Aquaculture Science(formerly SUISANZOSHOKU)
Guide for Authors
Aquaculture Science is a domestic journal
devoted to research on fisheries from freshwater,brackish and marine environments, related
directly or indirectly to human consumption.
Manuscript should be written either in English orJapanese. Authors who are unsure of correct
English usage should have their manuscript
checked by someone proficient in the language.
Manuscripts should have line numbers and pagenumbers. Line numbers should be positioned on
the left margin while the page number should beon the bottom margin of each page. Line
numbering should start on the title page andinclude the acknowledgements, references, theJapanese title and Japanese abstract page andfigure captions. Page numbering should start on
the title page and include the acknowledgements,References, the Japanese title and Japaneseabstract page, Figure captions, Figures and Tables.
Submission
Submission of an article is understood to imply
that the article is original and unpublished and is
not being considered for publication elsewhere.
Submission also implies that all authors haveapproved the paper for release and are inagreement with its content. Complete the“Submission Form”, which can be downloaded fromthe Society’s website. The completed Submission
Form and the manuscript should be converted to
the PDF format prior to submission. Only PDF
formatted Submission Form and manuscript canbe submitted by email to:
hzoushoku@fish.hokudai.ac.jp
If Submission Form and manuscript can’t besubmitted by email, submit by postal mail to:
Aquaculture Sciencec/o. Faculty of Fisheries Sciences,
Hokkaido University,

Hakodate 041-8611, Hokkaido, JAPAN
Email: hzoushoku@fish.hokudai.ac.jp
Types of contribution
1. Original Research Papers (Regular Papers)
It should report the results of original research.
The material should not have been previously
published elsewhere, except in a preliminary form.
Manuscript in general should be organized in
the following order: Title Page (Title, Author(s)nam e(s), A b stract, and Key w o rd s), Text

(Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results,and Discussion), Acknowledgements, References,
Japanese Title and Japanese Abstract, Figures, andTables. The Japanese Title and Japanese Abstract
should be written on the same page. Do not use aheading for Introduction section; however,headings are required for Materials and Methods,Results and Discussion sections. Figure captions,Figures and Tables should be given in separatepages. Affiliation and address(es) of author(s)should be written in first page as footnote.
2. Short communications
The short paper should follow the same pattern
as the regular paper; however, headings for
Introduction, Materials and Methods, Resultsand Discussion are not required.
3. Technical Notes
It should follow the same pattern as the regularpaper.
Preparation of Manuscript
Aquaculture Science prefers articles submitted inword processing packages, typescript should be on
one side of A4 paper, double-spaced throughout themanuscript and with 30 mm margins.
Title of manuscript
It should be simple, concise and without subtitle. If the paper represents a part of a series ofstudies with a common title, only the title for thepresent manuscript should be given and thecommon title should be given as footnote (ifnecessary).
Author(s)The author(s) name(s) should be written below
the Title, starting with the given name and followedby the family name. The family name should bewritten in all capital letters, with the second andlatter letters written in small capitals. Some
examples are given below.
For two authors: Takeshi (Given name) FUJIMORI(Family name) and Masashi MAEDA
For three or more authors: Ryoji HAYAMA ,Masashi YAMASHITA , ........... , Kentaro TANAKA andTakeshi HAMADA
Affiliation
Affiliation and address(es) should be given as
footnote. In papers written by authors at
different addresses, include superscript number
after the name of authors and provide the fullpresent address as a footnote. Address should notbe abbreviated.

Running Title
Each manuscript should have a short running
title of not more than 50 characters, including
spaces. The running title should be written in thedesignated space in the “Submission Form”, which
can be downloaded from the Society’s website.
Key words
Provide key words (not more than four) for
indexing purposes. Species name should be given
at first. The first character of each key word
should be capital and the key words should beseparated by semicolon.
Abstract
Type the heading‘Abstract’at the top of the page
without indentation and start the text immediately
after heading. Abstract must be one paragraph. Do
not cite references nor put figures and tables in theabstract.
Abstract should be clear, descriptive and concise(not more than 200 words for regular paper and
100 words for short paper). It should include why
you did the study, how you did it, the results of thestudy, and what the results mean or thesignificance of the results.
Text (from Introduction to Acknowledgements)● Use indentation at the beginning of eachparagraph.
● The text should begin with an introduction that
concisely establishes the purpose andimportance of the work. Do not use a headingfor introduction section.
●Subsequent sections in the text should include
centered headings in capital and lower caseletters with bold face. Typical main headings
are Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion,and Acknowledgements.
●Second level of headings (if required) should bein capital and lower case without bold face. It
should be italic without indentation.
●Use “Figure” only to start a sentence; otherwise
use “Fig.” or “Figs.” (e.g., Fig. 1; Figs. 1, 2). Spellout “Table” in all usages.
●Acknowledgements should contain only thosepeople and institutions or financial grantthat contributed directly to the research ormanuscript quality.
References
All publications cited in the text should bepresented in a list of references following the textof the manuscript. Heading should be centered.
Verify all entries against citations in the text.
Verify the accuracy of all entries against theoriginal sources, especially journal titles, authors,pages, and spelling. Start the first line of each entry
at the left margin and indent other lines.

References should be arranged first alphabeticallyand then chronologically.
Use the following system for arranging yourreferences:a) For journal
Journal name should be abbreviated; however,full journal name should be provided in cases
where abbreviation makes it difficult tounderstand the journal name. For example:
Wolters, W. R., G. S. Libey and C. L. Crisman(1975) Effect of triploidy on growth and gonad
development of channel catfish. J. Fish. Res.
Board Can., 32, 341-346.
Igarashi, M. (1989) Effect of oxolinic acid on fecal
miroflora of goldfish. Nippon Suisan
Gakkaishi, 63, 345-350 (in Japanese).
b) For book
When a full book is cited, the last page number
should be provided (for example: 250 pp.).
However, a range of pages should be provided
when a chapter of a book is cited (for example: pp.
265-355).
One author:Boyd, C. E. (1982) Water Quality Management
for Pond Fish Culture. Elsevier Scientific
Publishing Company, Amsterdam, The
Netherlands, 250 pp.
Multiple authors:
Balarin, J. D. and R. D. Haller (1982) The
intensive culture of tilapia in tanks, race-way
and cages. In “Recent Advances in Aquaculture”(ed. by J. F. Miur and R. J. Robert), Westview
Press, Boulder, pp. 265-255.
c) For online document
When a website is cited, the title of webpage,
URL and date of access should be provided asfollows:
Bates, B., M. Maechler and B. Bolker (2012) lme4:
linear mixed-effects models using S4classes.
http://lme4.r-forge.r-project.org., accessed on 14Oct. 2014.
Literature citation in the Text
Literature citations in the text follow the nameand-year system. Some examples are given below● One author: Yamamoto (2006) or (Yamamoto2006)● Two authors: Tanaka and Hamada (2006) or(Tanaka and Hamada 2006)● Three or more authors: Hashimoto et al. (2006)
or (Hashimoto et al. 2006)● Manuscript accepted for publication: Hayama(in press) or (Hayama, in press)● W i t h i n parentheses, use a semicolon toseparate multiple citations of literature andfigures and tables (Kaminaka 2006; Urakawa
2006) (Table 1; Fig. 2). Cite multiple references
within parentheses by year, with the oldest first(Wada et al. 1990; Fujimoto et al. 1995;
Yamada et al. 2002, 2004; Smith et al. 2005a,2005b, 2008a).
Tables and Figures1) Each table and figure should place on aseparate A4 sheet. Tables and figures should begiven Arabic number (for example: Table 1 andFig. 1). Indicate the place where tables andfigures should be included in the text by red ink
on the right margin of sheet.
2) Each table should have a brief and selfexplanatory title on the top of table. Table title
should not end with full-stop (.).
3) Place a doubled horizontal line on top of thetable. Vertical lines are not required andhorizontal line should be minimized.
4) Figures should be clear and print out using
black ink. Write the figure number andauthor(s) name(s) on the margin of eachfigure, making sure that the figure numberson the figures can be cross-referenced withthe figure caption. Indicate the maximum
reduction ratio of the figure.
5) The captions to all figures should be typed
on a separate sheet of the manuscript. Unlike
table, figure captions should be end with fullstop.
6) Photograph should have good contrast andintensity. The cost of color photograph must behigher. The number of colored photographs
should be specified in the designated space inthe “Submission Form”, which can bedownloaded from the Society’s website.
Units and spellings
Systéme International (SI) units should be used.
Units and spelling for different cases are given
below:
Length/dimension: m, cm, mm, μm, nm, m2,cm2, mm2, μl, ml, l, kl, m3, cm3, mm3
Weight: ng, μg, mg, g, kg, t, Da, kDa
Time: s, min, hTemperature: ℃, K
Absolute amount: pmol, nmol,μmol, mmol, mol
Concentration: nM, μM, mM, M, N, (small capitalletter), %, ‰, ppm, ppb
Power: dyn, N, gw, kgw
Energy/calorie: erg, eV, J, cal, kcal
Pressure: Pa, mmHg, atm, bar
Electricity: Ω, V, W, mA, A, Hz
Light: cd, lx, lm, cd/m2
Sound: Hz, kHz, MHz, μbar, dB

Velocity: cm/s, m/s, kt, rad/s
Isotope: dpm, cps, cpm, mBq, Bq, Gy, kGy, mSv,R, kR
Rotation: rpm, cycle
Others: eq, ×g, S (Svedberg)
Scientific names
Complete scientific names,including authority,
may or may not be given when organisms are firstmentioned in the text and in tables, figures andkey words together with authorities in brackets,e.g., ‘rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss(Walbaum)’. Full name should be given instead ofabbreviation for authority, if mentioned.
Chemical nomenclature
For chemical nomenclature, theInternational Biochemical Nomenclature should
be used. Write full name instead of abbreviation
when chemical names are first appeared in themanuscript. Chemical names should be in smallcharacter. Use small capital for D-, L-, etc. (forexample, L -lysine).
People name
In text, use family name only. Do not use rank ofa people (for example, Dr., Professor, etc.).
Statistical variable
All statistical variables should be given in Italic(for example, x, y, n, P, r, Z, U-test, t-test etc.).
Font of text
Use the following rule if you have intention tochange font in the text:
For italic: Pagrus major
For gothic or bold face: Materials and Methods
For capital and small capital: YAMASHITA
Superscript and subscript: Yoshida 1 and H2O
Accepted manuscript in Electronic Media1) The final version of the accepted manuscript
should be stored in a CD-R or DVD-R andmailed along with a hard copy to the EditorialOffice.
2) Manuscript should be prepared using Windowsor Macintosh.
3) Figures make by computer should be stored in
CD-R or DVD-R.
4) Please label the CD-R or DVD-R properly,
giving exact details on the name(s) of the file(s),the operating system and software used.
5) Back up file(s) should be kept by author(s) until
the manuscript is published in the journal.
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