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Editorial Board Policy for
Chung-Ang Saron
Issue date: 2000.12.01
Revised date: 2007.12.01
Revised date: 2010.03.01
Revised date: 2017.08.01
Revised date: 2020.07.01
Revised date: 2021.05.26
Revised date: 2022.01.24
Article 1
The following policy is
intended to stipulate matters related to the editing and screening of the
Institute for Historical Studies at Chung-Ang University’s Chung-Ang Saron and
to observe discipline in editing and screening.
Article 2
This journal deals with and
publishes the following content:
1. Articles (including special
theme articles)
2. Comments (including
retrospect, prospect, and other essays) and book reviews
3. Introduction of materials
and sources
4. Other academic writings in
accordance with the intent of the Institute
Article 3
This journal is published three
times a year, and publication dates are April 30, August 31 and December 31.
Article 4
To perform the task of editing
and screening for this journal, an editorial committee shall be formed based on
the policy of the Institute for Historical Studies at Chung-Ang University. The
editorial board members are appointed by the chief of the Institute, according
to the recommendation of a senior researcher.
1. The editorial committee
consists of about 15 members, including the editor-in-chief, editorial board
members, and assistants, and it maintains balance among specialists in Korean,
Eastern, and Western history.
2. The editor-in-chief is
elected from among the editorial board members.
3. The term of an editorial
board member is two years, but it can be renewed.
4. Meetings of the editorial
committee are held more than twice a year with attendance of more than half of
the members.
5. Decisions of the editorial
committee are made following approval of two-thirds of participants.
Article 5
The editorial committee shall
deliberate and decide the following matters:
1. Planning and requesting
articles and comments
2. First screening of articles
3. Appointment of judges who
perform the second screening
4. Confirming and proceeding
with articles that have passed the second screening
5. Other various matters about
editing this journal
Article 6
The articles submitted to this
journal are published through the screening process as follows:
1. First screening: The
editorial committee evaluates suitability in terms of formality, field of
study, and length of the manuscript. However, articles introduced in academic
conferences are regarded as having passed the first screening.
2. Second screening: After
appointing three specialists from a relevant field, the academic values are
comprehensively assessed, and a final decision is made.
3. Planned articles written at
the request of the Institute can be exempted from some parts of the screening
process, as decided by the editorial committee.
4. The results of a screening
are archived in the minutes of the editorial committee, but the names of the
appointed judges shall be kept confidential.
5. Exclude the judge who are related or associated in the
same organization with the author in the second screening.
Article 7
The main criteria for screening
are as follows:
1. Studies pioneering new areas
of study not covered previously
2. Studies or comments that
suggest a new methodology or theory
3. Discoveries and
introductions of new materials that can be helpful to studies in related fields
4. Studies that can improve the
level of the academy
5. Studies that invested
respectable effort and time into using and analyzing materials
Article 8
The results of screening shall
be determined as follows:
1. Judgments of screening are
divided into four grades: Acceptance (A), Provisional acceptance with
modifications (B), Re-assessment after modifications (C), and Rejection (D).
2. When the judges’ decisions
mismatch, the process follows according to the below criteria:
AAA*AAB: Acceptance
AAC*ABB*ABC*BBB*BBC: Acceptance
after modifications
AAD*ABD*ACD*ACC*BBD*BCC*CCC:
Re-assessment after modifications
ADD*BCD*BDD*CCD*CDD*DDD:
Rejection
3. The editorial committee can
demand modifications by contributors as a result of screening, and the
contributor should respond earnestly.
4. When an article is judged as
a rejection (D), the editorial committee shall notify the contributor with a
reason for the rejection.
5. When the author whose
manuscript has been judged as a re-assessment after modifications (C) or a
rejection (D) requests re-screening, it can then proceed following a resolution
of the editing committee.
6. If an article is judged as a
re-assessment after modifications(C), and the author does not submit a revised
paper, the submission is considered as rejection(D).
Article 9
To improve the quality of this
journal, board members of the Institute can be asked for advice as follows:
1. Aim and publishing
guidelines of the journal
2. Assessment of the contents
of the published journal
Article 10
Matters not mentioned by this
policy shall be decided by the editorial committee.
Supplement
1. The above policy applies
from December 2000.
2. The revised policy applies
from December 2007.
3. The revised policy applies
from March 2010.
4. The revised policy applies
from August 2017.
5. The revised policy applies
from July 2020.
6. The revised policy applies
from June 2021 with the publication of Chung-Ang
Saron no.53.
7. The revised policy applies
from revised day.