Submission Types and Format

I. Research articles

A manuscript should be no more than 9,000 words in length, including the following contents:

• i. a cover page including:
  • an email address, a mailing address and a short introduction about the author(s)/contributor(s).
  • an abstract in the length around 200 words and 4-5 keywords
• ii. a list of references of no more than five (5) pages
• iii. tables and figures, if any
  Submissions that does not conform to the basic requirements as mentioned above may be subject to rejection or re-submission before the peer-review process.

II. Overview or translation of primary sources for Korean studies

An overview article of source materials/archives for Korean studies should be no more than 9,000 words in length, including the following contents:

• i. a cover page including:
  • an email address, a mailing address, and a short introduction about the author(s)/contributor(s).
  • an abstract in the length around 200 words and 4-5 keywords
• ii. a list of references of no more than five (5) pages
• iii. tables and figures, if any

An annotated translation of primary sources on Korea should include the following contents:

• i. a cover page including:
  • an email address, a mailing address, and a short introduction about the author(s)/contributor(s).
  • bibliographical information of the source, the an introductory note in length around 200 words, and 4-5 keywords
• ii. Footnotes, tables and figures, or reproductions of the original text may be added, if necessary.
  In the event of publication, the author is responsible for acquiring high-resolution images of the text, along with permission to publish them.

Peer-Review Process

• Initial review will be shortly processed by the editorial board (within 7 days) whether a submitted manuscript meets the formatting guidelines and scope of the journal.
• The manuscript accepted for peer-review will undergo double blind review by two experts in the field as recommended by members of the editorial board.
• Evaluation process will usually take up to 3 months from the submission date till the notification of the result. Should the review process take longer, the author will be notified.
• Publication approval of a manuscript will be confirmed by the editorial board after sufficient revisions (if necessary) are made by the author(s). A pre-publication approval can be issued on request thereafter.
• The journal editors reserve the right to make stylistic amendments including grammar, Romanization, and citation format without consulting the author. Final proofs incorporating any such corrections will be sent to the author for final approval. (It would take about 6 months or more from article submission until publication.)

Research Ethics

All fields of scholarly research presume that one's own work is original and others' work is clearly attributed. Prospective contributors should avoid the followings:

1. Plagiarism

• Inclusion of contents or ideas taken from others' published works (in academic journals, books, or proceedings) without proper attribution.
• Use of contents that are derived from other's primary materials, whether published or not, or from their intellectual property, without crediting original authorship and/or sources.

2. Redudant/Duplicate Publication

• Submission of a manuscript that has been accepted for publication in another journal.
• Submission of a manuscript that is being reviewed for publication by another journal.

Should any author be judged by the editorial board of the journal to have violated of the research ethics as mentioned above, the author(s) will not be eligible to make an individual or co-authored submission to the journal for three years from the date of violation.

Contact Point (Managing Editor)

For further information regarding manuscript submission, please contact:

• Ko Chanmi, Managing Editor of The Review of Korean Studies 323 Haogae-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea 13455
• Phone : +82-31-730-8746
• Email : review@aks.ac.kr