投稿規定

Editorial Policy
  Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hematopathology, the official journal of the Japanese Society for Lymphoreticular Tissue Research and Japanese Dendritic Cells Society, publishes articles describing laboratory and clinical investigations in hematopathology and related field. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hematopathology will consider papers covering all aspects of hematopoiesis, red cells, lymphocytes, phagocytes, dendritic cells, immunobiology and pathophysiology of the hematolymphoid system, hematological malignancies, and transplantation. Manuscript categories include Original Articles, Case Studies, Short Communications, and Letters to the Editor written in English. Original Articles will be accepted for publication with the understanding that they have not been published or submitted elsewhere, and Reviews and Commentaries solicited by the Editor-in-Chief may also be published. For any investigation involving human subjects, informed consent must be obtained from the subject (s) and/or their guardian (s), and this must be clearly stated in the paper. Animal experiments should be performed according to the relevant guidelines for the care and use of laboratory animals.

Form of Manuscripts
  Original Articles  Manuscripts should be typewritten and double-spaced with wide margins on good quality typing paper. American spelling is to be used, and all pages must be numbered consecutively starting with the title page. Arrange manuscripts as follows, with each part beginning on a new page Y Title Page, Abstract, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgments, References, Tables, Figure Legends, and Figures.
  The title page must include the title, each author’s name, the institution where the study was conducted, and a running title of less than 40 letters including spaces. All authors should be listed by full name. The affiliation of each author should be specified. The corresponding author’s complete address should be given, including telephone and fax numbers and, if possible, an e-mail address. The names of Japanese authors should appear in both English and Japanese. The second page should contain an abstract of no more than 200 words and a list of no more than five unabbreviated key words. The abstract must specify the objective of the study, briefly describe the methods used, and state the results and conclusions reached. Abbreviations, footnotes, and references should not appear in this section. The introduction begins on page 3.
  Short Communications  Papers representing concise but definitive findings will be considered as Short Communications. For a Short Communication, subdivisions into Materials and Methods, Results, and Discussion sections may be omitted. Manuscripts in this category must not exceed 15 double-spaced typed pages including references, tables, figures (two figures would count as one typed page), and legends.
  Case Studies  Case Studies must provide new information. The text for Case Studies may be presented in the following sequences : Abstract, Introduction, Case Report, Materials and Methods, Results (or Pathological Findings) and Discussion.
  Letters to the Editor  The Editor invites brief letters commenting on recently published articles or short commentaries on topics in hematology. Letters should ordinarily be no more than three double-spaced pages, including references. Letters should have titles. The Editor reserves the right to reject any letter or to make editorial changes.
  Abbreviations  The following abbreviations should be used : l, ml, μl, kg, g, mg, μg, ng, pg, m, cm, mm, μm, nm, h, min, sec, msec, M, mM, and ℃. Other abbreviations should appear in parentheses immediately after first mention and may be used alone thereafter in the text.
  Tables  Tables should be used efficiently, and only when the data cannot be presented clearly in the text. Each table should be typed on a separate page with a suitable caption at the top and a legend at the bottom. The caption and the legend should be written so that they are comprehensible without reference to the text. In the text, refer to every table, and number them in order of appearance. All non-standard abbreviations should be explained in the footnotes. Footnotes should be indicated by superscript lowercase letters. Use asterisks to indicate the level of statistical significance. Vertical or horizontal rules between entries should not be used.
  Figures  Three complete sets of figures must be submitted. Authors should bear in mind the dimensions of the journal (85 mm in width for a single column and 175 mm in width for double columns). Original figures should be no longer than 175×220 mm in order to fit into the size of the text columns.
  Photographs should be glossy and as high contrast as possible. Full-size figures, properly laid out and in no need of reduction, are ideal. If authors wish to have a group of photographs printed together in a single block, one set of photographs may be mounted to show the preferred layout. Scale bars must be included on all electron micrographs, with the scale specified in the figure legend.
  Figure legends should be written on a separate page as concisely as possible, and should be comprehensible without reference to the text. All figures should be cited in the text and numbered in order of their appearance. The number, the first author’s name, and an indication of the top should be written on the back of each illustration using a soft pencil.
  When color illustrations are preferred, submit original color transparencies as well as three sets of color prints. All costs involved in color reproduction will be charged to authors.
  References  References should be typed, double-spaced, on a separate page and arranged in the order of citation in the text. References cited only in tables or figures are numbered in the sequence established by their first mention in the text of the table or in the figure caption. Abbreviate titles of journals according to the Index Medicus. Unpublished data and personal communications should be noted parenthetically in the text. Include all authors’ names. Reference numbers in the text should be enclosed in parentheses.
  Examples of citation style are as follows :
  Article
  1.Wood GS, Turner RR, Shiurba RA, Eng L, Warnke RA : Human dendritic cells and macrophages. Am J Pathol 119 : 73-82, 1985
  Book
  2.Lennert K, Feller AC : Histopathology of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas (Based on the Updated Kiel Classification). 2nd ed. Berlin, Springer-Verlag, pp41-44, 1981
  Chapter of book
  3.Stossel TP : The molecular basis of white blood cell motility. In Stamatoyannopoulos G, Nienhuis AW, Majerus PW, Varmus H (eds) : The Molecular Basis of Blood Diseases. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, Saunders, 1994, pp541-562

Review Process and Revision of Manuscripts
  All manuscripts will be reviewed by the Editors, members of the Editorial Board, and/or other external reviewers according their expertise. All revised versions must be accompanied by three hard copies of the manuscript. Responses to any comments or questions raised by the editor and/or reviewers must also be included. The authors must clearly specify all alterations performed in response to comments and questions. Authors are required to submit revised manuscripts within three months or their submission may be treated as a new manuscript.

Manuscripts on Diskette
  Upon acceptance, authors are encouraged to provide the final revised version of their manuscript both on electronic diskette and in hard copy.

Charges
  Page Charges  There are no page charges to authors.
  Color Figures  Authors must pay the extra fees involved in color printing.
  English Language Charges  Authors are responsible for the linguistic accuracy of their manuscripts. The cost of English revision by the Language Consultant according to the extent of the revision will be charged to the author.
  Offprints  Offprints must be ordered when page proofs are returned. Offprints are supplied at a rate based on the number of pages in the printed article and the number of offprints ordered.

Copyright
  Authors submitting articles to Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hematopathology agree that, if accepted, the copyright of the article, including the right of reproduction in all forms and media, will belong exclusively to the Japanese Society of Lymphoreticular Tissue Research.

Address for Correspondence
  Manuscripts should be sent in triplicate to :
  Mitsunori Yamakawa, M. D., Ph. D.
  Editor-In-Chief
  Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hematopathology
  Department of Pathology
  Yamagata University School of Medicine
  2-2-2 Iida-Nishi, Yamagata 999-9585, Japan
  TEL : +81-23-628-5237
  FAX : +81-23-628-5240
  e-mail : myamakaw@med.id.yamagata-u.ac.jp

   

 

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