Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing

Sixteen check list of compliance of the journal to the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing published September 15, 2022 (joint statement by Committee on Publication Ethics [COPE], Directory of Open Access Journals [DOAJ], the Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association [OASPA], and the World Association of Medical Editors [WAME]; https://doaj.org/apply/transparency) was as follows:

JOURNAL CONTENT	JOURNAL PRACTICES	ORGANISATION	BUSINESS PRACTICES
1. Name of Journal 2. Website 3. Journal Schedule 4. Archiving 5. Copyright 6. Licensing	7. Publication Ethics and Related Editorial Policies 8. Peer Review 9. Access	10. Ownership and Management 11. Advisory Body 12. Editorial Team and Contact Information	13. Author Fees 14. Other Revenue 15. Advertising 16. Direct Marketing

JOURNAL CONTENT

1. Name of journal

The official journal title is Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science. Abbreviated title is J Korean Biol Nurs Sci.

2. Website

The URL of the official journal website is https://www.jkbns.org/. The Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science managing team endeavors to make a good website. Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science 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.

• Aims and scope: https://www.jkbns.org/about/index.php
• Readership: https://www.jkbns.org/about/readership.php
• Types of manuscripts: https://www.jkbns.org/authors/authors.php
• Authorship criteria: https://www.jkbns.org/policy/ethics.php
• pISSN: 2383-6415, eISSN: 2383-6423

3. Journal Schedule

Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science is published four times a year (February, May, August and November).

4. Archiving

It is accessible without barrier from Korea Citation Index (https://www.kci.go.kr) or National Library of Korea (http://nl.go.kr) in the event a journal is no longer published.

5. Copyright

All published papers become the permanent property of the Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science. Copyrights of all published materials are owned by the Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science. Permission must be obtained from the Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science for any commercial use of materials. Every author should sign the copyright transfer agreement forms (https://www.jkbns.org/authors/copyright_transfer_agreement.php).

6. Licensing

This is an open-access journal distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial license, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited for non-commercial purpose (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

JOURNAL PRACTICES

7. Publication Ethics and Related Editorial Policies

• Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science follows the Guideline on Good Publication of COPE (https://publicationethics.org) and Recommendations of International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (https://www.icmje.org/recommendations).
  
  
• Our publication ethics and related editorial policies are displayed on the Research and Publication Ethics tab (https://www.jkbns.org/policy/ethics.php) and Instruction for Authors (Editorial Policy) tab (https://www.jkbns.org/authors/authors.php) of the journal website.
  
  
• The Editorial Board of Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science carefully examines whether all submitted manuscripts abide the ethical guidelines of ICMJE and COPE. The published articles should include the statements of conflict of interest, author's contribution, Institutional Review Board, informed consent, and human/animal rights.
  
  
• 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 COPE (https://publicationethics.org/resources/flowcharts). The Editorial Board of Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science will discuss the suspected cases and reach a decision. Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science will not hesitate to publish errata, corrigenda, clarifications, retractions, and apologies when needed.
  
  

8. Peer Review

• Type of peer review: Double-blind review
• Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science has an online submission and peer review system at https://submit.jkbns.org.
• Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science reviews all manuscripts received. A manuscript is first reviewed for its format and adherence to the aims and scope of the journal. If the manuscript meets these two criteria, it is dispatched to three investigators in the field with relevant knowledge.
• Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science adopts double blind review, which means that the reviewers and authors cannot identify each others’ information. The authors’ names and affiliations are removed during peer review.
• Assuming the manuscript is sent to reviewers, Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science waits to receive opinions from at least three reviewers. In addition, if deemed necessary, a review of statistics may be requested. The acceptance criteria for all papers are based on the quality and originality of the research and its scientific significance. Acceptance of the manuscript is decided based on the critiques and recommended decision of the reviewers.
• An initial decision will normally be made within 4 weeks of receipt of a manuscript, and the reviewers’ comments are sent to the corresponding author by e-mail. The corresponding author must indicate the alterations that have been made in response to the reviewers’ comments item by item. Failure to resubmit the revised manuscript within 4 weeks of the editorial decision is regarded as a withdrawal. A final decision on acceptance/rejection for publication is forwarded to the corresponding author from the editor.
• All manuscripts from editors, employees, or members of the editorial board are processed same to other unsolicited manuscripts. During the review process, submitters will not engage in the decision process. Editors will not handle their own manuscripts although they are commissioned ones.
• We neither guarantee the acceptance without review nor very short peer review times for unsolicited manuscripts. Commissioned manuscripts also reviewed before publication.

9. Access

Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science is an open access journal. A free full-text service, both in XML and PDF formats, is available immediately upon publication without an embargo period.

ORGANISATION

10. Ownership and Management

This journal is owned by the publisher, the Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science (http://www.bionursing.or.kr). The journal is managed by the Management Team.

11. Advisory Body

The advisory body is the journal's editorial board. The full names and affiliations of the journal’s editors are displayed on the About (Editorial Board) tab of the journal website.

12. Editorial Team and Contact Information

Editorial team is available from Editorial Board page at the front part of the journal.

Contact information
Department of Nursing Science, Chungbuk National University,
1, Chungdae-ro, Seowon-gu, Cheongju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do, Republic of Korea, 28644
E-mail: bionursing@naver.com

BUSINESS PRACTICES

13. Author Fees

Authors should pay for the review fee specified by the Korean Society of Biological Nursing Science. Upon acceptance, the publication fee of 400,000 Korean Won (400 USD) per article is requested to the corresponding author.

14. Other Revenue

Revenue sources of journal are from the support of the Korean Society of Biological Nursing Science, authors’ article processing charge, and the support of the Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies grant funded by the Korean government (Ministry of Science and ICT).

15. Advertising

Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science currently does not operate advertised products or services.

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.