Journal of Korean Society on Water Environment

The Journal of the Korean Society for Water Environment welcomes submissions from researchers and practitioners in the field. This section provides essential information and guidelines to help authors prepare their manuscripts for submission. We strive to maintain high standards of quality and integrity in all published works. Please carefully review the following guidelines to ensure your manuscript meets our requirements and is ready for the review process.

1. Purpose

The purpose of this guidelines is to outline the procedures for submitting research papers, ensuring a systematic and efficient execution of the journal publishing activities of the Korean Society for Water Environment (KSWE).

2. Classification of Manuscripts

The purpose of this guidelines is to outline the procedures for submitting research papers, ensuring a systematic and efficient execution of the journal publishing activities of the Korean Society for Water Environment (KSWE).

① Research Paper: An original paper presenting scientific and technical results with significant creative and academic value. It must be well-structured and adhere to the standards of an academic paper. Research papers should provide a clear and detailed presentation of the research problem, methodology, results, and conclusions to contribute new knowledge or insights to the field.
② Review Paper: A comprehensive and creative interpretation of literature reviews that presents an academically valuable conclusion regarding the current research status, issues, and future challenges. Review papers should analyze existing research, identify gaps in the current knowledge, and provide critical insights into the advancements and trends in the field.
③ Technical Note: A brief research outcome that presents newly discovered facts and holds academic value. It may include preliminary findings, methodological advancements, or innovative techniques that contribute to the field by offering insights.
④ Special Issue: The Editorial Committee selects timely topics and commissions authors to write manuscripts on these selected issues. These special issues are intended to provide in-depth coverage of significant, emerging, or rapidly developing areas of interest within the field. Special issues aim to present comprehensive insights and foster discussion on critical topics.
⑤ Discussion: If a complementary or opposing opinion is raised about the research methods or findings of a paper that has already been published in this journal, the opinion can be submitted as discussion. This type of manuscript allows for academic dialogue and critique. The original author of the paper in question is encouraged to respond to the discussion, providing clarification, further insights, or rebuttals.

3. Membership

Both the contributor and the corresponding author must be members of the Korean Society for Water Environment.

4. Manuscript Preparation

Both the contributor and the corresponding author must be members of the Korean Society for Water Environment.

4.1 General Format

Manuscripts can be written in either Korean or English, using Hangul (word-processor program) or Microsoft Word. They should be formatted on A4 size paper with a font size of 11-point and a line spacing of 160%. A cover page file must be created and submitted separately from the main manuscript file.

4.2 Cover Page

A cover page file must be submitted separately from the main manuscript file. It should include the following contents as outlined in Form 1 (cover page file).

① Title of Paper: The title should accurately and concisely summarize the overall content of the paper. The first letter of each word in the title must be capitalized.
② Author Information: Authors' names, affiliations, and positions must be written in both English and Korean. The primary author should be indicated as the first author, followed by the other authors in the order of the second and third authors. If authors belong to different affiliations, an Arabic number shall be placed after the upper right side of the concerned author's name as a superscript and the author's affiliation shall be separately indicated next to the author list. The position of the author within each affiliation should be written and indicated at the bottom of the title page. A superscript dagger mark (†) shall be placed after the upper right side of the corresponding author, whose e-mail address shall be indicated in the footnote on the first page of the manuscript.
③ Abstract and Keywords: The abstract in English should be a concise and brief summary of the overall content of the paper, written in one paragraph within 200 to 250 words. Additionally, 4 to 6 keywords should be listed in alphabetical order.

4.3 Manuscript

A manuscript file must include the title of the paper in both English and Korean. Below the title, the manuscript should be organized as follows:

- Abstract
- Keywords
- Introduction
- Materials and Methods
- Results and Discussion
- Conclusion
- References
- Table
- Figure

The authors may refer the Form Form 2 (Manuscript File). The composition order of review paper, special issue, and discussion can be adjusted for the authors' convenience.

4.4 Abbreviations and Acronyms

When using a term for the first time in the main body, it should be spelled out in full, followed by its abbreviation or acronym in parentheses.

4.5 Tables, Figures, and Photographs

All tables, figures, and photographs should be numbered consecutively using Arabic numbers. The first character of their captions should be capitalized. Captions for figures and photos should be written below them, while the captions for tables should be written above them. If more than two figures or tables are under the same number, the subtitles should be indicated by lowercase letters inside parentheses, e.g., (a), (b), and (c). The location of their insertion should be indicated in the main body.

Example:

Fig. 1. Water yield simulation accuracy. (a) Andong dam and (b) Imha dam.

Table 1. Results of the model experiments.

4.6 References

4.6.1 Reference Notation Guidelines

① All references quoted in the main body must be included in the reference list, and all listed references must be cited in the main body.
② All references must be written in English. If references are originally in a language other than English, use the English citation information as indicated in the reference database system. If the English citation information is not available, translate the author name, paper title, and journal name in English. Then, the original language of the literature should be separately indicated within square brackets. If the references do not have English or Korean information, they should be noted in English notation system.
③ The references should be arranged in alphabetical order by the first authors' names. If there are multiple references by the same primary author, they should be further arranged by the names of the second and third authors in alphabetical order.
④ If more than two references have the same author name and the same publication year, they can be distinguished by adding a lowercase English alphabet (e.g., a, b, c, etc.) to the publication year.
⑤ The names of all authors and editors (if necessary) must be indicated, regardless of the number of authors or editors.
⑥ In regard to the notation of editors, if there is one editor, "(ed.)" should be inserted after the name, or if there are more than two editors, "(eds.) should be inserted after the names.
⑦ The names of academic journals, conference proceedings, books, and reports shall be italicized, and the remaining text must be indicated using the same font type as used in the main body.
⑧ The issue number and the publishing year should be indicated within parentheses.
⑨ The names of journals, publishing institutes, etc., shall be spelled out in full.

4.6.2 Reference Notation Style

①
Papers published in journals: name(s) of author(s). (year of publication). title of paper, name of journal, volume (issue number), page numbers of citations.
e.g.) Hong, K. D. (2004). Livestock wastewater treatment by a constructed wetland, Journal of Korea Society of Water Environment, 20(2), 873-879. [Korean Literature]
Johnson, H. F., Field, R., and Tassler, M. E. (1988). Gas absorption and aerosol collection in a venturi atomizer, Atmosphere Environment, 46(8), 72-78.
②
Papers published in conference proceedings: name(s) of the author(s). (year of publication). title of paper, name of conference proceedings, publishing institution, host country (if held overseas), page numbers of citations.
e.g.) Hong, K. D., Kim, C. S., and Kim, Y. H. (2012). Study on the organic materials in the Nakdong river, Proceedings of the 2012 Spring Co-Conference of the Korean Society on Water Environment and Korean Society of Water and Wastewater, Korean Society on Water Environment and Korean Society of Water and Wastewater, 359-362. [Korean Literature]
Webster, W. C. and Trudell, R. W. (1981). Statistics of local motions on a ship, Proceedings of the Conference on Directional Spectra Applications, country, date, 461-482.
③
Papers published in books: name(s) of the author(s). (year of publication). title of paper, name of book, (name of editor), (volume), name of publishing institution or publisher, country of publication (if published overseas), page numbers of citations.
e.g.) Blong, R. J. (1985). Gully sidewall development in New South Wales Australia, Soil Erosion and Conservation, El-Swanify, S. A., Moldenhauer, W. C., and Lo, A. (eds.), Soil Conservation Society of America, Ankeny, lowa, 574-584.
④
Books (single volume): name of the author(s) or institutions. (year of publication). title of book, (name of editor), name of publishing institution or publisher, country of publication (if published overseas), page numbers of citations.
e.g.) Hong, K. D. (2006). Theory and practice of survival analysis, Singwang Publisher, 574-584. [Korean Literature] Norris, C. H. and Wibur, J. B. (1960). Elementary structural analysis, McGraw Hill, New York, 461-482.
⑤
Master and doctoral thesis and dissertation: name(s) of the author(s). (year of publication). title of thesis or dissertation, type of degrees, name of university, city and country (if located overseas), page numbers of citations.
e.g.) Hong, K. D. (2000). A study on comparison with BAF and SBBR, Master's Thesis, Hankook University, city, country, 53-60. [Korean Literature]
Beltaos, S. (1974). Turbulent impinging jets, Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada, 120-165.
⑥
Report (government document): name of the author(s) or institutions. (year of publication). title of report, document reference number, city and country (if located overseas), page numbers of citations.
e.g.) Korea Water Resources Corporation (KWRC). (2004). A study on approach flow of turbid water exclusion facilities within density stratified reservoir, KIWE-CHR-04-10, Korea Water Resources Corporation, 61-80. [Korean Literature]
Edinger, J. E., Brady, D. K., and Geyer, J. C. (1974). Heat exchange and transport in the environment, Report 14, EPRI Publication No. 74-049-00-3, Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, California, 70-75.
⑦
Online document: name(s) of author(s) only if available. (year of publication). name of website, URL (month-day-year of information retrieval).
e.g.) Ministry of Environment (ME). (2012). Water Environment Information System (WEIS), http://water.nier.go.kr/waterMeasurement/selectWater.do (accessed Jun. 2012).

4.6.3 Citation in the Main Body

① Indicate only the last name of authors and the year of publication in the main body.
② If there are less than two authors, indicate the name(s) of author(s) and the year of publication.
③ If there are more than three authors, indicate only the name of the first author, followed by 'et al.'.
④ If more than two references of the same author are cited, indicate the name of the author just once and insert ',' between the years of publication.
⑤ If more than two references of the same author and with the same publication year are cited, indicate the name of the author and add a lower-case alphabet (e.g. 'a, b, and c') after the year of publication in an alphabetic order.
⑥ If the author is an institution and the name is short, it should be indicated in full. However, if the name is lengthy, spell it out completely the first time it appears, followed by its acronym in parentheses. Subsequently, only the acronym should be used.
⑦ If more than two references of different authors are cited together, indicate them according to the listed order in the reference and insert ';' between the cited papers.
e.g.) according to a study by Hong and Kim (2003) ...
according to a study by Walsh et al. (2001, 2003) ...
Smith et al. (1997) compared the differences....
Research findings (Hong et al., 2001a, 2001b; Kartly et al., 1991; Walsh et al., 1995)

5. Manuscript Submission

Manuscripts can be submitted electronically at any time through the online paper submission system available on the official website of the Korean Society for Water Environment (KSWE). (http://submission.kswe.org/)

① KSWE members can log in to the online paper submission system using the same ID and password registered on the KSWE website.
② Once logged in, click on the 'New Paper Submission' button. Review the author's checklist, then enter the author's information and the paper's details. Attach separate files of the cover page and the manuscript.
③ To complete the submission, the contributor must agree to the copyright transfer agreement and pay the processing fees.

6. Evaluation, Acceptance, Proofreading, and Return of Manuscripts

① The Editorial Committee has the overall control over the review, acceptance, rejection, and return of manuscripts. The Committee reserves the right to change the format of the manuscript or alter words and phrases in the sentences at its discretion, provided that such changes do not compromise the content of the manuscript.
② After the first proofreading of a manuscript is performed by the authors, any changes to the manuscript, such as the revision, insertion, and deletion of an author or any part of the main body, are not allowed.
③ If the content or format of a manuscript is not prepared in accordance with the instructions provided herein, it cannot be accepted and shall be returned.

7. Review Charges, Publication Fees, and Offprints

① The review charges shall be paid when a manuscript is submitted. The publication fees shall be paid within the specified period before the paper is published in the journal.
② The review fees amount to 50,000 KRW per manuscript. The publication fees are partially paid by the authors, who shall pay 10,000 KRW per page (up to a maximum of six pages) and 20,000 KRW for each additional page.
③ For a color printed version, the authors shall pay the actual expenses.
④ 20 copies of offprints of the published manuscript are provided to the author(s) free of charge.

8. Copyright

① The copyrights of all papers published in the journal of the KSWE belong to the Korean Society on Water Environment.
② The copyrights of papers that have already been published or will be published in the future belong to the KSWE. Upon submission of a manuscript, its copyright is transferred to the KSWE. No objections can be raised concerning the KSWE's ownership of copyrights for already published papers.
③ When the author(s) submit a manuscript, they must also submit 'Copyright Transfer Agreement' (Link to Copyright Transfer Agreement). Unless the copyright transfer agreement is submitted, the
paper will not be published even if it passes the review of the Society.

9. Publication Ethics

In principle, papers submitted to this society must be written in compliance with the research ethics regulations of the Korean Society of Water Environment. Information on research and publication ethics not specified in these regulations can be found at International standards for editors and authors (https://publicationethics.org/guidance/Guidelines).

① When members of the KSWE register their membership, they should agreed to abide by the code of ethics regulations. Also, checking 'Item 1. Agree to abide by ethics regulations' in the author's checklist during the first phase of paper submission is regarded as agreeing to comply with the publication ethics.
② The Society is a member of CrossCheck, a tool used to detect duplicate publication and plagiarism.
③ A paper submitted for publication is subject to a test to detect any research misconducts (fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, and duplicate publication). If any misconduct is detected, the publication will be revoked. The Editorial Committee will examine the seriousness of the issue to decide on the level of disciplinary measures in accordance with the enforcement guidelines for the research ethics regulations.

10. Miscellaneous

The Editorial Committee reserves the right to take decisions on matters not specified herein.