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Regulation on application of manuscript for the publication

Enacted on May 1, 2008
Revised on Jan. 1, 2017
Revised on Jan. 1, 2019
Revised on Sep.1, 2020

Ⅰ.The Journal publishes the research paper, review, clinical case report which the editing committee of Korea Academy of Medical Science (KAMS) has reviewed. Whether they are published or not is determined by the editing committee.

Ⅱ.The eligibility of the application of manuscript is limited to the regular members who have paid the membership fee.

Ⅲ. The authors must include the authors' checklist in addition to the manuscript upon submission.

  1. Clinical trial / Experimental study : CONSORT Compliant
    http://www.consort-statement.org/
  2. Observational study (Cross-sectional study), Cohort study) : STROBE Compliant
    https://www.strobe-statement.org/
  3. System Review and Meta-Analysis : PRISMA Compliant
    http://www.prisma-statement.org/
  4. Clinical Case Report : CARE Compliant
    http://www.care-statement.org/

Ⅳ.The contents of manuscript applied for the KAMS shall be the results which have never been published or asked for publication in other academic journal. Once the paper is published on this Journal, the author shall not publish it on other journal on his own.

Ⅴ.Review and publicationof manuscript

  1. All manuscripts applied for the publication in this journal, including manuscripts submitted by directors and editors, shall get the review by 3 experts or more in the related field.
  2. Whether the manuscript is published or not is determined by the editing committee based on the review results.
  3. The data, volume, no, sequence, page and form of publication of the paper which is determined for publication shall be determined by the editing committee. If required, the editing commit may ask the author(s) to amend some parts of the papers.
  4. The Journal of Korea Academy of Medical Science (KAMS) is published four times a year (Feb. 28, May 31, Aug. 31 and Nov. 31) and if required, the special volume, increased volume, or appendix may be additionally published.
  5. The corresponding authors whose papers are published on the Journal as determined by the editing committee may be imposed of the publication fee.

Ⅵ.Peer review of the manuscript

The peer review of the manuscript applied for publications is conducted in a confidential manner. All manuscripts applied for the publication shall be asked to 3 experts (2 review members and 1 editing member) or more for peer review. Based on the review result, whether the manuscript would be published would be determined. The manuscript to be sent to the editor would be reviewed by the editor to determine whether it would be published. Once the editor makes the decision on publishing, such as no publication or request for amendment of the manuscript, the decision is informed to the corresponding author. If the finally amended manuscript is in complete compliance with the publication form and standard of the Journal, it would be published and the period of publication would be determined. If the manuscript is determined to be no publication, there is no further review.

Ⅵ.The form of the submitted manuscript shall comply with the following regulations. If the manuscript is not in compliance with the regulation on the application of manuscript for publication in the journal, the editing committee may refuse to accept the manuscript.

  1. Manuscript
    • The manuscript is prepared with 1.5 in the line spacing and paragraph spacing in MS Word. The total number of words is recommended that it be no longer than 5,500 words including abstract, main text, acknowledgments, tables, figure legends and references. A total of 7 figures or tables are allowed.
    • Type of paper to be used: A4

Ⅷ.Editing of contents

  1. The title of the paper (Korean and English), abstract, body and reference shall be written with the different line in their orders specified. The font (MalgunGothic), and the spacing between lines and paragraphs of 1.5 shall be used. Anything which is not specified below shall follow the default values of MS word.
  2. Title of paper
    • Font and paragraph: Font size (10pt), font (bold), alignment (Center), indent (0)
    • If the subtitle is used, mark the colon (:) at the end of the main title before describing the subtitle.
    • The font and the shape of paragraph of English title shall be the same with those of the Korean title. The first character of all words except the article, preposition and conjunction shall be written in upper case. But, if the subtitle is described, mark the colon (:) at the end of the main title and then the first character of the first word only shall be written in upper case while the rests are written in lower case.
  3. Author and author’s organization
    • The name of author and the author’s organization shall not be marked on the paper but directly entered according to the web publication procedure.
    • If the publication is decided, the name of author and the author’s organization shall be marked on the paper according to the form and the final paper file shall be finally uploaded.
    • In case of entering the paper for application on the web, whether there is the corresponding author shall be marked (there is the special blank for entering it).
    • For the diversity of manuscript submissions, the number of manuscripts submitted to the same institution should be within 20% per issue.
  4. Abstract
    • The Korean manuscript and English manuscript all have the English abstracts.
    • The abstracts shall be written with the number of words ranging from 200 to 250.
      • Size (10pt), font (Malgun Gothic), font (normal), alignment (Justify), indent (0)
      • Four items such as purpose, methods, results and conclusions are marked with the style “bold” and at the end of each item is marked with colon (:). The others are described in the style “normal”.
      • Each items shall have different line (Click Enter to write the next item)
      • If you want to check the number of abstract, drag the sentences and check the number of words displayed on the bottom.
    • Key words in the abstract: if there are 3 words or more, they shall be classified with the comma. Only the first character of each word is marked with upper case.
      • Key words are written in size (10pt), style (normal), alignment (Justify) and indent (0).
      • For example)Key Words: Stroke, Electrical stimulation, Motor recovery, Motor function
    • The abstract and the key words shall also be written in application for the manuscript on the web. The English abstract and English key words only are to be written.
  5. Body
    • In the body, general contents of the research shall be described in details and shall be arranged in the order of premise (including the objective of the research), research method, result, contemplation and conclusion.
    • Font, and paragraph: size (10pt), style (normal), alignment (Justify) and indent (1 character in the first line).
    • The numberingin multi-level list in the body shall be marked in the order of I., 1., 1), ⑴, ①.
      • I.:Size (10pt), style (normal), alignment (Justify) and indent (0)
      • 1.:Size (10pt), style (normal), alignment (Justify) and indent (0)
      • Numbers below the level above: size (10pt), style (normal), alignment (Justify) and indent (0)
    • The manuscript shall be written in Korean. If there is any possible confusion in transmitting the accurate meaning, the original word shall be written in the parenthesis at the end of the Korean word (in this case, there shall be no space between the word and parenthesis). The original word is used only on the first word in the body and it shall not be shown on the same words below.
    • The description of the equipment used in the research shall be described as follows: name of equipment (English), manufacturer (English), country (English): For example) BALANCE PAD(BALANCE PAD,AIREX,Switzerland)
    • Whether the subject of the test has agreed on the research method should be included (except for the animal test).
    • For references directly related to the content of the article, please include the reference number on the right side of the quotation in [ ] and include the full citation in cited references
  6. Table and figures
    • The table shall be prepared by using the “Insert Table”.
    • All tables and figures shall be prepared in English and the numbering shall be attached. In the body, it shall be written in the parenthesis. For example). (Table 1), (Fig. 1), (Table 1, 2), (Fig. 1, 2), (Table 1)(Fig. 1)
    • If the paper is written in Korean, the English abbreviations can be used in the tables and figures after Korean. But, in that case, the abbreviation shall be explained below the table or figure.
    • The title of the table and figure, abbreviation or the contents of the table shall be written with size (10pt), font (Malgun Gothic), font (normal), alignment (Justify), indent (0), line spacing and paragraph spacing of 1.0.
    • The contents of tables and figures shall be listed in a way that they do not re-write the description in the body.
    • The description of abbreviations used in the table and figure shall be listed below the table and figure.
    • The figure shall be based on the color of gray. If the author wants to post the color figure, he shall bear the additional expenses. The figure shall be made in the format of jpg, tiff and gif. If it is printed, it shall show good quality.
    • You can add a short English description of tables and figures.
  7. Acknowledgement: It may be prepared if required.
  8. References
    • In the title of the reference, the multi-level no. is not used. The number of references shall be limited to 50 or below.
    • The references shall be written in English.
    • The tile of the reference shall be the size (10pt), font (Malgun Gothic), font (bold), alignment (Center).
    • The references which are quoted in the body only shall be listed. The order of the references shall be based on the alphabet.
    • The contents of the references shall be written in the format ofsize (10pt), font (Malgun Gothic), font (normal), alignment (Justify), indent (the first word on the first line)
    • The name of journal shall be written based on the Index Medicus for abbreviation. If the name is not in the Index Medicus, the full name is written.
    • The title of the paper or documents written in the reference shall be written in the upper case for their first character with the rest of them marked in lower case.
    • If there are less than 3 authors, each author shall be distinguished with comma. If there are 3 authors or more, ‘et al’ is marked after the names of three authors and a comma. For example) Behrman AK, Lawless-Dixon AR, Davis SB, et al.
    • In case when the reference is the periodical journal.
      • The order shall be written in the following order: name of author, title, name of journal, volume no, first page quoted and last page quoted. For example) [1] Behrman AK, Lawless-Dixon AR, Davis SB, et al. Locomotor training progression and outcomes after incomplete spinal cord injury. PhysTher. 2005;85(12):1356-71.
      • The number of authors for the paper for the journal is 3 or below, all authors are described. If the number authors is 4 or above, only 3 authors from the front is described and then “et al” is described.
      • The year of issue, volume (no) and page shall be prepared with the accurate semi colon and colon. In case of page, the duplication number in the page shall not be written. For example) 456-458 shall be written as 456-8
    • If the reference is a single book, the name of author, name of book (number of published book shall use the superscript/ It is not used for initial edition.), place of publication, publication company and year of publication are written in their order.
      For example)Kitchen S. Electrotherapy: Evidence-based practice (11thed). New York. Churchill Livingstone. 2002.
    • If the reference is just a chapter of the single book
      For example)Mark S, Williams T. Review of physical therapy. In: Johnson HS, Exercise and Physiology: Incidence of disease. New York. Churchill Livingstone. 1996.
    • If the referenceis a paper for degree, it shall be written in the order of author, title of paper, degree, department and year. If the degree is for master, write “Master’s Degree”. If it is for a doctor, write “Doctor’s Degree”.
      For example) Hwang HS.Theeffects of visual feedback training on balance and balance confidence in patients with stroke.Doctor’s Degree.Gachon University. 2014.
    • Patent: inventor, patent name, patent registration (or application) nation, number, year
      For example) Lee HS, Park SW, Kim JH: Neck exercise device, Korea Patent, KR 10-0002118, 2017.
    • Internet data: author, title, book information, source of data, date of search, the author or book information may be omitted if not available)
      For example) CammeronJK :Tiatanic, 1998. Available at http://www.titatnic.com.Accessed January 1, 2008.
  9. The case report shall be prepared in the following cases.
    • It is recommended that case report have the approximate length of 4,000 words.
    • The record of the simple treatment skill needs no case report. The case report shall have the academic value of at least one of the following items.
      • Diseases recognized of rare disease or academic value
      • Symptom which is significantlydifferent from before
      • New evaluationor treatment is conducted
      • First domestic report
      • In case where it has the academic value which the editing committee recognizes
    • Abstract: the abstract of the case report shall be the same form as that of original document.
    • Body: the body of the case report shall be organized in thetype of the original paper. If required, it may be integrated or omitted.
  10. The review paper shall be prepared in the following method.
    • The review paper shall be prepared on the specific topic in the physical therapy. It shall be written by an expert in the field as asked by the editing committee.
    • Abstract: The abstract for the review paper shall be written as in the original document for small items. But the author freely determines it in term of form, depending on the topic.
    • Body: the body is to be organized following the form of original document, The layout of the items may be freely determined by the author.
  11. Others
    • Any matters not specified in the regulation on the application of manuscript shall be determined by the editing committee based on the common sense and academic practices.
    • If the cited documents are not searched when the paper is under reviewed, the editing commit may ask the author to provide the related data.

Ⅸ.How to apply the paper

  • The paper shall be applied according to the guide on the application of paper of Korea Academy of Medical Science (KAMS) in the Bulletin database on the websiteof Korea Academy of Medical Science (KAMS).
  • Address: http://www.kspm.or.kr/files/kspdata/20150312/1426151285_0.pdf

Ⅹ.Procedure for consent to use of copyright and authority specification

  • In the event that your manuscript is accepted for publication in the JKSPM, you are required to transfer all copyright ownership in and relating to the work to the Korean Society of Physical Medicine. The paper shall not be published in other journal without the permit of the editing committee.
  • The authors must remember that the use of data, tables, and figures published in the JKSPM without written permission of the copyright holder is plagiarism, even if the authors use material from papers they have authored and had published in the JKSPM.
  • After approval for publication, a consent form for copyright transfer must be completed and submitted to the society.
Appendix
  • This regulation takes effective on May 1, 2008.
  • The revision takes effective on Jan. 1, 2017.
  • The revision takes effective on Jan. 1, 2019.
  • The revision takes effective on Sep. 1, 2020.