Policy: The Journal of Applied Glycoscience publishes papers in the broad field of general and applied glycoscience. The manuscript to be submitted must be a report of original research that has not been published and is not under review elsewhere. Ethics:This journal will follow the COPE guidelines on how to deal with potential acts of misconduct. We handle the cases requiring corrections, retractions, and editorial expressions of concern by COPE guidelines and ICMJE Recommendations. Submission and Review Process: This journal use ScholarOne Manuscripts. Advertising policy: The publication of the advertisement is prohibited by J-stage Criteria for Publication. Privacy policy: Japanese Society of Applied Glycoscience is conforming GDPR, currently GDPR policy is preparing. Until our Society has finalized policy, we are adopting ScholarOne's policy. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) adopted by EU member countries fortifies data privacy rights, given individuals control over when and how personal information is gathered and used. GDPR mandates go into effect May 25, 2018. Experiment and research with humans and animals: Experiment and research with humans and
animals: Papers involving experiment and research with human must describe the
appropriate institutional ethics committee's prior approval, and the informed
written consent from all human subjects involved in the experiment and
research. Also, experiment and research with animals or with genetically
manipulated organisms must have been performed in accordance with the legal
requirements of the relevant local or national guidelines and regulations, and
procedures must not cause experimental animals any
unnecessary suffering.