Frequently Asked Questions

■ Questions

Q1: Please let me know how to contact a researcher by e-mail. Q2: I have received an e-mail titled “[ReaD] You've got a contact mail.” What is this? Q3: I want to know the e-Rad code. Or, I want to know how to apply for the e-Rad. Q4: The letters in the confirmation mail from ReaD are garbled.

Answer

Q1 ：	Please let me know how to contact a researcher by e-mail.

A ：	When you can find the [Contact] button in the lower part of the detailed information display screen of the researcher information page, click the [Contact] button to open up the E-mail form to e-mail the researcher. Using this E-mail form, a user can send an inquiry e-mail to the researcher’s e-mail address for contact via the ReaD system. When there is no [Contact] button on his page, please try to contact directly to the institute he belongs to. For more information, please visit the following URL. [Release of mail sending function] http://read.jst.go.jp/info_maintenance_e.html

Q2 ：	I have received an e-mail titled “[ReaD] You've got a contact mail.” What is this?

A ：	This is an inquiry mail that a user has sent to you using the mail sending function of the ReaD system. You are kindly requested to consider how to handle this inquiry e-mail including whether your response to this mail is required or not. For more information, please visit the following URL. [Release of mail sending function] http://read.jst.go.jp/info_maintenance_e.html

Q3 ：	I want to know the e-Rad code. Or, I want to know how to apply for the e-Rad.

A ：	ReaD differs from the Information System for the Cross-ministerial R&D Management System: e-Rad. As for the e-Rad, please visit the following URL, and for more information, please contact the e-Rad. [Information System for the Cross-ministerial R&D Management System: e-Rad http://www.e-rad.go.jp/index.html

Q4 ：	The letters in the confirmation mail from ReaD are garbled.

A ：	ReaD uses UTF-8 encoding for the confirmation mails. (* The ReaD system supports UTF-8.) Depending on your e-mail software settings, letters in the confirmation mail may be garbled. Please set your e-mail software encoding to UTF-8, and view the confirmation mail again. If the letters are still garbled, please send back the e-mail to the ReaD Office.