Focus Collection

Paper Submission to Focus Collection

We collect papers submitted to the conference and publish them as Focus Collection in Japanese Journal of Applied Physics (JJAP), an IOP Journal. Focus Collection articles and regular issue articles are published in the same issue. Focus Collection articles are also accumulated in the table of contents (TOC) of Focus Collection as is currently the case.

Articles in Focus Collection of JJAP are peer-reviewed on the standard for JJAP's regular research paper. So, they are highly rated compared to those in non-reviewed proceedings and bulletins. We are grateful if you submit your valuable research papers for possible inclusion in this Focus Collection.

Here are some remarks on submission and peer reviewing of the articles.

Publication Schedule

• Paper submission deadline is Dec 15, 2026.
• You can submit your manuscript for Focus Collection from Oct. 26.
• The submitted manuscript will be transferred to peer-reviewing and editing process as soon as possible so that earlier acceptance for publication is possible.

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics (JJAP) Focus Collection

This journal publishes Focus Collections which are special collections of articles on a specific theme. A Focus Collection highlights a topic within applied physics which the JJAP Editorial Board has identified as of particular interest to the readers of the journal. Contributions to the Focus Collections are subject to the same peer-review standards as regular JJAP articles and are reviewed by guest editors for the collection.

cited from JJAP website

• About JJAP - https://iopscience.iop.org/journal/1347-4065/page/About
• Author Guidelines - https://iopscience.iop.org/journal/1347-4065/page/Author_Guidelines
• Template files for manuscripts
  • Microsoft Word - https://cms.iopscience.org/58bb1b21-5570-11ef-b09c-738aaed5a885/20240730_template-RP.docx
  • A zip archive of LaTeX files - https://publishingsupport.iopscience.iop.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ioplatexguidelines.zip
• ACSIN-16 specific guidelines are listed below.

Submission guidelines, publication fees

• Peer-reviewing will be done based on the standard for JJAP's regular research articles; your manuscript must be of high quality that deserves publication in JJAP.
• Publication fee is charged for each accepted article except those from the invited speakers. See details in the "Publication Charge for Focus Collection" table on this page.
• We welcome "Regular Papers <RP>" and "Progress Reviews <RV>" from invited speakers.
• Only "Regular Papers," i.e. original research articles, are accepted from contributed speakers. However, winners of "Poster Award" will be granted the privilege to submit "Progress Reviews".
• Contents of articles from contributed presentations must be included in the actual presentation in ACSIN-16 except minimal additional supporting data etc.
• If your presentation in ACSIN-16 is not approved by the Program Committee or is withdrawn, your article will be also cancelled.

How to submit a paper

• Focus Collections have their own submission website,which is separate from the submission website for JJAP regular articles.
  Login to the submission system from the following link. Create an account if you have not done.
  JJAP Focus Collection submission website.
  
• Choose the "Atomically Controlled Surfaces, Interfaces and Nanostructures 2026 (ACSIN2026)" for the field "Select Focus Collection" in the submission form.

• Reviewers are not limited to the participants of the conference.

Awards and privileges

The Poster Award winners as well as the authors of excellent contributed talks endorsed by the program committee will be qualified to write a Review article for the JJAP Focus Collection, being equivalent to Invited presenters.

Other contributors are requested to submit their original scientific papers for the collection.

Partnership of JJAP and IOP Publishing

In 2014, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics (JJAP) and Applied Physics Express (APEX) established a partnership with IOP Publishing. The extensive archive of over 65 thousand articles for JJAP and APEX is now available online at IOPscience website.
This new partnership will largely enhance the circulation and paper citation of JJAP and APEX.

Previous Publications of ACSIN

Publications from previous ACSIN's (originally ACSI) can be seen at following address.

Previous Publications of ICSPM

Publications from previous ICSPM's (originally ICSTM) can be seen at following address.