The purpose of these instructions is to establish the general terms and conditions necessary for the publication of the journal by KSWE. These instructions ensure that the publication process adheres to the highest standards of quality, consistency, and academic integrity.

KSWE publishes domestic journals. The language used for each journal shall be determined according to the guidelines specified for the publication of papers contributed to the journal.

Title of Journal (Korean): 한국물환경학회지

Title of Journal (English): Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment

(Abbreviation: J. Korean Soc. Water Environ.)

Each journal shall be published on the 30th of every odd month in a year (Jan. 30th, Mar. 30th, May 30th, Jul. 30th, Sep. 30th, Nov. 30th). If necessary, additional (special) editions of each journal can be published separately upon agreement of the editorial committee.

The contents to be included for the publication of each journal shall be 'Research Paper', 'Review Paper', 'Technical Note', 'Special Issue', and 'Discussion'. These contents must be relevant to the water environment and must be unpublished or not intended for submission to other journals.

The submission of papers to the journal shall comply with the instructions specified for the submission of papers to the Journal of the Korean Society for Water Environment. The publication of papers submitted to the journal shall be determined by the Editorial Committees of the journal through a specified examination procedure.

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  Over 50% of the authors submitting respective papers to the journal should be regular members of the society. The submission of a manuscript should be completed with the submission of the authors' responses to questions raised by the editorial committee and a signed agreement of copyright assignment to the society. The processing fee for each paper (50,000 KRW) must be paid through the online contribution system for the Journal of the Korean Society for Water Environment (http://submission.kswe.org/).
• ② Modification of the names of the authors of papers submitted to the journal shall not be allowed. If necessary, an "Official Request for Modification of Contributed Paper(s)" must be submitted to the journal for the modification of contributed papers, subject to the approval of the Editorial Committees.
• ③ The article processing should comprise a preliminary review and a review by professional Peer Reviewers. The duration required for the article processing for each paper shall be less than a month. Manuscripts that remain unchanged for 6 months by authors who were requested to modify their respective manuscripts shall be deemed unpublished.

The copyright of papers published in the journal, including electronic publication resulting from necessary processing of their contents, should be held by KSWE. The assignment or licensing of copyrights shall be determined by the Editorial Committees of the journal.

The journals published shall be distributed free of charge. Corresponding authors of published papers shall be provided with 20 copies of the journal printed separately. Subscribers requesting a subscription to the journal may be required to pay a separate subscription fee.

Korean Society on Water Environment

#1137, Doosan We've Pavilion, 81, Sambong-ro, Jongno-gu Seoul 03150

Tel: 02-389-2650 Fax: 02-385-3702

E-mail: kswe@kswe.org, Homepage: http://www.kswe.org