For the purpose of proposing incorporation of required prescription items into notice to contributors, and necessity of unified paper description the author analyzed ten-year changes in notice to contributors of 150 academic society journals in the field of natural sciences published by 96 academic societies. Following the previous report on form, outline and items of description of notice to contributors the author analyzed each item of description in detail and indicated the analytical results on qualified contribution, kind, length and terminology of papers, judging system and forms. This study will be concluded by the third report.
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