Journal of the National Institute of Public
HealthInstructions to Authors
I.

AIMS AND SCOPE

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II. MANUSCRIPT TYPES

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III. JOURNAL & ETHICS POLICIES

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IV. PEER REVIEW PROCESS

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MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION

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VI. MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION

10VII. ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPTS

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VIII. CONTACT

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I.

Aims and Scope

The Journal of the National Institute of Public Health (JNIPH) is an official publication of
the National Institute of Public Health, Japan, and is published six times a year, including special
issues. The JNIPH is an open-access journal publishing outstanding and informative papers inJapanese or English that deal with themes related to public health, including health,healthcare, welfare, and living environment, which is consistent with the National Institute of
Public Health’s mission.
The intended readers of the JNIPH are professional engineers and researchers engaged inhealth, healthcare, social care, and environmental health, as well as employees of local
governments, universities, research institutes, and people who are planning to do so.
The JNIPH aims to cover the latest topics in the field of public health, including health,healthcare, social care, and environmental health rapidly, and to provide accurate knowledge
and information based on scientific evidence to healthcare workers. We strive to provide aplatform for excellent current research.
II. Manuscript Types
JNIPH welcomes 9 manuscript types, 6 of which are subject to peer review, and 3 of which
are non-peer-reviewed.

(1) Original Articles (peer-reviewed)
Articles on surveys/studies in research fields covered by the journal should beoriginal/novel and contain scientifically valuable findings or conclusions [up to 10
printed pages].

(2) Research Data (peer-reviewed)
Articles written in free format describing significant surveys/statistics from the standpointof public health [up to 8 printed pages].

(3) Reviews (peer-reviewed)
Articles summarizing, systematizing, or interpreting previous findings and research
results in fields covered by the journal [up to 12 printed pages].

(4) Brief Reports (peer-reviewed)
Articles briefer than original articles, with some new findings such as preliminary reports[up to 5 printed pages].

(5) Practice Reports (peer-reviewed)
Articles with findings obtained through practice, education, research, or other activities
related to the research fields covered by the journal and conducted in Japan or othercountries that can be helpful to other communities or organizations that perform similar
activities [up to 5 printed pages].

(6) Commentaries (peer-reviewed)
Expert opinions, proposals, or suggestions on activities, policies, or trends in the research
fields covered by the journal [up to 5 printed pages].

(7) Notes (non-peer-reviewed)
Comprehensive commentaries on the activities, policy trends, advances, problems,
perspectives, etc. in the research fields covered by the journal. [up to 12 printed pages].

(8) Letters (non-peer-reviewed)
Opinions on published articles and timely reports in research fields covered by thejournal in Japan or other countries. [up to 2 printed pages].

(9) Book Reviews (non-peer-reviewed)

Articles describing impressions or opinions about books in research fields covered by thejournal from the standpoint of experts; articles considered to serve as advertisements toboost book sales will not be published [up to 1 printed page].
Each printed page will correspond to 850 English words.
III. Journal & Ethics Policies
Before submitting a manuscript to the journal, authors must ensure that they read andcomply with the journal’s policies. The journal reserves the right to reject, without review, or
retract, any manuscript that the Editor believes may not comply with these policies.
The responsibilities of the journal’s authors, editors, reviewers, and publisher regarding
research and publication ethics are described in full below.
Submission to the journal implies that the manuscript has not been published previously (inpart or in whole, in any language), is not in press, and is not under consideration for
publication elsewhere.
Authors must inform the editors if any related manuscripts are under consideration, in pressor published elsewhere. The availability of a manuscript on a publicly accessible preprint
server does not constitute prior publication (see “Preprints”).
If authors choose to submit their manuscript elsewhere before a final decision has been
made on its suitability for publication in JNIPH, they should first withdraw it from JNIPH.
(1) Submission
JNIPH welcomes manuscript submissions from authors based anywhere in the world.
Submission of a manuscript to the journal implies that all authors have approved it,
warrant it is factual, have agreed to its submission, and have the right to publish it.
(2) Plagiarism check
Submission to the journal implies that the manuscript is original work. The journal may
use plagiarism software to screen manuscripts for unoriginal content. By submitting amanuscript to the journal, authors agree to this screening. Any manuscript with anunacceptable level of unoriginal material may be rejected or retracted at the Editors’
discretion.
(3) Preprints
To support the wide dissemination of research, authors can post their researchmanuscripts on community-recognized preprint servers(for example, the preprint server
Jxiv operated by the Japan Science and Technology Agency) either before or alongsidesubmission to the journal. This policy applies only to the original version of a manuscriptthat describes primary research. Any version of a manuscript that has been revised in
response to reviewers’ comments, accepted for publication or published in the journal
should not be posted on a preprint server. Instead, forward links to the publishedmanuscript may be posted on the preprint server.

(4) Authorship
Submission to the journal implies that all authors have seen and approved the author list.
Changes to the author list after manuscript submission, such as the insertion or removal
of author names, or a rearrangement of author order, must be approved by all authors andthe editor.
Authors are encouraged to consider the International Committee of Medical Journal
Editors (ICMJE) Recommendations on “Defining the Role of Authors and Contributors.”
The ICMJE recommends that authorship is based on four criteria: making a substantial
contribution to the conception or design of the work, or the acquisition, analysis orinterpretation of data for the work; drafting the manuscript or revising it critically forimportant intellectual content; approving the final version of the manuscript for
publication; and agreeing to be held accountable for all aspects of the work. Any
contributor who has met all four criteria should be an author on the manuscript.
Contributors who do not meet all four criteria should not be listed as authors, but may be
included in the Acknowledgements section instead.

(5) Image integrity
Authors may digitally manipulate or process images, but only if the adjustments are kept
to a minimum, are applied to the entire image, meet community standards, and are clearly
described in the manuscript. All images in a manuscript must accurately reflect theoriginal data on which they are based. Authors must not move, remove, add, or enhance
individual parts of an image. The editors reserve the right to request original, unprocessed
images from the authors. Failure to provide requested images may result in a manuscript
being rejected or retracted.
(6) Reproducing copyrighted material
If a manuscript includes material that is not under the authors’ own copyright, the authors
must obtain permission from the copyright holder(s) to reproduce it.
If a manuscript includes previously published material, the authors must obtain
permission from the copyright owners and the publisher of the original work to reproduce
it.
Copies of all reproduction permissions must be included with the manuscript upon its
initial submission.
(7) Availability of data and materials
Authors must disclose the source of publicly available data and materials, such as public
repositories or commercial manufacturers, by including accession numbers or company
details in their manuscript, as appropriate.
Authors may make their own data and materials available as Supplementary Material, or
by linking from their manuscript to relevant community-recognized public databases ordigital repositories. All data sets must be made available in full to the editors andreviewers during the peer review process, and must be made publicly available by thedate of publication. Authors commit to preserving their data sets for at least three years
from the date of publication in the journal.
JNIPH encourages authors to grant reasonable requests from colleagues to share any data,materials, and experimental protocols described in their manuscript.
JNIPH recommends that the data that forms the basis of papers be published to J-STAGE
Data, a data repository operated by the Japan Science and Technology Agency. Whenpublishing data to J-STAGE Data, authors must submit the data to be published and its
metadata to the editorial board for peer review. At J-STAGE Data, data are released as
open access with a Creative Commons (CC-BY) license.
(8) Life science / medical research targeting humans
Submissions regarding life science and medical research involving human subjects mustcomply with the Declaration of Helsinki and the "Ethical Guidelines for Life Science andMedical Research Involving Human Subjects" when conducting research.
If the content of the submitted manuscript requires ethical considerations, be sure to statein the "Methods" section how ethical considerations and other consideration for researchsubjects were taken.
In addition, submissions must be reviewed and approved by an ethical review committee.
For research conducted with ethics review committee approval, the name of the ethics
review committee that approved it and the date of approval should be stated in the text(“Methods” section).
(9) Human / animal experimentation
Authors of manuscripts describing experiments involving humans or materials derived
from humans must demonstrate that the work was carried out in accordance with theprinciples embodied in the Declaration of Helsinki, its revisions, and any guidelines
approved by the authors’ institutions.
Where relevant, the authors must include a statement in their manuscript that describes
the procedures for obtaining informed consent from participants regarding participationin and publication of the research.

(10) Clinical trial registration
The journal adheres to the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE)
policy on Clinical Trials Registration, which recommends that all clinical trials be
registered in a public trials registry at or before the time of first patient enrollment as acondition of consideration for publication. Manuscripts describing clinical trials must
include the registration number of the trial and the name of the trial registry.
(11) Author competing interests and conflicts of interest
In the interests of transparency, the journal requires all authors to declare any competingor conflicts of interest in relation to their submitted manuscript. A conflict of interest
exists when there are actual, perceived, or potential circumstances that could influence anauthor’s ability to conduct or report research impartially. Potential conflicts include (butare not limited to) competing commercial or financial interests, commercial affiliations,consulting roles, or ownership of stock or equity.
Any conflicts of interest must be included in the cover letter and in the manuscript’s
Conflict of Interest section. The statement will be published as part of the article; if there
are no conflicts declared, the journal will publish that the authors have nothing todisclose.
Authors should list all funding sources for their work in the Acknowledgements sectionof their manuscript.
(12) Confidentiality
The journal maintains the confidentiality of all unpublished manuscripts. By submitting
their manuscript to the journal, the authors warrant that they will keep all correspondence
about their manuscript (from the Editorial Office, editors, and reviewers) strictly
confidential.
(13) Manuscript registration in online repositories (Self-archiving)Self-archiving, also known as Green Open Access, enables authors to deposit a copy of
their manuscript in an online repository. JNIPH encourages authors of original researchmanuscripts to upload their article to an institutional or public repository immediately
after publication in the journal.
(14) Long-term digital archiving
Papers published in JNIPH and published on J-STAGE will be saved on J-STAGE.
J-STAGE preserves its full digital library, including that of the JNIPH, with Portico in adark archive (see https://www.portico.org/publishersJ-STAGE/). In the event that thematerial becomes unavailable on J-STAGE, it will be released and made available byPortico.

(15) Copyright, Open Access, and FeesThe JNIPH is fully Open Access and uses Creative Commons (CC) licenses, which allow
users to use, reuse, and build upon the material published in the journal without charge or
the need to seek prior permission from the publisher or author. More details on the CC
licenses are below.

(16) Copyright and licensing
Authors retain copyright but are required to sign a License to Publish to grant the JNIPH
permission to reproduce the work in the journal under a Creative Commons CC BY 4.0
license, as detailed below.
All articles in the journal are Open Access. Authors can choose the following Creative
Commons license: CC BY 4.0 (Attribution 4.0 International). This license allows users toshare and adapt an article, even commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given.
Some funding agencies may require that funded papers be published under a specificCreative Commons license. Confirmation with relevant funding agencies must be carriedout by the authors themselves before submission.

The method of citing papers published in this journal remains the same as before (whenciting papers that have not been granted a CC license). For citations besides thosepursuant to Article 32, Paragraph 1 of the Copyright Act, permission must be obtained
from the author or the copyright holder from whom the figures and tables are reproduced.

(17) Article processing charge
The journal charges no APC for all article types.

IV. Peer Review Process(1) Editorial and peer review process
The journal uses double-blind peer review, where the name and affiliation of the reviewer
are not disclosed to the authors, and the authors’ names, affiliations, andacknowledgment information are not disclosed to the reviewer. Articles will be publishedusing a workflow based on the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines(https://publicationethics.org/files/retraction-guidelines.pdf).
Manuscripts submitted to the journal are assigned to the Editor-in-Chief, who performs
initial screening. Manuscripts that do not fit the journal’s scope or are not deemedsuitable for publication are rejected without review. The remaining manuscripts are
assigned to a handling Editor who assigns two reviewers to assess each manuscript.
Reviewers are selected based on their expertise, reputation, and previous experience as
peer reviewers. The deadline for submission of the reviewers’ reports is expected to be 3
weeks in principle.
Upon receipt of the two reviewers’ reports, the Editor makes the first decision on the
manuscript. If the decision is to request revision of the manuscript, authors have 1 month
to resubmit their revised manuscript. Revised manuscripts submitted after this deadline
may be treated as new submissions. The Editor may send revised manuscripts to peer
reviewers for their feedback or may use his or her own judgement to assess how closely
the authors have followed the Editor’s and the reviewers’ comments on the original
manuscript.
The Editor then makes a recommendation to the Editor-in-Chief on the manuscript’s
suitability for publication. The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for making the final
decision on each manuscript.
The members of the Editorial Committee act in advisory roles, providing feedback asreviewers and making suggestions to improve the journal. In cases where the Editor-inChief is an author on a manuscript submitted to the journal, a member of the Editorial
Committee is responsible for making the final decision on the manuscript’s suitability for
publication in the journal.

(2) Reviewer selection, timing, and suggestions
Reviewers are selected without regard to geography and need not belong to the JNIPH
Editorial Committee. Reviewers are selected based on their expertise in the field,

reputation, recommendation by others, and/or previous experience as peer reviewers forthe journal.
Reviewers will be invited promptly after an article submission. Reviewers are asked tosubmit their first review within 3 weeks of accepting the invitation to review. Reviewers
who anticipate any delays should inform the Editorial Office as soon as possible.
The selection, invitation, and assignment of peer reviewers is at the Editor’s sole
discretion.
(3) Reviewer reports
It is the journal’s policy to transmit reviewers’ comments to the authors in their originalform. However, the journal reserves the right to edit reviewers’ comments, without
consulting the reviewers, if they contain offensive language, confidential information, or
recommendations for publication.
(4) Acceptance criteria
If a manuscript satisfies the journal’s requirements and represents a significant
contribution to the published literature, the Editor may recommend acceptance forpublication in the journal.
Articles in the JNIPH must be:within the subject area of the journal’s scope
1) novel and original (Original Articles, Brief Reports)
2) descriptions of technically rigorous research3) of high interest to the journal’s audience
4) important additions to the field (Practice Reports)
If a manuscript does not meet the journal’s requirements for acceptance or revision, theEditor may recommend rejection.
(5) Editorial independence
The National Institute of Public Health has granted the journal’s Editorial Board
complete and sole responsibility for all editorial decisions. The journal owner will not
become involved in editorial decisions, except in cases of a fundamental breakdown ofprocess.
Editorial decisions are based only on a manuscript’s scientific merit and are kept
completely separate from the journal’s other interests.
(6) Appeals
Authors who believe that an editorial decision has been made in error may lodge anappeal with the Editorial Office. Appeals are considered only if the authors provide
detailed evidence of a misunderstanding or mistake by a reviewer or editor. Appeals are
considered carefully by the Editor-in-Chief, whose decision is final. The guidelines of theCommittee on Publication Ethics (COPE) are followed where and when relevant.

(7) Confidentiality in peer review
The journal maintains the confidentiality of all unpublished manuscripts. Editors andreviewers will not:1) disclose the other reviewers’ identity unless the reviewer makes a reasonable request
for such disclosure2) discuss the manuscript or its contents with anyone not directly involved with themanuscript or its peer review
3) use any data or information from the manuscript in their own work or publications
4) use information obtained from the peer review process to provide an advantage tothemselves or anyone else, or to disadvantage any individual or organization.

(8) Errata and retractions
The journal recognizes the importance of maintaining the integrity of published literature.
A published article that contains an error may be corrected through the publication of an
Erratum. Errata describe errors that significantly affect the scientific integrity of apublication, the reputation of the authors, or the journal itself. Authors who wish tocorrect a published article should contact the editor who handled their manuscript or the
Editorial Office with full details of the error(s) and their requested changes. In cases
where co-authors disagree over a correction, the Editor-in-Chief may consult the Editorial
Board or external peer reviewers for advice. If a Correction is published, any dissenting
authors will be noted in the text.
A published article that contains invalid or unreliable results or conclusions, has been
published elsewhere, or has infringed codes of conduct (research or publication ethics)
may be retracted. Individuals who believe that a published article should be retracted areencouraged to contact the journal’s Editorial Office with full details of their concerns.
The Editor-in-Chief will investigate further and contact the authors of the publishedarticle for their response. In cases where co-authors disagree over a retraction, the Editorin-Chief may consult the Editorial Board or external peer reviewers for advice. If a
Retraction is published, any dissenting authors will be noted in the text.
The decision to publish Errata or Retractions is made at the sole discretion of the Editorin-Chief.
(9) Editors as authors in the journal
Any member of the journal’s Editorial Board, including the Editor-in-Chief who is anauthor on a submitted manuscript, is excluded from the peer review process. Within thejournal’s online manuscript submission and tracking system, they will see theirmanuscript as an author but not as an editor, thereby maintaining the confidentiality ofpeer review. The Editor-in-Chief will see all submitted manuscripts, so his or her
manuscript will be reviewed outside the submission system.
A manuscript authored by an editor of the journal is subject to the same high standards ofpeer review and editorial decision making as any manuscript considered by the journal.
(10) Responding to potential ethical breaches

The journal will respond to allegations of ethical breaches by following its own policies
and, where possible, the guidelines of COPE.
(11) Confidentiality of reviewers
Reviewers agree to maintain the confidentiality of unpublished manuscripts at all times aspart of their responsibilities. In addition, by accepting a request to review a manuscript,
reviewers are deemed to have agreed to comply with the following:
1) Do not disclose your role in reviewing the manuscript.
2) Do not reveal your identity to the author of the manuscript.
3) Do not discuss the manuscript or its contents with anyone who is not directly involvedin the peer review.
4) Do not allow third parties to participate in peer review without prior permission fromthe Editor-in-Chief.
5) Do not use the data or information in the manuscript for your own research or
publications.
6) Do not use information obtained through the peer review process for your own benefit
or the benefit of others, or to disadvantage individuals or organizations.
(12) Conflicts of interest in the peer review
A conflict of interest exists when actual, perceived, or potential circumstances could
influence an editor’s ability to act impartially when assessing a manuscript. Suchcircumstances might include having a personal or professional relationship with anauthor, working on the same topic or in direct competition with an author, having afinancial stake in the work or its publication, or having seen previous versions of themanuscript.
Editors try to avoid conflicts of interest when inviting reviewers, but it is not always
possible to identify potential bias. Reviewers must declare any conflicts of interest to theeditorial board, who will then decide on the best course of action.
V. Manuscript Submission
All manuscripts must be submitted via the journal’s online submission system at:(https://c-info.niph.go.jp/sadoku/auth/login). The original or revised manuscript text may
be uploaded as a PDF or Microsoft Word file, but a Word file is required for the final
manuscript text. Figures may be submitted separately in several other formats.
If you encounter any problems with the online submission, please contact the Editorial
Office:Editorial Office of the Journal of the National Institute of Public Healthe-mail: jniph@niph.go.jp
2-3-6 Minami, Wako-shi, Saitama 351-0197 Japan
tel.048-458-6209 fax.048-469-0326
VI. Manuscript Preparation(1) Style

Manuscripts should be prepared using Microsoft Word or other appropriate software andprinted horizontally on A4 size paper, where 11 words × 25 lines in general.
(2) English standards
Manuscripts should be written in clear, grammatically correct English. Authors whose
native language is not English are strongly encouraged to have their manuscript checked
by a native English speaker or by an editing service prior to submission. If a manuscript
is not clear due to poor English, it may be rejected without undergoing peer review.
(3) Cover page
Write title, author name(s) (full names), author name(s) in English, affiliation institution
name(s), affiliation institution name(s) in English, contact information of corresponding
author, running title, number of charts, and reprint request address. The main manuscript
text should be in a separate file.
(4) Affiliations
Provide full names of institutions (including laboratory, department, institute and/or
university, city, state, and country). When authors belong to different institutions, theirrespective addresses should be indicated by superscript numbers. When authors have new
affiliations, they should be given in a footnote and indicated by superscript symbols (suchas * and **).
(5) Title
The title should provide a brief, clear description of the article’s contents. Titles areimportant for search purposes by third-party services. Do not use the same main title withnumbered minor titles, even for a series of papers by the same authors. Do not use
abbreviations in the title, except those used generally in related fields. The running title
should not exceed 16 words.
(6) Abbreviations
Each abbreviation should be defined in parentheses together with its non-abbreviatedterm at its first use in the text (except in the Title and Abstract). Common abbreviations
that may be used without any explanation include [list common abbreviations in thefield].
(7) Units
SI or SI-derived units should be used. More information on SI units is available at the
Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM) website.
(8) Manuscript body
Page 1 should include an abstract in Japanese. Provide the title, abstract text (up to 1000
characters), and 3 to 5 Japanese keywords in that order. For original papers, the abstract
should be structured with the following headings: purpose, method, results, andconclusion. Next, create an abstract in English that includes the English title, abstract text
(up to 400 words), and 3 to 5 English keywords. For original papers, the English abstract

should be structured with the following headings: Introduction, Methods, Results, andConclusion.
The main text should follow the abstract. The text should include, in this order, an
Introduction, Materials and methods (or methods only), Results, Considerations,Acknowledgments, References, Tables, and Figures/Photographs with titles andexplanations. Note that the heading titles may differ slightly. This structure applies tooriginal papers, though other categories should also aim to comply with this structure.

(9) Abstract
The Abstract should clearly express the basic content of the paper in a single paragraphand should include the problem addressed, experimental approach, main results andfindings, and conclusions. Abstracts must not exceed 400 words (Japanese abstract 1,000
characters) for all article types. Avoid using specific abbreviations.
(10) Introduction
The Introduction should provide sufficient background information to allow the reader tounderstand the purpose of the investigation and its relationship with other research inrelated fields, although it should not include an extensive review of the literature.
(11) Methods
The description of the methods should be brief and clear, but it must include sufficientdetails to allow the study to be reproduced. Describe methods related to target selection,
reporting, research, investigation, experimentation, and analysis.
(12) Results
This section includes the results of experiments or analyses. The Results and Discussionsections may be combined if this helps readers to understand and evaluate the study.
Tables and figures, including photographs, can be used to present the experimental results(see below). Excessive explanations of the data presented in tables and figures should be
avoided.
(13) Discussion
The Discussion should be concise and should deal with the interpretation of the results.
This section should discuss and evaluate the results; the knowledge, lessons learned, andissues learned through the research; and any aspects that can be applied to other researchor activities, or any notable points.
(14) Acknowledgments
This section should be brief. Authors should list all funding sources for their work in the
Acknowledgements section.
(15) References
Reference numbers should be given in square brackets ([ ]) where applicable, andreferences should be listed at the end of the text in the order of the citations.

Example 1: According to Sakai et al. [1], ------Example 2: It was reported that -------- [2].
1) Symbols (such as , . ; :) should be used properly and carefully.
2) Half-width alphanumeric characters should be used.
3) Full-width symbols (such as , . ; :) should be used in Japanese sentences, while halfwidth symbols should be used in other languages.
4) The semicolon (;) before a volume number and colon (:) before page numbers should
not be followed by a space.
Only published studies and manuscripts accepted for publication can be cited as
references. Unpublished data and personal information should not be cited. Journal titles
should be abbreviated in accordance with international journals from the National Center
for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) Databases in PubMed (US National Library ofMedicine, National Institutes of Health). A period “.” should not be used after anabbreviated journal name. The first and last page numbers should not be abbreviated.
When writing an author's name in English, write it in either the surname + initial format(e.g. Smith JA) or the full name format (John A. Smith). Please use the same notation
format in the same cited document. List all authors, but if there are more than 6 authors,
indicate 6 authors followed by “et al”' or “, others.”
For Japanese references, use the English title if they have one, and for publications
written only in Japanese, add supplementary English letters (using the Hepburn Roman
alphabet). Words written in katakana should use the original spelling. Some examples areprovided below.
1) Japanese reference:
逸見治，石川みどり，横山徹爾．都道府県別喫煙率の経年変化と死因別死亡率の経年変化との関係．保健医療科学．2022;71(2):175-183．
Hemmi O, Ishikawa M, Yokoyama T. [The associations between secular changes insmoking rate and those in cause-specific death rates among prefectures in Japan.] J
Natl Inst Public Health. 2022;71(2):175-183. (in Japanese)*For a Japanese reference, the English title should be given in [ ], followed by (inJapanese).
2) Japanese reference with unknown English title:
福田敬．保健医療の費用対効果の考え方．公衆衛生情報．2022;55(2):4-5．
Fukuda T. [Hoken iryo no hiyo tai koka no kangaekata]. Koshu Eisei Joho.
2022;55(2):4-5． (in Japanese)*If the English title is unknown, the Japanese title should be given in [ ] in Roman
letters, followed by (in Japanese). Author names should also be given in Roman
letters.
3) English reference:
Miyoshi T, Simazaki D, Tokuyasu M, Masuda T, Akiba M. Metal leaching test ofcommercially available faucets in the Japanese market in 2016-2020. Journal of
Water and Health. 2022;20(7):1112-1125.
or
Yokobori H, Iwasaki-Motegi R, Naruse T, Yamamoto-Mitani N. Public healthnursesʼ activities toward child abuse prevention before childbirth in Japan. Public
Health Nursing. 2022;39(6):1346-1354. doi: 10.1111/phn.13122*For an “Epub ahead of print” article, the Epub date and digital object identifier(doi), if any, should be given.
4) English reference published only in Epub:
Kakinuma T, Fujita T, Iwamoto T, Mizushiri T, Yazawa Y. Effects of tissue
plasminogen activator on medium-term functional independence: A propensity
score-matched analysis. Medicine (Baltimore). 2022;101(41):e31108. doi:
10.1097/MD.0000000000031108* For an item published only in Epub, the Epub date and doi, if any, should begiven.
5) Japanese book (no chapter cited):
地域子ども学研究会編 ; 天童睦子， 足立智昭責任編集．地域子ども学をつくる―災害，持続可能性，北欧の視点―．東京：東信堂；2022.
Chiiki Kodomogaku Kenkyukai, Tendo M, Adachi T, edited. [Chiiki kodomogaku otsukuru: Saigai, jizoku kanosei, hokuo no shiten.] Tokyo: Toshindo; 2022. (inJapanese)6) English book (no chapter cited):
Rector C, Stanley MJ, edited. Community and public health nursing: promoting the
public's health. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer; 2022.
7) Japanese book (chapter cited):
上原里程．母子保健．中村好一，佐伯圭吾，編集．公衆衛生マニュアル
2022．東京：南山堂；2022．p.99-109．
Uehara R. [Boshi hoken.] Nakamura Y, Saeki K, edited. [Koshu eisei manual 2022.]
Tokyo: Nanzando; 2022. p.99-109. (in Japanese)
8) English book (chapter cited):
Asami M. Spectrum of environmental risk -assessment, management andcommunication. In: Nakajima T, Nakamura K, Nohara K, Kondo A, edited.
Overcoming environmental risks to achieve sustainable development goals.
Singapore: Springer; 2022. p.157-176.
9) Presentation in Japanese at a scientific meeting:
上野悟，込山悠介，星佳芳．医学研究における研究促進と研究不正防止を実現する研究データ管理基盤の必要性と導入．第 81 回日本公衆衛生学会総会；2022．10．8；甲府（ハイブリッド形式）．日本公衆衛生雑誌．
2022;69(10 特別付録):193.
Ueno S, Komiyama Y, Hoshi K. [Igaku kenkyu ni okeru kenkyu sokushin to kenkyu
fusei boshi o jitsugensuru kenkyu data kanri kiban no hitsuyosei to donyu.] Dai 81
kai Nihon Koshu Eisei Gakkai Sokai; 2022.10.8; Kofu (Hybrid keishiki). Nihon
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