Instruction for Authors & Publication Manual

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We would like to announce changes to the Asian Journal of Human Services (AJHS) submission system. From April 1, 2023, Editorial Manager®(EM) will be introduced as AJHS's submission and peer review system. EM® has been adopted by more than 7,600 publications from various publishers around the world and is one of the most widely used submission and peer review systems in the world. From now on, all submissions will only be accepted through EM®. Please note that we cannot accept direct submissions to the AJHS Editorial Office email. If you plan to submit, you will need to register a new ID and password. Please check our Privacy Policy when registering. A registration manual for authors is attached, please check it for reference. The submission format will be new Article format the October 2023 (Vol.25).

* Please continue to submit TRR and JIE published by ASHS to the e-mail address of each editorial office.

Instruction for Authors

1. The first author or the responsible author of a manuscript submitted to this journal is limited to a member of the Asian Society of Human Services, a general incorporated association. Free membership can be registered from “ORGANIZATION > SOCIETY MEMBERS " on the official website of the Society.
   
   
2. Manuscripts submitted to this journal are scientific papers that contribute to the advancement of various fields related to human services and are not published or planned for publication in other journals (academic journals, commercial journals, university/research institute order books, or manuscripts). However, this does not apply to research reports such as conference presentation abstracts and scientific institute expenditures.
   
   
3. Manuscripts submitted to this journal must be prepared in accordance with the writing regulations.
   
   
4. The category of published articles in this journal shall be based on the following criteria.
   
   ● "Original work (ORIGINAL ARTICLE)" is a study report that is original and has clear conclusions.
   
   ● "Review (REVIEW ARTICLE)" is a report that summarizes prior research on a particular field or topic.
   
   ● "SHORT PAPER" refers to research reports that are novel and require prompt publication.
   
   ● "Patient report (CASE REPORT)" is an interesting case report that is highly suggestive to members and readers.
   
   ● "Practice Reporting (ACTIVITY REPORT)" is an interesting practice report that is informative to members and readers.
   
   
5. Manuscripts submitted to this journal should be sent to the AJHS Editorial Office according to the prescribed method.
   
   
6. All co-authors shall be deemed to have agreed to be responsible for the contents of the manuscript when submitting the manuscript.
   
   
7. Manuscripts submitted shall conform to the following.
   
   ● Human studies should be based on Helsinki Declaration of Human Rights. In doing so, it is desirable to obtain informed consent, the ethics committee of the research institution or institution to which the research institution belongs, or the equivalent organization.
   
   ● In accordance with the protection of personal information, anonymity shall be made in case reports, etc. If it is difficult to anonymize the scientific papers sufficiently, obtain written consent on the publication of the scientific papers and the associated risks.
   
   ● The copyright of Open Access articles is retained by the authors. Authors grant to ASHS, an unlimited license to publish the article under a Creative Commons License(CC BY-NC-ND) and identify to ASHS as the original publisher. Submission of an article for publication implies the authors' consent to publication under the applicable Creative Commons License and the terms and conditions of the Publisher's Licensing Agreement.
   
   
8. The acceptance or rejection of submitted papers is decided by the editorial committee based on the opinions of multiple referees who are experts in the field. If a manuscript needs correction, it will be requested to rewrite with the opinion of the editorial committee. If revisions are requested, resubmit the revised manuscript.
   
   
9. In principle, the author's calibration shall not be allowed to rewrite the text or modify the figures and tables.
   
   
10. Every journal is published as an electronic journal on the official website.
    
    
11. The copyright of a paper after publication in this journal belongs to the Asian Society of Human Services, a general incorporated association, and after publication, it is prohibited to publish it in another journal without the consent of the Society.
    
    
12. Commercial matters that may conflict of interest (e.g. consultant fees, donations, ownership of shares, patent acquisition, etc.) shall be reported.
    
    
13. All English-language papers must be reviewed by native English speaker (native checked), and this should be clearly indicated at the time of submission.
    
    
14. An estimate will be issued for the article-processing charge (APC) for this journal, and will be billed after publication of this journal.

Enforced on December 1, 2013

Revised on March 31, 2023

Applied from AJHS Vol. 25 (October 2023)

Publication Manual

1. Restrictions on the number of manuscripts for each submission category shall be in accordance with the following provisions, and manuscripts that do not conform to the format shall not be accepted.
   
   
2. Languages shall be English, and use " Times New Roman " except for thesis titles and subject matter provisions. However, for languages other than English, please specify the language in italics.
   
   e.g.)
   “kodomo no byouki no hon (in Japanese)”
   
   
3. In principle, the font size of the manuscript should be 10pt, and if the format is unavoidable, the font size should be at least 6pt. All parentheses, commas, periods, spaces, and hyphens used in the manuscript must all be single-byte characters. Other special matters shall comply with the following provisions.
   
   ● Title: The title and Subtitle should be 18pt in bold. Subtitle should be separated by a "; (semicolon)" or a ": (doublecolon)".
   
   ● Keywords: Capitalize only the beginning of words, and separate them with "," (comma).
   
   
4. Lists used in the paper use Arabic numerals in bold 12pt. The numbering of paragraphs is as follows.
   
   e.g.)
   1. Headings
   1.1. Subheadings
   1.2. Subheadings
   1.2.1. Subheadings
   
   
5. All figure titles should be written below the figures. All table titles should be written above the tables. In principle, the title should be text (not an image). The width of the figure shall be up to the character width, but the width of the figure shall be centered if it is less than the character width.
   
   
6. Only "Author's name", "Affiliation" and "Author Contact" should be identified.
   
   
7. The original shall use one-byte alphanumeric characters. For the figures in the manuscript, the numerals for calculation shall be used mainly.
   
   
8. If an abbreviation is used, full text should be included at the beginning.
   
   
9. The quantities shall be in MKS (CGS) units and shall be in millimeters, centimeters, m, ml, l, g, kg, cm2, etc.
   
   
10. When specifying the name of a specific device or chemical in the body, the following provisions shall be followed.
    
    ● Apparatus name: Generic name (company name, product name).
    
    e.g.)
    MRI (Siemens, Magnetom)
    
    ● The name of the drug is generic name (trade name ®).
    
    e.g.)
    Hydrochloric acid eperison (Myonal®)
    
    
11. The mention of reference in text shall be subject to the following provisions.
    
    ● At the end of the quoted sentence, the appropriate number of the bibliographic list is given in "Upper half-brackets". When multiple documents are cited, the references cited should be numbered separated by "(comma)". If the numbers of the cited documents are consecutive, they are linked by "-(hyphen)" and the first and last numbers are given.
    
    e.g.)
    This sentence was written by editor of Asian Journal of Human Services¹⁾.
    This sentence was written by editor of Asian Journal of Human Services^1,3,7).
    This sentence was written by editor of Asian Journal of Human Services^1-3).
    
    ● When referring to a particular author's report, the year should not be filled in, but only the family name of the first author should be filled in, and "et al." should be added.
    
    e.g.) 1 person:
    Smith reported that further research is needed¹⁾. 
    
    e.g.) 2 or more:
    Smith et al. reported that further research is needed¹⁾. 
    
    
12. The reference should be followed below provisions. Parentheses, commas, periods, spaces, and hyphens used in the literature list are unified in half-width.
    
    ● If the editor and the author are the same, the first name and last name should be followed by a "(edit)". If the editor and author are different, enter the name and name of the editor (edit) after the title.
    
    e.g.)
    Lemke T. Foucault, politics and failure. In Jakob Nilsson & Sven-Olov Wallenstein (Eds.), Foucault, biopolitics and governmentality. 2013, Sodertorn University. 35-52.
    
    ● In the case of a translation, it must be defined original document (original author name, title, year, publisher). Then the translator name, translated year, translated page should be clearly defined.
    
    ● Reference: Indication of the person name should conform to the original reference. It means to follow the way the author's name is written in the each paper you referred. In the case of co-authorship, up to six persons should be listed.
    
    e.g.) Up to six authors: Separate with "," and "&".
    Nigel A. MARSHALL & Kagari SHIBAZAKI. Seeking Asylum: The Benefits for Clients, Family Members and Care-givers of Using Music in Hospice Care. Asian J of Human Services, 11, 18-30.DOI: 10.14391/ajhs.11.18
    
    e.g.) More than seven authors: After separating them with "," and add "et al."
    Kimiko YAMAMOTO, Miwako HIRAKWA, Masami AMANO, Chigusa OHMORI, Yukiko SATO, Tomoko SATO, et al. Construct of “Individuality” Perceived by Nursing Care Workers: A Qualitative Interview Study. Asian J of Human Services, 2019, 16, 58-67. DOI: 10.14391/ajhs.16.58
    
    ● If different documents are cited and Author's name and year of publication are the same, distinguish them with alphabets after the year of publication. It should be combined with the notation in the text.
    
    e.g.)
    Japan Association of Geriatric Health Services Facilities. White Paper on Care in FY2016 -From the Standpoint of Geriatric Health Services Facilities-. 2016a, 78, Office TM Co., Ltd.
    
    e.g.)
    Japan Association of Geriatric Health Services Facilities. White Paper on Care in FY2016 -From the Standpoint of Geriatric Health Services Facilities-. 2016b, 10-13, Office TM Co., Ltd.

Enforced on December 1, 2013

Revised on March 31, 2023

Applied from AJHS Vol. 25 (October 2023)

| INFORMATION

We would like to announce changes to the Asian Journal of Human Services (AJHS) submission system. From April 1, 2023, Editorial Manager®(EM) will be introduced as AJHS's submission and peer review system. EM® has been adopted by more than 7,600 publications from various publishers around the world and is one of the most widely used submission and peer review systems in the world. From now on, all submissions will only be accepted through EM®. Please note that we cannot accept direct submissions to the AJHS Editorial Office email. If you plan to submit, you will need to register a new ID and password. Please check our Privacy Policy when registering. A registration manual for authors is attached, please check it for reference. The submission format will be new Article format the October 2023 (Vol.25).

* Please continue to submit TRR and JIE published by ASHS to the e-mail address of each editorial office.