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Contribution rule

1.Title
The title should not only represent the article, but should also be a notable and appealing. Most of the readers are likely to be interested in surface phenomenons in general, but remember to keep the expressions simple for the readers in the general public.

2.Papers
The accepted length of the article is 6 to 12 pages, including charts, images, and references. Contact us for longer papers.

3.Subtitle
Add a subtitle accordingly. (Please use simple terms)

4.Charts and Images
Regardless of the article language, images and charts (to be submitted in color) are to be submitted in English.

5.Font
Refer to the table below and our template for the fonts used in the article.

CoverEnglish
TitleArial Bold: 18pt
Author name(s)
(up to three authors)
Arial Bold: 11pt
Affiliation(s)Arial Italic: 10pt
Address(es)Arial Italic: 10pt
Email of
corresponding author
Arial Italic: 10pt
AbstractArial Bold: 10pt
Keyword(s)
(within 5)
Arial Italic: 10pt
Brief Personal History of Author
(up to three authors)
Arial: 10pt
PaperEnglish
TitleArial Bold: 16pt
Author name(s)Arial: 11pt
Affiliation(s)Arial Italic: 11pt
SubtitleArial Bold: 11pt
TextArial: 10pt
CaptionArial: 10pt
ReferenceTimes New Roman : 11pt
e.g.Author,Journal[Italic],Year[Bold],Volume[Italic],First page-Last page

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6.References
The references format should comply with those of the Chemical Society of Japan.

7.Others
Add a key color image and the title, author, organization, address, email address, keywords, summary in the first page, and keep it within two thirds of a A4-size paper. In the bottom one third, post the portraits and summary of the corresponding author(s). (See the template for details)

 Submission

1.Document Submission
Download the template from our website and submit your article in both Microsoft Word and PDF format here . The template can be downloaded from the upper-left corner of the Contribution Rules page.Article FormatMicrosoft WordPDFArticle

Article FormatMicrosoft WordPDF
Article

2.Article Publication
We will contact the contributing author(s) via email when the article is published and send a PDF copy.

 Caution

1.Multiple Submission
Re-submission from other journals is prohibited. The author is responsible or any liabilities if such act is found.