Instructions for Authors
General
Fisheries Science is the official journal of the Japanese Society of Fisheries Science and invites papers in a broad range of subject areas relevant to fisheries science.
• Manuscript categories
Two types of papers are accepted by the editors: Original Articles, and Reviews. Original Articles must present scientific results that are essentially new and should be divided into following sections: Introduction; Materials and methods; Results; Discussion; (Acknowledgments); References; Figure captions.
Review Articles may be commissioned, or submitted on topics of current interest.
All manuscripts are subject to peer review and copy editing.
• Field categories
Manuscripts of Fisheries Science are classified into seven field categories: Fisheries, Biology, Aquaculture, Environment, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Food Science and Technology, and Social Science. Classification of a manuscript after acceptance for publication will be assigned by the editor in charge, with the author's consent.
Manuscript submission
Submission of a manuscript implies that
• the work described has not been published before
• it is not under consideration for publication anywhere else
• its publication has been approved by all co-authors, if any, as well as by the responsible authorities - tacitly or explicitly - at the institute where the work has been carried out. The publisher will not be held legally responsible should there be any claims for compensation. Authors whose first language is not English are urged to have their manuscript read by a colleague who is a native English speaker and is familiar with their field of work before submitting the paper.
• Non-members of the Society can also submit papers to Fisheries Science. However, the Society cannot accept submissions from authors who have unpaid page charges for previous submissions (see below for “Page Charges”), or from members whose membership fees are in arrears.
• Permissions
Authors wishing to include figures, tables, or text passages that have already been published elsewhere are required to obtain permission from the copyright owner(s) and to include evidence that such permission has been granted when submitting their papers. Any material received without such evidence will be assumed to originate from the authors.
• Submission
Authors should submit their manuscripts online. Electronic submission substantially reduces the time period of the editorial process required for reviewing and publishing. Please follow the hyperlink “Submit online” and upload all of your manuscript files following the instructions given on the screen.
Submission of a manuscript must be accompanied with check-box confirmation by stating that it is an original work, that it has not and is not being submitted elsewhere, that all authors agree with the contents and to the submission, and where necessary all appropriate ethical matters and other approvals were observed in conducting the research.
In the case of a special request to process a rapid communication during the editorial process, the corresponding author may contact the Editor-in-Chief prior to online submission.
In case of authors' request to modify the number and order of authors during the reviewing process, the authors must contact the attending Editor and Editorial Office to receive permission, and forward a letter of consent from all persons claiming authorship.
• Editorial Office
Editor-in-Chief
The Japanese Society of Fisheries Science
c/o Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 4-5-7 Konan, Minato,
Tokyo 108-8477, Japan
Tel: 81-3-3471-2165. Fax: 81-3-3471-2054. Email: fsjpubl@d1.dion.ne.jp
Manuscript style
Manuscripts should be written in English and double-spaced . All manuscripts should be composed of a title page (page 1), abstract page (page 2) and text (page 3 ff). Page numbers should be indicated at the bottom of the pages. Sequential serial numbers of lines should be indicated in the left margin of the pages to facilitate a precise understanding of the referee's comments.
• Title page
The title page should include:
A concise and informative tile
The full name(s) of the author(s)
The affiliation(s) and address(es) of the author(s) where the research was conducted
The full name of the corresponding author
The telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address of the corresponding author
• Abstract page
An abstract should briefly describe the results and conclusion within 200 words. The abstract should not contain any undefined abbreviations or unspecified references.
• Keywords
Please provide 3 to 8 keywords that can be used for indexing.
• Japanese contributors
Japanese contributors are requested to submit the following items in Japanese in a separate file: article title, name(s) and brief affiliation(s) of the author(s), a Japanese abstract of no more than 250 letters.
• Text
Text formatting
Manuscripts should be prepared in Word.
• Use a normal, plain font (e.g., 10-point Times Roman) for text.
• Do not use double-byte characters.
• Do not use field functions.
• Use tab stops or other commands for indents, not the space bar.
• Use the table function, not spreadsheets, to make tables.
• Use the equation editor or MathType for equations.
Note: If you use Word 2007, do not create the equations with the default equation editor but use the Microsoft equation editor or MathType instead.
• Save your file in doc format. Do not submit docx files.
• Headings
Please use no more than three levels of displayed headings.
• Abbreviations
Abbreviations should be defined at first mention and used consistently thereafter.

• Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments of people, grants, funds, etc. should be placed before the reference list. The names of funding organizations should be written in full.
• Units
The use SI and SI-derived units is preferred. Internationally accepted units can be also be used, e.g., “l” for liter, and “min” for “minute”. Please refer to the following examples.
Length, Area, Volume: pm, nm, μm, mm, cm, m, km, mm2, cm2, m2, l, ml, μl, mm3, cm3, m3
Mass: pg, ng, μg, mg, g, kg, t, Da, kDa
Time: s, min, h ;express time as [00:00]
Temperature: °C, K (°K should not be used)
Absolute quantity: pmol, nmol, μmol, mmol, mol
Concentration: pM, nM, μM, mM, M, N, %, μg/kg, mg/l00 ml, mg/l00 g
Work, Energy, Heat quantity: J, erg, cal, kcal
Force: dyn, N, gw, kgw
Pressure: Pa, mmHg, atm, bar
Electricity: V, W, mA, A, Hz
Photometry: cd, lx, lm, cd/m2
Sound: Hz, kHz, mHz, Abar, dB
Speed: cm/s, m/s, kn, rad/s
Radioactivity: dpm, cps, cpm, mBq, Bq, kBq, Gy, kGy, mSv, Sv, R, kR
Rotation: Xg, cycle

• Nomenclature: In so far as possible, authors should use systematic names similar to those used by Chemical Abstract Service or IUPAC.
• Genus and species names should be in italics. The common names of species should not be capitalized. If the common name appears together with its scientific name, it should be given without using commas or parenthesis, e.g. ‘ rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss ’.
• Generic names of drugs and pesticides are preferred; if trade names are used, the generic name should be given at first mention.
• Please use the standard mathematical notation for formulae, symbols etc.: Italic for single letters that denote mathematical constants, variables, and unknown quantities. Roman/upright for numerals, operators, and punctuation, and commonly defined functions or abbreviations, e.g., cos, det, e or exp, lim, log, max, min, sin, tan, d (for derivative). Bold for vectors, tensors, and matrices.
• New nucleotide data must be deposited in the DDBJ/EMBL/GenBank databases and an accession number obtained before submission.
Submission to any one of the three collaborating databanks is sufficient to ensure data entry in all. The accession number should be included in the text, tables, or figure legends, as appropriate.

References
• Citation
Reference citations in the text should be identified by numbers in square brackets.
Some examples:
1. Negotiation research spans many disciplines [3].
2. This result was later contradicted by Becker and Seligman [5].
3. This effect has been widely studied [1-3, 7].
• Reference list
The list of references should only include works that are cited in the text and that have been published or accepted for publication. Do not use footnotes or endnotes as a substitute for a reference list. Personal communications, unpublished data, and online documents that have not been published or accepted for publication , should be referred to in the text as follows: (Watanabe H, pers. comm., 2000); (Suzuki A and Kato Y, unpubl. data, 2000); (SDBSWeb: http://riodb01.ibase.aist.go.jp/sdbs/ “Accessed 22 Feb 2000”.).

The entries in the list should be numbered consecutively.
• Journal article
Ooi A, Yano F, Okagaki T (2008) Thermal stability of carp G-actin monitored by loss of polymerization activity using an extrinsic fluorescent probe. Fish Sci 74:193-200
• Article by DOI
Online documents registered as DOI code can be referred as follows;
Nofrizal H, Yanase K, Arimoto T (2009) Effect of temperature on the swimming endurance and post-exercise recovery of jack mackerel Trachurus japonicus as determined by ECG monitoring. Fish Sci. DOI 10.1007/s12562-009-0164-3
• Book
Aida K, Tsukamoto K, Yamauchi K (2004) Eel biology. Springer, Tokyo
• Book chapter
Matsuoka T.(2008) A review of bycatch and discards issue toward solution, In:Tsukamoto T. et al(eds) Fisheries for Global Welfare and Environment, TERAPUB, Tokyo, pp.169-180
• Report
Holthuis LB (2006) Marine Lobsters of the World. FAO, Rome
• Doctoral dissertation
Hajar MAI (2008) Visual physiology of fish in capture process of light fishing. PhD Dissertation, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo
Undergraduate and master theses are not eligible for reference citation.
• Patent
Hamada N, Saito T (2006) Bioremediation method with fungus. JP Pat Appl 2006-246802
• Publications in any language other than English
In the case of publications in any language other than English, the translated English title should be given. A notation such as “(in Japanese)” or “(in Russian with English abstract)” should be added.
Sato N, Takeuchi T (2009) Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) requirement of larval brown sole Pleuronectes herzensteini (in Japanese with English abstract). Nippon Suisangakkaishi 75:28-37
Tables
• All tables are to be numbered using Arabic numerals.
• Tables should always be cited in text in consecutive numerical order.
• For each table, please supply a table title. The table title should explain clearly and concisely the components of the table.
• Identify any previously published material by giving the original source in the form of a reference at the end of the table title.
• Footnotes to tables should be indicated by superscript lower-case letters (or asterisks for significance values and other statistical data) and included beneath the table body.

Artwork
Electronic figure submission
• Supply all figures electronically.
• Indicate what graphics program, including the version and OS (e.g. Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Mac OS X ), was used to create the artwork.
• For vector graphics, the preferred format is EPS (Encapsulated PostScript). A number of software programs can save or convert to EPS format, such as Illustrator, Photoshop, GIMP and etc.
• For halftones, please use TIFF format.
• MS Office files are also acceptable.
• Vector graphics containing fonts must have the fonts embedded in the files.
• Name your figure files with "Fig" and the figure number, e.g., Fig1.eps.
Line art
• Definition: Black and white graphic with no shading.
• Do not use faint lines and/or lettering and check that all lines and lettering within the figures are legible at final size.
• All lines should be at least 0.1 mm (0.3 pt) wide.
• Line drawings should have a minimum resolution of 800 dpi.
Halftone art
• Definition: Photographs, drawings, or paintings with fine shading, etc.
• If any magnification is used in the photographs, indicate this by using scale bars within the figures themselves.
• Halftones should have a minimum resolution of 300 dpi.
• Do not save black & white photographs as color images.
Combination art
• Definition: a combination of halftone and line art, e.g., halftones containing line drawing, extensive lettering, color diagrams, etc.
• Combination artwork should have a minimum resolution of 600 dpi.
Color art
• Color art is free of charge for online publication.
• If black and white will be shown in the print version, make sure that the main information will still be visible. Many colors are not distinguishable from one another when converted to black and white. A simple way to check this is to make a xerographic copy to see if the necessary distinctions between the different colors are still apparent.
• If the figures will be printed in black and white, do not refer to color in the captions.
• Color illustrations should be submitted as RGB (8 bits per channel).
Figure lettering
• To add lettering, it is best to use Helvetica or Arial (sans serif fonts).
• Keep lettering consistently sized throughout your final-sized artwork, usually about 2-3 mm (8-12 pt).
• Variance of type size within an illustration should be minimal, e.g., do not use 8-pt type on an axis and 20-pt type for the axis label.
• Avoid effects such as shading, outline letters, etc.
• Do not include titles or captions into your illustrations.
Figure numbering
• All figures are to be numbered using Arabic numerals.
• Figures should always be cited in the text in consecutive numerical order.
• Figure parts should be denoted by lowercase letters (a, b, c, etc.). If illustrations are supplied with uppercase labeling, lowercase letters will still be used in the figure captions and citations.
• If an appendix appears in your article/chapter and it contains one or more figures, continue the consecutive numbering of the main text. Do not number the appendix figures, "A1, A2, A3, etc."
Figure captions
• Each figure should have a concise caption describing accurately what the figure depicts.
• Figure captions begin with the term Fig. in bold type, followed by the figure number, also in bold type.
• No punctuation is to be included after the number, nor is any punctuation to be placed at the end of the caption.
• Identify all elements found in the figure in the figure caption; and use boxes, circles, etc., as coordinate points in graphs.
• Identify previously published material by giving the original source in the form of a reference citation at the end of the figure caption.
Figure placement and size
• When preparing your figures, size figures to fit in the column width.
• Figures should be 39 mm, 84 mm, 129 mm, or 174 mm wide and not higher than 234 mm.
• The publisher reserves the right to reduce or enlarge figures.
After acceptance
During the production phase the following issues need to be clarified and you will receive the article's proofs.

• Copyright transfer
Authors will be asked to transfer copyright of the article to the Japanese Society of Fisheries Science (or grant the Publisher exclusive publication and dissemination rights). This will ensure the widest possible protection and dissemination of information under copyright laws.
• Offprints
Offprints can be ordered by the corresponding author to the Japanese Society of Fisheries Science. If color is used in the original print version of the article, the offprints will also be in color.
• Color illustrations
Online publication of color illustrations is free of charge. For color in the print version, authors will be expected to make a contribution towards the extra costs.
• Proof reading
The purpose of the proof is to check for typesetting or conversion errors and the completeness and accuracy of the text, tables and figures. Substantial changes in content, e.g., new results, corrected values, title and authorship, are not allowed without the approval of the Editor. After online publication, further changes can only be made in the form of an Erratum, which will be hyperlinked to the article.
• Online First
The article will be published online after receipt of the corrected proofs. This is the official first publication citable with the DOI. After release of the printed version, the paper can also be cited by issue and page numbers.
• Page charges
Page charges are necessary in order to partially cover publication costs. The charge per page is ¥7,600. The society will invoice authors for page charges.