GUIDE FOR AUTHORS

The Korean Society of Physical Medicine publishes critical information regarding on the physiotherapy and rehabilitation. The Journal contains original article, case report related to clinical, translational, and basic science research. Original article written in English will be accepted for publication with the understanding that they have not been published previously, nor are under consideration for publication, in any other journal.

SUBMISSIONS REQUIREMENT

All authors specified by the Korean Society of Physical Medicine dues must be paid a full member. The start up price for a new individual members is Korean won, ￦30,000. The subscription price of this journal is Korean won, ￦30,000 annually.

MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION

1. All submissions should be made online at The Korean Society of Physical Medicine site: http://www.kspm.or.kr/.
2. Author check list and Copyright transfer should be submitted separately by e-mail (kspm@hanmail.net) which can be found via homepage.
3. Manuscripts are preferred in Microsoft Word format (.doc files). Documents must be double-spaced, with margins of one inch on all sides. All lines of the text should be numbered serially in the left margin, and the entire manuscript should be paginated. Manuscripts should be compiled in the following order: abstract; main text; acknowledgments; appendices (as appropriate); references with captions.
4. The second page should include an abstract not exceeding 200 words and key words (up to 3). Abbreviations and special symbols should not be used in the abstract.
5. Figures should be in black ink on heavy white paper with special attention paid to clarity.
6. References should be listed in the order in which they appear in the article. Journal references should give author’s surname followed by forename initials, title of article, name of periodical, publication year, volume number, and the first and last page numbers. In the reference list, include all authors’ names for works with up to three authors, if there are four or more authors, list first three names followed by “et al.”. Book citations should give authors, book title, edition, city, publisher, year, and page numbers, if necessary.

AUTHORSHIP AND ETHICAL ISSUES

This journal followed the statements of International standards for editors and authors (http://publicationethics.org/ international-standards-editors-and-authors) or ICMJE.

All authors are required to secure permission for the reproduction of any figure, table, or extensive(more than fifty word) extract from the text, from a source which is copyrighted.

In studies of human projects, the procedures should be in accorance with the ethical standards of the Istitutional Review Board(IRB) of author's institution and with Declaration of Helsinki.

PEER-REVIEW

All manuscripts are treated as confidential. They are peer-reviewed by at least 3 anonymous reviewers selected by editor. The corresponding author is notified as soon as possible of the editor's decision to accept, reject, or request revision of manuscripts. When final revised manuscript is completely acceptable, it is scheduled for publication in the next available issues.

Publication Charge

The publication fee for general article is Korean won, ￦200,000. The publication fee for granted article is Korean won, ￦400,000. The publication fee for urgent reviewed article is Korean won, ￦500,000.

Contact Information

The authors who need assistance for online submission process and preparing PDF file, please contact Editorial Office: Editorial Office of the Korean Society of Physical Medicine(KSPM) Department of Physical Therapy, Eulji University, Seongnam, Gyeonggi, Korea Tel: +82-10-8868-8522, e-mail: kspm@hanmail.net