Instructions for Authors ofScience and Technology of Energetic Materials (STEM)(Last update date: 1-June-2020)

The Science and Technology of Energetic Materials is a peer-reviewed journal of scientificresearch and engineering studies in the fields of explosion, combustion, energetic materials, andrelated areas. The Science and Technology of Energetic Materials is published by the Japan
Explosives Society.
1. Qualification for publication and publication fee
Manuscripts must be on studies that have not been published previously. In principle, itwill be accepted in accordance with the Export Trade Control Order of the Ministry ofEconomy, Trade and Industry. The publication fee is set as follows.
Membership status

Publication fee

MemberFree of charge

Non-member

60,000 yen

Author who was acceptedby the Editorial Committee

Free of charge

2. Copyright
The Japan Explosives Society holds the copyrights of the published articles and derivative
rights defined in Articles, 27 and 28 of the Copyright Law of Japan (translation rights,adaptation rights, and utilization rights for secondary work).
3. Types of articles
The following three types of articles will be considered for publications: Review, Research
paper, Letter. The language of the article must be in English. The articles must be originaland unpublished. The articles should follow the guidelines listed in these instructions and“Manuscript Preparation”. The articles should consist of the cover page, English abstract,
key words, main text, references, figures (including the photographs) and tables.
3.1 Reviews
The collection and discussion on specific subjects in the area of explosives, energetic
materials, and related areas should be compiled and discussed in the reviews. The
maximum total length is 10 printed pages.
3.2 Research papers
The research papers should contain original and meaningful studies. The maximum total
length is 6 printed pages. The number of figures and tables should be no more than 12.
3.3 Letters
The letters should be short reports which include original results and valuable scientificdata. The maximum total length is 3 printed pages. A Letter can be published once moreas a research paper with more detailed results and descriptions at a later date.

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4. Miscellaneous
4.1

The received date will be the day on which the manuscript arrives at the editorial office.
The accepted date will be written on the manuscript by the editorial committee.

4.2

The editorial committee will determine whether the manuscript is accepted for publication,and they will also determine the type of article, making corrections as deemed necessary.

4.3

The editorial committee can request amendments to the manuscript. The authors should
resubmit their manuscript as soon as possible with the requested amendments. If themanuscript is not returned within 3 months, the manuscript will be considered withdrawn
by the authors.

4.4

Authors will be given the opportunity to proofread the manuscript once prior topublication. Typographical errors can be corrected, but the insertion of new words,sentences, figures, and tables will not be allowed. Authors should return the proof to theeditorial office within 5 days. If the proof is not returned in time, the proofreading by theeditorial committee will be considered final.
A completed copyright transfer form should accompany the proofread manuscript.

4.5

Submitted manuscripts will not be returned to the authors.

Manuscript Preparation(Last update date: 1-April-2023)

1. Text preparation
1.1

Manuscripts should be prepared using Microsoft Word™. Authors who could not use
Microsoft Word™ should inform the editorial office and follow their instructions.
Manuscripts should be prepared on A4 portrait format, leaving a margin (25 mm) on all
four sides; point size should be 12; any page should not exceed 36 lines. Use font type“Century” or some other serif font type. Consecutive numbering of all pages is required.
The main text should be prepared with numbered lines for efficient review.

1.2

The first page of the manuscript should include, the type of the article, title, authors'name, and the receipt and approval dates with a blank that could be filled in by theeditorial office (e.g. “Received on” and “Accepted on”).

Affiliations, addresses, a contact e-mail address and a contact telephone number should
follow as shown in the example below. Your country name should be written in capitalletters (e.g. JAPAN). The corresponding author must be identified with a superscript
dagger on author’s name.
(Example)

Manabu Kayaku*† and Hanako Bakuhatsu**[No comma (,) is required between two authors.]
Manabu Kayaku*†, Hanako Bakuhatsu*, and Mamoru Anzen**[Commas (,) are required between more than three authors.]*Japan Explosives Society (JES),

Ichijoji Bldg. 3F, 2-3-22, Azabudai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0041,JAPAN†Corresponding author: jes-edit@jes.or.jp,

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Phone: +81-3-5797-8750

**West Branch Office, Japan Explosives Society,c/o Department of Life Science, Faculty of Life Science,
Kyushu Sangyo University, 2-3-1, Matsukadai, Higashi-ku,
Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka 813-8503, JAPAN
1.3

Authors are urged to prepare the manuscript as a single file including a cover page, anEnglish abstract, informative key words of no more than five, main text, references, figures
and tables in this order. Page numbers should be inserted at the bottom center startingfrom the cover page throughout the manuscript.

1.4

Subsequent papers should be numbered as e.g. (I), (II).

1.5

The main text for research papers should preferably contain sections such as theIntroduction, Theoretical, Experimental, Results, Discussion, and Conclusion. The
unnecessary sections can be omitted.

1.6
1.7

Articles should be written clearly and concisely.
Sections, subsections, and sub-subsections should be numbered, e.g. 1., 1.2, and 1.2.3,
respectively.

1.8

Mathematical formulas should be generally expressed as e.g.

a+bx,. Mathematical
a c+dformulas contained in the body of the text should be expressed in the following format:
x/a, (a+b)/(c+d). Variables should be in a slanted (italics) font.
(Examples) ρ0・Us＝ρ1・(Us -Up)r = a pn = 0.1 p0.5

(1)
(2)

Mathematical formulas should be referred to as, e.g. “Equation (1)”, in the text.
1.9

SI units should be used throughout the manuscript. Do not use symbol names (such assecond, volt) together with the symbols for units (s, V, etc.). The products of units should
be expressed as “N·m” or “N m” (with middle dot or one space between the units). The
quotients of units should be expressed as “m·s-1” or “m s-1”. Also, a single-letter spaceshould be placed between the numerical value and the abbreviated unit of measurement.
As exceptions, the percent sign (%) and the degrees symbol of angle (°) and temperature(°C) follow the number without any space.

1.10

In the main text, chemicals should be expressed not with formulas, but with compound
names except for elements and simple inorganic compounds, e.g. CO2, NOx, etc.
Nomenclature should conform to IUPAC rules. Abbreviations and numbers expressing
compounds should be defined in parenthesis following standard nomenclatures, at theirfirst appearance in the text. The numbers must be in Arabic and in gothic font. The
numbers in the text after their definition should be used without parenthesis.
(Examples) Ammonium perchlorate (AP)2,3-dinitro-p-xylene (1)31.11All publications cited in the text should be listed in the Reference section. In the text,references should be numbered in the one consecutive series regardless of their type ase.g. xxx1), yyy2),3), or zzz4)-6). The References section should include all author names as
the following example; the initial of the first name should be followed by the family name.
Journal abbreviations should conform to those used in Chemical Abstracts. When authors
cite the references in the text, authors should use an author name e.g. “Yamada et al.1)”,
not “Ref. 1”. Authors should not cite the website unless there is no other referenceavailable. In such case, authors should specify the reference date.
This journal should be cited as “Sci. Technol. Energ. Mater.”.
(Journals)
1) M. Kayaku, H. Bakuhatsu, and M. Anzen, Sci. Technol. Energ. Mater., 78, 550560 (2017).
2) T. Yamada and I. Suzuki, Kayaku Gakkaishi (Sci. Technol. Energ. Mater.), 55,351-356 (1994). (in Japanese).
3) C. Lewis, R. Walsh, and R. Becerra, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 93, 250-254 (1971).
(Books, Proceedings, and other publications)4) T. Urbanski, “Chemistry and Technology of Explosives”, Vol. 2, 62, Pergamon
Press (1965).
5) J. A. Britten and C. K. Westbrook, Proc. Twenty-Third Symposium onCombustion, 195-202, The Combustion Institute, Pittsburgh (1990).
(Websites)
6) Japan Explosives Society, “Science and Technology of Energetic Materials
Notes for Contributors”,
http://www.jes.or.jp/mag_eng/stem/ref/NotesJ.html, (accessed: 1-June2020). (online).
(DOI)7) M. Kayaku, H. Bakuhatsu, and M. Anzen, Sci. Technol. Energ. Mater., 78, 1,550-560 (2017). doi: 10.34571/stem.78.1_550.

1.12

Figures and Tables should be indicated as, e.g. [Figure 1] or [Table 1], in the text between
line feeds. Figures and Tables should be referred as, e.g. “Figure 1” and “Table 1”, in thetext.

1.13

In principle, the authors will be charged in case of a manuscript exceeding the maximum
page limit. However, the maximum page limit does not apply if the Editorial Board
approves.

2. Preparation of figures and tables
2.1

Each figure or table should be placed on a separate page and marked in the margin with
the number, title, and caption. The captions should be with a capital letter at thebeginning and a period (.) at the end. Figures and tables should be numberedconsecutively in the order to which they are referred.

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(Examples)

Figure 1

Figure 2
2.2

Chemical structure of RDX.

Linear burning rates for ADCA/AN mixtures.

All figures and photographs should be provided in good quality for printouts. The width
must be up to 175 mm. The photographs should be prepared as jpeg data whose
resolution is greater than 350 dpi. Our editorial committee prefers graphs prepared asvector data; serif font such as Century; and point size as 10 point.

2.3

The units in the figures, or the tables, or the photographs should be enclosed withinsquare brackets [ ].

2.4

The tables should be prepared as shown in the following example, without verticalgridlines.
(Example)
Table 1

Impact sensitivity of explosives.

Explosives

H50 [mm]Time constants [s]

NQ

3200

0.130

NTO

860

0.118

RDX

2400.052

PETN

1200.016

3. How to submit
We strongly recommend using the electronic submissions available on the website toreduce editorial workload.

5It is required that authors upload the manuscript file onto the Japan Explosives Society
website (http://www.jes.or.jp/eng/) and it is required to complete the checklist thatappears before the upload screen.
Authors will receive a confirmation email after the submission is complete.
Please refer to the latest Notes for Authors on Website of the Japan Explosives Society.
3.1 Contact us
Editorial Office of the Japan Explosives Society,c/o NARUNIA, Inc.
3-11, 3-chome Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-0033, JAPAN
Phone: +81-3-3818-6450 / FAX: +81-3-3818-0554
E-mail: jes@narunia.co.jp

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