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Announcing the latest issue of the web journal 'ANTI-AGING MEDICINE'...

January 2012

Greetings all,

In Japan, a number of Anti-Aging therapy clinics have been opened in public medical facilities. This is particularly meaningful in that one newly opened facility is managed by a local government in Saitama Prefecture and headed by Dr. Shibata, a recently inducted member of the Japanese Society of Anti-Aging Medicine.

During our conversation before the opening, I received a number of questions from the doctor across a broad range of topics -Approximately what age is suitable for use as the optimal value of functional age ? What sorts of activities are overseas units engaging in to help increase the utilization of Anti-Aging medical checkups (called “Anti-Aging Dock” in Japan) ? How is patient prognosis analyzed after the checkup is administered ?　　Regrettably, I was unable to offer him a clear-cut response to any of these questions.

With a history of 10-plus years behind us and a membership exceeding 7000, I’m sure the doctor assumed I would be adequately prepared to answer the questions he brought before me. After all, the number of target cases for analysis has increased from a matter of hundreds to thousands, and surely patient data collection at medical facilities which administer Anti-Aging checkups and accompanying physical examinations must have been facilitated by the ever-progressing development of computer technology.

With this in mind, let us first make efforts to foster more cross-sectional research, with careful, critical follow-up of all patients involved. Furthermore, long-term studies over one, five, or even ten years shouldn’t be difficult to implement by any means. I hope that such longitudinal research as this, taking into account the passage of time, will increase in the future. Using our published manuscripts in the field of anti-aging medicine, we’ll compile our findings regarding the medical situation in Japan as scientific information and communicate these data to the global community.

Yoshikazu Yonei
Editor in chief
Web Journal Editorial Board

Aims and Scope

'ANTI-AGING MEDICINE' is a web journal published by the Japanese Society of Anti- Aging Medicine. It is aimed at researchers and practitioners covering a wide range of medical fields with particular focus on anti-aging medicine. 'ANTI-AGING MEDICINE' is an independent, scientific, and peer-reviewed journal of original articles.

Editorial Board

Yoshikazu Yonei, Editor in Chief
　Professor, Anti-Aging Medical Research Center, Graduate School of Life and
　Medical Science, Doshisha University
Masamitsu Ichihashi
　Visiting Professor, Doshisha University
　Director, Saisei-Mirai Clinic
Satoshi Inoue
　Professor, Department of Anti-Aging Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine,
　The University of Tokyo
Akira Kawashima
　Associate Professor, Aoyama Woman Natural Medical Laboratory,
　Tokyo Women’s Medical College
Masatoshi Kusuhara
　Chief, Regional Resources Division, Shizuoka Cancer Center Research
　Institute, Shizuoka
Kazuo Mitani
　Director, Mitani Family Clinic
　Professor (Special Duty), Kyoto Prefectual University of Medicine
Takefumi Mori
　Associate professor,Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Vascular
　Medicine
Ryuichi Morishita
　Professor, Department of　Clinical Gene Therapy,Graduate School of
　Medicine, Osaka University
Hidetsugu Saito
　Professor, Division of Pharmacotherapeutics Faculty of Pharmacy Keio
　University
Toshihiko Satoh
　Professor, Kitasato Clinical Research Center, Kitasato University School of
　Medicine
Takuji Shirasawa
　Professor, Department of Aging Control Medicine, Juntendo University School
　of Medicine
Hisanori Umehara
　Professor, Department of Hematology & Immunology, Kanazawa Medical
　University
Go Wakabayashi
　Professor, Department of Surgery,Iwate Medical University

Statistics and Analytical Adviser

Shoichi Mizuno, National Institute of Health and Nutrition

International Editorial Advisory Board

Claude Dalle
　President of World Society of Anti-Aging Medicine (WOOSAM)
Jean Krutmann
　Professor,Dermatology and　Environmental Medicine　Institut fur
　Umweltmedizinische Forschung(IUF)　Heinrich-Heine-University
Barbara A. Gilchrest
　Professor and Chair-Emeritus of the Department of Dermatology at Boston
　University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center ( BMC).
Vincenzo Fogliano
　Professor, Department of Food Science,University of Naples Federico II

Address

Address submissions and general correspondence to:
Editorial Board
Web Journal ANTI-AGING MEDICINE
Japanese Society of Anti-Aging Medicine
2-12-23-203 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0052, Japan
Tel: +81-3-5572-6800
Fax: +81-3-5572-6801
E-mail: web-journal@anti-aging.gr.jp

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Manuscript Submission Guidelines

Manuscripts are received with the understanding that they are unpublished work and not under simultaneous submission to another publication. Accepted manuscripts become the sole property of the Japanese Society of Anti-Aging Medicine and may not be published elsewhere without the written consent of the Editorial Board. Manuscripts which contain research methods which conflict with medical ethics will be rejected. It is the authors' responsibility to obtain informed consent from patients before the conduct of a procedure or treatment, and the manuscript should mention that consent was obtained in compliance with Declaration of Helsinki. All manuscripts are subject to review by experienced referees competent in the topic area of the paper. Councilors of the Japanese Society of Anti-Aging Medicine may act as referees. Final acceptance is made by the Editorial Board, which reserves its decision as final.

Manuscript Preparation

Manuscripts should be written in English. All manuscripts must be accompanied by an abstract of a maximum 250 words. For the title and abstract page, list the names and affiliations of all authors, as well as the name, affiliation, mailing address, phone number, fax number, and e-mail of the corresponding author. Describe grant support, if any. Provide a 2- to 6-word running title/head for the article, and up to 5 keywords. Use appropriate subheadings throughout the body of the text, such as Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion. Cite tables, figures, and references in numerical order throughout the manuscript.

Tables, figures and illustrations

Tables: Tables should be numbered with Arabic numerals (Table 1, 2, etc.) and provided a title. Save each table as a separate file. Do not integrate tables into the text.
Figures and illustrations: Number figures and illustrations in the order in which they are mentioned in the text. Provide figure legends on a separate page. Save each figure or illustration as a separate file, preferably in jpg., bmp., .tif or .eps format. Do not insert figures or illustrations into the text document. Delete any information that may help identify patients from illustrations. Submit figures and illustrations as they should appear on publication. No figure or illustration should cover more than 1/4 of one page after printing.

References

Identify references in the text by Arabic numerals. References are included in the total number of pages of the manuscript. The list of references should include only those publications cited in the text. Number references in the order in which they are first mentioned in the text. Provide the surname of an author followed by initials. Separate authors using a comma. Preferably, if there are more than three authors, cite the first three authors only followed by ‘et al.’ Each reference should include the paper title, journal name, volume number, page numbers, and year published. Abbreviate journal names according to the Index Medicus system.

Example:
1. Sato Y, Itoh F, Hinoda Y, et al: Expression of CD10/neutral endopeptidase in normal and malignant tissues of the human stomach and colon. J Gastroenterol 31; 12-17: 1996
Rees WDW, Brown CM: Physiology of the stomach and duodenum. Bockus gastroenterology, 5th Ed, Vol 1, Haubrich WS, Schaffner F, eds, WB Saunders Company, Philadelphia, 582-614: 1995
Sherlock S, Dooley J: Chronic hepatitis, Diseases of the Liver and Biliary System, 10th Ed, Blackwell Science Ltd, Oxford, 303-335: 1997

Submission

Manuscripts written in English can be submitted by any of the following methods. Submitted articles will not be returned to the authors.

By e-mail: Send manuscript as an attachment to: web-journal@anti-aging.gr.jp

By post: Send one hard copy of the manuscript as well as data files saved on CD-ROM or memory card (state the software and version used) to:

Editorial Board,
Web Journal ANTI-AGING MEDICINE
Japanese Society of Anti-Aging Medicine
2-12-23-203 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0052, Japan

Proofs

Authors will be provided the first proof only for checking. Unless indicated otherwise, proofs are sent to the first author and should be returned urgently, and in any case no later than one week after receipt.

Publication Charges

Up to 20 manuscript pages (including 20 tables, figures and illustrations) will be charged to the author at JPY 35,000 plus tax. Each additional complete or partial page is charged at JPY 2,000 plus tax. Additional tables, figures, and illustrations are charged separately.

Letters to the Editor

Letters expressing opinions regarding articles in ANTI-AGING MEDICINE are welcome. Maximum letter length is 1 page, and no figures or tables should be included. The Editorial Board reserves the final decision on the acceptance of letters for publication. Please note that letters are subject to editorial revision; where done, the essential meaning of the letter will be maintained.

Review Articles

ANTI-AGING MEDICINE publishes review articles which aim to provide a broad overview of an anti-aging topic, or discuss latest findings in an area of current research interest.

For advice about the suitability of a potential review article for ANTI-AGING MEDICINE, authors should contact the Editor via the Editorial Office (web-journal@anti-aging.gr.jp). Submitted reviews are subject to peer review, and the Editor may request changes, or decide not to proceed with publication.

ANTI-AGING MEDICINE attracts a wide range of readers, who will not necessarily be specialists in the field of the review article. Authors should therefore provide a brief background to place their review in the broader context of anti-aging science as a whole.

The text should not give undue emphasis to the work of the author(s), and should present controversial areas of the topic in a clear and objective way. However, authors need not refrain from being critical, or from concentrating on areas of their personal research interest.

Reviews should not exceed 6,000 words (excluding the abstract and references but including figure and table legends), with a maximum of 6 figures plus tables combined, and about 80 references. The text should be divided into subsections with appropriate headings. All review articles must include a abstract of not more than 250 words.