletin of JSME, it must be submitted according to the separately
determined “Provisions for Submission to the Bulletin of JSME.” Submission of manuscripts is accepted
at any time.
(Review)
Article 6. Decisions regarding publication of all submitted manuscripts is taken after thorough peer

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review of each manuscript. For this purpose, editorial committees have been organized for each journal.
The JSME journal editorial committee has been organized to supervise these committees. Regulations
concerning the JSME journal editing section and the editorial committee shall be determined separately.
(Publishing)
Article 7. Each journal of the Bulletin of the JSME is published as an electronic journal in J-STAGE,operated by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), as follows; all are open access:• Mechanical Engineering Journal: Six times a year (Bimonthly)• Mechanical Engineering Letters: Issued as necessary• Transactions of the JSME (in Japanese): Once a month• Journal of Fluid Science and Technology: Issued as necessary• Journal of Thermal Science and Technology: Issued as necessary• Journal of Biomechanical Science and Engineering: Issued as necessary• Journal of Advanced Mechanical Design, Systems, and Manufacturing: Issued as necessary(Publishing Fee)
Article 8. The authors shall pay publishing fee after publication of a paper. The publishing fee isdetermined separately.
(Amendment, Withdrawal, and Cancellation of Published Articles)
Article 9. For the request for correction of typographical errors in the published paper, we shall respondaccording to the J-STAGE open system. Other corrections shall be handled by the editorial committee.
Article 10. When there is a request for withdrawal of the published manuscript and when the editorialcommittee has approved the withdrawal, we shall respond according to the J-STAGE open system.
Article 11. If it is found that the published paper does not comply with the authors’ obligations asprescribed in the “Ethical Guidelines on Submission and Review of Papers of the JSME,” measures tocancel the published paper shall be taken in accordance with the J-STAGE open system.

Changes to the provisions mentioned above require approval of the editorial board.
Created on 27 March 2018
Revised on 24 March 2020
Revised on 22 March 2022
Revised on 28 March 2023