Publication for ISABMEC 2009

To date, we, Study Group of Aero Aqua Bio-mechanisms, have published peer-reviewed proceedings as two books, that is, "Biomechanisms of Swimming and Flying" and "Biomechanisms of Swimming Flying -Fluid Dynamics, Biomimetic Robots, and Sports Science-" for ISABMEC 2003 and 2006, respectively. For the publication of many excellent studies presented at ISABMEC 2009, we have decided to take another style of publication different from the previous two books, that is, to launch our original peer-reviewed electronic journal. This decision aims at sending our outcomes to all over the world more efficiently and more promptly, as well as reducing the submission fee for the authors. This new journal, "Journal of Aero Aqua Bio-mechanisms" (reffered to below as "Journal"), will be published once every three years on the J-STAGE website syhcronizely to the ISABMEC symposiums. J-STAGE is the most popular electronic journal aggregate in Japan which is hosted by Japan Science and Technology (JST). The papers on the Journal can receive great benefit from being the J-STAGE journal, such as accessibility from the worldwide linking networks. The expected date of the first publication will be the end of June, 2010. All the ISABMEC 2009 participants are cordially invited to submit your paper to our Journal.

We also have a plan to publish this Journal once every year for regular submission in the intermediate years between the symposiums, although this plan has not been determined yet.

The necessary information for submission is provided as below. Please take the time to read it before submitting a contribution to the Journal.

Rules on submission

1. (Types of paper) Three types of paper as below are accepted.
   • [Original paper] It describes original contents by the authors and unpublished in general publicly disseminated (distributed or sold) publications. Papers are peer reviewed.
   • [Review paper] It describes reviews or surveys of related field. Papers are editorially reviewed.
   • [Compilation paper] It is a compilation of published materials. It may include unpublished materials. Papers are editorially reviewed.
   For above all three types, the contents of the paper are desirable to be presented partly or wholly at ISABMEC2009.
2. (Copyright) Copyright on papers published in the Journal belongs to Study Group of Aero Aqua Bio-mechanisms.
3. (Number of pages) The number of pages for one paper should not be more than 9 pages in the specified format.
4. (Language) The language of the papers for submission shall be English.
5. (Units) The units used in the papers should be SI units.
6. (Acceptance) The acceptance or rejection of the paper submitted shall be decided by the Editorial Board.
7. (Responsibility over content) The responsibility over the content of papers published in the Journal shall rest fully on the authors.
8. (Date of receipt) The date of receipt of papers submitted shall be the date when the paper is accepted by the submission and review system for review. However, when papers sent back to the authors for addition or revisions are not returned with the addition or revisions within two months after the inquiry date from the secretariat, the original date of receipt becomes invalid.
9. (Priority) Priority of the paper shall take effect on the date of receipt of the paper and shall be clearly stated in the Journal.
10. (Date of publication) The paper shall be published on a timely basis after being voted for publication with the paper publication date indicated in the table of contents.
11. (Publication fees) Authors shall pay publication fees for papers published in the Journal. The fee will be around 200 USD per paper. The final value will be anounced later.

Instruction for submission

1. (Submission of title) Authors shall to send an email the title of paper, as well as the name and affiliation of the contacting author to the ISABMEC 2009 secretariat (isabmec2009_at_abmech.org) by 5 February 2010.
2. (Preparation of manuscript) Authors shall prepare the manuscript strictly according to its template, which will be provided soon. The format of the template will be almost the same as that of the proceedings of ISABMEC 2009.
3. (Submission of paper) Authors shall submit the PDF file of manuscript, as well as the cover page and the copyright transfer form (their templates will be provided later) to the ISABMEC 2009 secretariat (isabmec2009_at_abmech.org) via email by 12 March 2010.
4. (Process after submission) After submission, the paper will be under the peer review process. The Editorial Board decides the acceptance or rejection of the paper for publication and the result of the dicision will be notified to the authors. Authors will be immediately notified with the reason for rejection when their papers are rejected.
5. (Process after acceptance) If the paper is accepted for the publication, the paper will be published after the date of the first publication (expected the end of June) through the preparation process for the publication. If the review process is not finished until the date of the first publication, the paper will be published after the acceptance and added to the Journal on a timely basis.

Important dates

5 February, 2010: Deadline for title submission
12 March, 2010: Deadline for manuscript
30 June, 2010: Date of the first publication (expected)

Editorial board

• Hao Liu, Editor in Chief, Chiba Univerisity, Japan
• Naomi Kato, Osaka Univeristy, Japan
• Motomu Nakashima, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan