Editorial Workflow
Peer Review Policy
| First Round | Decision |
|---|---|
| All three reviewers call for <accepted> or <accepted after revision> | Manuscript accepted or accepted after revision |
| One or more reviewers call for <resubmission after revision> without any calls for <rejection> | Manuscript resubmitted after revision |
| Only one reviewer calls for <rejection> | Publication or resubmission of manuscript to be decided by the editorial board |
| Two or more reviewers call for <rejection> | Manuscript rejected |
| Second Round | Decision |
|---|---|
| All three reviewers call for <accepted> or <accepted after revision> | Manuscript accepted or accepted after revision |
| Only one reviewer calls for <rejection> or <resubmission after revision> | Acceptance or rejection to be decided by the editorial board |
| Two or more reviewers call for <resubmission after revision> or <rejection> | Manuscript rejected |
1. [Number of reviewers]
A submitted manuscript shall be reviewed by three reviewers.
2. [Appointment of Editorial Board]
The editor-in-chief shall proceed with the peer review process by appointing editors in accordance with the academic field of each submitted manuscript.
3. [Appointment of reviewers]
The editor shall appoint three reviewers who are experts in the related field for each manuscript.
4. [Peer Review Results]
After reviewing the submitted manuscript, the reviewer shall report whether the manuscript shall be accepted, accepted after revision, resubmitted after revision, or rejected.
- • The manuscript shall be accepted or be accepted after minor revision if no referee calls for resubmission after revision or rejection.
- • The manuscript shall be resubmitted after revision if one or more reviewers decide that the manuscript should be resubmitted after revision and no referee calls for rejection.
- • The editorial board shall decide on whether the manuscript shall be accepted after revision or rejected, if only one reviewer calls for the rejection of the manuscript.
- • The manuscript shall be rejected if two or more reviewers call for rejection.
- • A resubmitted manuscript shall be accepted or be accepted after revision if no reviewer calls for resubmission after revision or rejection. The manuscript shall be rejected if two or more out of three reviewers reject the manuscript. The editorial board shall decide on whether to have the manuscript resubmitted after revision or to reject it, if only one referee calls for either the rejection or resubmission of the manuscript even after revision.
- • Once the manuscript has been rejected by the editorial board, the contributor cannot resubmit the manuscript to the Journal under the same title and content.
5. [Anonymity among Author and reviewers]
Both reviewers and author shall maintain anonymity throughout the peer review process.
6. [English Abstract]
The English abstract of a manuscript shall be edited by a native speaker before submission. The editing board can defer the publication of a manuscript, if the English abstract of the manuscript were to be deemed problematic.
※Other matters related to the peer review which have not been specified above shall be decided by the editorial board.