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PsychogeriatricsEdited By: Toshihisa TanakaImpact Factor: 1.693ISI Journal Citation Reports & Ranking:
(Geriatrics & Gerontology); 94/142 (Psychiatry)Online ISSN:
Author Guidelines
1. MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION
Please read the complete Author Guidelines carefully, including
the section on copyright, before submitting your manuscript. Please
note page charges apply if articles are longer than the specified
page lengths.
Once you have prepared your submission in accordance with the
Guidelines, manuscripts should be submitted online at:
For assistance, please contact the
Psychogeriatrics Editorial Office at the address below:
Psychogeriatrics Editorial Office
c/o John Wiley & Sons Australia
155 Cremorne Street Richmond, VIC 3121, Australia
(Residents in Japan), +61 3
(Residents
outside Japan)
Fax: +61 3
2. EDITORIAL AND CONTENT CONSIDERATIONS
Aims and scope
Psychogeriatrics is an international journal sponsored by
the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society that publishes peer-reviewed
original papers dealing with all aspects of psychogeriatrics and
related fields. The Journal encourages articles with
gerontopsychiatric, neurobiological, genetic, diagnostic,
sociopsychiatric, psychological, or psychotherapeutic content, as
well as content related to health policy. Themes can be illuminated
through basic science, clinical (human and animal) studies, case
studies, epidemiological research, and humanistic research.
Editorial review and acceptance
Manuscripts are accepted regardless of whether the author is a
member of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society.
Submission implies that the content has not been published or
submitted for publication elsewhere except as a brief abstract in
the proceedings of a scientific meeting or symposium. The
acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality
of the research and its significance to our readership. Except
where otherwise stated, manuscripts are double-blind peer reviewed
by two anonymous reviewers and the editor.
Once contributions have been judged as acceptable for publication
on the basis of content, the editor and the publisher reserve the
right to modify manuscripts to eliminate ambiguity and repetition
and to improve communication between author and reader. Final
acceptance or rejection rests with the editorial board, which
reserves the right to refuse any material for publication.
3. MANUSCRIPT CATEGORIES AND REQUIREMENTS
(1) Original Article
Word limit: approximately 4000 words
Abstract: 300 words or fewer, structured
(2) Review Article
Word limit: approximately 6500 words
Abstract: 300 words or fewer, unstructured
(3) Case Report
Word limit: approximately 1500 words
Abstract: 300 words or fewer, unstructured
References: up to 5
Figures/tables: up to 5
(4) Psychogeriatric Note
Word limit: approximately 800 words
Abstract: none
References: up to 7
Figures/tables: up to 1
Psychogeriatric Notes are concise reports, in particular, focusing
on techniques used to overcome problems as well as on skills or
problems that may be of great interest. It should not include a
detailed report or discussion. The text is unstructured (i.e. no
subheadings).
(5) Letter to the Editor
Word limit: approximately 500 words
Abstract: none
References: up to 5
Figures/tables: up to 1
4. ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
Psychogeriatrics is committed to integrity in scientific
research and recognizes the importance of maintaining the highest
ethical standards.
Committee on Publication Ethics
The journal is a member of, and subscribes to, the principles of
the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) ().
Authorship and acknowledgements
The journal adheres to the definition of authorship established by
the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE). The
ICMJE recommends that authorship be based on the following four
criteria: (i) substantial contributions to the conception or design
of the work or to the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of
(ii) drafting the work or revising it critically
for important
(iii) final approval of the
ver and (iv) agreement to be accountable for
all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the
accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately
investigated and resolved. Contributors who do not qualify as
authors should be mentioned under &Acknowledgments&.
Declaration of Helsinki
Manuscripts must contain a statement to the effect that all human
studies have been reviewed by the appropriate ethics committee and
have been performed in accordance with the ethical standards laid
down in an appropriate version of the Declaration of Helsinki (as
revised in Brazil, 2013), available at .
The text should also clearly state that all persons gave informed
consent before their inclusion in the study. Details that might
disclose the identity of the subjects under the study should be
Use of animals in research
Reports of animal experiments must state that the &Revised guide
for the care and use of laboratory animals& (NIH Publication Vol
25, No. 28 revised 1996; http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice
-files/not96-208.html) were followed and, where applicable,
indicate that specific national laws (e.g. the current version of
the German Law on the Protection of Animals) were followed.
Conflict of interest
Authors must declare any financial support or relationships that
may pose conflict of interest. At the time of submission, authors
must disclose any financial arrangements with a company whose
product figures prominently in the submitted manuscript or with a
company making a competing product. Such information will be
requested on the ScholarOne submission site and will be included in
a Disclosure statement between the Acknowledgments and References
sections of their manuscript.
5. PREPARATION OF THE MANUSCRIPT
Pre-acceptance English-language editing
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their manuscript professionally edited before submission. Visit the
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are paid for and arranged by the author. Please note using Wiley
Editing Services does not guarantee that a paper will be accepted
by the Journal.
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Manuscript format and style
Manuscripts should follow the ICMJE&s Recommendation for the
Conduct, Reporting, Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work in
Medical Journals (formerly known as the &Uniform Requirements
for Manuscripts&).
Journal style
Spelling. Psychogeriatrics publishes in British
English. For word usage and word division, please refer to the
latest edition of the Oxford Concise English Dictionary.
Abbreviations. In general, terms should not be abbreviated
unless they are used at least three times after the abbreviation is
introduced and the abbreviation is helpful to the reader.
Initially, use the word in full and present the abbreviation in
parentheses after the term. Thereafter, use the abbreviation
Quotations. Use single quotation marks for citations
Asterisks. Please note that asterisks must not be used
Units of measurement. All measurements must be given in SI
or SI-derived units. Visit the Bureau International des Poids et
Mesures (BIPM) website at
for more information
about SI units.
Trade names. Chemical substances should be referred to by
the generic name only. Trade names should not be used. Drugs should
be referred to by their generic names. If proprietary drugs have
been used in the study, refer to these by their generic name, and
in parentheses, mention the proprietary name and the manufacturer&s
name and location (city, state, country).
Genetic nomenclature. Standard genetic nomenclature should
be used. For further information, including relevant websites,
authors should refer to the genetic nomenclature guide in Trends in
Genetics (Elsevier Science 1998).
Nucleotide sequence data. Nucleotide sequence data can be
submitted in electronic form to any of the three major
collaborative databases: DDBJ, EMBL, or GenBank. It is only
necessary to submit to one database, as data are exchanged between
DDBJ, EMBL, and GenBank on a daily basis. The suggested wording for
referring to accession-number information is: &These sequence data
have been submitted to the DDBJ/EMBL/GenBank databases under
accession number U12345&. Addresses are as follows:
& DNA Data Bank of Japan (DDBJ)
& EMBL Nucleotide Sequence Submissions
Parts of the manuscript
Manuscripts should be presented in the following order: (i) tit (ii) ab (iii) (iv)
(vi) (vii)
(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 should be informative and
contain the major key words. Do not use abbreviations in the title.
A short running title (less than 40 characters including spaces)
should also be provided.
The title page must contain both a descriptive and concise title of
names and affiliations (including institution location)
information for the contact author including
qualifications (e.g. MD, PhD), full mailing address, email address,
and a contact telephone number. The present affiliation of any
author, if different from that where the work was carried out,
should be supplied in a footnote.
A statement should be included to indicate to which of the six
available fields of the journal - (Clinical and Basic) Pharmacology
and Neurochemistry, Dementia Care and Epidemiology, BPSD and
Non-pharmacological Therapy, Neuropsychology, Functional Brain
Imaging and Physiology, and Others - the manuscript is being
submitted. &Others& should be chosen only when the other fields are
not suitable.
Abstract and key words. All manuscripts, except Case
Reports, must include a brief but informative abstract that states
the purpose, basic procedures, main findings, and principal
conclusions of the study in 300 words or fewer. For Original
Articles, the abstract should be divided into four sections with
the following headings: Background, Methods, Results, and
Conclusions. The abstract should not contain references.
Abbreviations may be included if they are used more than three
times within the abstract.
Key words (between three and six) for the purposes of indexing
should be supplied below the abstract in alphabetical order. They
should be taken from those recommended by the US National Library
of Medicine&s Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) browser list:
Introduction. This section should include sufficient
background information to set the work in context. The aims of the
manuscript should be clearly stated.
Methods. This should be concise but provide
sufficient detail to allow the work to be repeated by others. The
source of materials should be given in detail, where possible.
Ethical considerations should be detailed.
Results. Results should be presented in a logical
sequence in the text, tables, and figures. Repetitive presentation
of the same data in different forms should be avoided.
Discussion. This should consider the results in
relation to any hypotheses advanced in the introduction and place
the study in the context of other work.
Acknowledgments. This should include sources of
support, including federal and industry support. Medical writers,
proofreaders, and editors should not be listed as authors but may
be acknowledged in the Acknowledgment section.
Disclosure statement. Authors should declare any
financial support or relationship that may pose conflicts of
interest as a Disclosure statement between the Acknowledgments and
References sections of their manuscript. The absence of any
interest to disclose must also be stated as, &The authors have no
potential conflicts of interest to disclose&.
References. References follow Vancouver style - that
is, they are numbered sequentially as they occur in the text and
ordered numerically in the reference list.
& All citations mentioned in the text, tables, or figures must be
listed in the reference list.
& If cited in tables or figure legends, number according to the
first identification of the table or figure in the text.
& In the reference list, cite the names of all authors when there
when there are seven or more, list the first
three followed by et al.
& Do not use ibid. or op cit.
& 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).
& Names of journals should be abbreviated according to the Serial
Sources for the Biosis Data Base, which is available in most
libraries or from
& Authors are responsible for the accuracy of the references.
& Authors can read more about the Vancouver reference style
Below are sample references formatted according to Vancouver
Journal article
Kyosseva SV, Elbein AD, Hutton TL et al. Increased levels of
transcription factors Elk-1, cyclic adenosine monophosphate
response element-binding protein, and activating transcription
factor 2 in the cerebellar vermis of schizophrenic patients.
Arch Gen Psychiat 5&691.
Harada K, Nanno H, Sumi N et al. The interaction of the
neurophysiological marker (somatosensory evoked potential,
event-related potential), the regional cerebral blood flow and the
mental ability in patients with cerebrovascular accident. Rhonen
Seishin Igaku Zasshi 3&580 (in Japanese with
English abstract).
Online article not yet published in an issue
An online article that has not yet been published in an issue&and
therefore has no volume, issue or page numbers&can be cited by its
Digital Object Identifier (DOI). The DOI will remain valid and
allow an article to be tracked even after its allocation to an
issue. Shibata N and Arai H. Alzheimer&s disease and mortality in
Japan. Psychogeriatrics doi:10.1111/
j.09.00273.x
Ringsven MK, Bond D. Gerontology and Leadership Skills for
Nurses, 2nd edn. Albany: Delmar Publishers, 1996.
Chapter in a book
Kosaka K, Iseki E. Diffuse Lewy body disease and diffuse
neurofibrillary tangles with calcification. In: Iqbal K, Winblad
Nishimura T, Takeda M, Wisniewski HM (eds). Alzheimer&s Disease:
Biology, Diagnosis and Therapeutics. New York: Wiley, 1997;
World Health Organization. Application of the international
classification of disease to neurology: ICD-NA, 2nd edn.
Geneva: WHO Publishing Office, 1997.
Electronic material
Statistics Bureau and Statistics Center. The Present and Future
Condition of the Elderly Population. [cited 31 October 2001].
Available from:
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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 measur all abbreviations must be
defined in footnotes. Footnote symbols: &, &D, &, &, should be used
(in that order), and *, **, *** should be reserved for defining
P-values. Statistical measures such as SD or SEM should be
identified in the column or row headings. If you use a table editor
function, ensure that each data point is contained within a unique
cell&do not use carriage returns within cells.
Figure legends. Include figure legends on a separate
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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. (If figures have been
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licence authorization.)
Figures. All illustrations (line drawings and
photographs) are classified as figures. Figures should be numbered
using Arabic numerals and cited in consecutive order in the text.
Figures should be sized to fit within the column (84 mm) or the
text width (175 mm). Magnifications should be indicated using a
scale bar on the illustration. Each figure should be supplied as a
separate file, with the figure number incorporated in the file
Preparation of electronic figures for publication
Although low-quality images are adequate for review purposes, print
publication requires high-quality images to prevent the final
product being blurred or fuzzy. Submit EPS (line art) or TIFF
(halftone/ photographs) files only. MS PowerPoint and Word graphics
are unsuitable for printed pictures. Do not use pixel-oriented
programmes. Scans (TIFF only) should have a resolution of 300 dpi
(halftone) or 600&1200 dpi (line drawings) in relation to the
reproduction size (see below). EPS files should be saved with fonts
embedded (and with a TIFF preview if possible).
For scanned images, the scanning resolution (at final image size)
should be as follows to ensure good reproduction: line art, &600 half-tones (including gel photographs) &300 and
figures containing both halftone and line images, &600
Further information on Wiley&s guidelines for figures (&Electronic
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Colour figures
Figures submitted in colour may be reproduced in colour online free
of charge.
Supporting information. Supporting information is not
essential to the article but provides greater depth and background.
It may include tables, figures, videos, and/or datasets. This
material can be submitted with your manuscript, and will appear
online, without editing or typesetting. Guidelines on how to
prepare this material and which formats and files sizes are
acceptable can be found at:
Please note that the provision of supporting information is not
encouraged as a general rule. It will be assessed critically by
reviewers and editors, and will only be accepted if it is
essential.
6. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
The main text file should be prepared using Microsoft Word in a
doubled-spaced A4 document. The top, bottom, and side margins
should be 30 mm each. All pages should be numbered consecutively in
the top right corner, beginning with the first page of the main
text file. Each figure should be supplied as a separate file, with
the figure number incorporated in the file name. Files saved as
.ppt are not acceptable at any stage. 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 dpi) saved as .eps or .tif files should be uploaded.
Digital images supplied only as low-resolution files cannot be
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in the samples associated with the Copyright FAQs below:
CTA Terms and Conditions
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will have a choice of the following Creative Commons License Open
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If you select the OnlineOpen option and your research is funded
by certain funders [e.g. The Wellcome Trust and members of the
Research Councils UK (RCUK) or the Austrian Science Fund (FWF)] you
will be given the opportunity to publish your article under a CC-BY
license supporting you in complying with your Funder
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self-archiving policy please visit: .
8. PUBLICATION PROCESS AFTER ACCEPTANCE
Wiley&s Author Services: tracking your paper&s
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The corresponding author will receive a unique link that enables
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proof corrections to the article. It is therefore essential that a
working e-mail address is provided for the corresponding author.
Proofs should be responsibility for detecting
errors lies with the author.
Page charges
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