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Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing
Posted in November 21, 2022
Sixteen check list of compliance of Korean Journal of Community Nutrition to the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing published September 15, 2022 [joint statement by Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), the Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association (OASPA), and the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME); https://doaj.org/apply/transparency] was as follows:
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JOURNAL CONTENT
1. Name of journal
The official journal title is Korean Journal of Community Nutrition. Abbreviated title is Korean J Community Nutr.
2. Website
- The URL of the official journal website is https://kjcn.or.kr.
- Aims and scope: https://kjcn.or.kr/index.php?body=aims
- Readership: https://kjcn.or.kr/index.php?body=aims
- Types of manuscripts: https://kjcn.or.kr/index.php?body=instructions
- Authorship criteria: https://kjcn.or.kr/index.php?body=ethics
- eISSN: 2287-1624 [2012 to 2022 (vol. 27, no. 4)], 2951-3146 [2022 (vol. 27, no. 5) to present]
3. Journal schedule
The Korean Journal of Community Nutrition is published six times a year (on the last day of every two months).
4. Archiving
The Korean Journal of Community Nutrition is accessible without barrier from KoreaMed (https://koreamed.org/volumes/106) and Korea Citation Index (https://www.kci.go.kr) and is archived in the National Library of Korea (http://nl.go.kr) in the event the journal is no longer published.
5. Copyright
All published papers become the permanent property of the Korean Society of Community Nutrition. Copyrights of all published materials are owned by the Korean Society of Community Nutrition. Permission must be obtained from the Korean Society of Community Nutrition for any commercial use of materials. Every author should sign the copyright transfer agreement forms (https://kjcn.or.kr/index.php?body=instructions).
6. Licensing
This is an open-access journal distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial license, which permits unrestricted use, share in any medium or format, and adapt, provided the original work is properly cited for non-commercial purpose (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/).
JOURNAL PRACTICES
7. Publication ethics and related editorial policies
The Korean Journal of Community Nutrition follows the Guideline on Good Publication of COPE (https://publicationethics.org) and Recommendations of International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (https://www.icmje.org/recommendations).
Our publication ethics and related editorial policies are displayed on the For contributors (Code of Research Ethics) tab (https://kjcn.or.kr/index.php?body=ethics) and the For contributors (Instruction for Authors) tab (https://kjcn.or.kr/index.php?body=instructions) of the journal website.
Before initiating the peer review process, we utilize Similarity Check, a tool provided by Crossref and powered by iThenticate, to check the submitted research paper for any potential plagiarism.
The Editorial Board of The Korean Journal of Community Nutrition carefully examines whether all submitted manuscripts abide the ethical guidelines of ICMJE and COPE. The published articles should include the statements of conflict of interest, informed consent, and approval of Institutional Review Board.
When the journal faces suspected cases of research and publication misconduct such as a redundant (duplicate) publication, plagiarism, fabricated data, changes in authorship, undisclosed conflicts of interest, an ethical problem discovered with the submitted manuscript, a reviewer who has appropriated an author’s idea or data, complaints against editors, and other issues, the resolving process will follow the flowchart provided by COPE (https://publicationethics.org/resources/flowcharts). The Editorial Board of The Korean Journal of Community Nutrition will discuss the suspected cases and reach a decision. The Korean Journal of Community Nutrition will not hesitate to publish errata, corrigenda, clarifications, retractions, and apologies when needed.
8. Peer review
The Korean Journal of Community Nutrition has an online submission and peer review system at https://kjcn.jams.or.kr/.
The Korean Journal of Community Nutrition reviews all manuscripts received. A manuscript is first reviewed for its format and adherence to the aims and scope of the journal. If the manuscript meets these two criteria, it is dispatched to two investigators in the field with relevant knowledge.
The Korean Journal of Community Nutrition adopts double blind review, which means that the reviewers and authors cannot identify each others’ information. The authors’ names and affiliations are removed during peer review.
Assuming the manuscript is sent to reviewers, The Korean Journal of Community Nutrition waits to receive opinions from at least two reviewers. In addition, if deemed necessary, a review of statistics may be requested. The acceptance criteria for all papers are based on the quality and originality of the research and its scientific significance. Acceptance of the manuscript is decided based on the critiques and recommended decision of the reviewers.
An initial decision will normally be made within 6 weeks of receipt of a manuscript, and the reviewers’ comments are sent to the corresponding author by the online submission and peer review system. The corresponding author must indicate the alterations that have been made in response to the reviewers’ comments item by item. Failure to resubmit the revised manuscript within 8 weeks of the editorial decision is regarded as a withdrawal. A final decision on acceptance/rejection for publication is forwarded to the corresponding author from the editor.
All manuscripts from editors, employees, or members of the editorial board are processed same to other unsolicited manuscripts. During the review process, submitters will not engage in the decision process. Editors will not handle their own manuscripts although they are commissioned ones.
We neither guarantee the acceptance without review nor very short peer review times for unsolicited manuscripts. Commissioned manuscripts also reviewed before publication.
9. Access
The Korean Journal of Community Nutrition is an open access journal. A free full-text service, both in XML and PDF formats, is available immediately upon publication without an embargo period.
ORGANISATION
10. Ownership and management
This journal is owned by the publisher, the Korean Society of Community Nutrition (https://www.koscom.or.kr/). The journal is managed by the Management Team (https://kjcn.or.kr/index.php?body=board).
11. Advisory body
The advisory body is the journal's editorial board. The full names and affiliations of the journal’s editors are displayed on the About (Editorial Board) tab of the journal website (https://kjcn.or.kr/index.php?body=board).
12. Editorial team and contact information
Editorial team is available from Editorial Board page (https://kjcn.or.kr/index.php?body=board).
Contact information
Administrative Manager: Kim, Soo hyun
Address: 904 Hyundai Hyel, 213-12, Saechang-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul 04376, Korea
Tel: +82-2-749-0747
Fax: +82-2-749-0746
Email: kjcn45@koscom.or.kr
BUSINESS PRACTICES
13. Author Fees
An article processing charge (APC) is charged to the corresponding author once the paper is approved for publication, including manuscript editing costs, reference proofreading costs, and file processing costs per paper, etc.
14. Other revenue
Revenue sources of the journal are from the support of the Korean Society of Community Nutrition and Korean Government.
15. Advertising
The Korean Journal of Community Nutrition does not accept advertisements.
16. Direct Marketing
Journal propagation has been done through the journal web site and distribution of an introduction pamphlet. Invitations to submit a manuscript are usually focused on the presenters at conferences, seminars, or workshops if the topic is related to The Korean Journal of Community Nutrition's aims and scope.
