期刊名称:JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
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ISSN: | 1880-6546
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出版频率: | Bimonthly
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出版社: | PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY JAPAN, 3-30-10, HONGO, BUNKYO-KU, TOKYO, JAPAN, 113-0033
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出版社网址: | http://int.physiology.jp/
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影响因子: | 0.973(2008) |
| 主题范畴: | PHYSIOLOGY |
| 变更情况: | 2007new |
期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
SCOPE OF THE JOURNAL
The Journal of Physiological Sciences (JPS) publishes original papers as well as review papers subjects of which fall within the sections of stucy described in the editors' study field. The papers are accepted for publication by the Editorial Board through peer-review process. The manuscript should be written in English and the format should be conformed to the current version of JPS.
Process of obtaining the results must be ethically sound. >>for detail
Instructions to Authors
For Authors
Update: 2007/6/11
Submission
Submit your new manuscript online through the Editorial Manager system.
https://www.editorialmanager.com/jpsc/
This site provides various online guides for authors. If you still have questions, please feel free to contact the editorial office.
In preparing a manuscript, please follow these instructions.
It is assumed that upon manuscript submission, all authors will have agreed to transfer the copyright of the manuscript to the publisher, The Physiological Society of Japan, upon acceptance.
Authors are advised to keep copies of the manuscript file of each step through the peer-review and printing processes.
Article Types
| Types and forms |
Limitations |
| Original Paper |
Regular articles |
Title ≤ 50 words Running Title ≤ 50 characters Abstract ≤ 250 words Keywords ≤ 5 terms |
| Review |
An overview article involving authors' original research, usually solicited from the editor |
| Short Communication |
Short articles, peer reviewed with speed, and no breaks are required in sections (Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion) |
Title ≤ 50 words Running Title ≤ 50 characters Abstract ≤ 50 words Keywords ≤ 3 terms Printed page: ≤ 5 |
| Technical Note |
A report on new methods or techniques, using the same format as Short Communication |
| Letter to the Editor |
A short discussion on recently published articles in JPS or JJP, published together with response(s) from the original article's author(s) |
Text ≤ 750 words The same as Short Communication and Technical Note |
Invited-Editor Section
We have launched new sections of special topics to which authorities in the subject fields have been invited as editors.
Central Nervous System and Brain Sciences Dr. Masanobu KANO (Osaka University) Dr. Arthur KONNERTH (Ludwig Maximilians Universität München)
Cell Sensors and Signaling Dr. Douglas C. EATON (Emory University)
The invited editor is responsible for peer reviewing manuscripts submitted to this section. Manuscripts will be quickly processed, and authors will receive comments by this editor. When submitting to this section, please specify, for instance, "Invited-Editors Section: Cell Sensors and Signaling."
Preparing a Manuscript
All pages, including the reference list, tables, footnotes, and figure legends must be serially numbered. All figures, tables, and literature in the reference list must be cited in the text.
The Editorial Board will not accept a manuscript that contains material the author or authors have published elsewhere unless it is an abstracted form. The submission must be accompanied by a copy (file) of all authors' material (including preliminary notes, short communications, meeting abstracts, and reviews) published, in press, or submitted elsewhere that overlaps in content with the manuscript submitted to JPS.
Style
The manuscript should be written as concisely as possible and should be organized following the standard format by carefully studying the format and style of printed papers in recent JPS issues. Abbreviations should be avoided unless they help readers, and they should be kept to a minimum; they must be defined when first used (see Abbreviations and Units ). Footnotes will not be accepted except for use on the title page. It is strongly recommended that the standard format, as described below, be followed.
- Title page, containing:
- Title (≤50 words).
- Author(s)' name(s) and affiliating institution(s) where the work was carried out. Authors may choose their given names to be printed either in full or in initials.
- Number of tables and figures.
- Running title (≤50 characters and spaces).
- The name and address for editorial correspondence including the phone, fax number, and e-mail address.
- Title. The title must explicitly represent the content of the manuscript. Authors are recommended not to use titles such as “Studies on..., Part I.” The use of subtitles is not recommended. The following abbreviations are allowed in titles:
Chemical symbols, e.g., K+, Ca2+ ATP, ADP, AMP, cyclic AMP, GTP, GDP, GMP, cyclic GMP DNA, RNA, mRNA, EPSP, IPSP, GABA pH, Po2, Pco2
Certain common peptides, prefaced by “the peptide...,” e.g., “the peptide VIP,” “the peptide ACTH.”
- Abstract. Each paper must begin with a brief abstract (≤250 words; ≤50 for Short Communication and Technical Note), which succinctly and clearly states what the objective of the research is, what procedures were used, what was found, and what the significance of the findings may be. The abstract should be intelligible within itself, written in complete sentences, and in a form acceptable for abstracting services. It is essential that the abstract be intelligible to scientists in all fields of physiology and be free of highly specialized terms, technical jargon, and meaningless expressions such as “These results are discussed.” References and mathematical equations should be avoided.
- Key words. ≤5 terms; ≤3 for Short Communication and Technical Note.
- Introduction. The Introduction should clarify the object of the research and provide enough background information to make it clear why the study was undertaken and what hypotheses were tested. Any reference to the author(s)’ own previous work is desirable only if it has a direct bearing on the subject of the paper; an extensive historical review will be considered inappropriate.
- Methods. Methods need description only once and must not appear in the legends of figures and tables. Sufficient detail should be given to allow the work to be repeated by others. However, do not include extensive descriptions of commonly used experimental procedures unless they have been substantially modified.
Experiments involving humans and animals. For experiments on human subjects and patients, evidence must be provided in the paper that the experiments were performed only after the investigators had obtained the voluntary consent of the subjects. A full explanation of the experiments must be made to the subjects before their consent is requested. Authors should draw attention to the Code of Medical Ethics of the World Medical Association (Declaration of Helsinki, 1984, and the Declaration of Tokyo, 1975). Approval in writing is also required for the performance of the experiments from the chairperson or the ethics committee of the university, research institute or hospital. Animal experiments must be performed with the least possible pain or discomfort to the animals. Therefore, a full description of anesthetic procedures must be provided in the paper, including measures taken to maintain a satisfactory level of pain avoidance both during and after the experimental procedures. Muscle relaxants and paralytic agents are not of themselves anesthetics, and they should be used always in combination with drugs known to produce adequate analgesia. Experimental animals must be maintained according to recognized standards to safeguard their welfare. This includes proper housing and food as well as sanitary conditions. In this respect, investigators must be aware of the legal requirements in Japan for animal husbandry. They are also obliged to follow the Guiding Principles for the Care and Use of Animals in the Field of Physiological Sciences.
Papers submitted to The Journal that do not provide evidence of having followed the above requirements will not be accepted for publication in JPS.
- Online Supplemental Materials. Extensive experimental data, program source codes, animation files, audio files, and similar can be submitted as “online supplemental materials.” Single file size ≤ 5MB, total file size ≤ 10MB, and up to five files. These files are shown online, not printed. A proper file name extension is needed. Submit these files with the main manuscript file on the first submission, and indicate them on the title page footnote.
- Results. Quantitative observations are often better presented graphically than in tables. Where numerical results are given, the number of significant figures should be related to their accuracy. It is not usually necessary to present the individual results of a large number of repeated tests as long as the number of measurements is stated. Standard deviations and standard errors should be given, when pertinent, with no more than two significant figures. Theory and inference must be clearly distinguished from what has actually been observed, and should not be elaborated in this section.
All tables and figures must be quoted in the text. Experimental results should not be covered in duplicate by the text, tables, and figures.
- Discussion. Discussion follows the statement of Results and is kept separate from it. This section should include a brief statement of the principal findings, a discussion of the validity of the observations, a discussion of the findings in other published work(s) dealing with the same or closely related subjects, and a statement of the possible significance of the work. An extensive discussion of the literature should be avoided.
- Acknowledgments. Acknowledgments should be reduced to a minimum, consistent with courtesy. The wording of acknowledgments of scientific assistance or advice must have been seen and approved by the persons concerned.
- References. References should be limited only to those having direct relevance to the subject of the paper. Normally they do not exceed 40. In the text, references should be cited by the number in square brackets by the order of appearance. In the reference list, references should be entered as follows: reference number, names and initials, full title of article, name of journal, year of publication, volume number, and starting and ending page numbers. The titles of journals must be abbreviated without a period. The form of citation of authors contributing a chapter to books should be similar to that for journals. Provide URL or DOI to references on online materials. Please see Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals: Writing and Editing for Biomedical Publication. Here are some examples.
- Article in a journal
Katsuki Y, Hashimoto T, Yanagisawa K. The lateral line organ of sharks as a chemoreceptor. Adv Biophys. 1970;1:1-51.
- Article in a book
Tokizane T. Studies on the paradoxical phase of sleep in the cat. In: Tokizane T, Schade JP, editors. Progress in brain research. Vol 21B. Amsterdam: Elsevier; 1965. p. 230-68.
- Article online only
Kim H-Y, Hahm D-H, Pyun K-H, Lee H-J, Nam T-C, Shim I. Effects of acupuncture at GV01 on experimentally induced colitis in rats: possible involvement of opioid system. Jpn J Physiol. doi:10.2170/jjphysiol.S647. References should be listed in the order of appearance in the text. Unpublished materials or personal communications should not be included in the reference list, but may be noted in parentheses in the text. It is strongly recommended that authors carefully examine each reference by direct confirmation of the original publications.
- Tables. Tables should be kept to a minimum and should contain as few rows and columns as possible. Each table has its own serial number and a brief explanatory title. The same information should not be presented in both tabular and graphical forms. The units in which the results are expressed should be given in parentheses at the top of each column and not repeated on each row of the table. Long descriptive headings to columns should be avoided.
- Figures and legends. All figures should be identified with a serial number. Original figures must be in high resolution for clear rendition. Please refer to the instructions for preparing digital illustrations at http://cpc.cadmus.com/da. The scale calibration of the photomicrographs should be given by scale bars on the micrographs rather than by magnification values in the legend.
Figure legends should make the figures understandable without reference to the body text, but repetition of what has been written in the body text should be avoided. Legends should be placed at the end of the body text.
- Abbreviations and Units. Authors should avoid abbreviations unless they help in the reading of the paper, and they should then be kept to a minimum. Uncommon abbreviations not listed in Table 1 should be defined in the body text and figure labeling by placing them in parentheses on the first occurrence. They should be listed with their full expressions on the title page; they will be printed as a title page footnote. Authors are expected to use the SI system of units but certain traditional units still in common use, such as mmHg, Torr (pressure), Ci (radioactivity), Å (length), and cal (energy), are acceptable.
The metric system should be used for all volumes, lengths, weights, and other measurements. Temperature should be expressed in degrees Celsius (°C, centigrade). Metric abbreviations should be expressed in lowercase without periods (see Table 2).
- Chemical nomenclature. In general, the conventions in chemical nomenclature adopted by the Biochemical Society should be followed. These are described in The Nomenclature Committee of IUBMB and the IUPAC-IUBMB Joint Commission on Biochemical Nomenclature.
- Biological nomenclature. The names of species and genera should be in italics. The names of muscles, bones, and similar should be in roman type (i.e., not in italics).
Peer Review
All received manuscripts are subject to peer review by at least two referees appointed by the editor. The results will be sent to the author within 4 weeks after manuscript submission.
Usually the editor recommends revision. When this happens, the author(s) must submit a revised version within three months after receiving the review results. Otherwise the submission will be treated as being retracted by the author. If the manuscript needs extensive and intensive revision, the editor may judge the manuscript as being rejected by recommending resubmission. Should this happen, a resubmission is treated as a new submission, but the review history is inherited. For details, follow the instructions accompanying the correspondence from the editorial office at each stage of the peer review process.
Proofs
Proofs should be corrected and returned promptly, since publication is strictly in the order of the receipt of corrected proofs. Unless otherwise directed, proofs are sent to the author for correspondence as indicated on the manuscript. Proofs are mainly for the purpose of correcting typesetting errors; excessive alterations are not accepted.
Publishing Charge and Reprint
Authors are not charged for publishing their articles, except when special processing is required. Reprints are purchased by ordering on returning the proof at cost price. Color pages are surcharged on the reprint price. If the author purchases no reprints, color pages are charged for. In both instances, ¥45,000/page; ¥70,000/double-side pages.
Editorial Board
Editorial Office
Update: 2007/6/11
SUMMARY: Send any inquiries about JPS to the Editorial Office.
E-mail: jps@nv-med.com Phone: +81-3-3239-7217, Fax: +81-3-3239-9375 Mailing address: c/o Medical Tribune Inc. Nibancho-TS Bldg. 3F, 2-1 Nibancho Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 102-0084 Japan
Editors
Update: 2007/11/9
Editors
Editor in Chief: Yasuo SAKUMA
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Editors |
Editorial Board Members |
| Adaptation and Environment |
Yasuaki KAWAI (Yonago) Osamu SHIDO (Izumo) |
Tatsuo WATANABE (Yonago) |
| Autonomic Nervous Function |
Hiroshi KANNAN (Miyazaki) Mieko KUROSAWA (Ohtawara) Elisabet STENER-VICTORIN (Göteborg) |
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| Biophysics |
Kiyohiro IMAI (Koganei) Masahiro SOKABE (Nagoya) |
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| Central Nervous System and Brain Sciences |
Tadashi ISA (Okazaki) Kiyoshi KURATA (Hirosaki) Yoshikazu SHINODA (Tokyo) |
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| Endocrinology and Metabolism |
Takashi HIGUCHI (Fukui) Yasuo SAKUMA (Tokyo) |
Yutaka OISO (Nagoya) |
| Excitable Membranes and Neural Cell Physiology |
Kenji KUBA (Nagoya) Yasushi OKAMURA (Okazaki) |
Yoshihiro KUBO (Okazaki) |
| Exercise Physiology |
Kanji MATSUKAWA (Hiroshima) Kei NAGASHIMA (Tokorozawa) Hiroshi NOSE (Matsumoto) |
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| Gastrointestinal and Kidney Physiology |
Akihiro HAZAMA (Fukushima) Katsumasa KAWAHARA (Sagamihara) Manabu KUBOKAWA (Morioka) Lawrence G. PALMER (New York) Paul A. WELLING (Baltimore) |
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| Heart and Circulatory Physiology |
Yung E. EARM (Seoul) Yoshihiro ISHIKAWA (Yokohama) Masaki KAMEYAMA (Kagoshima) Toshio OHHASHI (Matsumoto) Geert W. SCHMID-SCHÖNBEIN (San Diego) Miyako TAKAKI (Kashihara) |
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| Molecular and Cellular Physiology |
Hsiao Chang CHAN (Hong Kong) Yoshinori MARUNAKA (Kyoto) Yasunobu OKADA (Okazaki) Toshihiko YADA (Tochigi) |
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| Muscle Physiology |
Masato KONISHI (Tokyo) Shigeru TAKEMORI (Tokyo) Noritsugu TOHSE (Sapporo) |
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| Physiome/Systems Biology |
Yoshihisa KURACHI (Suita) Mitsuyuki NAKAO (Sendai) Ichiro SAKUMA (Tokyo) |
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| Respiration Physiology |
Kazuhisa EZURE (Fuchu) Ikuo HOMMA (Tokyo) Tomoyuki KUWAKI (Chiba) |
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| Sense |
Makoto TOMINAGA (Okazaki) |
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| Invited Editor Section |
Central Nervous System and Brain Sciences Masanobu KANO (Suita) Arthur KONNERTH (München) Cell Sensors and Signaling Douglas C. EATON (Atlanta) |
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| Review Editor |
Kunitaro TAKAHASHI (Tokyo) |
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