Main Page About Our Society About Our Journal Subscription Info Instructions for Authors Article List Supporting Members [Japanese]	Instructions for Foreign Authors Language and Text Format Please use English as the language. Manuscripts should be double-spaced and typed in A4-size format. Title Page The first page of the manuscript (Title Page) should contain following items in the order below. Field of the Article: Please select from the list below Forensic Biology Forensic Toxicology Forensic Chemistry Forensic Engineering Forensic Document Examination Forensic Psychology Crime Scene Investigation Article Type: Please select from the list below Original Article Technical Report Short Communication Note Case Report Review Title of the article Author(s) Office(s) Mailing address(es) of office(s) Running Head Short expression of the article Should be within 10 words Mailing address for sending proofreadings Number of copies for reprints Abstract Page The second page of the manuscript (Abstract Page) should include following items in the order below. Abstract Original Articles, Reviews and Technical Reports: within 300 words Short Communicatoins, Notes and Case Reports: within 200 words Should be titled as "Abstract" Key Words Within 5 key words Should be typed as follows: Key words: JC virus, Urine stain, Unidentified cadaver, Genotype, Racial identification Structure of Manuscript Manuscript of all articles except Short Communications and Case Reports should be consisted of following items in the order below. Each item should be typed in independent papers. Title Abstract Main Text The main text is consisted of following items in the order below. Introduction Materials and Methods Results Discussion Acknowledgment References Tables Figures Legends to Figures Page Numbers Page numbers should be allocated from the first (title) page. The page numbers also should be consecutive from the first (title) page, via abstact, main text, tables, figures, to figure legends. Index In the main text, indices of chapters and paragraphs should be center aligned, and small indices should be left aligned. Single blank lines should be inserted above and below indices of chapters and paragraphs. Numbers and Units In principle, numbers should be written with Arabic numerals. The International System of Units (SI) is preferable for the units, but some of commonly and internationally used signs and marks might be preferable than SI. Length: nm is more prefarable than 10-9 m Volume: ml or cm3 is more preferable than 10-6m3 Time: h, min Concentration: M is more prefarable than mol/ Equations In principle, equations should be written as or . In the text, equations should be typed in a single line as or . References Author Name In the text, only last name should be stated as author name of the reference for citation To state two authors, the author names should be written as Author1 and Author2. To state more than tree authors, the author names should be stated as Author1 et al. Reference Number In the text, references are stated with reference numbers as 3), 3,7), or 3-8). Format References are numbered in the quotation order as follows: Journals 1） Comey, C. T., Budowle, B., Adams, D. E., Baumstark, A. L., Lindsey, J. A. and Presley, L. A.: PCR amplification and typing of the HLADQα gene in forensic samples. J. Forensic Sci., 38, 239-249(1993). 2） ... Books 3） DeForest, P. R., Gaensslen, R. E. and Lee, H. C.: Forensic Science, An Introduction to Criminalistics. pp.85-112, McGraw-Hill, NewYork(1983). 4） Rhine, J. S.: Facial Reproduction in Court. In Human Identification (Eds. Rathbun, T. A. and Buikstra, J. E. ), pp.357-362, Charles C. Thomas, Springfield, IL(1984). 5） ... Tables Each table should be typed in A4-size format and saved in individual file, and the table numbers should be included in the file names In principle, beginning of each phrase should be capital letters If some items in the table require footnotes, state them as a), b), c) ... in the right shoulder of the corresponding items, and state the explanations of each footnotes below the table Insertion positions of tables should be indicated in the main text of the manuscript To refer tables in the text, state them as Table 1 Figures Figures (including photographs) should be ready for direct photoengraving and printing. Each figure should be drawn in A4-size format and saved in individual file, and the figure numbers should be included in the file names Titles and explanations of the figures should be stated in "Legend to Figures" section of the text and separated from the figures Insertion positions of figures should be indicated in the main text of the manuscript To refer fugures in the text, state them as Fig. 1 [JAFST Privacy Policy]
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