POLICIES
1. General Policy(since April,2009)
"Kobe Journal of Medical Sciences"(Hereafter Kobe J. Med. Sci.)
is an online journal edited by Kobe University School of Medicine / Graduate
School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan. We online-publish original works in medical/biomedical
sciences and case reports written in English, after editorial review. Contributors
are responsible for the payment of all charges including processing fee
and page charges.
Papers accepted for online-publication are posted on this web site ("CONTENTS"
section) in PDF format. Accepted papers are also indexed in "PubMed",
where they provide links to the PDF documents as "free full-text"articles.
Our publications can thus be viewed from all over the world.
2. Manuscript submission guidelines
Please make sure that your manuscript follows the guidelines below.
For details, see "Format" section.
(1) It is written in clear, concise and grammatical English.
Authors unfamiliar with English usage are encouraged to get help
from English-speaking colleagues.
(2) It reports original, unpublished work that is not under consideration for publication
elsewhere.
(3) It can be submitted in accordance with the regulations stated in "Format" section, in PDF format up to 2 MB as an e-mail attachment.
(4) All authors transfer their copyright to Kobe J. Med. Sci.
3. Copyright Transfer
The authors must submit a " Copyright Transfer Form" along with their manuscripts. Submission of the form to the Editorial
Office implies that the authors agree with the following conditions.
(1) If accepted for publication by Kobe J. Med. Sci., the same paper cannot
be contributed elsewhere without the written permission for reproduction
issued by the Editor-in-Chief of Kobe J. Med. Sci.
(2) Kobe J. Med. Sci. holds the rights to license any reproduction, including
and not limited to, duplication, and inputting in databases, of its publication.
The permission for reproduction is issued by the Editor-in-Chief. Please
let us know beforehand and credit the original material(s), when you reproduce
an article or a part thereof from Kobe J. Med. Sci.
4. Expenses
All accepted manuscripts will incur a processing fee of 30,000 yen in addition to the page charges (8,000 yen per page). Please make the payment by bank transfer only. Other means of payment such as credit card, personal check, bank draft, or money order, etc. are not available.
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HOW TO SUBMIT MANUSCRIPTS
Please format your manuscripts BEFORE THE FIRST SUBMISSION, in accordance
with the following instructions. Manuscripts that do not conform to these guidelines are treated as "SPAM"
and ignored.
1.Format
--Input text using Microsoft Word:
Manuscripts should be typed using Microsoft Word (hereafter MS Word) in
the following format and made into PDF document. (Download sample document
>> [ MS Word ], [ PDF ] , or template >> [ for MS Word ] ).
Use only "Times New Roman" font, except for "Symbol"
font for Greek characters.
Generally, papers should contain the following sections;
| Title etc. ... On the first page, state the title of the article, names of authors, name and address of the laboratory where the work was performed. Also, list 4-6 key words. Indicate the corresponding author by an asterisk, and input their contact information (phone number, fax number and e-mail address) to the footer. |
| Headers ... Input first authors' name in the header section of every even-numbered page. Input abbreviated title to the paper's header for the 3rd and every subsequent odd page. The header section should contain up to 50 letters including spaces. |
| Abstract ... Summarize the argument, preferably within 250 words, in bold letters. Avoid abbreviations and references. Do not include diagrams. |
| Introduction |
| Materials and Methods |
| Results (Clinical Case(s)) |
| Discussion |
| Acknowledgements |
| References ... List references in the following style. Use bold fonts for authors and volume numbers.
8. Hayakawa, T., Perkins, J.P., and Krebs, E.G. 1973. Studies on the subunit structure of rabbit skeletal muscle phosphorylase kinase. Biochemistry 12:547-580.
13. Russell, P.K., Brandt, W.E., and Dalrymple, J.M. 1980. Chemical and antigenic structure of flaviviruses, p.503-529. In Schlesinger, R.W. (ed.), Togaviruses. Academic Press, NewYork, USA. |
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Figures and Tables... Embed them into appropriate places instead of gathering them at the end. Entitle each, and add legends so that readers can understand their general meanings without referring to the text. |
--Proofreading: The final typescript will be posted as is.
We strongly encourage authors to perform careful proofreading before submission.
Please take care of the following points as well.
| Title: Capitalize first letters of every word, except for articles (a, the) and prepositions. | ||||||||
| Author: Capitalize all letters. | ||||||||
| Affiliations: Capitalize appropriate places. | ||||||||
| Fonts: Use "Symbol" for Greek characters, superscript "o" and capital "C" for degree centigrade mark, and "special characters" pallet for plus minus and other mathematical characters.. | ||||||||
Headers and Footers: should be input as follows:
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--Make PDF document:
Make the MS Word document into a PDF document, using "Adobe Acrobat"
(See http://adobe.com/products/main.html ).
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2. Submit (along with Copyright Transfer form) by e-mail
.
Authors are required to send the following three documents as e-mail attachments. Please virus-scan all the files just before sending. Submissions without any of these documents will not be processed further.
e-mail address: journal@med.kobe-u.ac.jp
1. A cover letter (MS Word document or PDF document)
State the following information about the manuscript and author(s).
* Title of the article
* Field of study (Epidemiology, Genetics etc.)
* Brief summary of the manuscript
* Contact information for the corresponding author
(complete mailing address (including street numbers, etc.), e-mail address,
telephone number, and fax number)
If a cover letter lacks any of the above-mentioned information, we may
ask for re-submission before forwarding the manuscript to referees.
The contact information will be used only for necessary correspondence
between authors and the Editorial Office.
2. Manuscript (PDF document)
Make the entire manuscript into one PDF file. File size should preferably
be within 1 MB, and should not exceed 2 MB. Authors have the responsibility
to keep their original file.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at journal@med.kobe-u.ac.jp
3. Copyright Transfer Form (MS Word, PDF, JPEG, or other printable formats).
Please download the format "HERE". Detailed information is stated in >> POLICIES section
* If authors do not have access to e-mail, we accept submission by post.
Send the manuscript in duplicate (the original and a copy) to :
Please note that authors must send an electronic version (saved on a CD-R)
when their manuscript is accepted for publication.
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3. Reception and subsequent process
1. Reception
When Editorial Office receives a manuscript, a reception notice is sent
within a week by e-mail to the corresponding author. It is the responsibility
of the corresponding author to inform the coauthors of the manuscript's
status throughout the submission and review process.
2. Review
The Editor-in-Chief and the Editorial Board determine the suitability of
a manuscript for publication. They make a decision to accept, reject, or
require modification.
All manuscripts are considered confidential, and are reviewed by referees, who usually are members of the Editorial Board. Referees remain unknown to the authors.
3. Modification
Reviewer's comments are sent to the corresponding author by e-mail.
When modification is requested, the authors have to either submit a modified
version or withdraw the manuscript. Submission of the 2nd and following
versions should consist of a PDF document of the modified manuscript, and
a letter listing point-by-point response to the reviewer's comments.
4. Acceptance
Acceptance letter will be sent to the corresponding author. As the final typescript, please send a MS Word document of the final version
to the Editorial Office.
Please note that any major changes after acceptance are subject to further
review and may delay publication.
5. Page-Charge Statement
All accepted manuscripts will incur a processing fee of 30,000 yen in addition
to the page charges (8,000 yen per page), e.g., 86,000 yen for a 7-page article.
We accept the payment in Japanese Yen (JPY) via bank transfer only. Please note that other means of payment such as credit card, personal check,
bank draft, or money order, etc. are not available.
6. Online Publication
After the Editorial Office confirms the payment of the processing fee and page charge, volume number, issue number and page numbers are added to the final typescript, and it will appear on this web site in CONTENTS section.
After appropriate numbers of articles are assembled, they will be indexed
in "PubMed" as an "issue" of Kobe J. Med. Sci.
Shortly after online publication, the contents appear in "PubMed",
and from "PubMed" a link is provided to the free full-text-PDFs
of all articles at our website.
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