Journal of Equine Science—NOTES FOR AUTHORS—
Revised on March 1, 2024

abbreviations can be used without definition such
as M, mM, μM, N, %, m, cm, mm, μm, nm, pm,cm2, l, ml, μl, kg, g, mg, μg, ng, pg, hr, min, sec,msec, rpm, Hz, Ci, mCi, μCi, cpm, dpm, ppm, °C,cal, Kcal, lux, CPE, LD.
9. References should be arranged in the alphabeticalorder of the authors’ surname and numberedconsecutively. References should include summary
written in English. In the text they should be cited bynumber, e.g. [1, 3–5, 7]. The journal names shouldbe abbreviated according to Serial Sources for theBIOSIS Database or Index Medicus.

1. The Journal is to be issued quarterly. Unpublished
Full papers, Notes (Case Reports), and Review
articles related to all the fields of equine science
are accepted. The Journal will also involve articles
invited by Editorial Board. All the manuscripts
are reviewed by two reviewers and selected for
publication according to editorial assessment. Texts
must be written in English.
2. The upper half of the first page should include anindication of whether it is a Full paper, a Note (CaseReports), or a Review article, the title, the runninghead, the authors’ name and address with the postal
code of the institution in which the work was done.
The running head, not exceeding 6 words, should betypewritten in capital letters. The lower half of thefirst page should be left blank.
3. The second page of each Full paper and Review
article should contain an abstract (250 words or less)and key words (5 or less in alphabetical order). Fora Note, it should contain an abstract (120 words orless) and key words (4 or less in alphabetical order).
4. The description on and after the third page of a Fullpaper should be made, in principle, in the following
order: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results,Discussion, Acknowledgments and References.
For a Note, such captions should not be given andReferences should follow the text.
5. The length of the papers, including the Tables,Figures and any other appendices, should not exceed
8 pages for a Full paper and a Review article and4 for a Note. One printed page without tables, orfigures may contain around 600 words.
6. Manuscripts in Microsoft Word are preferred;Standard fonts (Times New Roman, Century,
Helvetica, Arial), double spaced (ca. 24 to 26 lineage
per page), and with enough margins on all 4 sides.
7. The proper nouns should begin with capital letters.
The scientific terms of animals, plants and microorganisms should be underlined for italicization.
8. Abbreviations should be used after having
been initially explained. Common recognizable

The following are examples:
1. Ghoshal, N.G. 1975. Equine heart and arteries.
pp. 554–618. In: Sisson and Grossman’s theAnatomy of the Domestic Animals, Vol. 1, 5thed. (Getty, R. ed.), W. B. Saunders, Philadelphia.
2. Leach, D.H., Springings, E.J., and Laverty, W.H.
1987. A multivariate statistical analysis of stride
timing measurements of nonfatigued racing
Thoroughbreds. Am. J. Vet. Res. 48: 880–888.
10. Figures: Original Files should be sent in PowerPoint,
Word, Excel, Photoshop, Illustrator, (JPEG, TIFF).
Resolutions: 1,200 dpi for black-and-white and600 dpi for Halftone and 300 dpi for Pictures.
Note that SHS, EXE, COM, VBS and ZIP formats
will not be accepted.
Tables: The use of Excel is recommended. Files inPowerPoint are not accepted.
The titles of Tables should clearly reflect thecontents.
11. The author will be charged the following expenses.
(1) Type-setting and printing of the portion of thetext exceeding the length prescribed in Item 5 arerequired for additional charge, ¥20,000 (Japaneseyen), per one printed page.
(2) Color printing when the Editorial Board regards
necessary.
(3) Revising English language when the Editorial
Board regards necessary.
(4) Tracing charge when the Editorial Board regards
necessary.
I(5)Reprints.
The charge will be not necessary for an article
invited by the Editorial Board.
All charges to authors should be paid byinternational money order or by check payable tothe “Japanese Society of Equine Science”.
12. The copyright for articles which appear in this Journal
is held by the Japanese Society of Equine Science.

13. All files and inquiries should be sent to the following
address:		 Journal of Equine Science		 E-mail: jes@ipec-pub.co.jp		 or Mail: c/o IPEC Inc.,		 1-24-12 Sugamo, Toshima-ku,		 Tokyo 170-0002, Japan		 (Fax) +81-3-5978-4068— Editorial Board —Editor-in-Chief: Kazuyoshi TAYA (Tokyo Univ. of Agric. Tech.)
Editors-in Associate-Chief: Takashi KONDO (Japan Racing Association)		 Toshiyuki TAKAHASHI (Japan Racing Association)
Editors:
Exercise Physiology and Anatomy:
Atsushi HIRAGA (Japan Racing Association)
Masayoshi KUWAHARA (Univ. of Tokyo)
Hajime OHMURA (Japan Racing Association)

Bacteriology:
Tsutomu KAKUDA (Kitasato Univ.)
Hidekazu NIWA (Japan Racing Association)
Virology and Immunology:

Farriery Science, Biomechanics and Foot Disease:
Osamu AOKI (Japan Farriery Association)
Atsutoshi KUWANO (Japan Racing Association)
Toshiyuki TAKAHASHI (Japan Racing Association)

Takashi KONDO (Japan Racing Association)
Ken MAEDA (National Institute of InfectiousDiseases)
Takashi YAMANAKA (Japan Racing Association)

Behavior, Psychology and Production System:
Akihiro MATSUURA (Kitasato Univ.)
Shigeru NINOMIYA (Gifu Univ.)

Pathology and Parasitology:
Hiromi IKADAI (Kitasato Univ.)
Yoshinari KATAYAMA (Japan Racing Association)
Kenji OCHIAI (IWATE Univ.)

Genetics:
Tomoko AMANO (Rakuno Gakuen Univ.)
Takeshi MIYAKE (Kyoto Univ.)
Teruaki TOZAKI (Lab. of Racing Chem.)

Internal Medicine:
Seiji HOBO (Kagoshima Univ.)
Kanichi KUSANO (Japan Racing Association)

Nutrition:
Yo ASAI (JRA Facilities)
Masahito KAWAI (Hokkaido Univ.)
Akira MATSUI (Japan Racing Association)

Surgery:
Hiroko AIDA (Japan Racing Association)
Daisuke MIYAKOSHI (NOSAI Minami)
Yoshinori KASASHIMA (Japan Racing Association)
Inhyung LEE (Seoul National Univ.)
Kazuhiro MISUMI (Kagoshima Univ.)
Naoki SASAKI (Yamaguchi Univ.)
Kazutaka YAMADA (Azabu Univ.)
Yoshiki YAMAYA (Nihon Univ.)

Theriogenology, Endocrinology and Reproduction:
Christine AURICH (Univ. of Vet. Med., Vienna)
Kenji KOROSUE (Japan Racing Association)
Shun-ichi NAGATA (Lab. of Racing Chem.)
Yasuo NAMBO (Obihiro Univ. Agric. Vet. Med.)
Takeshi OSAWA (Univ. of Miyazaki)
Fumio SATO (Japan Farriery Association)
Marta SIEMIENIUCH (Polish Acad. of Sci. in Olsztyn)
Masaki TAKASU (Gifu Univ.)
Toru TAKAHASHI (Iwate Univ.)

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