During the submission process, authors must confirm that their manuscript complies with all of the guidelines listed below. Submissions that fail to meet these requirements may be returned to authors for correction prior to further consideration.
Manuscripts must be written in clear, concise English. Authors whose first language is not English are encouraged to seek professional language editing prior to submission.
Submissions must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration by another journal. Any exceptions must be clearly explained in the cover letter.
Manuscripts must be submitted in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF format.
Text should be single-spaced, in a 12-point font, using italics rather than underlining (except for URLs).
Tables and figures should be placed at appropriate locations within the text. Figures must also be uploaded separately in high-resolution format (minimum 300 DPI).
A Letter of Undertaking, signed by all authors, must be uploaded at submission.
All required ethical approvals and declarations must be uploaded where applicable.
Article Processing Charges (APCs) are requested only after formal acceptance and do not influence editorial decisions.
All manuscripts must be submitted through the journal’s online editorial system at: https://jsteam.org/signin/
J-STEAM operates a double-blind peer-review system. All research manuscripts are reviewed by at least two independent external reviewers with relevant subject-matter expertise.
Handling Editors manage the peer-review process and may recommend editorial decisions; however, final decisions regarding acceptance, revision, or rejection rest solely with the Editor-in-Chief.
A detailed description of the peer-review process is available here:
Peer Review Policy: https://jsteam.org/peer-
All studies involving human participants must have prior approval from a recognized Institutional Review Board (IRB) or Ethics Committee. The name of the approving body, approval number (if available), and date must be stated in the manuscript.
Manuscripts reporting research involving human participants must include a statement confirming that informed consent was obtained from all participants or their legal guardians.
Studies involving animals must comply with internationally accepted ethical standards and include approval from an appropriate animal ethics committee.
Manuscripts that do not involve human or animal subjects (e.g., reviews, editorials) must explicitly state that ethical approval was not required.
All authors and reviewers must disclose any actual or potential conflicts of interest. A conflict-of-interest declaration must be included in the manuscript.
All sources of funding must be clearly stated. If no funding was received, authors must explicitly declare this.
A Data Availability Statement is mandatory for all research articles.
Authors must specify where the data supporting the findings can be accessed or clearly explain why data cannot be publicly shared.
Acceptable examples include:
“The data supporting the findings of this study are available within the article and its supplementary materials.”
“The datasets generated during and/or analyzed during the current study are available in the [repository name] repository, [DOI or persistent link].”
“Data are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.”
“The data supporting this study’s findings are not publicly available due to ethical or legal restrictions.”
Authors are encouraged to deposit data in publicly accessible repositories and to include persistent identifiers (such as DOIs) where available.
J-STEAM requires a Data Availability Statement for all newly submitted and accepted research articles. Articles published prior to the implementation of this policy may not include an explicit data availability statement within the article PDF. For such articles, data access information is provided on the article landing page where applicable, and corresponding authors may be contacted for reasonable data requests.
All submissions are screened for plagiarism using similarity-checking software. Plagiarism, data fabrication or falsification, image manipulation, duplicate or redundant publication, salami slicing, and selective or misleading reporting are considered serious forms of misconduct and are handled in accordance with the journal’s Editorial Policies.
Any use of AI tools must be clearly disclosed by the authors.
AI tools must not be listed as authors. Authors remain fully responsible for the accuracy, originality, integrity, and ethical compliance of all submitted work.
The undisclosed use of AI to generate substantial content, fabricate or falsify data, manipulate images, or produce misleading material is considered publication misconduct.
Manuscripts and peer-review materials must not be uploaded to AI systems or third-party tools that could compromise confidentiality.
J-STEAM accepts:
Except for short communications and guest editorials, manuscripts should include the following sections:
Original articles must include a structured abstract of up to 250 words.
Up to five keywords should be provided, preferably based on MeSH terms.
References must follow Vancouver style and include DOIs where available.
Original Articles: up to 4,000 words
Review Articles: up to 6,000 words
Case Reports: up to 1,500 words
Short Communications: up to 1,500 words
Letters to the Editor: up to 350 words
A maximum of five tables and/or figures is permitted unless otherwise justified. Exceptions may be considered at the discretion of the editorial team.
Authorship must comply with ICMJE criteria. All listed authors must:
All clinical trials must be registered in a publicly accessible registry prior to participant enrollment. Registration details must be included in the manuscript. Randomized controlled trials must follow CONSORT guidelines.
Receipt of a manuscript does not guarantee acceptance. Submissions undergo initial editorial screening for scope, quality, and compliance with journal policies.
Manuscripts that pass screening are assigned to a Handling Editor and sent for double-blind peer review. Editorial decisions are based on peer-review reports and editorial judgment. The Editor-in-Chief retains final authority over all publication decisions.
J-STEAM aims to provide authors with an initial editorial assessment within approximately 2–3 weeks of submission. For manuscripts sent for external peer review, the review process typically takes 6–10 weeks, depending on reviewer availability and the complexity of the manuscript.
Overall timelines from submission to final decision may vary, and no specific decision timeframe can be guaranteed.
Accepted manuscripts are sent to the corresponding author for final proofreading prior to publication. Corrections must be returned promptly.
APCs are requested only after acceptance. Waiver requests (up to 50%) may be considered on a case-by-case basis at the time of submission.
There are no other charges to declare.
J-STEAM is a fully open-access journal. All articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).
For details, please visit: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Names and email addresses entered on the journal website are used exclusively for journal operations and will not be shared with third parties.