Author’s Checklist 
■ Authors are to check the following instructions prior to submission. Be sure to thoroughly read each of the following items:
1.
The manuscript is in harmony with the society’s direction and characteristics. ( )
2.
Has it been written in accord with the journal’s instructions?
○ The corresponding author is indicated. (‘†’ is indicated as a superscript beside the corresponding author’s name. The name, phone number, and email address are indicated as well.) ( )
○ The ORCID of all authors indicated. (The author name https://orcid.org/****-****-****-****.) ( )
○ The English abstract is in accord with the regulations. (250-300 words in English, 5 or less key words, written in a structured form.) ( )
○ Running head indicated. (With no abbreviations; written simply) ( )
○ The research article includes the abstract, introduction, method, result, investigation, summary, and references in order. ( )
○ When contents under different titles are to be separated, subheadings may be used but without numbers. ( )
○ All titles and contents of tables and figures are written in English. ( )
○ The indication of references in the text are in accord with the regulations. ( )
○ The form of reference indication is in accord with the regulations. ( )
3.
The title corresponds to the purpose and conclusion of the manuscript. (Simple and clear without abbreviations) ( )
4.
The sentences and context of the English abstract are accurate. ( )
5.
The purpose presented in the introduction is appropriate. ( )
6.
The study method is in harmony with the study objective. ( )
○ The source of major substances used in the study is indicated. ( )
○ As for works with clinical and animal tests, the IRB or IACUC approval is indicated with approval number. ( )
7.
The statistical processing method in analysis of the data is appropriate. ( )
8.
Tables and figures are appropriately indicated. (10 or less in total) ( )
9.
The use or expression of major academic terminologies is appropriate. ( )
10.
The result and investigation are based on specific results or data. ( )
11.
The study result corresponds to the contents of the abstract. ( )
12.
The abstract is concise, not merely repeating the result. ( )
13.
References are in accord with the regulations. (49 or less in total, not in italics; the citation of dissertations is minimized.) ( )
14.
The page number is indicated at the bottom of the page. ( )
15.
A copy of the manuscript for review and a copy of the authors’ agreement of ethics policy & copyright transfer are submitted to the online manuscript submission system on the society homepage. ( )