「Neurosonology」

機関誌「Neurosonology」

Vol.21～（2008年～）

Vol.16～Vol.20 （2003年～2007年）

Vol.11～Vol.15 （1998年～2002年）

Vol.6～Vol.10 （1993年～1997年）

Vol.1～Vol.5 （1988年～1992年）

投稿規程（日本語）2025年1月1日　一部改訂（PDF）

A. 投稿資格

筆頭著者は原則として一般社団法人日本脳神経超音波学会の会員であることとする．

B. 研究倫理指針の遵守

投稿される論文の研究を遂行するにあたっては、厚生労働省の医学研究に関する指針およびヘルシンキ宣言に準拠し十分配慮しなければならない。研究および論文発表に際しては、所属機関またはそれに準ずる機関で定められた倫理審査委員会の承認を得る。ただし、倫理審査委員会より倫理審査不要の判断がなされた場合には，その旨を論文に明記する。
以下に、承認が必要な場合の基準を提示する。
1. 原著
  倫理審査委員会の承認が必須。
2. 症例報告、技術報告、短報
  侵襲や介入があるもの、解析を行う観察研究、有効性評価や比較検討など研究性のあるもの、は症例数に関わらず承認が必要。
  人を対象としていない場合や、「〇〇の症例を経験した」のみで症例報告の範疇の場合は、承認不要。
  なお、「〇〇の症例を経験した」のみで症例報告の範疇の場合は対象者（または代諾者）の承認を得ている旨を論文に明記する。
  聞き取り調査、アンケート調査の場合、保護対象の研究対象者が存在し、心的外傷に触れる質問を含んだものは侵襲とみなされる。
3. 総説、Letters to the editor
  公表済論文から引用された記述や一般的に入手可能な資料のみを使用した場合、承認不要。
  以上は一例であり、内容に応じて、適正な手続きを求める。
研究および論文発表に際して、あらかじめ患者（または代諾者）よりインフォームドコンセントを受け、その内容を所属機関で記録しておくとともに、論文に明記する。
場合によって編集委員長から記録の提出を求めることがある。
患者個人を識別できる情報（他の情報と容易に照合でき、そのことで患者を識別できるものを含む）は論文に用いない。
学術的に用いる必要がある場合は、患者（または代諾者）より文書にて同意を取得し、その旨論文に明記する。同意書コピーは論文に添付する。
上記2）3）について、患者および代諾者に説明を行えない場合、所属機関またはそれに準ずる機関の倫理審査委員会から論文発表の承認を受け、その旨を論文に明記する。

C. 利益相反

投稿される論文の内容に関して、全著者は、一般社団法人日本脳神経超音波学会「医学研究の利益相反に関する指針」および「医学研究の利益相反に関する細則」に基づき、申告すべき利益相反事項の有無を、「連絡票」および「利益相反自己申告書」にて申告のうえ、論文末尾、文献の前に記載する。有の場合は、著者名、企業または団体名、内容を記載する。提出された利益相反自己申告書は、「医学研究の利益相反に関する指針」および「医学研究の利益相反に関する細則」に定める通り取り扱う。

D. 投稿原稿の種類

総説・原著・症例報告・技術報告・短報・Letters to the editor・その他編集委員会の認めたものとし、他誌に未投稿、未発表のものとする。本誌に掲載された論文に対するLetters to the editorは、対象論文の掲載から可及的速やか（2か月以内）に投稿すること。

E. 原稿の書き方

「原稿の書き方について」に従うこと。

F. 論文の採否

査読委員の査読結果にもとづき編集委員会が決定する。掲載にあたっては原稿の一部修正をお願いすることがある。また，場合により編集委員会の責任において修正を行うことがある。採用の場合は，原則として原稿を返却しない。

研究上の不正、多重投稿、無断投稿、倫理指針手続き違反など不適切行為の疑いが生じた場合、編集委員長に正当な理由が示されなければ、論文受付または採用決定を撤回する。掲載後は掲載を取り消し、その旨を学会誌等で公告する。

G. 著者校正

1回のみ行う。但し原稿の追加、大幅修正、データの修正などは認めない。

H. 著作権・出版権

本誌に掲載された論文（図表を含む）の著作権と出版権は一般社団法人日本脳神経超音波学会に帰属する。

I. 掲載費用

原則として無料であるが、規定のページ数を超過した場合は別途請求する。カラー印刷は有料となり、刷り上がり１頁につき２万円（税込）を請求する。

J. 別刷代

別刷は30部まで無料、超える分については1部100円の有料とする（著者校正依頼の際の添付書類により注文を受ける）。ただし、Letters to the Editorには別刷は作成しない。

K．投稿方法

投稿は電子メールを用いる。指定アドレスに、必要ファイルを添付し送信する。
連絡票／投稿申請書（本誌に綴じ込みのもの）を同時添付のこと。
ファイルは、送信前に、文字化けや鮮明度を確認する。
メール１通の受信容量は最大１０MBまで。最大容量を超える場合は、複数回に分けて送信するか、CD-ROMで送付のこと。
送付先アドレスおよび連絡先
neurosonology[at]dokkyomed.ac.jp
※[at]を@に変更
〒321-0293 栃木県下都賀郡壬生町北小林880
獨協医科大学病院脳卒中センター内
一般社団法人日本脳神経超音波と栓子検出学会機関誌編集室編集委員長　竹川英宏

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「利益相反自己申告書」のダウンロード

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Instructions to Contributors（English） Revised: August 31, 2025

Neurosonology, the official journal of the Japanese Society for Neurosonography and Embolus, papers contributing to the diagnosis and development of neurosonology and thrombosis/embolus.

1．Requirement for subtnission

The first author should be a member of the Japan Academy of Neurosonology and Embolus.

2．Ethical considerations

1) In conducting a research with the aim of submitting a paper, it is required that the medical research guidelines of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare as well as Helsinki Declaration be complied with and given sufficient consideration.
The authors must demonstrate that the ethics committee explicitly approved the study in the author's institution or equivalent. However, if the ethics committee determines that ethical review is not required, this point will be noted in the paper.

The criteria for when approval is required are as follows;
・Original Articles
・Studies with invasions or interventions
・Observational studies with analysis
・Efficacy evaluation or comparative study reports
・Interviews and questionnaires to protected research subjects.

Approval is not required for case reports that do not involve human subjects or do not qualify as "research.
In case reports that do not fall under the category of “research”, it should be clearly stated in the paper that the approval of the subject (or surrogate) has been obtained

Approval is not required if only statements cited from published papers or generally available materials are usedThe above is just an example, and proper procedures should be followed depending on the content.

The above is just an example, and proper procedures should be followed depending on the content.

2）It is required that informed consent be obtained from patients (or proxies) prior to a research and its publication, and that the details be recorded at the affiliated institution and be clearly stated in the paper. In some cases, the Chairman of the Editorial Committee may request the submission of the records.

3）Personally identifiable information (including information that can be easily checked against other information and is thereby sufficient to identify the patients) of patients must not be used in the paper. In the case that it is necessary to use it from the academic point of view, the researcher shall obtain written consents from the patients (or proxies), and clearly state the fact in the paper. A copy of the consents needs to be attached to the paper.

4）In the case that it is not possible to explain items 2 and 3 above to the patients or the proxies, the publication of the paper needs to be approved by the ethics committee of the affiliated institution or an institution equivalent to it, and this fact must be clearly stated in the paper.

3．Conflict of interest

Regarding contents of a paper to be submitted, all authors shall declare presence/absence of any item with a conflict of interest based on “Guidelines for Conflict of Interest in Medical Research of The Japan Academy of Neurosonology” and “Detailed regulations for Conflict of Interest in Medical Research of The Japan Academy of Neurosonology” using a submission application form and describe accordingly at the end of the paper before references. In a case that any conflict of interest presents, names of the author(s), company or organization involved as well as the content shall be described. The submitted “Submission application form” should be handled as prescribed in the “Guidelines for Conflict of Interest in Medical Research”

4．Manuscript classifications

Neruosonology publishes Original Articles, Reviews, Case Reports, Technical Notes, Brief Communications and Letters to the Editor. Other submissions may be accepted at the discretion of the Editorial Committee, and not been published or published in other journals. Letters to the editor for the paper published in this journal should be posted as soon as possible (within two months).

5．Manuscript Preparation

Manuscripts should be written in English and should not exceed the following limits unless prior approval is obtained by the Editorial Committee:

Reviews: 5 print pages (4500 words)
Original Articles: 4 print pages (3600 words)
Case Reports and Technical Notes: 3 print pages (2700 words)
Brief Communications: 2 print pages (1800 words)
Letters to the Editor: 1 print page (900 words)

Word limits include the main text, references, tables and figures. Each table and figure counts as 225 words. Manuscripts exceeding the above limits could be subject to additional fees. Letters to the editor should include within one figure or table.

Manuscripts should be divided into the following sections: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Disclosure of conflict of interest, and References.

The items required under “Ethical Considerations” should be clearly stated in the paper.

1) Title page
・Title：If the title exceeds 15 words, add running heads within 12 words.
・Author’s full names: If there are multiple institutions, the name and the institution should be numbered so that they can be distinguished.
・Institutional affiliations
・Corresponding author contact: full name, full address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address.

2) Abstract（No abstract in "Letters to the editor"） Within 200 words

3) Keywords（Not in Japanese, Excludes "Letters to the editor"） 2 to 5 keywords ※ Follow MeSH(Medical Subject Headings).

4）Use of Generative AI: Generative AIs are not considered authors or co-authors because they are not accountable for the paper. If a generative AI is used, the tool used and its purpose should be clearly stated in the paper to clarify the contribution and responsibility of the author(s) and co-author(s).
If manuscripts, figures, tables, etc. created using generative AI are used in a paper without modification, and the paper closely resembles existing works in whole or in part, it may be considered plagiarism.

5) References The author's name should be listed from the leading author to the third author, and when four or more, list the first three followed by "et al." Number references in the text in consecutive order with superscript Arabic numbers in unpaired parentheses and list references in order of citation in the text. If the manuscript includes any previously published figures, etc., authors should obtain written permission to reproduce the material from the copyright owner and original authors.
Letters to the editor shall be provide within three volumes of the references.
The style of citation is as follows:

Journal articles: von Reutern GM, Goertler MW, Bornstein NM, et al.: Grading carotid stenosis using ultrasonic methods. Stroke 2012; 43: 916-921.

Books: Zwiebel WJ, Pellerito JS: Introduction to vascular ultrasonography, Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Science, 2004, 496 p.

Sections or Chapters in Books: Saver JL, Feldmann E: Basic transcranial Doppler examination: Technique and anatomy, in: Babikian VL, Wechsler LR (Eds.), Transcranial Doppler Ultrasonography, St. Louis, Mosby Publishing Co., 1993, p11–28.

Annual meeting abstracts: Matthias Reinhard: Cerebral autoregulation: from concepts to clinical application. Neurosonology 2015; 28(Suupl) : PES-1, 65-66.
Electronic book, electronic paper: Sugawara R, Horinaka S, Yagi H, et al.: Central blood pressure estimation by using N-point moving average method in the brachial pulse wave [internet]. Hypertens Res 2015; 38, 336–341; doi:10.1038/hr.2015.5.

Web site: U.S. National Library of Medicine: Structured Abstracts. Information for Publishers [internet]. [updated 2014 Oct 01, accessed 2015 Jul 23], http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/policy/structured_abstracts.html. Indicating is unnecessary if an updating date is unknown. The name of a website will be omitted when it is the same as an author name.

6) Figures, photographs and tables All figures and tables must be in English. Figures and photographs must be print quality and must be submitted as Microsoft PowerPoint files. Black and white figures and photographs are printed free of charge. If you wish to have your figures or photographs printed in color, this must be clearly stated, in the cover letter. Color printing is subject to a fee of 20,000 yen (tax inclusive) per page. Insert each table on a separate page after the reference list along with a brief title and footnotes. Figure titles and legends can be inserted after the tables or provided with the figures themselves in the separate figure files. Letters to the editor should include within one figure or table.

7)Terminology Terminology shall comply with the “Terminology of Neurosonology” of the Japan Academy of Neurosonology and Embolus. Units for numerical quantity to be used shall be unified to those of International System of Units (SI) in principle including m, mm, μm, kg, g, mg, m2, l, ml, h (hour), min (minute), s (second) and ℃ (cm may be used conventionally). Arabic numbers shall be used for expressing figures.

8) Abbreviations When an abbreviation must be used, it should be defined at first appearance. Avoid abbreviations in the title and abstract.

6．Electronic file Submission

All manuscript files, including the title page, abstract, text, references, tables, figures and legends must be submitted as electronic files. As for the references not registered in PubMed, you shall attach the scanned PDF file or copy in which the bibliographic information (author’s name, title, title of journal, year, volume, page, etc.) is provided. Specify the necessary information on the Submission application. The submission application can be downloaded on the Japan Academy and Embolus of Neurosonology homepage. Please note that the submitted electronic files will not be returned.

7．Judgment of adoption of the paper

Whether a paper is adopted or not shall be determined by the Editorial Committee based on the results of the peer review. The Editorial Committee may ask for partial modification of the manuscript when it is published on our journal. Further, the Editorial Committee may make a modification under a responsibility of the Editorial Committee as the case may be.
In a case that a paper was adopted, the manuscript shall not be returned in principle.
In a case that any suspicion of inappropriate activities in a research arises such as illegal, multi- and unauthorized submission and violation of ethical guideline procedure, determination of acceptance or adoption of the paper may be withdrawn unless a legitimate reason is suggested to the chairman of the Editorial Committee. If it was proved after its publication, public notice shall be given accordingly on our journals.

8．Proofs

Authors shall be required to correct a galley proof once. Including additional information or significantly revising the text or data at this time is not permitted.

9．Copyright

10．Publication fees

Publishing a paper in Nerurosonology is generally free of charge; however, additional fees are charged if papers exceed the predefined limits. Color printing is also subject to a fee of 20,000 yen (tax inclusive) per printed page.

11．Reprints

Up to 30 reprints can be ordered free of charge. A fee of 100 yen per copy will be charged after the initial 30 copies. Reprint order forms are provided during the proof stage. No reprint for Letter to Editors.　　　　　　　　

12．Supplementary material

電子付録
Electronic appendices (figures, tables, videos, audio, etc.) may be included as supplementary materials to the submitted paper if necessary. However, electronic appendices are only supplementary materials, and the paper must stand alone.
Electronic appendices will not be published in the printed version.
The files will be made available on the “J-STAGE” version of the electronic journal site.
The title and description of the electronic appendix should be written in English as in the main text of the paper.

Electronic appendices are supplementary materials for peer review, however, the Editorial Board will make the decision on whether or not to publish them. Files that have not been reviewed at the time of peer review cannot be published as electronic appendices.

Electronic appendices are also not subject to author proofreading and should be reviewed in English, if necessary, to ensure that they are free of errors and do not contain personal information, which is the responsibility of the author(s).
Even if a paper with an electronic appendix is accepted for publication, the Editorial Board may, at its discretion, disallow publication of the electronic appendix.

In the body of the paper, the figure legends should be followed by the contents of the electronic appendix, and if there are references to it in the body of the paper, the number of the appendix should be given in the appropriate section in the text (e.g., “00 was 00 (Supplementary Figure 1)”).

The recommended file formats for electronic appendices are MP3 and MP4, which can be played on Windows, Mac, Android, and iOS.
The maximum file size is limited to 5 files per article, and the maximum file size is approximately 10 MB per article, taking into consideration the viewing environment and other factors. For details on file size and file format, please refer to the “J-STAGE” rules.

The copyright of the published papers and electronic appendices belongs to the Society.

13．Manuscript submission

All manuscript files must be submitted as electronic files.
We can accept 10 MB or less of digital data by e-mail. When the capacity is over 10MB, digital data should be divided into separated files or be sent as a written CDR. The submission application must be submitted along with the manuscript.
Attach all relevant files and send them to:
Hidehiro TAKEKAWA, MD
Neurosonology Edition Office Stroke Center, Dokkyo Medical University Hospital,
880, Kitakobayashi, Mibu, Shimotsuga-gun, Tochigi 321-0293, Japan
Tel: +81-282-86-1111(ex.5688); Fax: +81-282-86-5884
E-mail: neurosonology@dokkyomed.ac.jp