1-a The Society for Regenerative Hard Tissue Biology Summary
1-b The rule of the society
1-c. An organization chart, A share of the office, A list of members
1-d Schedule of Publication of The Journal of Hard Tissue Biology
1-a The Society of Hard Tissue Regenerative Biology Summary
	Purpose
	To research on hard tissue and related gene structure, interchange the information
	about research technology and its development and promote friendship among the members
	Number of the members
	Active member 345 (Annual dues; Active member 7,000yen, Student 5,000yen
	Supporting member
	15 groups (Annual dues; 20,000yen) Company, Library 11groups (at March, 2001)
	Executives
	President　Kichibee Otsuka
	Vice president Kiyoshi Ohura
	Office
	Main office (Registration)
	Nihon Gakujutsu Foundation Toshiaki Takayama
	TEL : 03-5410-0242 FAX : 03-5410-1822
	Secretary
	Department of Oral Health Sciences, Nihon University School of Dentistry
	Masao Maeno
	TEL : 03-3219-8118 FAX : 03-3219-8138 E-mail: maeno@dent.nihon-u.ac.jp
	Editorial office
	Address of Submission:
	Jose　Vreven
	University of Catholic Louvain, Belgium
	Managing Editor:
	Tohru Takagi
	905,1-10-11 Sekiguchi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 112-0014
	Fax. 03-3268-6397 E-mail : jhtb@hill.dti.ne.jp
	Supporting member office
	Shu Tanaka
	Dept.of Anatomy1st, School of Dentistry, Tsurumi Univ.
	TEL: 045-581-1001(EXT 3349) FAX: 045-573-9599
	General Meeting
	Chairman : Kichibee Otsuka, Nihon University School of Dentistry
	Once a year
	20th Meeting of the Society of Hard Tissue Biology
	Publishing
	Journal of Hard Tissue Biology
	2-3 / year (English version 3 times) p.110 / a year, 500 copies
	Award
	Hard Tissue Biology Award
	Distinguished Scientist Award in Hard Tissue biology
	International exchange in publishin
	Sending of the journal 180copies 50countries 180 institutions
	Scientific Registration
	Nihon Gakujutsu Kaigi ( 21 May ,2000)
	18th Gakujutsu Kenkyu Group(4th section)
	Association of Gene Biological Researcher
Letter from President
Letter from the Japanese Society of Hard Tissue Research & Technology
An International Information Network for Research in Hard Tissue Biology
The Journal of Hard Tissue Biology provides an interdisciplinary and international forum for original research
on hard tissues and related cells, and their biological functions.
The subject should be related to the synthesis, structure or function of the matrix macromolecules, the
relationships among the matrix components or the interactions of cells.
Suitable background disciplines include structural, molecular, computational or cellular biology,
immunohistochemistry, crystallography, macromolecular chemistry and gene technology.
It is our aim to publish articles that are scientifically rigorous, timely and at the forefront of the field.
Publication will in most instances be no longer than 6 months following acceptance.
The journal will also publish invited articles on selected topics.
Proceedings and abstracts of international meetings devoted largely to the extracellular matrix and celluar
biology will be considered for publication as special issues.
The Joumal is published by the Japanese Society of Hard Tissue Research & Technology twice a year.
The circulation is now about 1,000 for each volume.
Articles from overseas scientists are encouraged with the page charges being waivered.
Overseas investigators are also invited to submit papers for oral presentation at the annual meetings of our
society.
The 11th meeting are held in Tokyo, 2002.
Further information may be obtained from any of the officers listed on the final page or from the Society
office.
It is my dream that an international network of hard tissue researchers will be formed under the guidance of
this society.
President