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Animal Eye Research
Official Journal of the Japanese Society of Comparative and Veterinary Ophthalmology

J-STAGE : ANIMAL EYE RESEARCH

INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS

1. Scope and Submission of Articles

Animal Eye Research accepts unpublished articles that contribute to the advancement of research and clinical practice in the fields of comparative and veterinary ophthalmology, ocular toxicology, and experimental animal studies related to vision and ocular health.

Manuscripts may be written in English or Japanese. All English manuscripts, as well as English summaries of Japanese manuscripts [see section 4.8], must be professionally proofread before submission to ensure linguistic accuracy.

The journal is a fully open-access publication, and all accepted articles are freely available online immediately upon publication without subscription or registration fees.

2. Manuscript Types

1. 1） Review: Comprehensive articles describing basic or clinical research, novel findings or theories, diagnostic or therapeutic technologies, or disease prevention, including the latest domestic and international information. Subject to peer review by at least two reviewers, including members of the editorial board.
2. 2） Original Report: Full-length articles presenting substantial basic or clinical research in comparative and veterinary ophthalmology. Subject to peer review by at least two reviewers, including editors. Generally limited to 12 printed pages.
3. 3） Note: Brief communications reporting concise but important clinical or experimental findings, emphasizing novelty or rapid communication. Subject to peer review by at least two reviewers. Generally limited to 7 printed pages.
4. 4） Case Report: Articles describing single or multiple clinical cases in comparative and veterinary ophthalmology. Subject to peer review by at least two reviewers, including editors.
5. 5） Letter (including technical lectures, reference materials, and literature introductions): Articles on technical or clinical experiences, commentaries on diagnostic or therapeutic theories and methods, introductions of new drugs and devices, or reviews of relevant literature. Reviewed by editors.
6. 6） Proceeding (Annual Meeting Report): Abstracts, slide files, or written manuscripts of presentations delivered at the Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Comparative and Veterinary Ophthalmology. Reviewed by the editor-in-chief.

3. Qualifications and Fees

Manuscripts submitted by first or corresponding authors who are members (general, honorary, or honorary professional, including overseas honorary professionals) of the Japanese Society of Comparative and Veterinary Ophthalmology are exempt from submission fees.

For non-members, the submission fee is 25,000 JPY for reviews, original reports, notes, and case reports, and 13,000 JPY for letters, payable upon acceptance to the account designated by the Society. Invited manuscripts are exempt from fees.

Additional page charges of 10,000 JPY per page apply to all manuscripts exceeding the page limit. Costs for reprints are borne by the authors.

4. Manuscript Preparation

1. 1） Manuscripts must be prepared using a personal computer, typed double-spaced on A4 paper with sufficient margins (approximately 24–26 lines per page in double-spacing).
2. 2） The first page must include manuscript type, title, author names, affiliations and addresses, postal codes, phone and fax numbers, email address, and contact details for the corresponding author(s) in both English and Japanese. Up to five keywords should be provided, and for their selection, authors are encouraged to consult standard thesauri such as MeSH (Medical Subject Headings), Embase (formerly Excepta Medica), CAB Abstracts, and Biological Abstracts.
3. 3） Original Reports should be organized as: Summary, Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgments, and References. Maximum 12 printed pages including figures and tables.
4. 4） Reviews follow the same structure but may be adapted. No page limits; however, division of manuscripts may be requested.
5. 5） Notes and Case Reports: Summary, Text, Acknowledgments, References. Maximum 7 printed pages.
6. 6） Letters: Same structure as Notes. Maximum 7 printed pages.
7. 7） Proceedings: Flexible structure; 5 printed pages recommended. Slide handout manuscripts are permitted if accompanied by abstracts.
8. 8） Manuscripts must include an English summary for Japanese texts and a Japanese summary for English texts.
9. 9） SI units must be used for all measurements.
10. 10） Conflict of Interest (COI) Statement:

    All authors must disclose whether they have any conflicts of interest. If applicable, the specific COI information must be stated at the end of the manuscript.

11. 11） Reagents and instruments must include specifications (purity/model), manufacturer name, city, and country.
    

    References

    1. 1. References must be listed alphabetically by first author surname (followed by coauthors), then chronologically.
    2. 2. Journal references: Author(s), year, title, journal name, volume, pages. List up to three authors; beyond the third, use “et al.”

    3. Example:

       1. Kuno, H., Usui, T., Eydelloth, R. S. et al. (1991): Spontaneous ophthalmic lesions in young Sprague-Dawley rats. J. Vet. Med. Sci. 53: 607–614. doi: 10.xxxx/yyyyy

    4. 3. Book references: Author(s), year, chapter title, book title, edition, editors, page range, publisher, city.

    5. Example:

       1. Bisseru, B. (1975): Ascariasis and visceral larva migrans. In: Disease transmitted from animals to man. 2nd ed. (Hubbert, W. T. et al., eds.), pp. 584–600. Charles C. Thomas, London.

    6. Whenever available, DOIs must be included in the format: doi:10.xxxx/yyyyy.
12. 12） Figures and Tables. Figures and tables must be submitted as separate files. Titles and legends must be written in English (figure legends below figures, table legends above tables). Black and white or color formats are accepted.

5. Peer Review Process

All manuscripts are subject to double-blind peer review by at least two independent experts. The editorial board makes the final decision on acceptance.

6. Sending and Handling of Manuscripts

• Submit text (Word format), figures (JPEG, TIFF, or PNG; JPEG preferred), and tables (Word or Excel format) to editor._17-01(at)jscvo.jp. For files >12 MB, divide submissions.
• The receipt date is the date received by the editorial board.
• Manuscripts are evaluated by the editorial board and reviewers. Ethical approval from the authors’ institutions is required for all animal experiments.
• Accepted manuscripts are dated and authors notified. Rejected manuscripts are returned.
• Final drafts must be submitted in Word format; figures must be high resolution (B/W 1200 dpi; color 300 dpi) with maximum widths of 77 mm or 160 mm.

7. Copyright and License

The copyright of articles published in Animal Eye Research belongs to the Japanese Society of Comparative and Veterinary Ophthalmology.
However, upon submission, authors grant the Japanese Society of Comparative and Veterinary Ophthalmology the right of first publication and secondary distribution of their work in this journal.
All articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).
Details: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Authors may freely use their published work for educational and research purposes.
Authors must not republish or reproduce their work elsewhere without clearly acknowledging its original publication in this journal Commercial reuse requires permission from the Society.

8. Publication Frequency and Open Access Policy

• Publication frequency: The journal is published at least once a year.
• Open Access Policy: This is a fully open-access journal. All articles are freely available online without subscription or registration.

9. Repository Policy

Authors are permitted to deposit the Accepted version (post-peer-review manuscript) or the Published version (final publisher PDF) of their articles in their institutional repositories. When doing so, authors must clearly indicate the citation of the original publication in Animal Eye Research and include a link to the published article (e.g., DOI).

10. Editorial board

Editor in Chief
Takuya YOGO (Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University, Tokyo, Japan)
Associate Editor
Kazutaka KANAI (Kitasato University, Aomori, Japan)
Editors
Dai KAKIUCHI (Eisai Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan)
Junzo KINOSHITA (Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan)
Tomomitsu MIYOSHI (The University of Osaka, Osaka, Japan)
Kiyokazu NAGANOBU (University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan)

11. Contact

Takuya YOGO, Editor-in-Chief
Animal Eye Research
E-mail: editor._17-01(at)jscvo.jp

Partially revised Dec. 1, 2025