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MEESo Manuscript Submission Guidelines


Legislation: March 1, 2000
First amendment: October 1, 2011
Second amendment: November 30, 2018
Third amendment: February 1, 2021
Fourth amendment: November 1, 2021
(Find template at https://meeso.or.kr/Journal-Submission-Guidelines)

Article 1. Content of Manuscript

The manuscript to be submitted to Modern English Education, published by the Modern English Education Society (MEESo), may be an empirical study, a new proposal, or a critique of theories and/or practices in the field. Manuscripts dealing with topics in linguistics, English literature, or other related areas to English learning and teaching must include implications for English language learning and/or teaching.


Article 2. Submission of Manuscript

Paragraph 1. The manuscript is to be submitted through the MEESo online submission site. If contributors are members of MEESo, they should pay the annual membership fee and the cost of peer reviews.; Non-members are first required to be registered and then to apply for membership, pay the member admission fee, anꠓnual membership fee, and the cost of peer reviews. After payment, they are to inform the MEESo Treasurer.

Online submission site: https://dbpiaone.com/MEESO/index.do
Inquiries regarding submission: meesojournal@naver.com
Notice of payment of membership fees and review fees: meesomembers@daum.net

Paragraph 2. The submission due dates and publication dates are as follows:

Volume 1: December 31 of the previous year; February 28
Volume 2: April 30; June 30
Volume 3: July 31; September 31
Volume 4: October 31; December 31

Paragraph 3. When submitting the manuscript online, the author(s) are to follow the steps of the submission system and complete a publication agreement and, manuscript information, upload a manuscript, provide author(s) information, and finalize submission. The details of each step are as follows:

1) Publication agreement: The agreement is comprised of the Research Ethics Agreement and Copyright Transfer Agreement by all authors (first, co-, corresponding). (1) The author must read MEESo’s Research and Publication Ethics Standards and agree to comply with them. (2) All authors must confirm the following: ① The submission is original and does not infringe upon any copyrights; ② The author(s) are responsible for manuscript content; ③ The submission has not been previously published in any form and is not currently being considered for publication elsewhere; ④ The author(s) do not have the right to contest copyright issues with the express permission of MEESo; ⑤ Upon acceptance, the author(s) must agree to transfer all of the paper’s copyrights (reproduction, transfer, digital, etc.) to MEESo.

2) Submission information: The author(s) must provide the following information about the submission: title, abstract, keywords (Korean and/or English), field, whether the manuscript is a resubmission, part of a thesis or dissertation, research project report, conference presentation, and whether the research reported has received funding.

3) Manuscript upload: The author(s) must upload the “original file containing author information” and the “file for review with all author identifying information removed.” A Similarity Report must also be submitted

4) Author information: All author information (first, co-, corresponding) must be provided. If a paper has more than one author, the person submitting the manuscript will have to identify the corresponding author and add any other authors.

5) Submission: The manuscript can be submitted after all the required information and files have been provided

Paragraph 4. Upon acceptance, the author(s) should indicate name(s), affiliation(s), and position(s), and the corresponding author should provide postal address and email address in the accepted manuscript.


Article 3. Specifications for Manuscript

Paragraph 1. The manuscript should be prepared using MS Word 2000 (or later).

Paragraph 2. The manuscript should be written in a double column format, and the length of the manuscript should not exceed 10 pages (20 pages in a single column format). If the limit is exceeded, an extra page charge in addition to the publication charge will be paid by the author(s).

Paragraph 3. Manuscripts should use the A4-size paper setting. Margins should be as follows: top margin 1.55 cm, bottom margin 1.38 cm; left and right margins 1.8 cm; top header, 0 cm; the bottom header, 1.06 cm. Headers and page numbers will be inserted by the editors.

Paragraph 4. The line spacing of the main text should be multiple at 1.01 and the footnotes at 0.98. The main text should be in Times New Roman font and the letter spacing should be 100%. The first and second subheadings should be in Arial font.

Paragraph 5. The title of the article should not exceed two lines. When the title exceeds one line, the line should be changed based on the paper sub-topic(s).

Paragraph 6. The abstract should be written within 200 words. The abstract and the manuscript written in English must be reviewed by native speakers of English.

Paragraph 7. The key words are to be provided in English.

Paragraph 8. If the work was supported by a research grant, the author(s) should state this in a footnote on the first page of the manuscript.

Paragraph 9. If the author(s) collaborated in writing a manuscript, the first author and co-author (or the corresponding author) should provide their names, affiliations, and positions in a footnote on the first page of the manuscript.

Paragraph 10. The subheadings should be numbered in the following manner: Ⅰ. 1. 1) (1) ①

Paragraph 11. There should be a line space after every subheading except the fourth and the fifth subheadings: (1) ①

Paragraph 12. There should be a line space before and after examples and citation except those numbered consecutively. The line spacing of the examples and citation should be the same as that of the main text.

Paragraph 13. The main text should be indented 1 point at the beginning of each paragraph.

Paragraph 14. In-text citation and references should conform to the style of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.).

Paragraph 15. Detailed specifications for a manuscript are as follows.



Article 4. Specifications for In-text Citation and List of References

All submissions to Modern English Education should conform to the requirements of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). The following are some guidelines highlighted from the manual.

Paragraph 1. In-text Citation

1) One Work by a Single Author

For the citation of a Korean author, his/her initial(s) should be followed by his/her last name.


Kildong Kim or Kil-dong Kim → K. Kim;
Kil Dong Kim or Kil-Dong Kim → K. D. Kim

D. Kim (2004) claimed that … According to K. D. Hong (2007), …

2) Direct quotations

A direct quotation of less than 40 words should be presented in double quotation marks (“ ”) which should be followed by citation information. It could include single quotation marks (‘ ’) for either recitation or emphasis.

She stated, “The ‘placebo effect,’ which had been verified in previous studies, disappeared (…) in this manner” (Miele, 1993, p. 276).

Miele (1993) found that “the ‘placebo effect,’ which had been verified in previous studies, disappeared (…) in this manner” (p. 276).

A direct quotation of more than 40 words should be presented in a new paragraph indented as much as one word on both sides of the text, which should be followed by page numbers within parentheses.

3) One Work by Two Authors

Between the names of two authors, either ‘and’ (in text) or ‘&’ (in parentheses) should be used.

Lyster and Ranta (1997) defined that …
According to some recent research (e.g., Lyster & Ranta, 1997), …

4) One Work by More Than Three Authors

Shorten the reference from the first citation by including the last name of only the first author followed by “et al.” If you’re citing multiple works with the same groups of authors, and the shortened “et al.” citation form of each source would be the same, you’ll need to avoid ambiguity by spelling out all names.

5) Two or More Works Within the Same Parentheses

Arrange two or more works by the same author by year of publication, using the signs such as a, b and c, and list two or more works by different authors in alphabetical order by the first author’s last name. Separate the citations by semicolons.

Several studies (S. M. Kim & D. H. Min, 1994; Lyster & Ranta, 1997; Ross et al., 1999) …
According to Johnson (1998, 1999, 2005) …
Some studies on listening strategy (Atay & Kurt, 2006; Johnson, 1991a, 1991b, 2007; Ross et al., 1999;
William et al., 2011) …

6) Authors with the Same Last Name

If a reference list includes publications by two or more authors with the same surname, include the authors’ initials in all in-text citations to avoid confusion, only when the year of publication is the same.

D. Smith (2006) argues … S. Smith (2006) suggested that …

7) Secondary Sources

When citing a secondary source (content first reported in another source), identify the primary source and use “as cited in” the secondary source that you used. Cite the original source (author and date of publication) followed by a comma and “as cited in” and then the secondary source (author and date of publication). Only the secondary source appears in the reference list.

(Smith, 1990, as cited in William, 1998)
In Smith’s (1980, as cited in William, 1998) study …

Paragraph 2. References

1) Journal Article

(1) All sources cited in the text must be included alphabetically in the reference list. Cite the last names of the authors, with the first name’s initials and period following. For an article written by more than two authors, use ‘, &’ before the last author’s last name. (The Korean author’s name should not be abbreviated.)
(2) O nly the first letter of the title and subtitle of the article should be capitalized, and the subtitle should come after a colon (:).
(3) Every first letter of each content word in the title of journals should be capitalized and the entire title should be italicized, followed by a comma, the volume or issue number. The volume number of the article is italicized, and the issue number is in a regular font in parentheses. The issue number is only used for journals that start with new page number for each issue.

Hong, Kil-Dong, Kim, Sung-Mi, & Lee, Hyun-Ji. (2007). Needs analysis of EFL college students. Modern English Education, 3(1), 318-340.
Smith, R., & Palmer, S. (1993). The ADA and the hiring process. Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research, 45(2), 10-36.

2) Book

The publishing company’s name for the book should be included. For an edited book, the author’s name(s) should be followed by ‘Ed.’ or ‘Eds.’ in parentheses. Information for the edition should be included after the title of the book.

Bailey, K. M., & Nunan, D. (Eds.). (1996). Voices from the language classroom. Cambridge University Press.
Mike, T., & Larson, J. R., Jr. (1987). An introduction to organizational behavior (3rd ed.). Sage.

3) Article or Chapter in an Edited Book

The title for an edited book should consist of (1) the name of the editor (if any) preceded by the word ‘In’ and (2) the book title with parenthetical information. Identify the editor by the abbreviation ‘Ed.’ inparentheses after the last name. Provide inclusive page numbers of the article or chapter in parentheses after the title.

Bjork, R. A. (1989). Retrieval inhibition as an adaptive mechanism in human memory. In H. L. Roediger & F. I. Craik (Eds.), Varieties of memory and consciousness (pp. 309-330). Erlbaum.

4) Magazine or Newspaper Article

Provide the publication month for monthlies and the publication month and date for weeklies after the publication year in the parenthesis. After the title of the article, the name of the magazine or newspaper should be italicized. Provide the volume number and page numbers for newspaper articles with ‘p.’ or ‘pp.’

Henry, W. A. (1990, April 9). Making the grade in today’s schools. Time, 135, pp. 28-31.
Schul tz , S. (2005, December 28). Calls made to strengthen state energy policies. The Country Today, pp. 1A, 2A.

5) Proceedings of Meetings and Symposia

(1) Proceedings published regularly: Provide the page numbers.

Cynx, J., Williams, H., & Nottlebohm, F. (1992). Hemispheric differences in avian song discrimination. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, USA, 89, 1372-1375.

(2) Unpublished paper presented at a meeting: Provide the month in the parenthesis and the city at the end.

Lanktree, C., & Briere, J. (1991, January). Early data on the trauma symptom checklist for children(TSC-C). Paper presented at the meeting of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, San Diego, CA.

6) Doctoral Dissertation or Master’s Thesis

If it not published, it should be treated like a book, and the title is written in italics, and the name of the university is provided. If it is searchable in Database or Archive, provide the name of Database or Archive after the title and indicate the URL.

Wilfele y, D. E. (1989). Interpersonal analyses of bulimia: Normal weight and obese [Unpublished doctoral dissertation]. University of Missouri.
Johnson, S. (2018). The acquisition of intercultural competence in online English classes [Unpublished master’s thesis]. Oxford University.
Solom on, M. (2017). Social media and self-evaluation: The examination of social media use on identity, social comparison, and self-esteem in young female adults [Doctoral dissertation, William James College]. Pro-Quest Dissertations and These Global.
Zambr ano-Vazquez, L. (2016). The interaction of state and trait worry on response monitoring in those with worry and obsessive-compulsive symptoms [Doctoral dissertation, University of Arizona]. UA Campus Repository. https://repository.arizona.edu/handle/10150/620615

7) Article in Press

A paper that has been submitted to a journal and accepted for publication is considered in press. Do not give year, volume, or page numbers until the article is published. In text, use the following parenthetical citation: e.g., McIntosh, D. N. (in press).

McIntosh, D. N. (in press). The ADA and the hiring process. Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research.

8) Report

Broad hurst. R. G., & Maller, R. A. (1991). Offending and recidivism (Tech. Rep. No.3). University of Western Australia, Crime Research Center.

9) Internet Resources

Internet resources follow the formats of journals, books, research reports, magazines, or newspaper articles, and indicate the internet site at the end. If they are not published, the title of the resources should be italicized. Do not use “Retrieved from” unless a retrieval date is necessary. The hyperlink should be deleted.

Saricoban, A. (1999). The teaching of listening. The Internet TESL Journal, 5(12). http://iteslj.org/Articles/Saricoban-Listening.html

10) Referencing Style Guide

The reference list should be in English and use a hanging indent format. All sources cited in the text must be presented alphabetically in the reference list. In the reference list, when the same author is listed for single- and co-authored works, single-authored works are to be listed before co-authored ones, even if the single-authored work’s publication date is later than the co-authored one. When references in Korean or a foreign language are not in English, provide Romanization and English translations.

Kim, Choong-Bae. (1994). Chulje gollandoui yecheukgwa silje [Prediction and reality of item-writing difficulty]. Goryeodaehakgyo Sadaemonjip [Journal of College of Education at Korea University], 19, 115-136.

Paragraph 3. Tables and Figures

Tables and figures should be completely understandable, independent of the text. Each table and figure must be mentioned in the text, given a title and consecutively numbered with Arabic numerals.

1) Tables

Use a double line for the first horizontal line and use plain single lines for the rest. The numberings and headings of tables should be presented bold, centered above the tables. ‘TABLE’ should be all capitalized. Content words in the headings of tables should be presented regular and begin with capital letters.



The difference ... was significant(t = -11.502, p<.001) as shown in Table 3.

2) Figures

Enclose the figure in a square box and the numberings and headings of figures should be presented bold, centered below the figures. ‘FIGURE’ should be all capitalized. Major words in the headings of figures should be presented regular and begin with capital letters.




FIGURE 5 A Pattern of Increase in Accuracy Scores of Enhanced Group

Article 5. Other

Paragraph 1. When a Korean author’s name is Romanized, the first name is written before the last name (e.g., Kil-Dong Hong) in the title; the last name is followed by a comma and first name (e.g., Hong, Kil-Dong) in the abstract and the reference list.

Paragraph 2. On the first page of the manuscript, ‘Examples of language/languages (Examples in: ),’ ‘Applicable languages,’ and ‘Applicable levels’ should be presented (Times New Roman 9, bold, 1-pt left indentation; left-aligned).

e.g., Examples in: English
        Applicable Languages: English
        Applicable Levels: Early childhood/Elementary/Secondary/Tertiary


Paragraph 3. When the article is accepted, the author(s) should provide name(s), affiliation(s), postal address(es), and e-mail address(es) in the *footnote on the first page of the manuscript.

Paragraph 4. The author(s) are responsible for manuscript revisions for publication.

Paragraph 5. Publication of more than two articles by the same author per year is not allowed in principle. Publication of more than one article by the same author (co-author and corresponding author included) in the same issue is not allowed.

Paragraph 6. The author(s) must pay publication fees when notified.

Paragraph 7. If the author’s (or authors’) work received research funding, an additional publication fee must be paid.

Paragraph 8. The author(s) must maintain regular membership to have a manuscript published.

Paragraph 9. A certificate of publication will be issued only for an accepted and confirmed manuscript for publication, upon the request of the author(s).

Paragraph 10. Once the article is confirmed for publication, the author(s) will be able to access an on-line PDF file.



Supplementary Rules
1. The amendment to the provisions for manuscript submission will take effect on March 1, 2000.

Supplementary Rules
1. The amendment to the provisions for manuscript submission will take effect on October 1, 2011.

Supplementary Rules
1. The amendment to the provisions for manuscript submission will take effect on November 30, 2018.

Supplementary Rules
1. The amendment to the provisions for manuscript submission will take effect on February 1, 2021.

Supplementary Rules
1. The amendment to the provisions for manuscript submission will take effect on November 11, 2021.

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