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New Title (December 4, 2008)

Full text documents for "Journal of Research in Science Education" (Society of Japan Science Teaching) are now available. Please view the journal's page at "Browse Publications".

Notification of Changes to Conditions of Provision of Content (October 16, 2008)

The conditions of provision of content for the following journals will change from October 3, 2008.
New Conditions of Provision List
For details about conditions of provision, see here.
[Change from “Open Access” to “For up to 1 year (s) after issue”]

 
Organization Journal Title Range Provision conditions Charges per article (JPY)
Members of the organization Non-members PPV
The Iron and Steel Institute of Japan (ISIJ) Tetsu- to- Hagane For up to 1 year (s) after issue Not available (New)
After 1 year(s) or more Open Access 0 0 0

CiNii Now Capable of Linking to Articles in Institutional Repositories. (October 6, 2008)

If 機関リポジトリアイコン appears in the Search result or the details page, linking to the metadata page of the article in the Institutional Repositories is now enabled.

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Experiment to Link from CiNii to Institutional Repository Completed (September 16, 2008)

The experiment to link from the CiNii to the Institutional Repository has ended. The feature will be put into regular operation starting October 2008. The experimental data of the Institutional Repository used in CiNii was fully cleared for data maintenance.

Notification of Changes to Conditions of Provision of Content (August 13, 2008)

The conditions of provision of content for the following journals will change from August 12, 2008.
New Conditions of Provision List
For details about conditions of provision, see here.


[Change from Paid to Open Access]
Organization Journal Title Range Provision conditions Charges per article (JPY)
Members of the organization Non-members PPV

Information Processing Society
of Japan(IPSJ)

Information Processing in Japan For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
-IPSJ SIG Notes For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
-IPSJ SIG Notes For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
-IPSJ SIG Notes For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
-IPSJ SIG Notes For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
-IPSJ SIG Notes For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
-IPSJ SIG Notes For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
-IPSJ SIG Notes For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
-IPSJ SIG Notes For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
-IPSJ SIG Notes For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
-IPSJ SIG Notes For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
-IPSJ SIG Notes For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
-IPSJ SIG Notes For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
-IPSJ SIG Notes For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
-IPSJ SIG Notes For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
-IPSJ SIG Notes For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
-IPSJ SIG Notes For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
-IPSJ SIG Notes For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
-IPSJ SIG Notes For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
-IPSJ SIG Notes For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
-IPSJ SIG Notes For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access

Information Processing Society
of Japan(IPSJ)

-IPSJ SIG Notes For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
-IPSJ SIG Notes For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
-IPSJ SIG Notes For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
-IPSJ SIG Notes For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
-IPSJ SIG Notes For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
-IPSJ SIG Notes For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
-IPSJ SIG Notes For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
-IPSJ SIG Notes For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
-IPSJ SIG Notes. CVIM For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
-IPSJ SIG Notes. ICS For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
-IPSJ SIG Notes. MBL For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
-IPSJ SIG technical reports For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
-IPSJ SIG technical reports For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
-IPSJ SIG technical reports For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
-IPSJ SIG technical reports For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
Journal of Information processing For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
Journal of Information Processing Society of Japan For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
Transactions of Information Processing Society of Japan For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
情報処理学会研究報告. DSM, [分散システム/インターネット運用技術] For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
情報処理学会研究報告. EMB, 組込みシステム For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
情報処理学会研究報告. EVA, [システム評価] For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access

Information Processing Society
of Japan(IPSJ)

情報処理学会研究報告. GI, [ゲーム情報学] For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
情報処理学会研究報告. HI, ヒューマンインタフェース研究会報告 For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
情報処理学会研究報告. ITS, [高度交通システム] For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
情報処理学会研究報告. MBL, [モバイルコンピューティングとワイヤレス通信] For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
情報処理学会研究報告. QAI, [高品質インターネット] For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
情報処理学会研究報告. SLDM, [システムLSI設計技術] For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
情報処理学会研究報告. UBI, [ユビキタスコンピューティングシステム] For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
情報処理学会研究報告. [プログラミング-言語基礎実践-] For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
情報処理学会研究報告. 記号処理研究会報告 For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
情報処理学会研究報告. 人工知能研究会報告 For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
情報処理学会研究報告.コンピュータビジョンとイメージメディア For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
情報処理学会研究報告. コンピューティングシステム For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
情報処理学会研究報告. 数理モデル化と応用 For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
情報処理学会研究報告. データベース For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
情報処理学会研究報告.ハイパフォーマンスコンピューティングシステム For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
情報処理学会研究報告. バイオ情報学 For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
情報処理学会論文誌. プログラミング For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
全国大会講演論文集 For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 630 630 1102
After 2 year(s) or more Open Access

Experiment to Link from CiNii to Institutional Repository (August 7, 2008)

An experiment to link from CiNii to the Institutional Repository commenced on Aug. 4th. When is displayed in Search results or on the details page, clicking on the icon will access articles in the Institutional Repository.

New Title (June 4, 2008)

Full text documents for "Thesis Collection of Gas Turbine Autumn Lecture Meeting" (Gas Turbine Society of Japan) are now available. Please view the journal's page at "Browse Publications".

New Titles (April 14, 2008)

Full text documents for "Sekitankagakukaigihappyoronbunshu", "The Japan Institute of Energy Taikaikouenyoushishu" and "Biomass Kagakukaigihappyoronbunshu" (The Japan Institute of Energy) are now available. Please view these journals’ pages at "Browse Publications".

System Modification (April 2, 2008)

  1. Exporting of multiple records is now available.

    Exporting for bibliographic management software (EndNote, RefWorks, etc.) from search results is now possible. Multiple records can be exported simultaneously.

  2. The Citation Index (International Search) service had been terminated as of March 31, 2008.

    We thank you for your patronage.

  3. Revision of "CiNii Service Usage Detailed Regulations"

    The "CiNii Service Usage Detailed Regulations" have been revised as follows:
    -Items related to the Citation Index have been deleted.
    -Wording regarding discounts for foreign institutions in developing countries has been changed due to changes in the table on which the discounts are based.

    CiNii Service Usage Detailed Regulations

Consolidation of Payment Methods for Site License Individual IDs/Individual IDs (March 31, 2008)

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Renewal of Site License Individual IDs (March 31, 2008)

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Notification of Changes to Conditions of Provision of Content (March 26, 2008)

The conditions of provision of content for the following journals will be change from April 1, 2008.
New Conditions of Provision List
For details about conditions of provision, see here.

[Change to Open Access]
Organization Journal Title Range Provision conditions Charges per article (JPY)
Members of the organization Non-members PPV

The Society of Hard Tissue Biology

Journal of Hard Tissue Biology All Open Access
Journal of Hard Tissue Biology All Open Access

Japan Welding Society

Journal of the Japanese Welding Society All Open Access
Journal of the Japan Welding Society For up to 2 month(s) after issue Not available (new)
After 2 month(s) or more Open Access

Japan Society for the Study of Office Automation (The japan Society foe Management Infoemation )

Office Automation For up to 6 month(s) after issue Not available
After 6 month(s) or more Open Access
情報系 : OA学会論集 For up to 6 month(s) after issue Not available
After 6 month(s) or more Open Access
Journal of Information and Management For up to 6 month(s) after issue Not available
After 6 month(s) or more Open Access
[Eliminate embargo]
Organization Journal Title Range Provision conditions Charges per article (JPY)
Members of the organization Non-members PPV

Society of Biomechanisms Japan (SOBIM)

バイオメカニズム All Open Access
         

The Iron and Steel Institute of Japan (ISIJ)

Tetsu- to- Hagane All Open Access
         
[Change from Fixed-price to Open Access]
Organization Journal Title Range Provision conditions Charges per article (JPY)
Members of the organization Non-members PPV

Information Science and Technology Association (INFOSTA)

UDC Information For up to 1 month(s) after issue Not available (new)
After 1 month(s) or more Paid
0
577
1050
After 6 month(s) or more Open Access
The Journal of Information Science and Technology Association For up to 1 month(s) after issue Not available (new)
After 1 month(s) or more Paid
0
577
1050
After 6 month(s) or more Open Access
The Journal of Information Science and Technology Association For up to 1 month(s) after issue Not available (new)
After 1 month(s) or more Paid
0
577
1050
After 6 month(s) or more Open Access
[Partially stop Open Access]
Organization Journal Title Range Provision conditions Charges per article (JPY)
Members of the organization Non-members PPV

Volcanological Society of Japan

Bulletin of the Volcanological Society of Japan(Vol 50, Issue 特集) All Fixed-price OK 367 367 840
     
     
[Stop Open Access]
Organization Journal Title Range Provision conditions Charges per article (JPY)
Members of the organization Non-members PPV

Institute of Chinese Affairs

中国研究月報 For up to 1 year(s) after issue Not available (new)
After 1 year(s) or more Fixed-price OK
0
472
945
[Embargo will become long]
Organization Journal Title Range Provision conditions Charges per article (JPY)
Members of the organization Non-members PPV

The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers

Journal of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers For up to 1 year(s) after issue Not available (new)
After 1 year(s) or more Open Access

Reliability Engineering Association of Japan (REAJ)

Proceedings of ... Reliability Symposium : The Journal of Reliability Engineering Association of Japan For up to 1 year(s) after issue Not available
After 1 year(s) or more Open Access
The Journal of Reliability Engineering Association of Japan For up to 1 year(s) after issue Not available
After 1 year(s) or more Open Access
[Change Range of provision]
Organization Journal Title Range Provision conditions Charges per article (JPY)
Members of the organization Non-members PPV

Progress of Theoretical Physics Supplement

Supplement of Progress of Theoretical Physics All Paid 1102 1102 1575
Progress of Theoretical Physics Supplement For up to 3 month(s) after issue Fixed-price OK 367 367 840
After 3 month(s) or more Paid 1102 1102 1575
Progress of Theoretical Physics For up to 12 year(s) after issue Fixed-price OK 367 367 840
After 12 year(s) or more Paid 1102 1102 1575
Vol 95, Issue 4 Paid 1102 1102 1575
Vol 95, Issue 5 Paid 1102 1102 1575
Vol 95, Issue 6 Paid 1102 1102 1575
Vol 96, Issue 1 Paid 1102 1102 1575
Vol 96, Issue 2 Paid 1102 1102 1575
Vol 96, Issue 3 Paid 1102 1102 1575
Vol 96, Issue 4 Paid 1102 1102 1575
Vol 96, Issue 5 Paid 1102 1102 1575
Vol 96, Issue 6 Paid 1102 1102 1575
Vol 97, Issue 1 Fixed-price OK 367 367 850
Vol 97, Issue 2 Fixed-price OK 367 367 850
Vol 97, Issue 3 Fixed-price OK 367 367 850
Vol 97, Issue 4 Fixed-price OK 367 367 850
Vol 97, Issue 5 Fixed-price OK 367 367 850
Vol 97, Issue 6 Fixed-price OK 367 367 850
Vol 98, Issue 1 Fixed-price OK 367 367 850
Vol 98, Issue 2 Fixed-price OK 367 367 850
Vol 98, Issue 3 Fixed-price OK 367 367 850
Vol 98, Issue 4 Fixed-price OK 367 367 850
Vol 98, Issue 5 Fixed-price OK 367 367 850
Vol 98, Issue 6 Fixed-price OK 367 367 850
Vol 99, Issue 1 Fixed-price OK 367 367 850
Vol 99, Issue 2 Fixed-price OK 367 367 850
Vol 99, Issue 3 Fixed-price OK 367 367 850

[Other]
(Name of organizations changed)
The names of the following 3 organizations have been changed.

・The Magnetics Society of Japan (MSJ) ⇒ (new) The Magnetics Society of Japan
・Japan Society for the Study of Office Automation ⇒ (new) The Japan Society for Management Information
・Japanese Society of Medical Instrumentation ⇒ (new) Japanese Society of Medical Instrumentation

(Content to be expanded)
The following 4 journals will expand their contents.
・ Bulletin of Japanese Society for Science of Design  43(5) -  ⇒ 1(1) -
・ Special issue of Japanese Society for Science of Design  4(3) -  ⇒1(1) -
・ Annual design review of Japanese Society for the Science of Design  3(3) -  ⇒ 1 -
・ Proceedings of the Annual Conference of JSSD  (44) - ⇒ 1 -

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New Title (January 15, 2008)

Full text documents for "Chugokushiryougeppou" (Institute of Chinese Affairs) are now available. Please view the journal's page at "Browse Publications".