Instructions for Authors of Special editions of Journal of Spine Research
Manuscript Submission
Submitted articles should be categorized into one of the following：① original articles, ②casereports, or ③review articles. Original articles that have been previously published or are being
considered for publication in another journal will not be accepted. Decisions on acceptance ofmanuscripts are made by the Editorial Committee.
General Format
All articles should be submitted in English, and formatted for standard 8
1/2×11inch(21×28cm)paper with at least a 1inch(2.5cm)margin on all sides and double
spaced.
Manuscript length is as follows
Original articles：No more than a total of 17 pages, including main text, references, andfigures and tables
Review articles：No more than a total of 26 pages, including main text, references, andfigures and tables
Case reports：No more than a total of 12 pages, including main text, references, andfigures and tables- Manuscripts must be typed using a word processor or computer. Handwritten manuscripts
will not be accepted.
Submissions must be sent by E-mail.
Manuscript Style
Submitted articles should be formatted as follows.
(1) Title Page
The title page should include the following：
１．Title of article
２．Corresponding author and coauthors
３．Affiliations of all authors
４．Contact name, address, telephone FAX number and e-mail address
５．Sources of support that require acknowledgment(2) Structured Abstract and Key Words
The following subheads must be included in the Structured Abstract；introduction,materials, method, results, and discussion. The structured abstract must be no more than 200words. List three to eight Key Words.
(3) Main Text and References
Organize the manuscript into four main headings：Introduction, Materials and Methods,Results, and Discussion. Define abbreviations at first mention in the text and in each table andfigure. If a brand name is cited, supply the manufacturer's name and address(city andstate/country). Line numbers and page numbers on each page are required to make it easierfor reviewers to provide comments.

References
The authors are responsible for the accuracy of their references. Key the references(doublespaced)at the end of the manuscript. Cite references in the text in the order of theirappearance. If there are more than three authors, name only the first three authors and thenuse et al.
Journal article
１．Guiot BH, Khoo LT, Fessler RG：A minimally invasive technique for decompression of thelumber spine. Spine. 2002；27：432-438
Book chapter
２．Sweitzer S, Arruda J, DeLeo J：The cytokine challenge：Methods for the detection ofcentral cytokines in rodent models of persistent pain. Methods in Pain Research. In Kruger L, ed.
Boca Raton, CRC Press, pp109-132, 2001
Entire book
３．Atlas SW：Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain and Spine. Philadelphia, Lippincott
Williams & Wilkins, 2001
Software４．Epi Info[computer program]. Version 6. Atlanta：Centers for Disease Control andPrevention, 1994
Online journals
５．Friedman SA：Preeclampsia：A review of the role of prostaglandins. Obstet
Gynecol[serial online]. January 1988；71：22-37. Available from：BRS Information
Technologies, McLean, VA. Accessed December 15, 1990
Database
６．CANCERNET-PDQ[database online]. Bethesda, MD：National Cancer Institute, 1996.
Updated March 29, 1996
(4) Figures and Tables
All figures and tables should be submitted in the Word or PPT file.
Figures and tables may be produced with image processing or presentation applications.
Images should be at a minimum resolution of 300 dpi, with both printouts and dataprovided(indicate application used in saving the media).
Include the scale(bar)in images captured with scanning electron microscopes.
Slides will not be accepted.
If color photographs are to be included, indicate this at the time of submission. Unlessotherwise indicated, all images will be printed in monochrome.
Citations or reproductions of previously published figures or tables and other content, edited
or otherwise, require the consent of the copyright owner (s)；obtain permission to reproduce
cited content in advance from the publisher or author(s). Indicate the source or permission foruse in the corresponding figure or table caption.
(5) Figure Legends
Legends must be submitted for all figures. List figure legends on a separate page at the endof the manuscript text.

Ethical Considerations- Clinical research included in articles submitted to this journal must comply with theprovisions of the Declaration of Helsinki. All case studies must clearly indicate consent from all
patients and relevant persons to publish the information, including photographs. Do not include
any patient names, initials, hospital patient Journal of Spine Research Vol. 2 No. 1 2011
177number, or any other information by which the patient can be identified. Upon submission,
this consent will be considered to have been obtained by the authors' affiliated institutions.
- Articles reporting on research on human subjects must indicate in the“Subjects andMethods”section that the research was approved by the ethics committee of the authors'affiliated institutions and that the informed consent has been obtained from the patients.
- Articles reporting on data from animal testing must indicate in the“Subjects andMethods”section approval of the testing design by the affiliated institution's Animal Care and Use
Committee and that the animals used in testing were handled in compliance with Japanese law.
- Authors of articles reporting on new DNA sequences must furnish that data to the Gene
Bank and include the access number for that data in the article.

Proofing and Revision＊- Authors are to conduct initial proofreading. Except for corrections of minor errors
and omitted characters or letters, corrections and revisions made in the author proofing
are not permitted. Upon completion of the author proofing, authors shouldimmediately(simply)send the manuscript to the publisher by registered mail.
- Our Editorial Committee may make revisions to terminology, phrasing, and othermatter in the manuscript without the consent of the author(s). Portions of themanuscript requiring corrections will be noted with comments indicating that thematerial must be rewritten. Final English proofreading may be conducted by editorialcommittee

Copyright＊＊- Copyright to articles, lecture manuscripts, and excerpts published in the Journal of Spine
Research are retained by the Journal of Spine Research Editorial Committee. However,authors(including coauthors)wishing to reproduce their articles or lecture manuscripts, in whole
or in part, for use in education, research, or academic society activities, may do so without theconsent of the Journal of Spine Research Editorial Committee, provided they comply with theprovisions below. Any duplication by third parties or reproduction for commercial or advertising
purposes requires the consent of the Journal of Spine Research Editorial Committee or theconsent of the organization commissioned by the Journal of Spine Research Editorial Committee
to manage copyright.
Provision 1：Reproduction of entire articles must include the cover page and clearly
indicate the title of the paper, journal in which it was published, volume number, and pagenumbers.
Provision 2：Sources for figures and tables must be clearly indicated. Any partial

modifications to figures must also clearly show the original versions of the figures.
- All authors must sign the copyright consent forms when submitting manuscripts.
Authors must report permission granted in the event the submitted work contains
research that can be considered identical or similar to that in previously published workor that duplicates previously published work. Include copies as reference for theJournal's Editorial Committee.
Send manuscripts by E-mail to：
JPSTSS office: 1206 Fonte Aoyama , 2-22-14 Minami Aoyama,Minato-ku, Tokyo,107-0062, Japan
E-mail: office@jpstss.jp
Tel&Fax:+81-3-6804-1044
Deadline for submission:

20Dec.2017＊: To increase chances of acceptance of your manuscript proofreading or advanced
editing by professional agents such as Editage Authors Service is required in authors
expense before sending manuscripts to the office. Certificate of English editing shouldbe accompanied.

＊＊:All authors must sign the copyright consent forms by using Japanese forms 「著作権に関する同意書」