Journal of Korean society for research on nicotine and tobacco 2023 KCI Impact Factor : 0.48
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pISSN : 2093-0828 / eISSN : 2586-0348
- https://journal.kci.go.kr/jksrnt
pISSN : 2093-0828 / eISSN : 2586-0348
Accepted
on Mar 1st 2009
1st
revised on July 1st 2010
2nd
revised on Jan 1st 2017
3rd
revised on Apr 1st 2019
4rd
revised on May 11th 2021
5th
revised on Nov 23th 2021
General
Information
The Journal of the Korean Society for
Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (J Korean Soc Res Nicotine Tob, JKSRNT) is the
official journal of the Korean Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco.
JKSRNT is an open access, peer-reviewed, online-only journal published four
times a year on the 30th day of March, June, September, and December. Anyone
who would like to submit a manuscript is advised to carefully read the aims and
scope section of this journal. Manuscripts should be prepared for submission to
JKSRNT according to the following instructions.
Submission
and Peer Review Process
1.
Submission
Authors should submit their manuscripts
online via the electronic submission system of JKSRNT (www.jksrnt.org/review/login.html).
Once you have logged on to your account, the online system will lead you through
the submission process in a step-by-step process. The submission instructions
are available on the website. All articles submitted to the journal must comply
with these instructions. Failure to do so will result in the return of the
manuscript and possible delay in publication.
2. Editorial and Peer Review Process
A manuscript is reviewed first for its
format and suitability to the aims and scope of the journal. If a manuscript clears
these criteria, it is sent to the two most relevant investigators in the field.
The selection of the article will be based on the review outcome. If there is a
discrepancy concerning the review, the selection will be decided pending further
review by the Editorial Committee. The editor will inform the author about the
final decision on acceptance/rejection for publication. All manuscripts are
acknowledged on receipt and receive editorial review within 2 weeks. The first
decision time on manuscripts sent for review is usually about 8 weeks. The
revised manuscript must be re-submitted within 8 weeks. The authors will be
received the final decision within 5-6 months after initial submission.
Manuscript Preparation
1.
Categories of Manuscripts
The published types of articles are
original articles, reviews, brief communications, case reports, letters to the editor,
and special invited contributions.
2. Language
Manuscripts should be written in English or
Korean.
3. Reporting Guidelines
Authors should refer to the checklists
detailed below for reporting of studies by type of study design.
- CONSORT (Consolidated Standards of
Reporting Trials): http://www.consort-statement.org/
- STARD (Standards for Reporting of
Diagnostic Accuracy): http://www.stard-statement.org/
- STROBE (Strengthening the Reporting of
Observational Studies in Epidemiology): http://www.strobe-statement.org/
- PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items of
Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses): http://www.prisma-statement.org/
4. Terminology
The generic (non-proprietary) name for a
drug is preferred in all instances. If it is necessary to include the brand (proprietary
or trade) name for reproduction or interpretation of the study, the brand name
should be given parenthetically, following the generic name, at first mention
in the abstract, text, and each figure or table in which it appears.
Additionally, the brand name and supplierʼs name and location
should be given in the ʻMethodsʼ section.
5. Abbreviation Use
Abbreviations can only be used after
presentation (in parentheses) with the original full name at first mention. Do
not use abbreviations in the title or abstract and limit their use in the text.
6. Nouns and Units of Measurement
Human names, place names, and proper nouns
should be used as originally provided, and arabic numerals should be employed
for presentation of numbers. The metric system is preferred for expression of
length, area, mass, and volume data. Celsius is preferred for temperature, and
mmHg for blood pressure. Laboratory values should be expressed using
conventional units of measure or International Units (SI).
7. General Requirements
The main document comprising the manuscript
text and tables should be developed in MSWord or RTF format. Manuscripts should
be prepared in accordance with the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted
to Biomedical Journals (http://www.icmje.org). All copies must be prepared in
12-point font (Arial and Times New Roman preferred) and typed double-spaced
with 1-inch margins, on A4 pages numbered consecutively, beginning with the
title page.
8. Original Article
1) Order of sections
The manuscript should be ordered in the
following sequence: title of the study only page (do not include author;s names or
affiliations; a second title page with these details should be prepared
separately, which will not be supplied to reviewers), abstract and keywords,
introduction, methods, results, discussion, acknowledgments (optional), references,
legends for figures, figures, and tables. Each section should begin with a new
page.
2)
Length
Original articles are generally limited to
4000 words with no more than 10 tables and figures.
3)
Title page
Authors should separately prepare a page
that includes important information. Titles should not exceed 100 characters,
including punctuation and spacing. Give full names, highest academic degrees,
orcid number, institutional affiliations and position of all authors; if an
author’s affiliation has changed since the work was done, list the new
affiliation as well. Designate a corresponding author and include a complete
mailing address, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address. Specify the
address to which requests for reprints should be sent. If the manuscript
findings were presented at a meeting, please specify its name, the city where
it was held, and the exact date on which the paper was read or the poster was
presented. Also include on the title page a word count for the text only,
exclusive of the title, abstract, references, tables, and figure legends.
Conflict of interest: State any potential conflict of interest that could
influence the author’s interpretation of the data, such as financial support from or
connections to companies, political pressure from interest groups, or
academically related issues.
If there are more than two authors, their
names should be listed sequentially, beginning with the author who has made the
greatest contribution to the article in the descending order and each author’s name
separated by a comma. If the author’s affiliation is different, then
separate it with a semicolon according to the author’s order. If the affiliation
is different from the first author, the authors should be marked ʻ1,ʼ ʻ2,ʼ ʻ3,ʼ and so
forth in Arabic numerals, which should appear in superscript at the top-right-hand
corner of the author’s name and before the affiliation.
The author responsible for correcting the
handed-in article should be the corresponding author and an asterisk (*) should
appear in superscript at the top-right-hand corner immediately following the author’s name.
The corresponding author along with the first author must assume responsibility
for making corrections to the handed-in paper during the review process. If the
name of the corresponding author is not disclosed, then the editorial committee
assumes the first author to be the corresponding author. The author’s name in
English should be written in the order ʻGiven name Surname.ʼ If the
given name is separated by a space, then capitalize the first letter of each
given name. The title of the manuscript should be succinct and should not be
written as ʻResearch
on…ʼ or ʻDiscussions
on….ʼ
In the case of a special relationship among
authors of manuscript such as offspring aged under 19 or spouse, prior disclosure
of the relationship between authors is required, and the reason for which the
author should be included as a author of the manuscript should be submitted.
4)
Abstract
Include a structured abstract of no more
than 250 words for reports of original data from clinical or basic science investigations
and reviews (including meta-analyses). Abstracts should consist of 4 paragraphs
labeled Background, Methods, Results, Conclusion (s). At the bottom of the
abstract, authors should include keywords, as listed in MeSH (Medical Subject
Headings) of the National Library of Medicine of the U.S
(http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/MBrowser.html).
5)
Introduction section
Describe the background, principles,
purpose, and importance of the study clearly. Do not include results or conclusions.
6)
Methods section
Authors should present the methods of the
study precisely and describe them in detail so that other people could perform
the same study with the methods applied. The name, city, and state or country
of the source of equipment, tools, materials, and reagents should be stated
within parentheses.
Authors are encouraged to consult ʻReporting
Statistical Information in Medical Journal Articles (http:// archpedi.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=481292).ʼ Describe
statistical methods with enough detail to enable a knowledgeable reader with
access to the original data to reproduce the reported results. When possible, quantify
findings and present them with appropriate indicators of measurement error or
uncertainty (such as confidence intervals). Avoid relying solely on statistical
hypothesis testing, such as the use of P values, which fails to convey
important quantitative information. Give details about randomization. Describe
the methods for and success of any blinding of observations. Report
complications of treatment. Give numbers of observations. Report losses to
observation (such as dropouts from clinical trials). For multivariate models,
report all variables included in the models.
Include a general description of methods in
the ʻMethodsʼ section. Restrict tables and figures to those needed to explain the
argument of the article and to assess its support. Use graphs as an alternative
to tables with many entries; do not duplicate data in figures and tables. Avoid
nontechnical uses of technical terms in statistics, such as random (which
implies a randomizing device), normal, significant, correlations, and sample.
Define statistical terms, abbreviations, and symbols. State the names of
software packages for statistical analysis.
The Methods section should include a
statement indicating that the research was approved by an independent local,
regional or national review body (e.g., institutional review board). If doubt
exists whether the research was conducted in accordance with the Helsinki
Declaration, the authors must explain the rationale for their approach and
demonstrate that the local, regional or national review body explicitly
approved the doubtful aspects of the study.
7)
Results section
Describe the results and findings from the
study in a logical order with tables and figures. Excessive repetition of the
contents of tables or figures should be avoided; summarize the data concisely.
8)
Discussion section
Discuss the important or new findings from
the results of the study and describe the conclusions drawn. Do not repeat
materials already presented in the background or results sections. Describe the
range of application of the study results, limitations, and possibility of
application in further research. Also, compare the findings of the study with
those of the previous related studies, and connect the study aims with its
conclusion. Avoid conclusions not based on the data or allegations. Authors are
encouraged to suggest new hypotheses from the obtained data.
9)
Acknowledgment
List all persons who have made substantial
contributions to the work reported in the manuscript (including writing and
editing assistance), but who are not authors; any financial interest in the
subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript; any research or
project support/funding; grant support. Manuscripts with statistical evaluations
should include the name and affiliation of statistical reviewer(s). Authors
should also obtain written permission to include the names of individuals in
the Acknowledgement section.
10) References
The number of references should be less
than 30 for an original article. The ways to indicate references in the text
are as follows: (1) list references in consecutive numerical order (in
parentheses) at the end of the cited sentence; (2) use a comma to separate
multiple reference numbers; (3) and use ʻ-ʼ between
the first and last reference numbers in case of using 3 or more consecutive
reference numbers.
List all authors and/or editors up to 6; if
more than 6, list the first 6 and then ʻet alʼ. Use the
abbreviations of journal names used in the National Library of Medicine
(http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=journals).
References accepted in a journal, but not
yet published should be expressed as ʻin pressʼ or ʻforthcomingʼ. For references
under review in a journal, indicate ʻunpublished observationʼ with ʻauthor
namesʼ in parenthesis in the text after obtaining permission from the
author.
➀ Journal articles
Author(s). Title. Journal name year; volume
: start page-last page.
- 6 or less authors
Doll R, Peto R, Boreham J, Sutherland I.
Mortality from cancer in relation to smoking: 50 years observations on British
doctors. Br J Cancer. 2005 ; 92 : 426-9.
- 7 or more authors
Kim DS, Kim YS, Jung KS, Chang JH, Lim CM,
Lee JH, et al. Prevalence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Korea. Am
J Respir Crit Care Med. 2005 ; 172 : 842-7.
- Online publication
Yu WM, Hawley TS, Hawley RG, Qu CK.
Immortalization of yolk sac-derived precursor cells. Blood 2002 ; 100 :
3828-31. Epub 2002 Jul 5.
- In press
Leshner AI. Molecular mechanisms of cocaine
addiction. N Engl J Med. In press 2008.
➁ Books
Author(s). Title (sub-title). Edition
number. City of publication: Publisher name; year.
- Ringsven MK, Bond D. Gerontology and
leadership skills for nurses. 2nd ed. Albany (NY): Delmar Publishers; 1996.
- Phillips SJ, Whisnant JP. Hypertension
and stroke. In: Laragh JH, Brenner BM, editors. Hypertension:
pathophysiology, diagnosis, and management.
2nd ed. New York: Raven Press; 1995. p. 465-78.
➂ Dissertations
Author(s). Title. City of university:
University; Year. Language.
- Song YM. The Relationship between low
serum cholesterol level and cancer mortality [dissertation]. Seoul: Seoul National
Univ.; 1997. Korean.
- Kaplan SJ. Post-hospital home health
care: the elderly's access and utilization [dissertation]. St. Louis (MO): Washington
Univ.; 1995.
➃ News papers
Author(s). Title. Newspaper name. Issue
date. Language.
- Jung SY. Bimaneun mansungjilbyeong?
Toechi campaign [Is obesity chronic disease? Campaign to combat obesity].
Hankyoreh. 2002 Feb 27; Sect. 8. Korean.
- Tchernobyl, 20 ans apres: le vrai impact
en France. Le Monde (France Metropolitan). 2006 Apr 25; Sect.1(col. 5). French.
- Harris G. FDA orders recall of
intravenous pumps. New York Times (Washington Final). 2005 Jun 22; Sect. A:12
(col. 1).
➄ Electronic media
Internet-based Journal Article (e-Journal)
- Kaul S, Diamond GA. Good enough: a primer
on the analysis and interpretation of noninferiority trials. Ann Intern Med
[Internet]. 2006; 145: 62-9 [cited 2008 Jan 4]. Available from: http://www.annals.org/ cgi/reprint/145/1/62.pdf.
Internet-based Book (e-Book)
- Higgins JP, Green S, editors. Cochrane
handbook for systematic reviews of interventions [Internet]. Version 4.2.6.
Chichester (UK): John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.; 2006 [updated 2006 Sep]. Chapter
3, Guide to the contents of a protocol and review; [cited 2006 Nov 17]; p.
37-57. Available from: http://www.cochrane.org/resources/handbook/handbook.pdf.
Webpages or Homepages
- AMA: helping doctors help patients
[Internet]. Chicago: American Medical Association; c1995-2007. [cited 2008 Feb
22]. Available from: http://www.ama-assn.org.
- familydoctor.org [Internet]. Leawood
(KS): American Academy of Family Physicians; c2007 [cited 2008 Feb 20].
Available from: http://familydoctor.org.
- Fact sheet: AIDS information resources
[Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US); 2003. May 2
[updated 2007 Feb 20; cited 2007 Mar 26]. Available from: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/ factsheets/aidsinfs.html.
11) Tables
In the order of reference in the main text,
provide a single space after the word ʻTableʼ followed by an
Arabic numeral that ends with a period. Do not use horizontal or vertical lines
within the table. Within a table, if an abbreviation is used or description may
be necessary, then list them under annotation below the table. Use using the
following symbols in this sequence: *, † , ‡ , §, ll, ¶ , **, †† , etc to mark
each footnote and ensure that each footnote in the table has a corresponding
note (and vice versa). List abbreviations in the footnote section and explain
any empty cells. For each annotation marked, capitalize the first letter of the
first word. E.g., capitalize the P of the P value. The unit used in a table
should be marked within the table as far as possible precluding the need to
list outside of the table. The symbols for units should not be capitalized. In
making a table, the average, standard deviation, the number of subjects, and
others should be given and on the annotated part of the table, the applied statistical
method should be noted. For ratio, the number of responders and the ratio, and
for correlation coefficient, the value of correlation coefficient should be
given, respectively. In the main text, the word table should be listed as ʻTable.ʼ
12)
Figures & legends for illustrations
Figures should be numbered, using Arabic
numerals, in the order in which they are cited. Upload each figure as a single
image file in either uncompressed jpg or gif format over 600 dpi (dots per
inch) or 3 million pixel (less than 6 megabytes). Written permission should be
obtained for the use of all previously published illustrations (and copies of
permission letters should be included). When illustrating a figure, use a bar
or a line graph for average or proportion, and list measures using standard
deviation or standard error and show their P values. Identify the applied
statistical methods at the footnote of each figure. In the case of multiple
prints bearing the same number, use English letters after the numerals to
indicate the correct order; for example, Fig. 1A, Fig. 2B, C.
9.
Reviews
Reviews should be a comprehensive analysis
of specific topics, which are organized as follows: main text (title page,
abstract and keywords, introduction, text, conclusion, conflict of interest,
acknowledgments (if necessary), and references), tables, and figures. There
should be an unstructured abstract equal to or less than 350 words. There is no
word limit for reviews.
10.
Case Reports
Manuscript should be ordered in the following
sequence: title page, abstract and keywords, background, case, discussion,
acknowledgments (optional), references, legends of figures and tables, figures,
and tables. Each section should begin with a new page. Case-reports should be
focused on unexpected or hitherto unreported findings.
11.
Other Types of Manuscript (brief communications, letters to the editor, special
invited contributions etc.)
Brief communications are short research
articles intended to present exciting findings that will have a major impact in
the JKSRNT. A brief communication manuscript should be prepared in the order of
sequence as an original article. Maximums: structured abstract, 150 words; word
counts of the text, 1,500 words; number of references, 20; number of figures
and tables, 2. For a letter to the editor, an abstract is not required, and a
brief text should be prepared with references. The maximum word count of the
text is 1,000. Special invited contributions should be a comprehensive analysis
of specific topics, which are invited by editorial committee and organized as follows:
title page, abstract and keywords, introduction, main body of text,
conclusions, acknowledgments (optional), references, legends of figures and
tables, figures, and tables.
Final Preparation for Publication
1.
Manuscript Revision
After the paper has been accepted for
publication, the author(s) should submit the final version of the manuscript.
Before publication, the manuscript editor will correct the manuscript such that
it meets the standard publication formats so long as it does not alter the
general idea of the article. The author must respond within two (2) days when
the manuscript editor contacts the author for revisions. If the response is
delayed, the publication of the manuscript may be postponed to the next issue.
2.
Decisions on Publication
All manuscripts that do not follow the
guidelines of the JKSRNT will be recommended for revision. A decision on
publication of the manuscript will be made by the editorial committee after the
review process.
3.
Galley Proof
The author will receive the final version
of the manuscript as a PDF file. Upon receipt, within two (2) days, the editorial
office (or printing office) must be notified of any errors found in the file.
Any errors found after this time are the responsibility of the author and will
have to be corrected as an erratum.
4.
Copyright /Licensing information
The copyright of the manuscript accepted
for publication is transferred to the JKSRNT. Authors should sign the copyright
transfer form and upload it on the submission site or send it by e-mail to
journal@ksrnt.org. Copyrights of all published materials are owned by the
Korean Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. The Korean Society for
Research on Nicotine and Tobacco also follows the Creative Commons Attribution
Non-commercial License as an open-access journal.
*These
instructions for authors are effective as of January 1st, 2022.