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New Title (Dec 28, 2010)
Full text documents for "The Library world (Quarterly journal of the Japan Institution for Library Science)" (Nippon Association for Libraries) and "Journal of Japan Society for Business Ethics Study" (Japan Society for Business Ethics Study (JABES)) are now available. Please view the journal's page at "CiNii Journal with full text Directory".
Inquires about New Year holiday (December 27, 2010)
- Last day: Dec. 28 (Tue) close at 5:00 PM (JST)
- Holiday: Dec. 29 (Wed) to Jan. 3 (Mon) 2011
- Starting: Jan. 4 (Tue) at 9:00 AM (JST)
Prizewinners of the 2nd contest of CiNii Web API. (Dec 06, 2010)
There were 33 entries for the 2nd contest of CiNii Web API.
Five works were chosen for the grand prizes, and 10 works were given the honorable mentions.
Please check these great works.
Prizewinners of the 2nd contest of CiNii Web API. (Japanese)
New Title (Dec 06, 2010)
Full text documents for "日本医真菌学会総会プログラム抄録集" (The Japanese Society for Medical Mycology) are now available. Please view the journal's page at "CiNii Journal with full text Directory".
New Title (Nov 22, 2010)
Full text documents for "日本きのこ学会誌 : mushroom science and biotechnology" (Japanese Society of Mushroom Science and Biotechnology) are now available. Please view the journal's page at "CiNii Journal with full text Directory".
New Title (Nov 15, 2010)
Full text documents for "環境芸術 : 環境芸術学会論文集" ( The Institute of Environmental Art and Design ) are now available. Please view the journal's page at "CiNii Journal with full text Directory".
4 million of CiNii articles became searchable at Yahoo! JAPAN's Article Search. (Nov 10, 2010)
4 million of CiNii articles from NII-ELS (Academic Society Journals and Research Bulletins of Universities) became searchable at "Article Search" <http://ronbun.search.yahoo.co.jp/> Yahoo! JAPAN has newly started.
"Article Search" of Yahoo! JAPAN searches 4 million articles of CiNii.
You can see basic information such as titles, authors and abstracts at search result page of Yahoo!.
Article information links to Article Details Page of CiNii.
For details, please see the News page of National Institute of Informatics (Japanese).
RDF format specification has been changed. (Nov 2, 2010)
RDF of Article Details Page specification has been changed from October 18th.
Delimiter between author's family name and given name has been changed from comma (,) to space ( ).
| Before | After |
|---|---|
| John, Smith | John Smith |
Papers associated with the Nobel Prize in Chemistry are available on CiNii (Oct 26, 2010)
Two papers written by Dr. SUZUKI Akira who is a Emeritus Professor of Hokkaido University have been available on CiNii.
These papers are registered to HUSCAP, the Institutional Repository of Hokkaido University with permission from the publisher. Anyone can see these fulltexts for free.
- Miyaura, Norio; Yamada, Kinji ; Suzuki, Akira
A new stereospecific cross-coupling by the palladium-catalyzed reaction of 1-alkenylboranes with 1-alkenyl or 1-alkynyl halides
Tetrahedron Letters. 1979, vol. 20, issue. 36, pp. 3437-3440.
- Miyaura, Norio; Suzuki, Akira
Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions of Organoboron Compounds
Chemical reviews. 1995, vol. 95, issue. 7, pp. 2457-2483.
You can see more papers and related information at the special page on HUSCAP. (Japanese)
鈴木章名誉教授ノーベル化学賞受賞関連論文をHUSCAPから読むことができます! : HUSCAP
Papers in Institutional Repositories in Japan can search on CiNii.
The button
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New Title (Oct 26, 2010)
Full text documents for "日本高専学会誌 : journal of the Japan Association for College of Technology" (The Japan Association for College of Technology) are now available. Please view the journal's page at "CiNii Journal with full text Directory".
Word for Conditions (provision conditions) of CiNii Journal with full text Directory has changed. (Oct 20, 2010)
With the Conditions preview of CiNii fulltext on Oct. 18, the word for conditions (provision conditions) on CiNii Journal with full text Directory and list of journals incorporated in NII-ELS(Academic Society Journals / Research Bulletins) and available on CiNii has changed.
| Before | After |
|---|---|
| Open Access | Open Access |
| Fixed-price OK | Subscription |
| Fee-based | Paid |
| Not available | Limited |
New Title (Oct 18, 2010)
Full text documents for "情報科学技術フォーラム一般講演論文集" (FIT(電子情報通信学会・情報処理学会)推進委員会) are now available. Please view the journal's page at "CiNii Journal with full text Directory".
Conditions preview of CiNii fulltext is now available. (Oct 18, 2010)
Now you can check the condition of CiNii Fulltext (for free or not) on Search Results and Article Details pages.
| Message | Conditions |
|---|---|
| Open Access | Free of charge for everyone. |
| Subscription | Members under institutional contract can see it for free. Other users can purchase the fulltext. Clicking the button take subscribed users to the fulltext. Other users will proceed to the log in/pay-per-view selection screen. If there is a "Subscription" button on upper right of your screen, you can use as subscripted user. |
| Paid | You can purchase the fulltext. Clicking the button take you to selection window. You can pay by pay-per-view or login with your ID. If you had login, charge confirmation window will be displayed. |
| Limited | Not available for a certain period after issue by the Academic Society's policy. |
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New Title (Oct 12, 2010)
Full text documents for "Religion & society " (The Japanese Association for the Study of Religion and Society) are now available. Please view the journal's page at "CiNii Journal with full text Directory".
New Title (Sep 27, 2010)
Full text documents for "The journal of the Japanese Society for Dental Materials and Devices" (The Japanese Society for Dental Materials and Devices (JSDMD)) , "家屋害虫 " (The Society of House and household Pest Science, Japan) are now available. Please view the journal's page at "CiNii Journal with full text Directory".
New Title (Sep 21, 2010)
Full text documents for "情報科学技術フォーラム講演論文集", "情報技術レターズ" (FIT(電子情報通信学会・情報処理学会)推進委員会) and "Journal of school mental health" (The Association for School Mental Health) and "Religion & society" (The Japanese Association for the Study of Religion and Society) are now available. Please view the journal's page at "CiNii Journal with full text Directory".
New Title (Aug 31, 2010)
Full text documents for "ClassNK magazine ", "Overseas : NK-register of shipping " (NIPPON KAIJI KYOKAI [ClassNK] ) and "情報科学技術レターズ " (FIT(電子情報通信学会・情報処理学会)推進委員会) are now available. Please view the journal's page at "CiNii Journal with full text Directory".
About service stop of CiNii from 0:00 to 22:00 [JST] on Sunday, Sep. 12, 2010 (Aug 30, 2010)
CiNii will be stopped due to power outage at the following time: From 0:00 to 22:00 [JST] on Sunday, Sep. 12, 2009.
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System maintenance at August 28, 2010 (Aug 25, 2010)
CiNii will be unstable between 10:00 A.M.-12:30 A.M. (JST) at August 28, 2010 for system maintenance. We apologize for the inconvenience.
New Title (Aug 24, 2010)
Full text documents for "Annual report " (NIPPON KAIJI KYOKAI [ClassNK] ) "西部造船会会報 " (The Japan Society of Naval Architects and Ocean Engineers) "管理会計学 : 日本管理会計学会誌 : 経営管理のための総合雑誌" (The Japanese Association of Management Accounting) are now available. Please view the journal's page at "CiNii Journal with full text Directory".
New Title (July 26, 2010)
Full text documents for "沿岸海洋研究" (The Oceanographic Society of Japan (OSJ)) are now available. Please view the journal's page at "CiNii Journal with full text Directory".
The 2nd contest of CiNii Web API has been opened! (July 13, 2010)
We have opened the 2nd contest of CiNii Web API.
Please check the guidelines for applicants in Japanese.
New Title (July 13, 2010)
Full text documents for "日本建築学会研究報告. 九州支部. 2, 計画系", "日本建築学會研究報告. 九州支部", "学術研究発表会梗概集", "研究発表会梗概集" (Architectural Institute of Japan) and "沿岸海洋研究ノート" (The Oceanographic Society of Japan (OSJ)) and "The journal of rehabilitation sport" (Society of Rehabilitation Sport) are now available. Please view the journal's page at "CiNii Journal with full text Directory".
CiNii Open Workshop on Ustream (June 2, 2010)
CiNii Open Workshop on June 4 (Fri.), 15:30 - 17:00 (JST), will be broadcasted on Ustream.

Please check the following.
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/videoplanning
Hashtag: #ciniiapi
For details, please check the news in Japanese.
CiNii Open Workshop on Ustream (June 2, 2010)
CiNii Open Workshop on June 4 (Fri.), 15:30 - 17:00 (JST), will be broadcasted on Ustream.

Please check the following.
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/videoplanning
Hashtag: #ciniiapi
For details, please check the news in Japanese.
New Title (May 31, 2010)
Full text documents for "日本建築学会研究報告. 中国・九州支部. 2, 環境系" (Architectural Institute of Japan) are now available. Please view the journal's page at "CiNii Journal with full text Directory".
CiNii Open Workshop on June 4, 2010 (May 19, 2010)
CiNii Open Workshop "Anytime CiNii, Anywhere CiNii - The 2nd Web API developer contest -"
Date and time: June 4 (Fri.), 15:30 - 17:00 (JST)
Venue: Special Conference Room at the 1st floor of National Center for Sciences
How to apply: Please register from the page of NII 2010 Open House.
CiNii entered its sixth year in April. Although the number of accesses to CiNii is steadily increasing thanks to many cooperators, we will keep working persistently to make CiNii ubiquitous. We have exciting and stimulating plans, such as talk sessions and an announcement of the start of the second API developer contest. Seats are limited, so apply now through our Web site!
We will broadcast this workshop on Ustream.
New Title(May 6, 2010)
Full text documents for "学術研究発表会梗概集. 構造系", "日本建築学会近畿支部研究報告書. 構造・材料・施工", "日本建築学会近畿支部研究報告集. 設計計画", "日本建築学会近畿支部研究報告集. 歴史・意匠", "日本建築学会近畿支部研究報告集. 材料・施工・構造", "日本建築学会近畿支部研究報告書. 環境工学", "日本建築学会近畿支部研究報告書. 設計計画・都市計画・住居", "日本建築学会近畿支部研究報告書. 構造・材料・施工", "日本建築学会近畿支部研究報告集" (Architectural Institute of Japan) are now available. Please view the journal's page at "CiNii Journal with full text Directory".
New Title(April 20, 2010)
Full text documents for "日本建築学会中国支部研究報告", "日本建築学会研究報告. 中国・九州支部", "日本建築学会研究報告. 中国・九州支部. 1, 構造系", "日本建築学会研究報告. 中国・九州支部. 2, 計画系", "日本建築学会研究報告. 中国・九州支部. 3, 計画系", "日本建築学会研究報告集", "学術研究発表会梗概集. 計画系" (Architectural Institute of Japan) are now available. Please view the journal's page at "CiNii Journal with full text Directory".
New Title(April 05, 2010)
Full text documents for "Selected Architectural Designs" (Architectural Institute of Japan) and "journal of Japan Academy of Gerontological Nursing" (Japan Academy of Gerontological Nursing) and "vegetation science" (The Society of Vegetation Scienc) are now available. Please view the journal's page at "CiNii Journal with full text Directory".
Notification of Changes to Conditions of Provision of Content (April 1, 2010)
The conditions of provision of content for the following journals will be change from April 1, 2009.
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 Information Science and Technology Association (INFOSTA)
UDC information All Open Access The journal of Information Science and Technology Association All Open Access - [Eliminate embargo]
Organization Journal Title Range Provision conditions Charges per article (JPY) Members of the organization Non-members PPV Japan Industrial Management Association
Journal of Japan Industrial Management Association All Open Access Journal of Japan Industrial Management Association All Open Access Japanese Society of Stomatognathic Function
The Journal of Japanese Society of Stomatognathic Function All Open Access - [Open Access is added]
Organization Journal Title Range Provision conditions Charges per article (JPY) Members of the organization Non-members PPV Japanese Society of Systematic Zoology
Species diversity For up to 3 year(s) after issue Fixed-price OK 0 262 735 After 3 year(s) or more Open Access (new)タクサ : 日本動物分類学会誌 For up to 3 year(s) after issue Fixed-price OK 0 262 735 After 3 year(s) or more Open Access (new)動物分類学会会報 For up to 3 year(s) after issue Fixed-price OK 0 262 735 After 3 year(s) or more Open Access (new)動物分類學會會務報告 For up to 3 year(s) after issue Fixed-price OK 0 262 735 After 3 year(s) or more Open Access (new)動物分類学会誌 For up to 3 year(s) after issue Fixed-price OK 0 262 735 After 3 year(s) or more Open Access (new)- 【Not available is added】
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Organization Journal Title Range Provision conditions Charges per article (JPY) Members of the organization Non-members PPV The Japanese Association for Crystal Growth (JACG)
Journal of the Japanese Association of Crystal Growth For up to 1 year(s) after issue Not available (new)After 1 year(s) or more Open Access Japanische Gesellschaft fur Germanistik (JGG)
Neue Beitraege zur Germanistik For up to 2 year(s) after issue Not available (new)After 2 year(s) or more Fixed-price OK - [Open Access is added , Eliminate embargo]
Organization Journal Title Range Provision conditions Charges per article (JPY) Members of the organization Non-members PPV The Japan Society of Cookery Science
Journal of cookery science of Japan For up to 1 year(s) after issue Fixed-price OK 577 577 1050 After 1 year(s) or more Open Access Science of Cookery For up to 1 year(s) after issue Fixed-price OK 577 577 1050 After 1 year(s) or more Open Access - [Change to Open Access]
Organization Journal Title Range Provision conditions Charges per article (JPY) Members of the organization Non-members PPV The Japan Association of Collage English Teachers (JACET)
JACET bulletin For up to 1 year(s) after issue Not available After 1 year(s) or more Open Access JACET journal For up to 1 year(s) after issue Not available After 1 year(s) or more Open Access JACET bulletin For up to 1 year(s) after issue Not available After 1 year(s) or more Open Access - [Change to Fixed-price OK]
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Organization Journal Title Range Provision conditions Charges per article (JPY) Members of the organization Non-members PPV Information Science and Technology Association (INFOSTA)
The journal of Information Science and Technology Association For up to 1 month(s) after issue Not available For up to 6 month(s) after 1 month(s) Fixed-price OK 0 577 1050 After 6 month(s) or more Open Access - [Charges per article (JPY) is Change]
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Organization Journal Title Range Provision conditions Charges per article (JPY) Members of the organization Non-members PPV The Physical Society of Japan (JPS)
Journal of the Physical Society of Japan For up to 1 month(s) after issue Not available After 1 month(s) or more Paid 2100 2100 2572 - [Change Range of provision]
Organization Journal Title Range Provision conditions Charges per article (JPY) Members of the organization Non-members PPV Publication Office, Progress of Theoretical Physics
Progress of heoretical physics Vol.1,No.1(1946)-
Vol.118,No.16(2007)Paid 1102 1102 1575 Vol.119,No.1(2008) or more Fixed-price OK Soryushiron Kenkyu
Soryushiron Kenkyu For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 0 367 840 After 2 year(s) or more Open Access Bussei Kenkyu
Bussei Kenkyu For up to 2 year(s) after issue Paid 0 367 840 After 2 year(s) or more Open Access
CiNii Author Search (beta ver.) was launched (Apr. 1, 2010)
CiNii Author Search (beta ver.) was launched. Please cooperate for quality increase of search result. For more information, log on to Help page.
Fulltext PDF will be unable to be displayed from 20:00 to 21:00 [JST] on Sunday, Mar. 14
Fulltext PDF will be unable to be displayed from 20:00 to 21:00 [JST] on Sunday, Mar. 14 for system maintenance. Searching and displaying detail pages will be able to be done normally. But references and citing works will be unable to be displayed.
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New Title(March 9, 2010)
Full text documents for "Researches in organic geochemistry", (The Japanese Association of Organic Geochemists) are now available. Please view the journal's page at "CiNii Journal with full text Directory".
About service stop of CiNii from 13:00 [JST] on Wednesday, Mar. 31 to 3:00 [JST] on Thursday, Apr. 1
CiNii will be stopped due to system maintenance from 13:00 [JST] on Wednesday, Mar. 31 to 3:00 [JST] on Thursday, Apr. 1, 2010.
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CiNii will be stopped for 5 minutes from 19:00 to 19:45 [JST] on Monday, Mar. 22.
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CiNii will be sometimes stopped for about few seconds from 16:00 to 17:00 [JST] on Monday, Mar. 1
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About service stop of J-STAGE, Jouranl@rchive (Feb 1, 2010)
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Feb. 20(Sat),15:30 to Feb. 22(Mon),2:00(JST)
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Renewal of Institutional Fixed-Price Service for 2010 (February 1, 2010)
Please take the procedures for the next fiscal year 2010 (April 2010 - March 2011)
Please renew the contract by March 31, 2010, or the service will be automatically terminated in April.
We look forward to having you as an institutional user in the next fiscal year.
1. Renewal of Institutional Fixed-price Service.
*Only for the Administrator of the institution who made contract CiNii Institutional Fixed-price Service.
- [Time period]
- Monday, February 1 - Wednesday, March 31, 2010
*The renewal period is limited only during the above dates.
- [Price (April 2010 - march 2011)]
- The price have not changed from those in FY 2009 (CiNii Terms of Use (PDF))
- [Provision conditions of contents]
- ※Above page is based on current provision condition. If there are any changes for next year, we will inform about it in early March on this page
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- [Time period]
- Thursday, April 1 - Monday, May 31, 2010.
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Fulltext PDF will be unable to be displayed from 8:00 to 9:30 [JST] on Tuesday, Feb. 2
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New Title(January 19, 2010)
Full text documents for "Journal of socio-informatics" (The Japan Association for Social Informatics) and "工業教育研究講演会講演論文集" (Japanese Society of Engineering Education) are now available. Please view the journal's page at "CiNii Journal with full text Directory".
CiNii will be stopped for about 10 minutes from 3:00 AM to 5:00 AM [JST] on Monday, Jan. 25, 2010.
CiNii will be temporarily stopped for about 10 minutes due to network maintenance at the following time: From 3:00 AM to 5:00 AM [JST] on Monday, Jan. 25, 2010.
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New Title(January 12, 2010)
Full text documents for "工学・工業教育研究講演会講演要旨集" (Japanese Society of Engineering Education), "Symposium on ultrasonic electronics", "Proceedings of Symposium on Ultrasonic Electronics" (Steering committee of symposium on ultrasonic electronics) and "日本小児看護研究学会誌", "Journal of Japanese Society of Child Health Nursing" (Japanese Society of Child Health Nursing) are now available. Please view the journal's page at "CiNii Journal with full text Directory".
CiNii will be stopped for about 10 minutes from 3:00 AM to 4:00 AM [JST] on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010.
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