We announce that some updates have been made to the Instructions to Authors for Respiratory Endoscopy on April 15, 2025. The updates are as follows:
Editorial Committee Editor-in-chief
Makoto Maemondo
Respiratory Endoscopy Editor-in-Chief
Katsuhiko Naoki
Table of contents
2. Article Types
Addition:
2.8 Guideline/Statement
1.Aims and Scope
Deletion and Addition:
････The journal publishes original articles, review articles, case reports, technical reports, images, brief communications and letters to the editor.････
Delection
, letters to the editor and guidelines/statements.･･･
Addition
2.Article Types
Addition:
5.Image
Images should provide original, high-quality images with extraordinary findings that will be useful to other.
The submission will only be accepted if it includes impactful images.
Addition:
8. Guideline/Statement
Guidelines/Statements are recommendations intended to optimize patient care that is informed by a systematic review of evidence and/or an assessment of the benefits and harms of both standard and alternative treatment options, and/or declarations on endoscopic respiratory care from the Japan Society for Respiratory Endoscopy.
3.Manuscript Preparation
3.1.2 Main Document
Abstract and Key Words
Addition:
･Letter to the Editor: Abstract is not necessary.
･Guideline/Statement: Unstructured Abstract of no more than 300 words
Addition:
Main Text
Letter to the Editor:
Number of Authors: No more than 5
Word Limit: 400 words
Number of Tables and Figures: No more than 1
Number of References: No more than 5
Guideline/Statement:
Word Limit: 5,000 words
Number of Tables: No more than 8
Number of Figures: No more than 10
Number of References: No limit
Addition:
12.Charges
Addition:
If the first author of the manuscript is a NON-MEMBER of the Japan Society for Respiratory Endoscopy:
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Brief Communication: 100,000 JPY
Letters to the Editor: Free of Charge
Guideline/Statement: 100,000 JPY
If the first author of the manuscript is a MEMBER of the Japan Society for Respiratory Endoscopy:
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Brief Communication: 50,000 JPY
Letters to the Editor: Free of Charge
Guideline/Statement: 50,000 JPY
