Peer Review Policy
Submissions are reviewed by three renowned experts as well as an editorial board consisting of Korean and foreign linguists.
| First Round | Decision |
|---|---|
| All three referees call for <accepted> or <accept after minor revision> | Manuscript accepted or accepted after minor revision |
| One or more referees call for <resubmission after revision> without any calls for <rejection> | Manuscript resubmitted after revision |
| Only one referee calls for <rejection> | Publication or resubmission of manuscript to be decided by the editorial board |
| Two or more referees call for <rejection> | Manuscript rejected |
| Second Round | Decision |
|---|---|
| All three referees call for <accepted> or <accepted after minor revision> | Manuscript accepted or accepted after minor revision |
| Only one referee calls for <rejection> or <resubmission after revision> | Acceptance or rejection to be decided by the editorial board |
| Two or more referees call for <resubmission after revision> or <rejection> | Manuscript rejected |
1. [Number of Referees]
A submitted manuscript shall be reviewed by three reviewers.
2. [Appointment of Editorial Board]
The editor-in-chief shall proceed with the peer review process by appointing editors in accordance with the academic field of each submitted manuscript.
3. [Appointment of Referees]
The editor shall appoint three referees who are experts in the related field for each manuscript. The assistant editor shall send one copy of the submitted manuscript, the official request for the peer review, and the peer review report form to the referees.
4. [Peer Review Results]
- •The manuscript shall be accepted or be accepted after revision if no referee calls for resubmission after revision or rejection.
- •The manuscript shall be resubmitted after major revision if one or more referees decide that the manuscript should be resubmitted after revision and no referee calls for rejection.
- •The editorial board shall decide on whether the manuscript shall be accepted after revision or rejected, if only one referee calls for the rejection of the manuscript.
- •The manuscript shall be rejected if two or more referees call for rejection.
- •A resubmitted manuscript shall be accepted or be accepted after revision if no referee calls for resubmission after revision or rejection. The manuscript shall be rejected if two or more out of three referees reject the manuscript. The editorial board shall decide on whether to have the manuscript resubmitted after revision or to reject it, if only one referee calls for either the rejection or resubmission of the manuscript even after revision.
- •Once the manuscript has been rejected by the editorial board, the contributor cannot resubmit the manuscript to the Journal under the same title and content.
After reviewing the submitted manuscript, the referee shall report whether the manuscript shall be accepted, accepted after revision, resubmitted after revision, or rejected.
5. [Anonymity among Author and Referees]
Both referees and author shall maintain anonymity throughout the peer review process.
6. [English Abstract]
The English abstract of a manuscript shall be edited by a professional editor before submission. The editing board can defer the publication of a manuscript, if the English abstract of the manuscript were to be deemed problematic.
- ※ Other matters related to the peer review which have not been specified above shall be decided by the editorial board.