Amount of Text

There is no word limit, but we suggest that you aim to write between 1,000 and 2,000 words. For reference, a half page of a newsletter (one column on each side of a page) is equivalent to 500 words.

File Format

The text should be written in a Microsoft Word, PDF or TeX file format.

Author Information

Please include the following information at the end of your file.

  • Name
  • Affiliation(s)
  • Contact address (or a Japanese address if you live abroad)
  • Contact phone number (Japanese phone number if you live abroad)
  • Email address (optional)
  • Website URL (optional)

Please send a profile picture of yourself. Please provide the highest resolution possible.

Figures, Photos, Tables

Please send figures or photos as a separate file, even if you’ve pasted them into the text file. Please send the file in PDF format or JPEG or PNG image format. Otherwise, the font you specified may not be reflected correctly or the file itself may not open. Extra white space on the page can be left as it is. Please send the image file(s) at the highest resolution as possible (350 dpi or higher).

Figure Legends

Please include the figure legends at the end of the text file. Please indicate the order of the figures (Figure 1, Figure 2, …, etc.).

References

Reference Numbers

  • Reference numbers should be assigned in the order in which they are cited in the text.
  • Only one reference per reference number.
  • Please insert the reference number as a superscript at cited location.

Reference Style

  • The order in which they are listed is “Author’s Name”, “Journal Name”, “Publication Year”, “Issue”, and “Page Numbers”.
  • Author’s name: “Last Name” and “First Name” in that order, first name is initials only. If there is more than one author, separate them with semicolon.
  • Journal Name: use abbreviations and do not put a period
  • Page Numbers: list the first and last page
  • No bold or italicized text or other modifications
  • For lectures, etc., list the “Presentation Title”, “Date,” and “Organizing Society”.

Example of Reference Style

  • Journal: 1. Fletcher, T. R.; Rosenfeld, R. N. J Am Chem Soc 1985, 107, 2203–2212.
  • Book: 2. Stothers, J. B. Carbon-13 NMR Spectroscopy; Academic: New York, 1972; Chapter 2.