Withdrawal Procedures

Those who wish to withdraw from the Japan Academy of Nursing Science are required to submit a withdrawal form.

If you wish to cancel your membership, please submit your request by either method (1) through (3) by the end of the fiscal year (must arrive no later than March 31) after paying the membership fee for the relevant year. For applications (1) and (2), our office will contact you at a later date to confirm receipt of your withdrawal notice. (The reply will generally take about one week, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, summer vacation, and year-end and New Year's vacations.)

How to Submit Withdrawal Notification

1. mail (usu. in phrases like "e-mail", "text message", etc.)
   Please send us an e-mail with the subject line "Cancellation request" and your name and membership number (5-digit number) in the body of the message.
   In order to assist us in future operations, we ask for the main reason for withdrawal from membership.
   Please provide one of the main reasons for your withdrawal from the program below. If you choose "Other," please provide the reason for your withdrawal in the body of the e-mail.
   We would also appreciate your frank comments and requests to the Society.
   Since the conference presentation was over...
   Due to retirement
   Due to job change or transfer
   Not getting the research information I was hoping for.
   Not getting the practice information I expected.
   Few services are beneficial.
   High membership fee
   Unable to participate in academic conference activities due to busy work schedule
   There is a limit to the number of societies to which you can belong due to the rules of your organization.
   Other
   Mailing addressoffice@jans.or.jp
2. Delivery by mail
   Download withdrawal form
   Mailing address: 1-5-14 Kandasudacho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0041, Japan
   Diamant Bldg. 6F Japan Society of Nursing Science
3. Member My Page
   If the membership fee for the relevant year has been paid, you can apply for withdrawal from membership on My Page from April to the end of January of the following year. Please note that from February to the end of March, due to system reasons, we are temporarily unable to accept withdrawal requests from members' My Page because the next year's membership fee is being billed. During this period, please contact us using either method (1) or (2) to request withdrawal.

Note on withdrawal procedure

• If no request for withdrawal is made by the end of the fiscal year, the membership will automatically continue as a member for the following year. Please note that we cannot accept requests for membership withdrawal after the fiscal year has passed.
• In order to prevent misunderstandings regarding the withdrawal procedure, we do not accept phone calls.

In the event of the death of a member

Please fill out the following information and send it to us either by mail or e-mail (any format is acceptable)

• Membership number (5-digit number, but may be omitted if unknown)
• Member Name
• date of death
• Name of the sender, relationship (family member, office staff at employer, etc.) and contact information (address or e-mail address to which the notice of withdrawal should be addressed)

Recording in membership data

Article 15 of the Constitution of the Society provides for disqualification as follows
The membership data will be recorded in the membership category at the time of withdrawal as shown in the table below. The procedure for reapplying for membership differs depending on the classification at the time of withdrawal.

Article 15 of the Articles of Incorporation A member shall be disqualified for the following reasons	Recording in membership data
(1) When a member withdraws from the membership pursuant to the provisions of Article 16.	voluntary withdrawal (e.g. from a lawsuit)
(2) Failure to pay the membership fee for one year after the billing date	Disqualification for non-payment of dues
(3) In the event of death, declaration of disappearance, or dissolution	Death or disappearance
(4) When expelled pursuant to Article 17.	expulsion
(5) When a student member graduates, completes a course of study, or withdraws from school
(6) When any other reasons stipulated by laws and regulations are applicable.	Other