期刊名称：ANIMAL SCIENCE JOURNAL
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
Animal Science Journal, the official English peer-reviewed publication of the Japanese Society of Animal Science, publishes Original Articles and Review Articles in all fields of animal and poultry science: genetics and breeding, genetic engineering, reproduction, embryo manipulation, nutrition, feeds and feeding, physiology, anatomy, environment and behavior, animal products (milk, meat, eggs and their by-products) and their processing, and livestock economics.
Submission to the Journal is open to those who are interested in animal science, to the members of JSAS and to the Journal's subscribers. Foreign non-members and foreign non-subscribers may submit an Original Article as the first author. When a researcher outside of Japan submits the research result that was carried out in Japan at the time of the Japanese residence, he/she has to become a member of JSAS.
Instructions to Authors
Editorial Review and Acceptance
The acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its signifi cance to our readership. Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are peer reviewed by two anonymous reviewers and the Editor. Final acceptance or rejection rests with the Editorial Board, who reserves the right to refuse any material for publication.
Manuscripts should be written so that they are intelligible to the professional reader who is not a specialist in the particular field. They should be written in a clear, concise, direct style. Where contributions are judged as acceptable for publication on the basis of scientific content, the Editor and the Publisher reserve the right to modify typescripts to eliminate ambiguity and repetition and improve communication between author and reader. If extensive alterations are required, the manuscript will be returned to the author for revision.
Submission of Manuscripts
Manuscripts should be submitted online at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/asj Authors must supply an email address as all correspondence will be by email. Two files should be supplied: the covering letter and the manuscript (in Word or rich text format (.rtf)). The covering letter should be uploaded as
a file not for review.
All articles submitted to the Journal must comply with these instructions. Failure to do so will result in return of the manuscript and possible delay in publication.
Will authors please note that Word 2007 is not yet compatible with journal production systems. Unfortunately, the journal cannot accept Microsoft Word 2007 documents until such time as a stable production version is released. Please use Word's 'Save As' option therefore to save your document as an older (.doc) file type.
• Submissions should be double-spaced.
• All margins should be at least 30 mm.
• All pages should be numbered consecutively in the top righthand corner, beginning with the title page.
• Do not use Enter at the end of lines within a paragraph.
• Turn the hyphenation option off; include only those hyphens that are essential to the meaning.
• Specify any special characters used to represent non-keyboard characters.
• Take care not to use l (ell) for 1 (one), O (capital o) for 0 (zero) or ß (German esszett) for β (Greek beta).
• Use a tab, not spaces, to separate data points in tables. If you use a table editor function, ensure that each data point is contained within a unique cell (i.e. do not use carriage returns within cells).
Each figure should be supplied as a separate file, with the figure number incorporated in the file name. For submission, low resolution figures saved as .jpg or .bmp files should be uploaded, for ease of transmission during the review process. Upon acceptance of the article, high-resolution figures (at least 300 d.p.i.) saved as .eps or .tif files should be uploaded. Digital images supplied only as low-resolution files cannot be used.
Further instructions are available at the submission site.
Covering Letter
Papers are accepted for publication in the Journal on the understanding that the content has not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere. This must be stated in the covering letter.
The covering letter must also contain an acknowledgment that all authors have contributed signifi cantly, and that all authors are in agreement with the content of the manuscript.
Authors must declare any financial support or relationships that may pose conflict of interest
If tables or figures have been reproduced from another source, a letter from the copyright holder (usually the Publisher), stating authorization to reproduce the material, must be attached to the covering letter.
Author Material Archive Policy
Authors who require the return of any submitted material that is accepted for publication should inform the Editorial Office after acceptance. If no indication is given that author material should be returned, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing will dispose of all hardcopy and electronic material two months after publication.
Rapid Communications
Rapid Communication manuscripts must be accompanied by a letter stating the reason for rapid publication. Rapid Communications should not exceed two printed pages (including tables, illustrations and references). A special procedure cost will be charged to authors. Please refer to the Page charge table.
Ethical Considerations
Authors must state that the protocol for the research project has been approved by a suitably constituted Ethics Committee of the institution within which the work was undertaken and that it conforms to the provisions of the Declaration of Helsinki (as revised in Tokyo 2004), available at Http://www.wma.net/e/policy/b3.htm. Animal Science Journal retains the right to reject any manuscript on the basis of unethical conduct of either
human or animal studies.
Any experiments involving animals must be demonstrated to be ethically acceptable and where relevant conform to national guidelines for animal usage in research.
Copyright
Authors publishing in the Journal will be asked to sign an Exclusive Licence Form. In signing the form it is assumed that authors have obtained permission to use any copyrighted or previously published material. All authors must read and agree to the conditions outlined in the form, and must sign the form or agree that the corresponding author can sign on their behalf. Articles cannot be published until a signed form has been received.
Style of the Manuscript
Spelling. The journal uses US spelling and authors should therefore follow the latest edition of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary.
Units. All measurements must be given in SI units.
Abbreviations. Abbreviations should be used sparingly - only where they ease the reader's task by reducing repetition of long, technical terms. Initially use the word in full, followed by the abbreviation in parentheses. Thereafter use the abbreviation only.
Trade names. At the first mention of a chemical substance, give the generic name only. Trade names should not be used. Drugs should be referred to by their generic names, rather than brand names. If proprietary drugs have been used in the study, refer to these by their generic name, mentioning the proprietary name, and the name and location of the manufacturer, in parentheses.
Scientific names. Upon its first use in the title, abstract and text, the common name of a species should be followed by the scientific name (Genus, species and authority) in parentheses. However, for well-known species, the scientific name may be omitted from the article title. If no common name exists in English, the scientific name should be used only.
Sample of Style of the Manuscript is available at http://wwwsoc.nii.ac.jp/jszs/rules/rule_e.htm
Parts of the Manuscript
Manuscripts should be presented in the following order: (i) title page, (ii) abstract and key words, (iii) text, (iv) acknowledgments, (v) references, (vi) appendices, (vii) figure legends, (viii) tables (each table complete with title and footnotes) and (ix) figures. Footnotes to the text are not allowed and any such material should be incorporated into the text as parenthetical matter.
Title page
The title page should contain (i) the title of the paper, (ii) the full names of the authors and (iii) the addresses of the institutions at which the work was carried out together with (iv) the full postal and email address, plus facsimile and telephone numbers, of the author to whom correspondence about the manuscript should be sent. The present address of any author, if different from that where the work was carried out, should be supplied in a footnote. The title should be short, informative and contain the major key words. Do not use abbreviations in the title. A short running title (less than 40 characters) should also be provided.
Abstract and Key words
All articles must have a structured abstract that states in 200 words or fewer the purpose, basic procedures, main findings and principal conclusions of the study. Five or fewer key words (for the purposes of indexing) should be supplied below the abstract.
Text
Authors should use the following subheadings to divide the sections of their manuscript: Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion.
Acknowledgments
The source of financial grants and other funding must be acknowledged, including a frank declaration of the authors' industrial links and affiliations. The contribution of colleagues or institutions should also be acknowledged. Personal thanks and thanks to anonymous reviewers are not appropriate.
References
The Harvard (author, date) system of referencing is used (examples are given below). In the text give the author's name followed by the year in parentheses: Smith (2000). If there are two authors use 'and': Smith and Jones (2001); but if cited within parentheses use '&': (Smith & Jones 2001). When reference is made to a work by three or more authors, the first name followed by et al. should be used: MacDonald et al. (2002). In the reference list, references should be listed in alphabetical order.
Reference to unpublished data and personal communications should not appear in the list but should be cited in the text only (e.g. Smith A, 2000, unpublished data). All citations mentioned in the text, tables or figures must be listed in the reference list.
Authors can cite the English text that has published from Book and/or peer-reviewed Journal. Author also can cite Non-English text when available to access and view a website, and abstract and figure is written in English in consultations with Editors. Authors are responsible for the accuracy of the references.
We recommend the use of a tool such as EndNote or Reference Manager for reference management and formatting. EndNote reference styles can be searched for here: http://www.endnote.com/support/enstyles.asp. Reference Manager reference styles can be searched for here: http://www.refman.com/support/rmstyles.asp
Journals
Drori D, Loosli JK. 1959. Influence of fistulation on the digestibility of feeds by steers. Journal of Animal Science 18, 206-210.
Books
Nalbandov AV. 1963. Advances in Neuroendocrinology 2nd edn. University of Illinois Press, Urbana, IL.
Chapter in a book
Folley SJ, Malpress FH. 1948. Hormonal control on mammary growth. In: Pincuss G, Thimamm KV (eds), The Hormones Vol. 1, pp. 695-743. Academic Press, New York.
Electronic material
National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). 1999. Nucleotide-nucleotide BLAST (blastn) [homepage on the Internet]. National Center for Biotechnology Information, Bethesda, MD; [cited 13 December 2002]. Available from URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/blast/
Patent
Tomogane H. 2002. Improved method for meat quality. Japanese Patent No.3433212, granted 19 January 2002.
Tables
Tables should be self-contained and complement, but not duplicate, information contained in the text. Number tables consecutively in the text in Arabic numerals. Type tables on a separate page with the legend above. Legends should be concise but comprehensive - the table, legend and footnotes must be understandable without reference to the text. Vertical lines should not be used to separate columns. Column headings should be brief, with units of measurement in parentheses; all abbreviations must be defi ned in footnotes. Footnote symbols: †, ‡, §, ¶, should be used (in that order) and *, **, *** should be reserved for Pvalues. Statistical measures such as SD or SEM should be identified in the headings.
Figures
All illustrations (line drawings and photographs) are classifi ed as figures. Figures should be cited in consecutive order in the text. Figures should be sized to fit within the column (80.5 mm), intermediate (112 mm) or the full text width (168 mm). Magnifications should be indicated using a scale bar on the illustration.
Line figures should be sharp, black and white graphs or diagrams, drawn professionally or with a computer graphics package. Lettering must be included and should be sized to be no larger than the journal text.
Figure legends
Type figure legends on a separate page. Legends should be concise but comprehensive - the figure and its legend must be understandable without reference to the text. Include definitions of any symbols used and define/explain all abbreviations and units of measurement.
Online Guidelines
Visit the Animal Science Journal home page at http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/asj for more information, and Wiley-Blackwell's web pages for submission guidelines and digital graphics standards at http://authorservices.wiley.com/bauthor/journal.asp and http://authorservices.wiley.com/bauthor/illustration.asp
Author Services enables authors to track their article, once it has been accepted, through the production process to publication online and in print. Authors can check the status of their articles online and choose to receive automated emails at key stages of production so they do not need to contact the production editor to check on progress. Visit http://authorservices.wiley.com/bauthor for more details on online production tracking and for a wealth of resources, including FAQs and tips on article preparation, submission and more.
This journal is available online at Wiley InterScience. Visit www.interscience.wiley.com to search the articles and register for table of contents and e-mail alerts.
Early View
Animal Science Journal is covered by our Early View service. Early View articles are complete full-text articles published online in advance of their publication in a printed issue. Articles are therefore available as soon as they are ready, rather than having to wait for the next scheduled print issue. Early View articles are complete and final. They have been fully reviewed, revised and edited for publication, and the authors' final corrections have been incorporated. Because they are in final form, no changes can be made after online publication. The nature of Early View articles means that they do not yet have volume, issue or page numbers, so Early View articles cannot be cited in the traditional way. They are therefore given a Digital Object Identifier (DOI), which allows the article to be cited and tracked before it is allocated to an issue. After print publication, the DOI remains valid and can continue to be used to cite and access the article. More information about DOIs can be found at http://www.doi.org/faq.html
Proofs
It is essential that corresponding authors supply an email address to which correspondence can be emailed while their article is in production.
In case there is nuclear text or material at the stage of typeediting, Word files of edited articles will be sent for checking via email, and should be returned to the Publisher. It is essential that these files are checked carefully, as the cost of changes made at a later stage may be charged to the author. Full instructions on how to correct and return the file will be attached to the email.
Notification of the URL from where to download a Portable Document Format (PDF) typeset page proof, associated forms and further instructions will be sent by email to the corresponding author. The purpose of the PDF proof is a final check of the layout, and of tables and figures. Alterations other than the essential correction of errors are unacceptable at PDF proof stage. The proof should be checked, and approval to publish the article should be emailed to the Publisher by the date indicated, otherwise, it may be signed off on by the Editor or held over to the next issue.
Page charges
MEMBERS: A charge for full papers will be made for each paper (¥ 6000) and for extra printed pages that exceed four pages (¥ 12000 per page). A charge for rapid communications will be made for each paper (¥ 30000) and for extra printed pages that exceed two pages (¥ 12000 per page). A charge for review papers will be made for each paper (¥ 20000) and for extra printed pages that exceed ten pages (¥ 12000 per page).
NON-MEMBERS: A charge for full papers will be made for each paper (¥ 16000) and for extra printed pages that exceed four pages (¥ 12000 per page). A charge for rapid communications will be made for each paper (¥ 40000) and for extra printed pages that exceed two pages (¥ 12000 per page). A charge for review papers will be made for each paper (¥ 30000) and for extra printed pages that exceed ten pages (¥ 12000 per page).
FOREIGN SUBSCRIBERS AND FOREIGN NON-MEMBERS: No charge for full papers will be made for each paper up to six pages. There will be charges for extra printed pages that exceed six pages (¥ 12000 per page). A charge for rapid communications will be made for each paper (¥ 30000) and for extra printed pages that exceed two pages (¥ 12000 per page). No charge for review papers will be made for each paper up to ten pages. Review articles of more than ten pages are not allowed.
Offprints
A free PDF offprint will be supplied to the corresponding author. Please register with Wiley-Blackwell Author Service to receive the benefits (see ONLINE GUIDELINES).
A minimum of 50 offprints will be provided upon request, at the author's expense.
OFFPRINTS in Black and White: An Offprint Order Form outlining the cost of offprints will be sent to the corresponding author from the Editorial Office. Offprints will be provided only if a completed Offprint Order Form is returned to the Editorial Office by mail by the specified date.
OFFPRINTS in Color: Please visit http://offprint.cosprinters.com/, fill in the necessary details and ensure that you type information in all of the required fields.
Color figures
Color photographs should be submitted as good quality, glossy color prints. A charge of ¥64 000 for the first three color figures and ¥32 000 for each extra color figure thereafter will be charged to the author.
In the event that an author is not able to cover the costs of reproducing color figures in color in the printed version of the journal, Animal Science Journal offers authors the opportunity to reproduce color figures in color for free in the online version of the article (but they will still appear in black and white in the print version). If an author wishes to take advantage of this free color-on-the-web service, they should liaise with the Publisher to ensure that the appropriate documentation is completed.
EDITORIAL OFFICE ADDRESS
Editorial Board: Animal Science Journal
Japanese Society of Animal Science
201 Nagatani Corporas
Ikenohata 2-9-4
Taitoku,
Tokyo 110-0008
Japan
Email: editasj@siren.ocn.ne.jp
Editorial Board
President
Osamu KAI Nihon University, Fujisawa, Japan
Vice President
Toshio TANAKA Azabu University, Sagamihara, Japan
Fuminori TERADA National Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, Tsukuba, Japan
Editor-in-Chief
Kunihiko NAITO The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Editorial Board
Hiroyuki ABE National Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, Tsukuba, Japan
Eberhard von BORELL Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
Patrick CHARDON INRA - CEA, Jouy-en-Josas, France
Andre CHWALIBOG The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Frederiksberg C., Denmark
Cameron FAUSTMAN University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
Patrick F. FOX University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
Shinobu FUJIMURA Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
Alejandro GRIBERG Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Hiroaki IWAISAKI Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
Eiji KOBAYASHI National Livestock Breeding Center, Fukushima, Japan
Tetsuya KOHSAKA Shizuoka University, Shizuoka, Japan
Ching Y. LIN University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Honglin LIU Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
Guido MACCHIARELLI University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
Kei-ichiro MAEDA Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
Tohru MATSUI Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
Takashi NAGAI National Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, Tsukuba, Japan
Toshihide NISIMURA Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, Musashino, Japan
Seiji NOBUOKA Tokyo University of Agriculture, Atsugi, Japan
Paul C. RIETHMULLER The University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia
Heriberto RODRIGUEZ-MARTINEZ Swedish University of Agricultural Science, Uppsala, Sweden
Michael T. ROSE University of Wales, Ceredigion, UK
Theera RUKKWAMSUK Kasetsart University, Nakhon-Pathom, Thailand
Tadao SAITO Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
Madoka SUTOH National Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, Tsukuba, Japan
Ryozo TAKADA Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
Katsuji UETAKE Azabu University, Sagamihara, Japan
Kazunari USHIDA Kyoto Prefectural University, Kyoto, Japan
James L. VOOGT Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
Robert J. WRIGHT USDA-ARS, Beltsville, MD, USA
Peiqiang YU University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
Executive Editors
Naomi KASHIWAZAKI Azabu University, Sagamihara, Japan
Keitaro YAMANOUCHI The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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