As an open access journal, Korean Journal of Financial Studies (KJFS) will follow the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing (https://doaj.org/bestpractice) developed by Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA).

Table of Contents

• 1. Website
• 2. Name of Journal
• 3. Peer Review Process
• 4. Ownership and Management
• 5. Governing Body
• 6. Editorial Team and Contact Information
• 7. Copyright and Licensing
• 8. Author Fees
• 9. Process for Identification of and Dealing with Allegations of Research Misconduct
• 10. Research & Publication Ethics
• 11. Publishing Schedule
• 12. Access
• 13. Archiving
• 14. Revenue Sources
• 15. Advertising
• 16. Direct Marketing

1. Website

The URL of official journal web site is http://www.e-kjfs.org.

The KJFS team endeavors to make a good website. KJFS website demonstrates that care has been taken to ensure high ethical and professional standards. It does not contain any misleading information, including any attempt to mimic another journal/publisher’s site.

2. Name of Journal

The official journal title is Korean Journal of Financial Studies, the abbreviation of ISO is Korean J Financ Stud.

3. Peer Review Process

The KJFS has on online submission and peer review system at http://submit.e-kjfs.org.

The acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to our readership. Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are double-blind peer-reviewed by two anonymous reviewers and the Editor. Final acceptance or rejection rests with the Editorial Board, who reserve the right to refuse any material for publication.

Manuscripts should be written in a clear, concise, direct style. Where contributions are judged as acceptable for publication on the basis of content, the Editor and the Publisher reserve the right to modify typescripts to eliminate ambiguity and repetition and improve communication between author and reader. If extensive alterations are required, the manuscript will be returned to the author for revision.

4. Ownership and Management

This journal is owned by the publisher, the Korean Securities Association (http://iksa.or.kr/).

5/6. Governing Body / Editorial Team and Contact Information

The governing body is the journal's editorial board. The full names and affiliations of the journal’s editors and members of journal management team are displayed on the About (Editorial board & Management team) tab of journal homepage, and the contact information for the Editor and editorial office is on the About (Contact us) tab.

7. Copyright and Licensing

Authors publishing in the Journal will be asked to sign a Copyright Transfer Agreement. In signing the form it is assumed that authors have obtained permission to use any copyrighted or previously published material. All authors must read and agree to the conditions outlined in the form, and must sign the form or agree that the corresponding author can sign on their behalf. Articles cannot be published until a signed form has been received.

KJFS is an open access journal. Articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. To use the tables or figures of KJFS in other journals, books or media for scholarly, educational purposes, the process of permission request to the publisher of KJFS is not necessary. All contents of the journal are available immediately upon publication without embargo period.

8. Author Fees

A submission fee of KRW 100,000 (or USD 100) for KSA members per manuscript. Payment should be made by credit card. Form requesting payment will be available for download at submission. There is no additional publication fee.

9. Process for Identification of and Dealing with Allegations of Research Misconduct

The editorial board of KJFS have carefully examined all submitted manuscripts whether these are abided by the ethical guidelines of the COPE. The published articles have involved the statements of conflict of interest, institutional review board.

When the Journal faces suspected cases of research and publication misconduct such as a redundant (duplicate) publication, plagiarism, fabricated data, changes in authorship, undisclosed conflicts of interest, an ethical problem discovered with the submitted manuscript, a reviewer who has appropriated an author’s idea or data, complaints against editors, and other issues, the resolving process will follow the flowchart provided by the COPE (http://publicationethics.org/resources/flowcharts). The editorial board of KJFS will discuss the suspected cases and reach a decision. KJFS will not hesitate to publish errata, corrigenda, clarifications, retractions, and apologies when needed.

10. Research & Publication Ethics

KJFS follows the Guideline on Good Publication of COPE (https://publicationethics.org).

Our publication ethics are displayed on the Editorial Policy (Publication ethics) tab of journal homepage.

11. Publishing Schedule

KJFS published bimonthly (the last day of February, April, June, August, October, and December).

12. Access

KJFS is an open access journal. A free full-text service both in the XML and PDF formats is available immediately upon publication without embargo period.

13. Archiving

Full text of KJFS has been archived in National Library of Korea (http://www.nl.go.kr). Authors can archive publisher's version/PDF. KJFS provides the electronic backup and preservation of access to the journal content in the event the journal is no longer published by archiving in National Library of Korea.

14. Revenues Sources

Revenue sources of journal are from the support of publisher (Korean Securities Association).

15. Advertising

Korean Journal of Financial Studies accepts advertisements. The policy of advertising is displayed on the About (Advertising policy) tab of journal homepage.

16. Direct Marketing

Journal propagation has been done through the journal web site and distribution of an introduction pamphlet. Invitations to submit a manuscript are usually focused on the presenters at conferences, seminars, or workshops if the topic is related to the journal's aims and scope.