Rules for Submission of Manuscripts to the Magnetics Society of Japan
Effective since June 20, 1986
Revised on June 21, 1988
Revised on March 18, 1991
Revised on July 15, 1994
Revised on July 22, 1996
Revised on March 20, 1998
Revised on May 8, 1998
Revised on March 19, 2001
Revised on April, 2004
Revised on July 15, 2005
Revised on March 6, 2006
Revised on October 1, 2007
Revised on November 13, 2007
Revised on July 14, 2008
Revised on January 15, 2014
Revised on November 8, 2022
Revised on January 27, 2023
Revised on February 27, 2023

The "Journal of the Magnetics Society of Japan" and "Magnetics Japan" (hereinafter "theJournals") are publications of the Magnetics Society of Japan (hereinafter "the Society") and containarticles requested by the Editorial Committee of the Society (hereinafter "the Committee") andsubmitted articles. "Journal of the Magnetics Society of Japan" (hereinafter "JMSJ") contains
contributed papers. "Magnetics Japan" consists of Guest Comment, Review, Topics, New
Technologies and Products, a Notice Board, a Members' Column, and other articles. Papers in JMSJ
are published also online. Accepted manuscripts will be published in advance of formal publicationon the online journal, unless refused by author.

1. Contents of the Journals
The Journals will carry Guest Comments, Reviews, Topics, Contributed Papers, New
Technologies, Series course of magnetics, Yomoyama-banashi of magnetics research and Products, aNotice Board, a Members' Column, and other articles.
1.1 Contributed Papers
There are five types of contributed papers: Regular Papers, Review Papers, Letters, Short
Notes, and International Conference Papers, as described below. Papers must be written in
English and are published in JMSJ (including online JMSJ). Contributed papers must meetthe following conditions:1) Field: The contents must be related to the field of basic or applied magnetics.
2) Contribution: The results must contribute to the development of basic science orindustry.
3) Novelty: The papers must be original and contain new results that cannot bedirectly derived from obvious facts or published results excluding the Review
Papers.
4) Reliability: The contents must be reliable, and sufficient information must beincluded to allow reproduction of the results.
5) Understandability: The papers must be precisely and clearly described in a manner
understandable to the readers.
6) Format: The manuscript format must conform to the directions given in “AGuideline for Preparation of Manuscripts for Submission to the Magnetics Societyof Japan.” It is the authors’ responsibility to write in good scientific AmericanEnglish.

1.1.1 Regular Papers
Papers in this category must contain original research results in basic or appliedmagnetics with significant conclusions or experimental results. Sufficient
information must be included to allow reproduction of the experiment or analysis.
1.1.2 Review Papers
Review Papers arranges the finding concerning the magnetics in a certain
viewpoint, and novelty is not necessarily. In general, the review papers are written
by request of the committee, also the contribution from a general author is accepted
too. However, the committee judges the decision of the acceptance.
1.1.3 Letters
Letters must contain original research results in basic or applied magnetics withsignificant conclusions or experimental results that are worth reporting quickly.
Sufficient information must be included to allow reproduction of the experiment oranalysis. The length of a Letter will typically be less than four printed pages,including the English abstract.
1.1.4 Short NotesShort Notes should include new observations, valuable data, measurement
methods, or original contributions to basic or applied magnetics. The length of a
Short Note will typically be less than two printed pages, including the English
abstract.
1.1.5 International Conference Papers
Papers in this category should have been presented at a previous international
conference on basic or applied magnetics whose proceedings have been acceptedby the Society for publication. Papers in this category must contain original
research results in basic or applied magnetics with significant conclusions orexperimental results. Sufficient information must be included to allow reproductionof the experiment or analysis. The length of the paper will be decided by theconference organizer.
1.1.6 Papers on special issues
Papers on special issues should be research reports presented at an annual
conference of this society, containing original research content on the basics andapplications of magnetism, including valuable conclusions or experimental results,
and having enough information to guarantee the possibility of re-examination.
There is no limit on the number of pages.
1.2 Guest Comments
Articles in this category will include views, ideas, and essays relating to magnetics
prepared at the request of the Editorial Committee and are published in Magnetics Japan.
An article typically will not exceed two printed pages in length.
1.3 Reviews
Reviews published in Magnetics Japan are requested by the Editorial Committee to coverareas in which remarkable advances have been made and members have an interest.
Intelligible introductions, explanations, and descriptions should be included, with references
to recent results reported by other researchers. Some reports referred to must be alreadypublished by the authors. The length of a Review should be within 8 printed pages.
1.4 Topics
Topics published in Magnetics Japan requested by the Editorial Committee cover areas inwhich remarkable advances have been made and members have an interest. Intelligible
introductions, explanations, and descriptions devoted mainly to the authors’ research results
should be included. The length of Topics should be within 6 printed pages.
1.5 New Technologies and Products
New Technologies and Products published in Magnetics Japan introduce recently developed
technologies and products. Articles in this category should clearly show the academic and/orindustrial value of the new technologies or products. The length of an article should be within
one printed page. The names of the contributors' companies and names of the products available
from those companies may appear in the article; however, other companies' names and productnames may not be included. Major related patents must be referred to. In part, the article may
advertise specific products.
1.6 Series course of magnetics,
The series course on magnetics is written at the request of the editorial committee. This
course describes the basics of magnetic theory and applied technology in aneasy-to-understand manner, even for beginners. In principle, the length of each article
should be eight pages or less after printing, and there is no limit to the number ofserializations.
1.7 Yomoyama-banashi of magnetics research
Yomoyama-banashi of magnetics research is written at the request of the editorialcommittee, the content is a message to young researchers and engineers, centering on theexperiences related to the research and development of researchers and engineers who havemade great contributions to the theory of magnetism and technological development.
Generally, it should be within 4 printed pages and published in every second issue.
1.8 Notice Board
The Notice Board published in Magnetics Japan contains reports on and announcementsof conferences, meetings, and symposia, as well as other activities and information
relating to the Society's members.
1.9 Members' Column
The Members' Column published in Magnetics Japan contains proposals, relevant views,
and opinions relating to the Society submitted by members. The length of each manuscript
should be less than one printed page.
1.10 Other Articles
The Journals may contain other articles approved by the Editorial Committee of theSociety.

2. Procedure for Contributing
2.1 Preparation of Manuscripts
Authors should prepare their manuscripts in English for contributed papers, inJapanese or English for other materials, in accordance with "A Guideline for Preparationof Manuscripts for Submission to the Magnetics Society of Japan". For contributions inJapanese, the title should be translated proper English title. The abstract should be written
in English. The titles, captions, legends, labels, and other text in figures, tables, andreferences should be written in English for the contributed papers. Other manuscripts
should be followed the instruction of Editional committee.
2.2 Prohibition of Duplicate Contributions
It is forbidden to submit to another journal a manuscript identical or very similar incontent to one submitted to either of the Journals. It is similarly forbidden to submit toeither of the Journals a manuscript that has already been published in or submitted toanother journal. Doctoral and master’s thesis are not subject to the duplication
contributions.
2.3 Quotation
In cases where any part or parts of sentences, figures, photographs, or tables are quoted
from previous publications, including those of the Society, the sources of the quotationshould be clearly mentioned in the manuscript and permission for quotation should beobtained from the copyright owner or owners, including academic societies and publishers.
For unpublished information, including informal letters and preprints, the authors'permission for quotation should be also obtained, to eliminate any problems related tocopyright.
2.4 Submission of Manuscripts
Online submission should generally be used, but the submission by conventional mail isalso acceptable for contributed papers. Other manuscripts should be submitted according tothe instruction of the Committee.
2.4.1 Online Submission
Contributors should submit PDF files prepared according to “A Guideline for
PDF Conversion” on the Society’s website, referring to “The Procedure of Online
Submission.”
2.4.2 Submission by Mail
Together with an original manuscript, contributors must submit one photocopy,
one manuscript for English copyediting, and the Society’s duly completed
Contribution Form with the required information filled in. Contributors must keep a
copy of any manuscript submitted to the Society. In general, the Society will not
return a contributed manuscript to the contributors. However, figures, tables, andphotographs may be returned on request if accompanied by a stamped addressedenvelope. All manuscripts should be sent to:
Editorial Committee
The Magnetics Society of JapanThe category type of the contributed papers must be specified in red on theenvelope. International Conference Papers, as stated in 1.4.4, should be sent to theaddress designated by the conference organizer.
2.5 Acceptance of a Manuscript
2.5.1 The Committee will inform contributors of the date on which their manuscript wasreceived.
2.5.2 The Committee will return a manuscript to the contributors if it clearly violates the"Rules for Submission of Manuscripts to the Magnetics Society of Japan."
2.5.3 The Committee will return a manuscript to the contributors if it significantly
deviates from "A Guideline for Preparation of Manuscripts for Submission to theMagnetics Society of Japan."

3. Processing of the Manuscripts after Receipt
3.1 The Committee will examine manuscripts and decide whether or not to publish them in theJournals.
3.2 The Committee may call for contributors to revise a contributed manuscript.
3.3 A manuscript contributed to the Journals that has been returned to the contributors forrevision but has not been re-submitted after six months will be considered to have been
withdrawn.
3.4 When a part of a manuscript is revised, the Committee will decide whether to show the dateof receipt of the revised manuscript in the Journals.
3.5 If necessary, the Committee may have the English part of the manuscript rewritten and may
have the figures or diagrams redrawn by a competent person. The expense incurred will beborne by the contributors.
3.6 The Committee will inform contributors of their manuscript's acceptance or rejection.

4. Proofreading
4.1 Proofreading of articles requested by the Committee
1) Authors are responsible for the first proofreading of their manuscript.
2) Authors should correct only typographical errors in the proofreading.
4.2 Contributed Papers and New Technologies and Products
Authors should prepare camera-ready manuscripts without proofreading.
Note:
In the case of camera-ready format, the final manuscript is published as it is without
proofreading. Consequently, the Society is not responsible for misprints or unclear prints
due to the imperfection of the manuscript. Authors should submit the final manuscript after
careful proofreading.
5. Publication fee and honorarium
Authors of published articles in Journal of Society of Magnetics Japan must pay apublication fee. The publication fee is 40,000 yen. However, for manuscripts exceeding 4pages, the fee is 12,000 yen per page for the excess pages. The publication fee for newtechnology/new products is 10,000 yen for educational institutions and 50,000 yen forcompanies and public research institutions. However, this fee includes 100 reprints. If morethan 100 reprints are requested, or if a cover page is required, a separate fee must be paid. Inaddition, an honorarium in accordance with the fee regulations shall be paid when writing
for the bulletin upon request.

6. Offprints
6.1 The contributors of a manuscript published in the Journals must pay for offprints. The rateof payment for the offprints is determined by the Society.
6.2 When cover pages for offprints are requested, an additional charge will be borne by thecontributors.
6.3 If the contributors decide to withdraw a manuscript already sent for printing, they arerequired to pay for the printing and other incidental expenses incurred.

7. Copyright Transfer and Reuse of Articles
7.1 The copyright for all articles published in the Journals will be owned by the Society.
Authors whose paper is accepted for the publication in JMSJ are required to grant a CreativeCommons (CC BY 4.0) license to their paper.
7.2 In return for the transfer of the copyright on an article by the contributors to the Society, theSociety will recognize the following rights of the contributors or the organization to which
the contributors belong, without requiring any compensation:
7.2.1 All rights, including industrial propriety, except the copyright relating to thearticle in the Journals.
7.2.2 The right to print for personal use the article published in the Journals, subject tothe following conditions:1) It should be clearly mentioned that the source of the quoted article is one of theJournals.
2) It should be clearly mentioned that the copyright of the quoted article belongs
to the Society.
3) The reprints so made must not be for sale.
The Society will not bear any responsibility for reprinted articles.
7.2.3 The right to distribute all or part of an article to a limited number of people before
it is published in the Journals.

7.3 The Society allows anyone to reuse the papers published after January 2023 in JMSJ under
Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0) license terms.

8 Amendments
Amendments to the above rules are subject to approval by the Editorial Committee of the Society.