Enacted on October 13, 2009.
Title changed and amended on October 18, 2013.
Amended on August 27, 2014.
Amended on October 30, 2015

Chapter 1 General Provisions

Article 1 (Title)

(deleted)

Article 2 (Purpose)

The purpose of these guidelines is to define matters regarding organization and operation of the Editorial Board and publication of JKSHP according to Article 5 of the Articles of Association of The Korean Society of Health-system Pharmacists and Article 9, Section 2, Clause 10 of the Board Operation Guidelines.

Article 3 (Journal publication)

JKSHP, controlled by the Board, is published according to the following.

• ① It is published four times a year on February 28, May 31, August 31 and November 30. (Amended on October 30, 2015)
• ② (Deleted on October 30, 2015)

Chapter 2 Organization of the Editorial Board

Article 4 (Organization of the Board)

The Editorial Board includes 25 members including Editor-in-Chief and Deputy Editor-in-Chief.

Article 5 (Appointment of Editor-in-Chief)

For Editor-in-Chief, the Chairman appoints a member with the following requirements among the standing directors, who is then approved by the Board of Directors.

• 1. One who is actively engaged in academic activities in his or her area of expertise
• 2. One who is devoted to the academic activities of this Society and the development of the journal

Article 6 (Roles of Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editor)

• ① The Editor-in-Chief is in charge of recommending members and the Managing Editor and publication of the journal (review, editing and publication of articles).
• ② The Deputy Editor-in-Chief assists the Editor-in-Chief and acts on behalf of the Editor-in-Chief in his or her absence.
• ③ The Managing Editor is in charge of administrative affairs regarding editing and publication of the journal.

Article 7 (Appointment of members and term of office)

• ① The Deputy Editor-in-Chief and editors are selected from members recommended by the Editor-in-Chief and approved by the Board of Standing Directors.
• ② The term of office for editors is 2 years, and they may serve consecutive terms. They may also be replaced during the term if there are valid reasons. In the case of partial replacement, increase or decrease of members, it must be recommended by the Editor-in-Chief and approved by the Board of Standing Directors.
• ③ The term of the member newly appointed due to the resignation of a member shall be the remaining term of the former member.
• ④ Members are appointed by region.

Article 8 (Qualifications of members)

The qualifications of members are as follows. (Amended on October 30, 2015)

• 1. Members of the Korean Society of Health-System Pharmacists with outstanding academic research achievements.
• 2. Those with experience in peer review
• 3. Those with experience in editing journals and academic materials

Article 9 (Convening meetings)

Meetings of the Editorial Board are convened by the Editor-in-Chief in time for the publication of the journal, and may also be convened when necessary.

Article 10 (Resolution)

Meetings of the Editorial Board are considered valid with the attendance of a majority of registered members, and resolutions are made by a majority of those in attendance.

Article 11 (Document control)

• 1. Minutes of the Board meetings must be recorded and preserved for 5 years from the date written.
• 2. (Deleted on October 30, 2015)

Article 12 (Travel expenses)

Travel expenses may be given for members attending Board meetings.

Chapter 3 Functions of the Editorial Board (Amended on October 30, 2015)

Article 13 (Mission)

The Editorial Board determines general matters regarding publication of the journal such as structure, number of issues for print, quantity, and submission guidelines.

Article 14 (Role)

The Editorial Board selects and requests reviewers for submitted articles, and determines whether to publish the articles based on the results of review.

Chapter 4 (Deleted on October 30, 2015)

Article 15 (Article submission)

(Deleted on October 30, 2015)

Article 16 (Management of submitted articles)

(Deleted on October 30, 2015)

Chapter 5 Review of Submitted Articles

Article 17 (Duty of review)

• ① Articles to be published in the journal shall be reviewed.
• ② Feature articles, articles specially requested, manuscripts by foreigners, or articles presented at conferences may be exempted from review with the resolution of the Board.

Article 18 (Appointment of reviewers)

• ① Reviewers are appointed by the Editor-in-Chief with the resolution of the Board.
• ② Two reviewers are appointed for each article. The Board may select an additional candidate in the case of an emergency. (Amended on October 30, 2015)
• ③ Bias regarding major, age or region is avoided in appointing the reviewers.
• ④ The reviewers are given review fees.
• ⑤ (Deleted on October 30, 2015)

Article 19 (Review of articles)

Articles are reviewed based on the separate JKSHP review guidelines.

Chapter 6 Qualifications of Article Submission

Article 20 (Qualifications of article submission)

• ① Authors (one or more) of submitted manuscripts must be members of The Korean Society of Health-system Pharmacists.
• ② The Board makes decisions on whether to publish articles submitted by non-members.
• ③ Manuscripts that are not in the form of articles are not subject to qualifications.

Chapter 7 Journal Submission and Preparation Guidelines

Article 21 (Submission guidelines)

Authors shall follow the separate JKSHP Submission and Preparation Guidelines. (Amended on October 30, 2015)

Article 22 (Preparation guidelines)

(Deleted on October 30, 2015)

• Supplementary rules (October 13, 2009)
• ① (Enforcement date) The submission rules shall come into effect from the date of resolution by the Board of Directors.
• ② (Transitional provision) Works executed before the effectuation of the supplementary rules may be regarded to have been executed in accordance with the rules.
• Supplementary rules (October 18, 2013)
• ① (Enforcement date) The submission rules shall come into effect from the date of resolution by the Board of Directors.
• ② (Transitional provision) Works executed before the effectuation of the supplementary rules may be regarded to have been executed in accordance with the rules.
• Supplementary rules (August 27, 2014)
• ① (Enforcement date) The submission rules shall come into effect from the date of resolution by the Board of Directors.
• ② (Transitional provision) Works executed before the effectuation of the supplementary rules may be regarded to have been executed in accordance with the rules.
• Supplementary rules (October 30, 2015)
• ① (Enforcement date) The submission rules shall come into effect from the date of resolution by the Board of Directors. However, the amendments 18, paragraph 2, the provisions of Article 21 shall take effect from March 2016.