Instructions for Authors
1. “Equilibrium Research” welcomes original, as yet
unpublished papers on subjects pertinent to vertigo and equilibrium. All
authors must be members of the Japanese Society for Equilibrium Research. Submissions shall be accompanied by a written
pledge signed by all authors stating that the paper (in whole/in part) has not
been published anywhere before.
2. Authors are invited to submit
original papers, review papers, and short communications. A short communication shall be within one
page of A4 paper, and include comments on published
papers.
3.
Conflicts of interest
Authors should disclose whether or not they have
received research grants or other support (including provision of equipment and
permission to utilize facilities), which have the
potential to affect an article, after references.
[Sample]
With
conflicts of interest
“This study received a research grant from XX Co., Ltd. The
author, XX, received payment as a consultant (including counselor and adviser) between 2006 and 2010”.
Without
conflicts of interest
“There are no matters falling under conflicts of interest”.
4. Format of manuscripts
Manuscripts should be typed, double-spaced, on A4 paper
(within 15 pages, including references, tables, and figures). Each page of the manuscript should be
numbered. A table or figure will be
counted as a 1/2 page. Manuscripts of
more than 15 pages will require the approval of the editorial board. Submit a digital copy of the manuscript
(including tables and figures) contained on a 3.5-inch CD, MD, FD, other widely
used media by mail, or send the digital file of the manuscript to our office by
e-mail. The cost of digitization shall
be incurred by authors.
Authors should pay particular attention to the following items when writing an article:
a. The names of authors, and affiliation should be written in both English and Japanese on the cover. A contact address, name, e-mail address, and sources of contributions in any form, including subsidies, equipment, or medication, should also be given.
b. Abstract and keywords
An abstract of the paper (maximum of 300 words) including
the objective, procedures, and conclusion of the research, as well as keywords
(three to five) should be given. Terms
from the medical subject headings (MeSH) list of Index Medicus are
preferred.
c. Introduction
d. Methods should include technical information and statistical techniques concerning the selection of subjects, procedures, and equipment.
e. Results
f. Discussion
g. References cited in the text should be superscripted and listed in the order of appearance. Enter author’s name：title, journal name, volume, first page, last page, and year of publication (A.D.) in this order. List all authors up to three; otherwise list the first three followed by et al. The titles of journals should be abbreviated according to the style used in Index Medicus (http://www.nlm.nih.gov). References to digital literature should be noted in the main text in square brackets.
1）Eggermont JJ，Schmidt PH：Meniere’s disease：A long-term follow-up study of hearing loss.Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 94：1-9，1985
2）Coats AC ：The physiology of the auditory and vestibular systems.In ed Ballenger JJ. Diseases of the nose,throat,ear,head,and neck.pp
924-1000,Lea & Febiger，Philadelphia，1985
h. Statement of conflicts
of interest
i. Tables and Figures
Tables and figures should be provided in a clear and
digitized form. Tables in Excel, PDF, or
PowerPoint format and figures in JPEG, GIF, TIFF, or PICT format are
acceptable. Each table and figure should
be on a separate sheet, numbered consecutively, and have a legend and
title. The position of each table and
figure should be indicated in the right margin of the text.
5. The cost of proofreading the English manuscript shall be incurred by the author.
6.
Authors should consider ethical issues relevant to the paper. All clinical research involving human
subjects should be conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Authors should enclose written informed
consent obtained from all subjects.
Authors should follow the guidelines for the care and use of laboratory
animals issued by the appropriate research facilities.
7.
Privacy protection of patients and confidentiality
In principle,
identifying information, including names of patients, initials, patient number, detailed date of consultation, and head-and-shoulders
photographs, should not be published. However, when
the information is essential for scientific purposes,
a form saying that patients, or their parents or persons with parental
authority, were provided with sufficient information and consented should be
provided.
8. Acceptance or rejection of the paper will be decided by the editorial board, taking into account the opinions of multiple referees.
9. Authors of accepted papers
will receive a PDF file of the published paper.
Indicate the number of reprints required on the title page of the
manuscript. The minimum quantity is 30 and
in Multiples of 30 thereafter. Reprints may be purchased. In the case of fast publication, the cost of
printing and an extra charge, which is equivalent to 20% of the printing cost,
shall be incurred by authors.
10. Copyright
Copyright of published papers lies with the Japanese
Society for Equilibrium Research. The
first author and all co-authors must sign a copyright release and submit
it.
Revised on June 1, 2011
Japanese Society for Equilibrium
Research
Address: 39 Kawabata-higashi, Marutamachi-dori, Sakyo-ku,
Tel./Fax: 81-75-751-0068
E-mail: office@memai.jp
Agreement (sample)
Date:
To the Editorial Board of the Japanese Society for Equilibrium Research:
I hereby pledge that the paper below has not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere.
I agree to transfer copyright of the paper to the Japanese Society for Equilibrium Research by submitting the manuscript in digitized format.
Title of the paper:
Signatures of all authors
Add signature if necessary.
[Address]
Japanese Society for Equilibrium Research
39 Kawabata-higashi,
Marutamachi-dori, Sakyo-ku,
Tel./Fax: 81-75-751-0068