Revised April, 2015  

Instructions for Authors to Prepare Camera-ready Manuscripts to
Transactions of the Materials Research Society of Japan (14 points)

Names of Authors1*, Xxxx Xxxx2 and Xxxx Xxxx1,2 (12 point)
1 Affiliation and address (9 point)
2 Affiliation and address (9 point)
* Corresponding author: Fax: 81-xxx-xxx-xxxx, and/or e-mail: xxxxx@xxx.xxx.xx.xx (9 point)

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Instructions for the authors to prepare camera-ready manuscripts for publication are given in this guide.  (Abstract, 10 point, single space, less than 200 words)
Key words: xxxx, xxxxx, xxxxx, xxxx (about 5 words)

1. INTRODUCTION
  These are instructions for the preparation of camera-ready manuscript for Transaction of the Materials Research Society of Japan (Trans. Mat. Res. Soc. Japan). The journal is published four times a year. Papers should be written in English.  Contribution papers include original academic papers and review papers.
 10mm
  These instructions are typed in camera-ready format. It is important that you plan how your paper will be typed or printed and how photographs, line drawings, and tables will be prepared. Careful editing and proofreading on your part are essential.

2. PAGE LAYOUT
  Your manuscript must be prepared with Microsoft word. It can be in doc file, rtf file or pdf file. Use the following guidelines in establishing your margins:
Top margin			3 cm
Bottom margin		3 cm
Left margin		2.5 cm
Right margin		2.5 cm
Text width(maximum)		16 cm
  The content should be in 9 point, single space, double columns, between the each column 10mm apart. Type the text only within the text area. Everything on the page must fit within the text area, including tables, figures, and captions. Serif (Roman) typefaces, such as Times, are easier to read than sans serif typefaces, such as Helvetica.
 10mm

3. TEXT STYLE AND FORMAT
3.1 Title 
  Begin your paper with a title. Title should be in 14 point and be in the center of the line. Keep your title brief but descriptive, avoiding introductory phrases such as “Study of,” “Observations on,” etc.

3.2 Author(s) 
  Type each author’s name, affiliation, and address in upper- and lowercase letters, in the center of line. Allow two blank lines between the title and the authors’ names.

3.3 Abstract and key words 
  Allow three blank lines between the authors’ name and the abstract. Abstract should be in 10 point, single space and less than 200 words followed by key words (about 5 words, 9 point). Key words should be typed after “Key words:” at the bottom of the abstract.

3.4 Headings 
  Type main headings in all capital letters, and flush with the left margin. Type subheadings in upper- and lowercase letters, and flush with the left margin. If there is a third level of subheading, italicize it, followed it with a colon, and run the remaining text into it (see the section labeled “References” for an example).

3.5 Text 
  Single space and 9 point all text, unless super- and subscripts cause the text to be hard to read. In the case of crowded text, allow 1.5 spaces between lines. SI (modified) units must be used in all text, tables, and figures. 

3.6 Tables and figures 
  Place the table caption over the table. Use Roman numerals (Table I, Table II, etc.) for the table number, and upper- and lowercase letters for the caption. Allow one blank line after each table before you resume typing text. Please be sure to align columns and column headings. Place tables as close as possible to the reference to them in the text. 
  All figures (line drawings and photographs) must be reduced to the appropriate size and positioned in place when your paper is submitted. Place figures as close as possible to their reference in the text. Line drawings must be computer-generated or drawn with black India ink, reduced if necessary. Center the drawing above the caption and number all figures with Arabic numbers (Fig.1, Fig.2, etc.). Photographs must be clear, in-focus black and white glossy prints, reduced to the proper size. Center the photograph above the caption. Color figures can be used, but will result in extra cost. Scale bars should be used instead of magnification information.  

3.7 Equations and Greek Characters
  Equations should be centered on the column, separated from the text by one blank line above and below. If an equation is too long to fit on one line, indent subsequent lines from the left margin. Number equations consecutively in parentheses at the right-hand margin, in line with the last line of the equation. 

3.8 Footnotes 
  If footnotes are necessary, identify them with an asterisk and type them at the bottom of the appropriate page. Do not type them below the bottom line of the text area. If more than one footnote will appear on a page, identify them with multiple asterisks (**, ***, etc.) or other distinctive symbols.

3.9 References 
  Number references consecutively in the text, either with superscript numbers or with numbers in brackets, and list the references at the end of the paper in the order in which they are cited in the text. Include the following information:
Articles: Author’s initials and surname (provide for all authors of an article), name of periodical, volume number, inclusive page numbers, and year of publication. In the case of articles from non-English publications, an English translation of the title should also be given.
Example: 
[1] J. S. Kaper and J. S. Prener, Acta Crystallogr., 7, 246-48 (1954).
[2] N. Kishimoto, A. Suzuki, and Y. Ikuma, Trans. Mat. Res. Soc. Japan, 36, 1001-1004 (2011)
Books: Author’s initials and surname (provide names of all authors of a title), book title, edition, editor, publisher, publisher’s location, and year published, specific pages referred to.
Example: 
[3] F. Izumi, “The Rietveld Method”, Ed. by R. A. Young, Oxford University press, Oxford (1993) pp. 121-24.
Patents: Author, title, patent number, country of issue, and issue date.
A list of references, with complete bibliographic information, must appear at the end of your paper. It is not necessary to begin references on a new page.

4. PERMISSIONS
  If you use any material (including figures) that has been published previously, even if you are the author of the material or you have made alterations to it, you must obtain and forward to us written permission from the copyright holder to reprint it in your paper. This applies to figures and tables as well as text. It is your responsibility to identify the copyright holder (usually the publisher) and to include that permission with your paper when it is submitted for publication.

5. COPYRIGHT TRANSFER
  The copyright of the paper belongs to MRS-Japan. The primary author of each paper, or the appropriate agent, must complete and return a copyright transfer form when the manuscript is submitted (uploaded) for publication. Page Charge Form may be uploaded later when the manuscript is accepted for publication.

6. SUBMISSION OF YOUR MANUSCRIPT
  All the manuscripts should be submitted onto the Web Submission & Review System (ScholarOne manuscript):
http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/mrsj. Hard copies of the manuscripts need not to be submitted. The uploaded manuscripts are sent to the editors and are reviewed. If the manuscript is a review paper, please specify that it is a review paper in “Submission Type” of the submission page. The reviewing processes are conducted on the website. The accepted papers are published in regular journal, Trans. Mat. Res. Soc. Japan.
If you have any questions or malfunctions, contact:
E-mail: support@mrs-j.org

7. PUBLICATION CHARGE
  To support the cost of wide dissemination of research results through publication of journal pages, the author’s institution is requested to pay a page charge of 40,000 yen for a standard-length paper up to 4 pages (with a one-page minimum). Extra page is charged 10,000 yen per page. Color print requires extra charge of 30,000 yen per page. The postal fee is separately charged.  Special page charges are proposed for the contributes of the Annual Meeting of MRS-J and MRS-J organized IUMRS conferences.

8. REGULAR PAPERS
  The publication and the conference are treated independently. All the manuscripts are carefully reviewed for publication, regardless of race, gender, religion, citizenship or politics of the authors. Chairpersons (or representative organizers) of the MRS conferences may become Guest Editors of the regular journal, Trans. Mat. Res. Soc. Japan. The original manuscripts should be submitted onto the appropriate session of website before the deadline which the Guest Editor may announce. General submission other than the conference related submission can also be registered on the website at any time.
Your contribution to Trans. Mat. Res. Soc. Japan is highly appreciated.

Revised April, 2015