1. Purpose and Scope

Journal of International Society of Life Information Science (Journal of ISLIS) is an academic journal of International Society of Life Information Science (ISLIS). The Journal of ISLIS publishes the fruits of scientific researches (e.g. original research papers, review articles) in which consciousness, the spirit or the mind, etc.

Targeted main research fields

Functions of living bodies, Emission from living bodies, Brain physiology, Mental activity of all kinds, integrative medicine, alternative medicine, Oriental medicine, Traditional medicine, Qigong and qi, Latent talents, Extrasensory perception, Psychophysical phenomena, Anomalous somatic functions, etc..

 The copyrights of all articles published in the Journal of ISLIS belong to the International Society of Life Information Science. Therefore, anyone who wishes to reprint, quote from, or translate articles must obtain the permission of the Society.

3. Type of manuscript

 Manuscripts are classified into four types as follows.

1. Original Research Paper: To be considered for publication, these manuscripts should report original contributions to scientific research results. They are considered for adequateness of content and form as scientific research.
2. Review Article: To be considered for publication, these manuscripts should review some theme of scientific research within the scope of the Society's interest.
3. Proceedings: A presented paper at an academic meeting which the Editors judge to be valuable to the readers.
4. Case Study / Clinical report: A report of an incident or clinical case that is uncommon or of exceptional educational value.
5. Letter to the Editor: These are opinions expressed to readers of this journal. The Editors may edit letter length, form, etc. if necessary.
6. Others: Other articles which the Editors judge to be valuable to the readers.

      Manuscripts should be written in English or in English and Japanese. They are acceptable without a Japanese version. In this case, Japanese translation will not be published in the journal. English manuscript should be edited in English by a native speaker before submission. Chinese authors should submit manuscripts in English or in English and Japanese plus a supplementary Chinese version to the Editor. This Chinese version may be published if necessary, although the English or English/Japanese version will appear. The Japanese manuscript should be edited in Japanese by a native speaker before submission. Manuscripts should be typed on 8 1/2× 11 inches (international letter size) or A4 (ISO paper size, 210mm×297mm) paper. English manuscripts must be checked by an adult native English speaker.

1. Manuscripts consist of the title, author name(s), affiliation(s), the abstract, keywords, the text, figure(s), table(s), their legend(s), references.
2. The abstract summarizes the purpose, the method and the results including the point that the author wishes to emphasize. The English abstract should be 100-200 words. The Japanese abstract should be 200-400 characters.
3. Keywords are listed for 5 up to about 10 words.
4. It is preferable that the text is divided into the following: Introduction, theory, experiment, results, discussion, conclusion and references. Unnecessary sections can be omitted among these.
5. Maximum number of supplement materials is 100 files. One file is within 50MB.

5. Date of acceptance

     The day on which the manuscript is received is that on which it reaches the Editors. The day on which the manuscript is accepted is that on which it is decided by the Editors.

7. Examining the manuscript and re-submitting

Based on peer review, the Editors decide to accept or reject the manuscript and also set the publishing order. Original Research Papers that are accepted by at least two professional reviewers are published. The content of the manuscript is assumed to be the author's responsibility. Any manuscript for which correction is requested should be submitted again as promptly as possible. If the corrected manuscript is not returned to the Editors within six months from the day it was sent to the corresponding author, the Editors may dispose of it without publication.

8. Camera ready

The final revised manuscript should be submitted in camera ready style. (Please see Information for Authors for details).

9. Submission

  The manuscript should be submitted with a list of author names, affiliations, e-mails, and ORCiD.

Hideyuki KOKUBO
Journal of ISLIS Executive Editor
c/o International Research Institute ( IRI )
40A, Yuuki Bldg., 1108-2, Sonno, Inage, Chiba
263-0051 JAPAN
10. Publication cost

The authors should pay publication cost which is decided by the ISLIS Editorial Office.

In the Journal of ISLIS, Submissions of Original Research Papers are welcome to the Journal of ISLIS. In the symposia of the International Society of Life Information Science have been held in March and August, twice a year since 1996. Invited speakers in these symposia and others are encouraged to submit manuscripts. Only Original Research Papers that are accepted by more than two professionals are published. The Journal of ISLIS is published twice a year in March and September at present. Original Research Papers that are accepted are gradually published.

The authors can submit work in a free, but consistent style that satisfies the Contribution Regulations. Papers should be written in English or in English and Japanese. Non-native English authors are requested to have them checked by a native speaker. After submission, review and acceptance, papers should be submitted in camera ready style.

The authors must pay the real cost of English editing by the ISLIS Editorial Office, color printing and offprint. Nonmember authors of this Society must moreover pay a publication charge.

Please send contributions to the Journal of ISLIS Editorial Manager Hideyuki KOKUBO, including the following items.

ITEMS

1. Original manuscript (1 copy)
2. Manuscript copies (2 clean photocopies).
3. E-mail or Floppy disk
   They are limited to the text form (File name is *.txt). Floppy disks are limited to 3.5 inch disks in MS-DOS or Macintosh format.
   When a floppy disk is mailed, care should be taken with packing.
4. Application for offprint

Improvement of the quality of English is requested for contributions from non-English speaking countries. Manuscripts should meet standards of international academic journals. Authors should have manuscripts read by an adult native speaker of English before they send them to the ISLIS Editorial Office. The Office also checks the English and may ask authors to make revisions. Authors must pay checking cost in the case of major revisions.

Address for sending manuscripts and letters of inquiry

Hideyuki KOKUBO: Journal of ISLIS Editorial Manager

c/o International Research Institute (IRI)
KK Bldg., 1108-2 Sonno, Inage, Chiba-shi, 263-0051 JAPAN
Phone: +81-43-255-5481 fax: +81-255-5482
E-mail: islis@a-iri.org

Mailing address simple version

Hideyuki KOKUBO

ISLIS,

c/o International Research Institute (IRI)
KK Bldg., 1108-2 Sonno, Inage, Chiba-shi, 263-0051 JAPAN
Phone: +81-43-255-5481 fax: +81-255-5482
E-mail: islis@a-iri.org

Necessary Content for Manuscript

Manuscripts should be in English or in English and Japanese. Especially Chinese authors should send them with a supplementary Chinese version. Please refer to the sample. Please have English checked by an adult native English speaker.

English Manuscript Components

Title
Author(s) name(s)
Affiliation	Details are described in the Foot Note.
Abstract	English 100-200 words
Keywords	For 5 to 10.
Foot Note	Only first author in the listing, complete mailing address, Phone, Fax, E-mail, etc. At the lower left on the first page.
Text	The full text of the manuscript.
Figure(s) and Table(s)	Figure(s), Table(s) and legend(s)
References

Note

For Japanese manuscripts.

1. Summary
   If the Japanese manuscript is a summary, it should be marked SUMMARY.
2. Change page
   Please change pages between English and Japanese manuscripts.

Standard Style: Write items in [ ] if needed.

• The case of the Japanese journal "Seimei-jouhou to Kagaku":

  Seimei-jouhou to Kagaku (Life Information and Science)

• The case of the Chinese journal "Renti Teyigongneng Yanjiu":

  Renti Teyigongneng Yanjiu (Research on Paranormal Functions of the Human Psi) [in Chinese]

• The case of the Chinese journal "Ziran Zazhi"

  Ziran Zazhi (Nature Journal) [in Chinese]

1) Pei Z.: Renti Teyigongneng de Shengwuxue Jichu (Biological Basic of Human Psi), Renti Teyigongneng Yanjiu (Research on Parapnormal Function of th Human Psi), 4(3,4): 168-170, 1988 [in Chinese]

Things to note when making up the camera ready style manuscript.

1. Size of paper
   Use white paper of ISO size A4 (210mm x 297mm) or International letter size, or use the very thin yellow ruled paper, which is not reflected in the photograph. (Prepare your own papers.)
2. The number of Pages
   Two or more pages of English text and/or two or more pages of Japanese text.
3. Camera ready style
   Submit that can be photoengraved just as they are. If it is clean, pasting is acceptable.
4. Size of journal
   This journal is international size (210mm x 277mm; 20mm shorter than ISO A4 size). Manuscripts are printed as actual size. Therefore the lower part of the A4 size manuscript is cut.
5. Format
   Please look at the format sample and follow it carefully.
6. Font
   Use Times in English and Mincho in Japanese. If these are not available, use fonts like them. The size of the points (size of the characters) is specified in the sample.
7. Using Bold
   Title, Subtitle, Figures (Fig. no.), Tables (Table no.), their Legends, the first Abbreviations, Reference, Citation, numbers of references.
8. Figures and Tables
   Do not make them larger than necessary. Make them as clear as possible. English is necessary for the legends. If figures and tables are not printed in the text by computer, put them on the text with adequate scaling down.
9. Color printing
   Because printing of color figures, photographs, etc. is very costly, (please refer to the price list on the separate sheet), authors must pay their real cost. (The requested manuscript is the same.)
   If there is no written promise of the payment, color items will be printed in black and white.
10. Paging
    Enter numbers with a pencil at the lower right corner. Paging should be done like 1/6, 2/6 ----- 6/6, making the number of total pages as the denominator. If there is the Japanese text too, put the English one first; the number of total pages is the sum of English and Japanese text pages.

1. In the Case of Non-Members of ISLIS
   • Non-members of ISLIS should pay 10,000 yen/page (in black and white).
   • The first page in color: 30,000 yen
   • Pages since the second page in color: 20,000 yen/page
   • Offprint cost is as same as for members
2. Color Printing Pages of Articles in JournalEvery author should pay the fee for color printing pages. If there is no wrriten promise of the payment, color items will be printed in black and white.
    
   • The first page only : 30,000 yen
   • Pages since the second page : 20,000 yen/page
3. Cover page of Offprint

   Both offprint with a cover and without a cover are available.

   Title, Name(s) of Author(s), etc. are printed on a cover page.

   Cost of offprint with a cover is 5,000 yen more expensive than no cover.

4. Offprint Cost for Black and White Print

   Advanced Order is needed.

   Number of copies	for 1 to 100	for 100 to 200	for 201 to 300
   Pages of Article
   1 to 5	20,000 yen	30,000 yen	40,000 yen
   6 to 10	30,000 yen	40,000 yen	50,000 yen
   11 to 15	40,000 yen	50,000 yen	60,000 yen
   16 to 20	50,000 yen	60,000 yen	70,000 yen
   21 to 25	60,000 yen	70,000 yen	80,000 yen
   26 to 30	70,000 yen	80,000 yen	90,000 yen

5. Offprint Cost for Color Print

   Advance Order is needed.

   Number of copies	for 1 to 100	for 100 to 200	for 201 to 300
   Pages of Article
   1 to 5	40,000 yen	50,000 yen	60,000 yen
   6 to 10	50,000 yen	60,000 yen	70,000 yen
   11 to 15	60,000 yen	70,000 yen	80,000 yen
   16 to 20	70,000 yen	80,000 yen	90,000 yen
   21 to 25	80,000 yen	90,000 yen	100,000 yen
   26 to 30	90,000 yen	100,000 yen	110,000 yen

   Please contact ISLIS Head Office for details, if you have any questions. E-mail address: islis@a-iri.org
    
    

   ISLIS Head Office

   c/o International Research Institute (IRI)
   KK Bldg., 1108-2 Sonno, Inage, Chiba-shi, 263-0051 JAPAN
   Phone: +81-43-255-5481 fax: +81-255-5482
   E-mail: islis@a-iri.org

• Please use only English charactors.
• Please type your mailing address which will be used, as is, as a mailing label.
• You should pay the price in your currency calculated in yen.
• We can not accept a check.
• Please contact the ISLIS Head Office, if you have any questions.

Please click the button and download the offprint application form
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Please contact the ISLIS Head Office for details, if you have any questions.
E-mail address: islis@a-iri.org

ISLIS Head Office

c/o International Research Institute (IRI)
KK Bldg., 1108-2 Sonno, Inage, Chiba-shi, 263-0051 JAPAN
Phone: +81-43-255-5481 fax: +81-255-5482
E-mail: islis@a-iri.org

Last Modified: September 8, 2005

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