Manuscript Preparation Guidelines
Established: December 31, 1997
Revised: December 15, 2018
1. Types
Manuscripts are classified as regular or non-regular articles depending on expert peer review.
- Regular articles: Special issue articles, planned articles, general articles, review articles
- Non-regular articles: Planned essays, miscellany, material introductions, book reviews
2. Structure
Regular articles should follow this order. Non-regular articles may omit some elements.
- Title
- Author name
- Author affiliation and position
- Table of contents
- Korean abstract
- Korean keywords
- Main text
- References
- English title
- English author name
- English affiliation and position
- English abstract
- English keywords
3. Length
Regular articles should be within 150 sheets of 200-character manuscript paper, including the main text, figures, photographs, and tables essential to the argument. Excess publication fees may be charged at the discretion of the editorial board for manuscripts exceeding this limit.
4. Page Format
Manuscripts should be prepared on A4 paper in portrait orientation.
5. Language and Original Script
Manuscripts should be written in Korean. When noting the original script of academic terms, personal names, or place names, either write the original script directly or provide the Korean transliteration followed by the original in parentheses at first mention.
Example: 國內城, 국내성(國內城)
6. Abstract
- The abstract should be approximately 5 to 10 sheets of 200-character manuscript paper.
- It should include the research methodology and summary of conclusions.
7. Headings
Headings in the main text use Roman and Arabic numerals in the following order: Chapter (1), Section (1)), Subsection ((1)), Item (①). The introduction and conclusion are included as chapters. Only chapters and sections are listed in the table of contents.
8. Figures, Photographs, and Tables
Supplementary materials other than the main text are classified as figures, photographs, or tables.
9. In-text Citations
Citations should be presented as footnotes or in-text references.
- Include author, year, and page number.
Example: Footnote: Hong Gil-dong, 2015, p. 200. / In-text: (Hong Gil-dong, 2015, p. 200). - For works with three or more authors, list only the first author.
Example: Hong Gil-dong et al., 2016, p. 200 - Separate multiple citations with a semicolon (;).
Example: Hong Gil-dong, 2016, p. 290; Seong Chun-hyang, 2017, p. 301.
10. References
Only works cited in the text should be listed. References are arranged in the following order: Korean, East Asian languages (Chinese, Japanese), Western languages (English, etc.). Chinese and Japanese entries should use traditional characters. Korean entries follow Korean alphabetical order, East Asian entries follow Korean alphabetical order, and Western entries follow alphabetical order.
Format: Author name, year, "article title," book/journal title, publisher. Works by the same author in the same year are distinguished as 2007a, 2007b, etc.
Reference Examples
- Yang Si-eun, 2014, "Current Status and Issues in Goguryeo Capital Studies," Journal of Goguryeo-Balhae Studies 50.
- Korean Archaeological Society, 2010, Lectures on Korean Archaeology (revised edition), Sahoe Pyeongnon.
- Arnold, D. E., 1985, Ceramic theory and cultural process, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
- Choi, J., 2013, Archaeological evidence of Goguryeo's southern expansion in the fifth and sixth centuries, Journal of Korean Art and Archaeology, 7, 90–104.
11. Author Information and Acknowledgments
Author information including affiliation and position should be noted in the footnote section of the first page. Funding acknowledgments should be stated on the line below. If the author has no current affiliation, the previous affiliation or highest academic degree should be stated.
Supplementary Provisions
Established: December 31, 1997
Revised: December 15, 2018