The Society for Free Radical Research Japan is promoting to digitally archive the “Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition (JCBN)”, which was published from 1986 to 2003*. <Copyright> 1986-2002 Institute of Applied Biochemistry 2002-2003 The Japanese Society of Clinical Nutrition and The Japanese Society of Lipid Peroxide and Free Radical Research This archive includes all previously published materials and will be made freely accessible to public via internet without charge or restriction. The archive will be placed on J-STAGE, operated by the Japan Science and Technology Agency. In moving forward with this project, the society needs to obtain approvals from copyright holders (Japanese Copyright Law Articles 21-28). With regard to all the articles published in the JCBN, in which ownership of the copyrights is unclear, this society would like to obtain the reproduction rights (Japanese Copyright Law Article 21) and the public transmission rights (Japanese Copyright Law Article 23) from the copyright holders in order to promptly make public these electronic archives so that they are available for research purposes. Copyright holders who wish not to grant reproduction and public transmission rights to the society, are requested to contact the society at the address noted below before July 31, 2009. In cases whereby the societies are not contacted, processing will be carried out as though permission has been granted. Please note that the copyright transfer being requested at this time is for the sole purpose of making the JCBN electronically available to the public. Thus, authors will be allowed to use the subject materials without permission for their own research purposes. Thank you for your much appreciated cooperation.

Japanese Society for Free Radical Research Japan, President Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition, Editor-in-Chief Toshikazu Yoshikawa.