Currently, all submissions must be made through the editorial system. If you encounter a technical difficulty while submitting your manuscript, please direct your questions to: hcpark@kisti.re.kr. Please direct your questions about the submission process to: j.c.eastern.asia@gmail.com

CHOOSE A MANUSCRIPT TYPE

JCEA accepts full-length original research papers and short research papers. The journal routinely announces calls for special issue papers. Only full-length original research papers are considered for JCEA special issues, with up to five papers per issue. For special issue guidelines please click here. To prepare a full-length paper, please note that the word limit is 8000 words.

A short research paper or rapid communications is a paper limited to 2000-3000 words. Unlike a full research paper, it focuses on quick publication of preliminary results, not yet fully proven, and thoughts that describe fundamentally new ideas. The short paper is also regarded as original research but the review time will be shorter to make sure that your new ideas get disseminated as fast as possible. Authors must include a letter justifying the reasons for the paper to be regarded as rapid communications. Note that we currently do not accept short research paper or rapid communications for our special issues.

The Editor’s Note provides a platform for JCEA editors to communicate with the readers of our journal and the broader academic community. The editorial note can be anywhere from three to ten pages long and is open to the following topics: updates concerning our journal, introduction to an ongoing research project, or critical reflections on a timely topic.

SUBMISSION PREPARATION CHECKLIST

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.

1. The submitted manuscript is in Microsoft Word or RTF format and does not exceed 8,000 words (research articles, incl. abstract and bibliography), 2,000-3,000 words (rapid communications, incl. abstract and bibliography), or 5,000 words (book reviews, incl. abstract and bibliography) respectively.

2. The submitted manuscript follows the manuscript template for in-text citations, reference lists, headings, etc.. Where available, URLs for the references other than books and journals have been provided (incl. date of access). Papers that fail to follow prescribed submission formatting will be automatically rejected.

3. The submitted manuscript adheres to the journal's instructions for copyrights (outlined in the section below). Accordingly, the manuscript provides citations for text that has been published and copyrighted elsewhere, including text published by the author of the submitted manuscript. If the manuscript includes tables and figures that have been previously printed elsewhere - including materials produced by the author of the submitted manuscript - written consent from the publisher of said materials must be presented upon submission.

4. To facilitate the review process, your cover letter must include the names of three experts in your area, along with their affiliations, and the reasons why you recommend these people. Peer reviewers should be experienced scholars with a track record in the area. The names should be unbiased and do not include scholars in your department, from your thesis committee, or that have served in an advisory capacity to you or the project in the past. Please note that though we will consider these suggestions, we may not necessarily use them.

5. Please submit a plagiarism check report along with your manuscript and cover letter. There are several plagiarism checker services available, such as the one from Grammarly.