Provision of Publication (발간규정)

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Publications Bylaws

Chapter I. General Provisions

Article 1 (Title)
The title of this journal shall be 《漢字硏究》 (Hanja Research) in Chinese and The Journal of Chinese Character Studies (JCCS) in English.

Article 2 (Purpose)
These Regulations govern matters relating to manuscript submission, peer review, editing, and publication procedures that arise in the course of publishing Hanja Research.

Article 3 (Nature)
This journal is devoted primarily to scholarly research in the field of Chinese character studies. It also aims to discover and investigate new research materials in the field and to introduce relevant research institutions.

Article 4 (Publisher)
The publisher of this journal shall be the Korea Institute of Chinese Character Studies. The publication and printing of Hanja Research shall be carried out under the authority designated by the Korea Institute of Chinese Character Studies.

Article 5 (Publication Schedule)
This journal shall be published three times annually, on April 30th, August 30th, and December 30th.

Chapter II. Manuscript Submission

Article 6 (Eligibility for Submission)
Any person who faithfully fulfills the obligations of membership in the Association shall be eligible to submit a manuscript.
Authors must comply with all regulations of this journal and must not have any record of being prohibited from submitting manuscripts or having received an equivalent disciplinary sanction.
Manuscripts that have failed the review process shall not be considered for publication.
Submitted manuscripts, whether originating domestically or internationally, must be unpublished works appearing in print for the first time.
An author may submit only one article per issue and may not submit articles in two consecutive issues.

Article 7 (Length of Manuscripts)
The length of submitted manuscripts shall conform to the journal's Submission Guidelines.

Article 8 (Abstract)
All manuscripts shall be accompanied by an abstract written in English. Manuscripts written in English shall include both English and Chinese abstracts. In addition, approximately five keywords must be provided.

Article 9 (Author Information)
Submissions must include the author's name in Chinese characters and in English, institutional affiliation, academic or professional title, e-mail address, the English title of the manuscript, an English abstract, English keywords, and information concerning research funding, including whether the research was supported by a research grant.

Article 10 (Submission Deadlines)
Manuscripts for the April 30th, August 30th, and December 30th issues shall be submitted no later than February 28th (or February 29th in a leap year), June 30th, and October 30th, respectively.

Article 11 (Submission Procedures)
Authors shall submit one electronic manuscript file (DOC or DOCX format) and one PDF file through the journal website (http://www.hanja.asia/) no later than the applicable submission deadline. In exceptional circumstances, the manuscript may be submitted to the Editorial Board by e-mail.

Article 12 (Review Fees)
Invited manuscripts shall be exempt from review fees. Invited manuscripts are those solicited by the journal from distinguished scholars and experts, whether domestic or international.
Regular contributors shall pay a review fee of KRW 90,000 per manuscript. Contributors holding Chinese nationality shall pay RMB 500.
Doctoral students shall receive a reduced rate and pay a review fee of KRW 60,000 per manuscript. Contributors holding Chinese nationality shall pay RMB 300.

Article 13 (Publication Charges)
Invited manuscripts shall be exempt from publication charges.
Authors whose manuscripts have been accepted for publication shall pay a publication fee of KRW 100,000.
Manuscripts supported by research grants shall be subject to a publication fee of KRW 200,000.
Contributors holding Chinese nationality shall pay RMB 300, or RMB 600 for grant-supported research.
Doctoral students shall receive a reduced publication fee of KRW 70,000 per manuscript. Contributors holding Chinese nationality shall pay RMB 200.
Upon publication, the Editorial Board shall provide each author with two complimentary copies of the journal. As all articles are made available on the journal website, offprints shall not be issued.
Review fees and publication charges may be remitted to either of the designated bank accounts specified by the journal.

Article 14 (Return of Manuscripts)
If a submitted manuscript violates the regulations of this journal or applicable research ethics standards, the Editor-in-Chief may return the manuscript or require revisions.

Article 15 (Miscellaneous Requirements)
Any matters relating to manuscript preparation that are not specifically addressed herein shall be governed by the Guidelines for Manuscript Submission established by the Editorial Board.

Article 16 (Online Publication)
All articles published in this journal may, in accordance with the relevant regulations, be posted on the Institute's website and made publicly available through other relevant online platforms.

Chapter III. Editorial Board

Article 17 (Composition)
The Editorial Board of this journal shall consist of one Editor-in-Chief and twelve Editorial Board Members.
Editorial Board Members shall be appointed from among individuals holding a full-time academic position of Lecturer or above at a university anywhere in the world, those possessing equivalent qualifications, or those who have made distinguished contributions to academic societies, scholarly research, or specialized academic fields.

Article 18 (Appointment)
Editorial Board Members shall be selected through deliberation and approval by the relevant appointment committee.
After the Editorial Board Members have been appointed, one individual shall be selected from among them to serve as Editor-in-Chief.

Article 19 (Convening of Meetings)
The Editorial Board shall be chaired by the Editor-in-Chief. Regular meetings of the Editorial Board shall be convened within ten days following the submission deadline.
In addition, extraordinary meetings may be convened by the Editor-in-Chief whenever necessary to deliberate upon and decide matters relating to the operation and publication of the journal.

Article 20 (Meetings and Resolutions)
A resolution of the Editorial Board shall be adopted upon the participation of more than one-half of all Editorial Board Members and the affirmative vote of a majority of the members present.

Article 21 (Duties)
The Editorial Board shall be responsible for deliberating on and implementing matters relating to the receipt of manuscripts, the selection of reviewers, the conduct of the peer-review process, the editing of manuscripts, the publication of the journal, and other matters pertaining to editorial administration and publication.

Article 22 (Term of Office)
The Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board Members shall serve a term of two years and may be reappointed.
Provided that the qualification requirements continue to be satisfied, there shall be no limitation on the number of consecutive terms that the Editor-in-Chief or Editorial Board Members may serve.

Chapter IV. Review Provisions and Procedure

Article 23 (Composition of the Review Panel)
Each manuscript shall be reviewed by three reviewers.
Upon resolution of the Editorial Board, reviewers shall be selected from among full-time university faculty members holding the rank of Lecturer or above, professionals holding doctoral degrees, and individuals with distinguished academic achievements and demonstrated research and publication capabilities.
Preference shall be given to individuals who have published works in fields related to the manuscript under review.
Preference shall also be given to individuals who have published academic papers relevant to the subject area of the manuscript.
If a designated reviewer is unable to conduct the review, the Editorial Board shall promptly appoint a replacement reviewer.
Scholars affiliated with the same institution as the author shall not serve as reviewers.

Article 24 (Appointment of Reviewers)
Once reviewers have been selected, the Editorial Board shall immediately notify them.
Upon acceptance of the invitation, the reviewers shall be formally appointed.
To ensure fairness and impartiality, reviewers shall receive anonymized manuscripts from which all identifying information has been removed.
Standardized evaluation forms and copies of the manuscripts shall also be provided.
Reviewers shall conduct reviews through the journal's online review system.
Where special circumstances make online review impracticable, the Editorial Board may provide review forms and manuscript copies directly to the reviewers.

Article 25 (Review Criteria)
Manuscripts shall be evaluated according to the following criteria: Originality (30%), Logical Coherence (20%), Overall Completeness of the Manuscript (10%), Structural Appropriateness (20%), and Academic Contribution (20%).
In order to ensure objectivity and efficiency in the review process, the review criteria may be modified, added to, or reduced as necessary.

Article 26 (Review Period)
The review process shall be completed by March 31st for the April 30th issue, by July 31st for the August 30th issue, and by November 30th for the December 30th issue.

Article 27 (Evaluation and Reporting)
Reviewers shall record detailed evaluation results either in the journal's online review system or on the prescribed review form.
Reviewers shall submit their review results to the Editor-in-Chief within the designated review period.

Article 28 (Publication Decisions)
A manuscript shall be eligible for publication only if the average score assigned by the three reviewers is 70 points or higher.
If revision is required, the author shall revise and supplement the manuscript accordingly.
Failure to comply with revision requirements may result in rejection.
If an author disagrees with the requested revisions, the author may submit a written explanation and request reconsideration.
Regardless of the numerical score, a manuscript shall be rejected if two or more reviewers recommend against publication.
Review results shall be classified into three categories: Accept (80 points or above), Accept with Revisions (70–79 points), and Reject (69 points or below).

Article 29 (Appeals)
An author may file an appeal against a review decision within ten days of notification.
Only one appeal shall be permitted.
Upon receipt of an appeal, the Editorial Board shall convene an emergency meeting to determine whether sufficient grounds exist for reconsideration.
If a re-review is approved, three new reviewers shall be appointed, and the publication decision shall be based upon the outcome of the re-review.

Article 30 (Review Exemption)
Manuscripts submitted by distinguished domestic or international scholars, as well as papers presented by invited foreign experts at academic conferences, may be exempt from the review process.

Article 31 (Disclosure of the Review Process)
To enhance the transparency of the peer-review process, published articles shall indicate the dates corresponding to each major stage of the review process, including the submission date, the review date, and the date of acceptance for publication.

Article 32 (Review Procedures and Schedule)

Article 33 (Confidentiality)
The Editorial Board shall not disclose the identities of reviewers, except where disclosure is required by law or extraordinary circumstances.

Article 34 (Plagiarism and Duplicate Publication)
Any manuscript suspected of plagiarism or duplicate publication, whether during review or after publication, shall be reported to the Editorial Board.
The Editorial Board shall investigate the allegations through a formal review process.
Where plagiarism or duplicate publication is confirmed, the author may be permitted to withdraw the manuscript; alternatively, publication may be denied or revoked. In addition, the individual may be prohibited from submitting or publishing in the journal for a period of not less than three years.

Article 35 (Record Keeping)
The Editorial Board shall maintain complete records of all review procedures and preserve all related documentation.

Article 36 (Publication Responsibility)
Authors shall bear sole responsibility for any errors contained in published articles.
Authors using commercial fonts shall convert them to freely licensed fonts prior to submission.
Neither the publisher, the editorial office, nor members of the Editorial Board shall bear any legal responsibility arising from the matters specified in Paragraphs 1 and 2 above.

Article 37 (Copyright)
Authors shall submit the copyright agreement prescribed by the Institute.
Copyright in published articles shall belong to the Korea Institute of Chinese Character Studies.
Authors may reproduce their articles in personal collections or books only after obtaining prior permission from the Institute.

Chapter V. Supplementary Provisions

Article 38 (Effective Date)
These Regulations shall take effect on September 1, 2009, upon approval by the Editorial Board.

Article 39 (Matters Not Provided For)
Any matters not expressly provided for in these Regulations shall be governed by generally accepted academic and publishing practices.

Enactment and Revision History
Enacted: September 1, 2009
Revised: June 21, 2010
Revised: March 1, 2011
Revised: June 21, 2011
Revised: August 31, 2011
Revised: September 1, 2012
Revised: December 1, 2013
Revised: April 15, 2014
Revised: September 1, 2014
Revised: April 10, 2015
Revised: January 10, 2016
Revised: May 1, 2017
Revised: May 1, 2018
Revised: January 1, 2019
Revised: January 1, 2020
Revised: September 1, 2022
Revised: May 1, 2023
Revised: May 1, 2024
Revised: April 10, 2025