April 1, 2021 Editorial Committee

Instructions to Authors
The Radiological Nursing Society of JapanThe Journal of Radiological Nursing is the official organ of our Society. The following are theinstructions to authors for the Journal. It could be amended as needed. Please refer to ourwebsite at http://www.rnsj.jp/web/journal/index-e.html for the latest version.
I. Eligibility
First author must be members of the Radiological Nursing Society of Japan. However, theauthors who are requested for contribution by the Editorial Committee are exempt from thisrequirement. The authors who are not Japanese nationals residing outside Japan may opt not
to become a member of the Society, but to contribute to the Journal with a submission fee1.
II. Paper category
The Journal is compiled from Reviews, Original articles, Notes, Letters, and Others, inEnglish or Japanese.
1)

Reviews: They give an analysis and a summary about the specific theme related toradiological nursing by accumulating information from various sources and reviewing
them.

2)

Original articles: They must present original research performed by the author(s) andthe research should include new information or a significant understanding in the fieldof radiological nursing.

3)

Notes: They are articles which present new significant facts for radiological nursing,giving data derived from incomplete or partial studies, research reports that describe
activities, and case studies.

4)

Letters: They include brief reports, letters to the Editor, comment on discussions about
the previously published articles, or practice reports in radiological nursing.

5)

Others: Opinions, views or comments on radiological nursing or general nursing may be
accepted with consent of the editorial committee.

III. Authorship (in line with the guidelines of Nursing Ethics Journal)
Only those who have made a substantial contribution can legitimately claim authorship1

If you are willing to apply for membership, please contact rnsj@kokusaibunken.jp. If you

opt to submit a paper with a submission fee, please contact journal@rnsj.jp, for theprocedure.

April 1, 2021 Editorial Committee(main author and co-authors). They are required to meet the following three conditions2,3.
1) Contribution to the clarification of research objectives, review of relevant previous work,
design and implementation of the research, and analysis of research results;2) Contribution to drafting and revising the article upon communication with reviewers andthe editorial committee; and
3) Final review of the article for press.
IV. Ethical consideration, acknowledgement, funding and conflict of interest
1) Ethical consideration
All studies involving either human participants or materials of human origin should beundertaken in accordance with the principles set forth in the Declaration of Helsinki and otherrelated ethical guidelines.
2) Acknowledgement
Those who contributed to the article, but do not meet the three conditions mentioned above
for authorship should be acknowledged in the separate Acknowledgment section at the end ofarticle.
3) Funding assistanceIf funding assistance was received internally or externally, its contributing organizations
should be listed. If not received, it should be so mentioned. Ordinary funding forteachers/researchers received from the affiliated institutions is not included here.
4) Conflict of interest
Should there be any conflicts of interest regarding the research and/or articles, it should beso mentioned under this section. Should there be financial conflicts of interest with external
institutions, it should be so mentioned. If there is no conflict of interest, it should be somentioned. Refer to MHLW Notice 0331001 (dated March 31, 2008) for the Guidelines forthe management of conflict of interest in the research of health and labor science.
V. Review system
Each manuscript of Reviews, Original articles, and Notes is reviewed by at least two referees,and finally by the Editorial Committee. The Committee decides whether to accept the2Those who contributed to the article, but do not meet these three conditions should be

acknowledged in a later section “Acknowledgment.”
3No alterations are basically accepted in the list of co-authors once the papers aresubmitted for review. If necessary, write a letter with justification for consent of the EditorialCommittee.

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manuscript for publication. Letters and Others are reviewed by the Editorial Committee. Theauthors will be informed of the review results.
VI. Unpublished manuscript
The manuscript should be unpublished in principle. However, a manuscript may beacceptable only if it has been publicized in:i) Academic assemblies, etc.;ii) Symposiums, research presentation meetings, international conferences, etc.; oriii) Research reports sponsored by the national government, local governments, the industry
or organizations.
VII. Procedure of manuscript submission
1)

The manuscript should be prepared using the appropriate template file downloaded fromthe Societyʼs website and submitted online at http://www.rnsj.jp .

2)

The manuscript to upload should be comprised of a full manuscript (word), a second
manuscript for review (pdf), and a check list (pdf). The second manuscript for review
should exclude any information from the full manuscript which might help identifying
the authors. Manuscripts should be a single file (pdf) containing the body text, all figures
and tables.

3)

The checklist file should be downloaded, filled in, and submitted (uploaded) as a pdf filealong with the manuscripts (pdf).

VIII. Procedure of manuscript review
1)

The online submission pages will be open at any time.

2)

When all the required documents are uploaded properly, the contributor will be informedof the receipt number and the reception date.

3)

The Editorial Committee decides on the acceptability of the manuscript following peer
review.

4)

When a revision is requested, the revised version must be uploaded within the specified
period. If the revised manuscript fails to reach the Editorial Committee by the specified
date, it may suggest the contributor submitting for next issue as a new contribution.

5)

The Editorial Committee may recommend the authors to change the designated paper
category if needed.

IX. Procedure of finalizing the manuscript
When the contribution is accepted for publication, the contributor should send one originalApril 1, 2021 Editorial Committee

set of the accepted manuscript (WORD), in accordance with the instructions from theEditorial Committee, by e-mail to <journal@rnsj.jp>.
X. CopyrightThe copyright of the manuscript accepted belongs to the Society. The Editorial Committee
reserves the right to make editorial changes, if needed, in any manuscript accepted forpublication.
XI. Others
1)

The Journal is officially published electronically on the Society website. However, thereprints will be provided upon request at the authorsʼ expense.

2)

Proofreading by the author shall only take place once. Substantive improvements orrevisions to the manuscript will not be accepted.

For further information, you may contact the following:
Secretariat of the Editorial Committee, the Journal of Radiological Nursing Society of Japan
Tel: (81)3-5389- 6492, Fax: (81)3-3368-2830
E-mail: journal@rnsj.jp