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Editorial Policy

  1. Submission of a manuscript to JST for possible publication means that the authors certify that the manuscript has not been published previously nor is currently submitted for publication elsewhere. All legal responsibilities and duties about the contents of the work belong to the authors.
  2. JST uses double-blind review, which means that both the reviewer and author identities are concealed from the reviewers, and vice versa, throughout the review process. To facilitate this, authors need to ensure that their manuscripts are prepared in a way that does not give away their identity.
  3. Submitted manuscripts are reviewed by at least two reviewers nominated by the editorial board. When all reviewers agree to recommend the publication of a manuscript, the manuscript will be accepted for publication. If not, the editor-in-chief confers with the associate editor who handles the manuscript and oversees deliberation in the editorial board meeting.
  4. Copyrights to make digital and/or hard copy of, republish, and redistribute part or all of the work belong to JST. All legal issues related to copyrights are the responsibility of the authors.
  5. JST publishes quarterly. Publication is made on the last day of March, June, September, and December each year. Special issues can also be published, if necessary.