GENERAL INFO

Establishment and Background

• The Japanese Humic Substance Society (JHSS) was founded in 2001 for the purpose of promoting and fostering the study of humic substances.
• The Japanese Association for Humic Substances, the predecessor of the JHSS was founded in 1984 to bring together scientists in soil, water, geochemical, analytical, and food sciences with interests in humic substances.
• JHSS also serves as the Japan Chapter of the International Humic Substances Society (IHSS).

Major activities

Annual Meetings

The society holds an annual meeting consisting of lectures, discussions and symposiums on humic subjects.

• 40th meetings at Kyoto Institute of Technology on 2024
• 39th meetings at Soka University on 2023
• 38th meetings at Toho University on 2022
• 37th meetings at The University of Shiga Prefecture on 2021 (online)
• 36th meetings at Kobe University on 2020 (online)
• 35th meetings at Horonobe on 2019
• 34th meetings at Tokyo University of Agriculture on 2018
• 33th meetings at Yamaguchi University on 2017
• 32th meetings at Meijyo University on 2017
• (18th IHSS Meetings at Kanazawa University) on 2016
• 31th meetings at Nagoya University on 2015
• 30th meetings at Nihon University on 2014
• 29th meetings at Saga University on 2013

Publications

• “Humic Substances Research (HSR)” is published as an annual issue, which is written research articles, reviews and information on aspect of humic substances in English or Japanese.
• Two books on humic substances (in japanese) were published in 2007 and 2008.

Organaization

JHSS has a  membership of over 200 scientists (JAN. 2022)

PUBLICATIONS

Official Journal of Society: Humic Substances Research (ISSN: 1349-4368)

Aims & Scope

“Humic Substances Research (HSR)” is an international publication medium for research papers, reviews, and resource and technical notes in the field of science and technology of humic substances and natural organic matter in a broad sense.

The journal covers items such as:

• Characterization from various origins and basic concepts
• Novel fractionation and separation techniques
• Novel analytical methods
• Chemical, biological, geochemical and physicochemical properties
• Interactions with xenobiotics
• Functions in agricultural, geochemical and environmental processes
• Agricultural and environmental applications

In particular, we are welcome for research papers that are concerning with standard and/or reference samples of humic substances and natural organic matter from IHSS and Japanese Humic Substances Society. Due to the characters for specialized journal of humic substances and natural organic matter, the submitted paper must include the details of (1) source of samples, (2) separation and purification methods, and (3) elemental composition (e.g., C, H, N, O, S, ash contents, and so on).

Call for Papers

“Humic Substances Research (HSR)” was published as an annual issue since 2004. Because this journal is opened in IHSS web-site from 2013, we hope more and more submission from international researchers. The editors welcome original scientific contributions on physical, chemical, biological, or related research on any aspect of theoretical or applied Humic subjects. The journal publishes research papers, notes, review articles, and comments. If you have any questions, do not hesitate and contact to Editor in editorial office.

• Instructios for Authors [PDF]
• Editors [PDF]
• Template [Word]
• Editor-in-Chief：Nobuhide Fujitake
  E-mail：fujitake[a]kobe-u.ac.jp

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PRODUCTS

About Humic Samples

• Two sets of humic and fulvic acids samples, isolated from two representative types of Japanese soils － an Umblic Andosol and a Dystric Cambisol by the IHSS method, were donated to JHSS by Lab. of Soil Science, Nagoya University－Professor Kuwatsuka and his co-workers.
• These samples were accredited as standard samples by JHSS in 1991.

• The chemical properties of these samples were reported in the following articles:

  1. Kuwatsuka, S., Watanabe, A., Itoh, K., and Arai, S. (1992) Comparison of two methods of preparation of humic and fulvic acids, IHSS method and NAGOYA method. Soil Sci. Plat. Nutri., 38, 23-30.
  2. Watanabe, A., Itoh, K., Arai, S., and Kuwatsuka, S. (1994) Comparison of the composition of humic and fulvic acids prepared by the IHSS method and NAGOYA method. Soil Sci. Plat. Nutri., 40, 601-608.
  3. Watanabe, A., Maie, N., Hepburn, A., McPhail, D.B., Abe, T., Ikeya, K., Ishida, Y., and Ohtani, H. (2004) Chemical characterization of Japanese Humic Substances Society standard soil humic and fulvic acids by spectroscopic and degradative analyses. Humic Substances Res., 1, 18-28.

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Allowed Quantities.

JHSS standard humic and fulvic acids provide the user with a means of comparing results that are obtained by the same method in two or more laboratories or results that are obtained by different experimental methods in a single laboratory. Although they are often used as primary reagents for conducting studies on humic substances, this was not the original intent of the Collection. In order to allow for the use of our materials by the maximum number of laboratories, purchases of Standard Samples are limited to 100 mg per year.