Journal of Computer Chemistry, Japan : Information for Authors, 2008
1. Submission of Manuscripts
1.1 Manuscripts
The Journal of Computer Chemistry, Japan will publish the following kinds of contributions.
General Papers : Complete reports of original work on computational methods, hardware and/or software for chemical research, theory, development or applications in the broadest sense.
Notes : Brief reports of novel developments or applications (maximum length : 4 journal pages).
Technical Papers : Reports of technically original work, for example, the implementation of a program for wider applicability.
Reviews : Creative reviews on timely topics in areas appropriate to the Journal.
Accounts : Concise and objective reviews, the contents of which are largely from the author’s own laboratory.
Only original papers, not published elsewhere, will be accepted. Manuscripts must be written in English or Japanese.
1.2 Electronic Submission Instructions
Authors are encouraged to submit manuscripts electronically via the website as follows:
http://ess.jstage.jst.go.jp/contrib/JCCJ/initialsubmission/-char/en (direct)
http://www.sccj.net/publications/index.htm (mirror site)
The following materials should be provided at the initial submission.
・Manuscript: A single PDF file of the manuscript.
・Supporting Information : Names of authors must be included in a cover letter.
Information about manuscript (issue type, kind of paper), Title, Information about authors (corresponding author’s name, full mailing address, telephone number, facsimile number and e-mail address), Membership No. (One of the authors must be a member of SCCJ)
1.2.1 Submitting Process:
Your will get following the submission steps:
(1) Enter manuscript information such as title etc.
(2) Upload manuscript file (PDF).
(3) Edit your input if necessary.
(4) Confirm your input.
When the information for your submission is saved, a manuscript number is automatically generated. Incomplete submissions are assigned temporary manuscript numbers: complete submissions receive permanent manuscript numbers (H****). This unique number is used to track your submission and denote your manuscript on your JCCJ Home page.
Using the manuscript number (or the temporary receipt number) and a password that you entered during the manuscript submission process, you can log on to your JCCJ Home Page at any time.
After you have received e-mail for corrections, you must resubmit via the Website within two weeks. Revised manuscript must be accompanied by a covering letter that addresses each of the comments of reviewer (s) and explains all changes made in the earlier version.
After the manuscript is accepted for publication, you must upload two types of files: PDF file and Word file (.doc).
1.3 Hardcopy Submission Instructions
1.3.1 Submitting Process:
The manuscript must be accompanied by a Journal of Computer Chemistry, Japan (JCCJ) Submission / Copyright Transfer Form, which is found at the end of this section. The form must also include the full mailing address, telephone number, facsimile number and e-mail address of the author to whom correspondence should be addressed. The manuscripts in triplicate (the original typescript and two clear photocopies) should be addressed to:
Tatsuya Tachikawa (Ph. D.), Course of Applied Chemistry, Programs in Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, 255 Shimo-Ohkubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama, Saitama, 338-8570 JAPAN
The Editorial Office will send an acknowledgement of receipt. Authors should contact the office if such a notice is not received within three weeks. A draft returned to the authors for correction must be resubmitted within a month. Revised manuscripts should be submitted in triplicate unless otherwise indicated, and must be accompanied by a covering letter that addresses each of the comments of the reviewer(s) and explains all changes made in the earlier version.
For electronic publication the author must, in principle, submit a computer-readable manuscript with a floppy disk or via e-mail, according to the guidelines that will be sent to the author directly.
1.4 Publication
After proofreading, each manuscript that is accepted for publication will be published electronically through the Internet prior to the conventional publication in printed form. All the articles appearing in Journal of Computer Chemistry, Japan are to be made available through international network WWW (World Wide Web). In case of problems, the Society of Computer Chemistry, Japan has no responsibility to continue this service. The Internet address of the English content of the Journal is as follows:
http://www.sccj.net/publications/JCCJ/
Members of Society of Computer Chemistry, Japan may share their subscriptions in conventional printed form without further cost. Member and subscription services are available from the following.
Society of Computer Chemistry, Japan
Heaven Torigoe 2F 2-7-4 Torigoe, Taito-ku, Tokyo, 111-0054 JAPAN
TEL 03-5825-0599 ; FAX 03-5825-0654 ; e-mail : sccjoffice@sccj.net
Home Page of the Society: http://www.sccj.net
1.5 Page Charges
To defray some of the cost of conventional publication, a payment (shown in Table 1) is required. On payment of the page fee, authors receive 100 reprints without further charge. No additional reprints will be supplied by the Society.
Table 1. Page Charge / in Japanese Yen
pages 1－2 3－4 5－6 7－8 9－10 over 11 pages
charge for members 15,000 25,000 35,000 45,000 55,000 10,000 per 2 pages
An added price: 10,000 Yen per color page.
1.6 Copyright
The JCCJ Copyright Form, which is found at the end of this section, must be completed and signed for each submitted manuscript. No substitute forms or attachments are acceptable. The signed form must be sent to the Editor assigned to the manuscript by mail. No paper is released for publication until an Author’s corrected proof has been returned. The copyright of papers accepted for publication in Journal of Computer Chemistry, Japan belongs to the Society of Computer Chemistry, Japan (SCCJ). The transfer of copyright from author to the Society must be explicitly made to enable the Society to ensure maximum dissemination of the author's work.
The author(s) may, without seeking permission from JCCJ, make available the PDF (Portable Document Format by Adobe Systems Inc.) of the Paper via personal website(s) of the Author(s) or via the Internet of the organization(s) where the Author(s) works providing that the following statement appears on the first page, or screen, of the Paper as posted on the server:
Copyright 200x Society of Computer Chemistry, Japan. This paper was published in “X. Xxxx, X. Xxxx and X. Xxxx (author’s name (s)), J. Comput. Chem. Jpn., xx (Vol. No.), xxx-xxx (pages), xxxx (year). The Internet address of the above Journal is as follows:
http://www.sccj.net/publications/JCCJ/v5(Vol. No.)/n3(issue No.)/a12(article No.)/document.pdf.
Authors are invited to distribute their originally developed program(s) via the Home Page of the Society. Such distribution is free of charge. Programs intended for commercial sale are excluded. Each manuscript that is accepted for publication will be published electronically through the Internet prior to the conventional publication in printed form.
2. Preparation of Manuscripts
We have not prepared a template for Electronic Submission. Please write your manuscript in accordance with this guideline.
2.1 General Instructions
(a) The entire manuscript must be submitted on good quality A4 (21.0 x 29.6 cm) paper with 3.0 cm top and bottom margins, if submitted as Hardcopy.
(b) The title should have a column width of 15 cm (margins of 3.0 cm on the right and left sides) with a character size of 16 points in Times bold. The title of the article should be centered, in capitals for the first letter of each word except for articles, conjunctions, and prepositions. The names of the authors (12 points) and addresses (9 points) at which the research was done should appear under the title and have a column width of 15 cm in a Times font. Use the letters a, b, c..., as superscripts to link authors to their addresses and an asterisk to indicate the author(s) to whom correspondence should be addressed. Complete addresses should be given, including postal zip codes. The e-mail address of the author to whom correspondence should be addressed should be given in italics.
(c) The date received is the day on which the editor receives the article. The Editorial Office enters the date received after the addresses.
(d) The abstract (column width of 16 cm (margins of 2.5 cm on the right and left sides)) and text (column width of 17 cm (margins of 20 cm on the right and left sides)) must have single spacing (10 lines in about 4.9 cm), full justification, and a character size of 9 points. A Times font is recommended. Superscript and subscript letters or numbers must be at least 2.2 mm high. Indent the first sentence several spaces. The abstract should be written so that readers can understand the purpose, methods and conclusions without referring to the text. Do not use a heading in the abstract. When a compound, Table or Figure number is cited in the abstract, such numbers should be identical with those used in the text. After writing several keywords (for example, Keywords : Crystal structure, Molecular orbital, Curve fitting, Multimedia, Chemical education), begin the text. The first sentence is written in two-step sets, after the title, names, affiliations, abstract, keywords of the head. Use headings for Introduction, Method (instruments, operation system, etc.), Experimental Part, Results and Discussion, Conclusion, etc. Expressions of thanks should be brief and placed before the References and Notes section, but with no heading. All pages should be numbered consecutively.
(e) The references to the literature and footnotes (except those in Tables) should be numbered in the text in one consecutive series. For example: Hosoya et al. [1, 2] by Yoshimura [3 - 6], Newbold [7], and Yoshino [8]. The list of literature cited and footnotes should be headed by the phrase References and Notes and numbered 1, 2, 3, etc., according to the numbers used in the text. Journals should be abbreviated as in Chemical Abstracts. The use of "ibid." and "idem" in references is not allowed. In references, the journal title and the volume number (or year, if there is no volume number) should be typed in italics and bold-face, respectively. If reference is made to a paper submitted for publication or in press, authors are required to enclose a copy of the manuscript or galley proof.
(f) A statement of the availability or the manner of distribution of each program appearing in the text is required.
(g) The title in English, authors and their affiliations, telephone and facsimile numbers, e-mail address of the principal author and abstract in English are to be placed at the end of each manuscript written in Japanese.
2.2 Nomenclature, Symbols, Units, and Abbreviations
Nomenclature should conform as closely as possible to the rules established by IUPAC. Symbols and units should conform as closely as possible to SI units. The preferred forms for a few of the commonly used abbreviations and units are mp, bp, s, min, h, g, mg, m, cm, nm, Hz, ppm, MOPAC, AM1, PM3, TLC, NMR, UV, and IR.
2.3 Tables, Figures, and Illustrations
(a) Tables and Figures must have a width of 17 cm (full column) whenever possible. The citations of figures should be made in accordance with the following examples: Figure 1; Figures 1, 2, and 3. "Figure" should be spelled out instead of being written "Fig." For Tables and Figure captions, a Times font with a character size of 9 points is recommended. Standard abbreviations should be used in Tables. For "Table" in headings and "Figure" in captions, a Times bold font is recommended: for example: Table 2.; Figure 1. Footnotes in Tables are indicated by the letters a, b, c, etc. as superscripts and without parentheses. For footnotes in Tables and Figure captions, a character size of 9 points and single spacing may be used. Mathematical and chemical equations should be arranged to occupy a single column. Authors using computer graphics and desktop-publishing software are encouraged to incorporate Formulas and Schemes in the text (one column) where they are to appear.
(b) Structural or displayed formulas must be accurately drawn or typed. The illustrations should be clear enough for photographic reproduction.
Color illustrations are acceptable providing that their black-and-white images give sufficient information. They will be published electronically in color; however, in the form of conventional printing, they will be published only in black-and-white. If you want color printed pages, it costs 10,000 Yen per color page. (This is shown in 1.5. Table 1.)
Journal of Computer Chemistry, Japan Submission / Copyright Transfer Form
Principal Author's Name and Address
Name:
Address:
Telephone:_____________________________ Facsimile:_____________________________
e-mail:_______________________________________________________________________
I / We submit to Journal of Computer Chemistry, Japan the manuscript specified below. I / We certify that the work reported here has not received prior publication and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere in any medium.
Authors (No. of Membership Card of SCCJ in parentheses) and Affiliations:
Manuscript Title :
Type of Paper: General Paper _____ Note _____ Technical Paper_____ Review_____
Number of manuscript pages: ________; Page charge ____________(Japanese Yen)
Original Source Program File: Enclosed______ Not enclosed______
Do you want to distribute any programs appearing in the manuscript by way of the Society of Computer Chemistry, Japan (SCCJ)? Yes____ No_____
***************COPYRIGHT TRANSFER***************
I / We agree to transfer to Society of Computer Chemistry, Japan (SCCJ) the copyright of the above-mentioned manuscript, when the manuscript is accepted for publication in The Journal in any form.
Author's signature_________________________________________(only one signature needed)
Author's Name (in print) ___________________________________ Date____________________
The author(s) may, without seeking permission from JCCJ, make available the PDF (Portable document format from Adobe Systems Inc.) of the Paper via personal website(s) of the Author(s) or via the Internet of the organization(s) where the Author(s) works providing that the following statement appears on the first page, or screen, of the Paper as posted on the server:
Copyright 200x Society of Computer Chemistry, Japan. This paper was published in “x. xxxx, x. xxxx and x. xxxxx (author’s name (s)), J. Comput. Chem. Jpan., xx (Vol. No.), xxx-xxx (pages), xxxx (year). The internet address of the above Jounal is as follows:
http://www.sccj.net/publications/JCCJ/v5(Vol. No.)/n3(issue No.)/a12(article No.)/document.pdf.
Manuscript No. : Date received:
