Editorial & peer review policy
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- Research & publication ethics
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- Enacted on Jun 22, 2012
- First revision Jul 1, 2017
- Recently revised Jan 1, 2022
EDITORIAL AND PEER-REVIEW PROCESS
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The KMJ reviews all manuscripts received. The managing editor performs an initial quality check to identify potential issues, such as competing interests, compliance with editorial policies and ethical standards, and financial disclosures. Submissions may be returned to authors for changes or clarifications at this stage. A manuscript is previewed for its format and academic relevancy, and then rejected or sent to 2 or more most investigators available for review of the contents. The identities of reviewers will not be revealed to the authors or vice versa through the use of double-blinded reviews. The editor selects peer reviewers on the recommendation of the Editorial Board members or draws them from the Board’s specialist database. A review of the statistical analysis may be requested. Members of the editorial board are permitted to submit articles to the KMJ. These submissions are not given priority over other manuscripts, and Editorial Board Member status has no bearing on editorial considerations. Acceptance of a manuscript is based on critiques and the recommendation of the referees. A reviewer may recommend “accept,” “minor revision,” “major revision,” or “reject.” If there is a discrepancy in the decisions between two referees or between the opinions of the author and reviewer(s), the Editor may send the manuscript to another reviewer for additional comments and recommendation. The reviewed manuscripts are returned to the corresponding author with comments and recommended revisions. Names and decisions of the reviewers are masked. A final editor’s decision on acceptance or rejection for publication is forwarded by the Editorial Office to the corresponding author.
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The most common reasons for rejection are topics that are too specific or a target audience that is too limited, insufficient originality, serious scientific flaws, poor quality of illustrations, or absence of a message of importance to readers. Rarity of a disease condition is itself not an acceptable justification for rejecting a case report. The peer-review process takes usually two to three weeks after the manuscript is received.
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Revisions are typically requested to address criticisms and comments made by reviewers. The revised manuscript should be resubmitted through the KMJ web portal. Failure to resubmit a revised manuscript within 2 months without notice from the corresponding author is regarded as a withdrawal. The corresponding author must indicate clearly which alterations have been made in response to the reviewer's comments, point by point. Acceptable reasons should be given for noncompliance with any recommendation of the reviewers.
EDITORIAL POLICY
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The Editor assumes that all authors listed in a manuscript have agreed with the following policy of KMJ on submission of manuscripts. Preprinted manuscripts in medRxiv, bioRxiv, or similar platforms can be submitted to the Journal. However, manuscripts published in other journals will not be considered for publication except for negotiated secondary publication. If a new author should be added or an author should be deleted after the submission, it is the responsibility of the corresponding author to ensure that the authors concerned are aware of and agree to the change in authorship. The KMJ assumes no responsibility for such changes.
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Minimum article processing charges are due for every accepted manuscript. All published manuscripts become the permanent property of the Kosin University College of Medicine and may not be published elsewhere without written permission.
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