1.  Originality
Papers submitted must be original, and previously unpublished.

2.  Language and Units
The language of the Journal is English and the units used are SI.

3.  Receiving Date
The date of receipt of the manuscript is the date of its arrival at the society's office.

4.  Acceptance
Acceptance or rejection of submitted papers will be based on and determined by the refereeing standards of the Journal's editorial committee.

5.  Responsibility of Contents
The responsibility for the contents of published articles rests solely with the authors and not the society.

6.  Page Charge
A charge of \10,000 (or equivalent US$) per printed page will be invoiced to the author or the author's designated institution. 50 reprints will be provided to the lead author following publication and receipt of payment.

7.  Length of Paper
The manuscript should be prepared in 6500-9000 words including figures and tables (approximately 6-8 pages in printed form).

8.  Manuscript
Please type manuscripts using A4 (21$B-Q(B $B!_(B 30 $B-Q(B) or 8.5 inch$B!_(B11 inch sheets.
One typed page should contain 26 lines with approximately 65 characters per line. When this guideline is followed, three type-written pages will make up one printed page.
Sample Layout:
1st page : Title, names of authors, affiliation and address, key words and mailing address
2nd  page : Abstract of less than 150 words
3rd page and following pages : Text
The text should be arranged in the following manner : Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussions, Acknowledgments, References, Figure Legends and Tables.

9.  Style
Use short paragraphs wherever possible. Express ideas clearly, and avoid using jargon. Abbreviations should be explained in the text. If many abbreviations are used, a table of abbreviations should be included.

10.  Mathematical Expressions
All mathematical expressions should be numbered in parentheses and typed. Symbols not available on the typewriter should be carefully inserted.

11.  Figures
Drawings for figures must be submitted on separate sheets, drawn in black India ink and carefully lettered and also the lettering be proportionate so that it does not become illegible or unclear after reduction by the printers. The appropriate placement of each figure in the text should be indicated in the margin and equations be contained to one column in width.

12.  References
References lists should be typed, double-spaced, on a separate sheet following this example:
(1)  Fuller, E.W. and Stoessel, R.F., Factory Automation, Mech. Eng., Vol.109, No. 3 (1987), p.42-45.
(2)  Akasaka, T., Shibuya, K. and Shinjuku, T., Automotive Electronics, Trans. Jpn. Soc. Mech. Eng., (in Japanese), Vol. 53, No. 785, A (1987), p.340-346.

13.  Copyright
Copyright of the materials published in the Journal belongs to the JSME.

14.  Submission of Manuscripts
Please send three copies of your manuscript to:
JSME International Journal Editorial Board
Shinanomachi-Rengakan Building,
Shinanomachi 35, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0016, Japan