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Korean Association of Child Studies

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Article types

Research Article
Review
Case Report
Letter

Readiness requirements

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Abstract length

  • Provide an author-written abstract of no more than 250 words.
  • The abstract should be no more than 250 words in English.
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  • Up to 5 keywords should be listed at the bottom of the abstract to be used as index terms.
  • Objective, methods, results and conclusion of the article should be clearly shown in the abstract.
  • Regardless of the language of the body of the text, the title, abstract, tables, figures, acknowledgments, notes, ethics statement (in the case of manuscript in Korean, and only if the IRB approval number is available), and references should be prepared in English.

Keywords

  • Provide up to 5 keywords chosen by the author.

Reference style

  • Articlo formats your supplied references in APA style and checks that citations match the reference list; source validity is not verified.
  • Review: The length of manuscripts for the empirical article and review should not be exceeded 25 pages including references, tables and figures.
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  • References should be listed in the APA style.
  • All references must be written in English, complete, and accurate.
  • Each reference must be cited in text and all references cited in text should appear in the list.
  • Where possible, the DOI for the reference should be included at the end of the reference, and online citations should include the date of access.
  • If references, tables, or figures have been moved, added, or deleted during the revision process, they should be reviewed to verify accuracy and completeness.

Figure and table rules

  • Keep every figure and table numbered, captioned, and cited in the manuscript.
  • Tables should be numbered in the form Table 1, Table 2, and Table 3.
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  • The figures should be numbered in the form Figure 1, Figure 2, and Figure 3.
  • Image files for the figures should be prepared in high resolution(4inch, 900dpi).
  • Results: The results should be presented in logical sequence in the text, tables, and figures.
  • The title of the table should be on top placed.
  • All abbreviations should be described as full name in each figure.
  • The text may not repeat all the data in the tables or figures, but describe important points and trends.

Funding statement

  • All sources of funding applicable to the study should be stated here explicitly.

Competing interests

  • Add or confirm the author-written Conflict of interest statement; Articlo flags it if author input is still needed.
  • Any commercial or financial involvements that might represent an appearance of a conflict of interest also should be disclosed.

Ethics statement

  • Add or confirm the author-written Ethics statement; Articlo flags it if author input is still needed.

Blinded manuscript

  • Include or confirm the blinded manuscript required by the journal. Articlo checks this item and flags anything that still needs author input.

Title page and author information

  • A manuscript title, each author’s full name and affiliation, and running title (no more than 35 characters in length) should be provided both in Korean and English.
  • Neither the author’s names nor their affiliations should appear on the manuscript.
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  • A ‘corresponding author’ for reprints should be indicated, and full contact information should be provided.
  • If required, the corresponding author should resubmit a revised manuscript and indicate the alterations that have been made in response to the reviewers’ comments item by item.
  • The names, affiliations, and designations of the authors should be doublechecked, and if the originally submitted image files were of poor resolution, higher resolution image files should be submitted at this time.

Statistical reporting

  • The statistical significance of observed differences should be indicated by * for p p p 10.
  • Methods of statistical analysis and criteria for statistical significance should be described.

Submission forms

  • The manuscript should be double spaced in 11 point font on A4 sized paper.
  • Editorials, commentaries, and book reviews should not be exceeded 10 pages.
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  • The author(s) must respond within 5-7 days when the manuscript editor contacts the author for revisions.
  • Publication Charges: In addition to the page charge of 20,000 KRW per page, publication processing fee (up to 10 pages) of 200,000 KRW should be paid.
  • Unless otherwise stated, manuscripts should adhere to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.), and the Publication Guideline of the KJCS.
  • Case Report: Case report should not be exceeded 15 pages.
  • The manuscript should be prepared in a Hangul (.hwp) or MicroSoft Word (.docx) file format.
  • The submitted manuscript should be reviewed to be published by the Editorial Board.
  • The title should be short, informative, and contain the major key words.
  • Each author should have participated sufficiently in the work to take public responsibility for the content.
  • Rather, new and important findings should be emphasized.
  • Authors should disclose whether they had any writing assistance and identify the entity that paid for this assistance.
  • Any presentation history at a meeting/conference should be included if relevant.
  • Authors should include any such declarations (having informed the editor first).
  • Letter: Only the first letter of the first word in the title and data should be capital letters.
  • Review: We conduct expedited reviews on a first come, first-served basis, and authors should submit a request for expedited review.
  • The information must be specific, including the financial relationship that any author has with sponsoring organizations and the for-profit interests the organizations represent and with any for-profit products discussed or implied in the text of the manuscript.
  • It needs to be indicated, if the study was submitted as a master’s thesis or doctoral dissertation toward an academic degree.
  • The expedited reviews are limited to five manuscripts.
  • Only limited information would be informed to a member of the editorial board if he or she is among the authors.
  • Author candidates need to create an account at the first time of submission, and if you have reviewed or authored for the journal in the past year it is likely that you will have had an account created.

Authorship and originality

  • All persons designated as authors should be qualified for authorship.
  • All contributors who do not meet the criteria for authorship should be listed.
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  • In addition, all authors are asked to submit signed Author Statement Form, and Author’s Checklist.
  • All authors should register with KACS.
  • Persons who have contributed intellectually to the paper but whose contributions do not justify authorship may be named.

Language and text style

  • The manuscript should be submitted in Korean or English.
  • The use of acronyms and abbreviations should be avoided.
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  • Only standard abbreviation should be used.
  • Abbreviations should be minimized.
  • Methods: The research plan, subjects, and the measures used should be described, in that order (If the manuscript is in English and has an IRB approval number, indicate in the first line of the methods section that IRB has reviewed it.).

Submission forms and permissions

  • Final version and copyright: After the paper has been accepted for publication, the author(s) should submit the final version of the manuscript.
  • Copyrights of all published meaterials are owned by the KACS and must not be published elsewhere without written permission.
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  • All manuscripts should be submitted via online submission system or email.
  • All manuscripts should be submitted via online submission system ( http://www.childstudies.org ).

Article type and manuscript length

  • The manuscripts for original articles or case studies must to be organized in the following sequence: title page, abstract and keywords, main text (introduction, methods, results, and discussion), acknowledgments, notes, conflict of interest statement, ethics statement (in the case of manuscript in Korean, and only if the IRB approval number is available), references, tables, figures, and ORCID.

Manuscript structure

  • Introduction: The purpose of the investigation, relevant background information, reviews of previous research, and research questions and hypotheses should be described.
  • Discussion: The results of research should be interpreted for readers.
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  • The contents of the introduction or results should not be simply repeated.
  • In the case of manuscripts in Korean, the IRB approval number should be written on this section, only if the IRB approval number is available.
  • If numerical measurements are given, the unit of measurement should be included in the column heading.
  • The meaning of the observed opinion, along with its limits, should be explained, and within the limits of the research results, the conclusion should be connected to the purpose of the research.
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What your package checks

Abstract: 250 words
Keywords: Up to 5 keywords
References: APA
Declarations: Conflict of interest, Ethics
Format: 11 pt, double spacing

Source transparency

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