1. Basics

1.1. Aims & Scope
Before submitting your manuscript to The IJCCS, please, make sure that your manuscript conforms to the Aims & Scope of the journal. However, if you are not sure of it, you may ask questions to the editorial office via e-mail.

1.2. Manuscript Types
The IJCCS publishes original (research) articles, review articles, book reviews, correspondence, and translation of a newly unearthed material with introduction annotation. 

• Original (research) article is allowed to use a maximum of 15,000 words, including footnotes, abstracts, keywords, references, etc.
• Translation of a newly unearthed material with introduction and annotation may be allowed to use more than 15,000 words depending on the decision of Editor-in-Chief.
• Review articles and book reviews are allowed to use a maximum of 5,000 words, including footnotes, abstracts, keywords, references, etc.
• Correspondence is required to use less than 1,000 words.

2. Editorial Policies

2.1. Authorship

Any person who has a substantive contribution to the research for the manuscript can be listed as an author. Authorship order and other credits should accord with the relative academic contributions of the individuals involved in the research, not their status in society or organization. A student can usually be listed as a principal author when the publication substantially derives from the student’s dissertation.

2.2. Acknowledgments

All people who supported the research yet do not have professional contributions for authorship should be listed in the section for acknowledgments. People who provided technical or general or administrative help can be acknowledged in the section for acknowledgments. Authors should address the fact if their manuscripts were translated by professional or unprofessional translators. Authors may not address language polishing / editing services.

2.3. Funding

The IJCCS welcomes authors to acknowledge their funding. The journal will put the acknowledgment in a consistent style under a separate heading. Example: “This research is supported by ~~ Research Foundation. (Project No. xxxx-xxxx)”

Authors may declare the fact of no funding when necessary. Example: “This research is not supported by any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.”

2.4. Declaration of Conflicting Interests

The IJCCS requires authors to declare conflicting interests and allows a statement to be printed in all published articles. If you have conflicting interests to declare, please, make sure that a 'Declaration of Conflicting Interests' statement is included at the end of your manuscript. If you have no conflict exists to declare, you do not have to include any statement about it.

2.5. Contributor's Publishing Agreement

Each author is required to sign a Journal Contributor’s Publishing Agreement granting The IJCCS an exclusive license to publish. While authors retain copyright in their work, this agreement gives The IJCCS the exclusive right to publish and distribute the work, including any derivative works, for the full term of copyright unless otherwise stated.

2.6. Peer-Review Policy

All papers submitted to The IJCCS shall be reviewed by at least two expert reviewers. The IJCCS adopts a double-blind peer review system that does not allow the reviewer and author to get the information on each other. All manuscripts will be reviewed as soon as possible, i.e. within two months. Reviewers will evaluate the submitted manuscripts according to the standard for evaluation, and then the editor-in-chief makes the final decision.

2.7. Open Access Policy

The IJCCS provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. There are no submission or processing fees for open access. All articles become freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. Authors are not charged for open access publication, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.


3. Preparing Your Manuscript for Submission

3. 1. Format 

IJCCS Format Sample Download

• File Type: MS-Word (higher than 2010version)
• Paper Size: Width: 7 inches (17.78 cm); Height: 10 inches (25.4 cm)
  
• Margins: Top: 0.70 inches (1.78 cm); Bottom: 1.0 inch (2.54 cm); 
                 Left: 1.0 inch (2.54 cm); Right: 1.0 inch (2.54 cm)
• Line Spacing: Multiple 1.45
• Font: Times New Roman, size 10.5
• Citation: Author-Date style placing a parenthetical citation with specific pages.
• Manuscript Length:
  Recommended range: 8,000 to 15,000 words
  Exceptions: Submissions outside this range may be considered. Please contact the editor prior to submission to discuss.
• General Style: Please follow the Chicago Manual of Style Online (16th edition) for all aspects of manuscript preparation, including formatting, citations, and general style.

4. Submission 

4.1 Information Required for Completing Your Submission
You should provide contact information and academic affiliations for all co-authors in the manuscript and specify who is to be the corresponding author. These details must match what appears on the submission system. Please, make sure that you have filled all the required forms and uploaded additional supplementary files, if any.
 

4.2 Permissions
Please make sure that authors should obtain written permissions about cited illustrations, tables, figures or lengthy quotations of which the copyright is held by someone else.

5. Further Information

Any queries or requests for information on the manuscript submission should be sent to the editorial office of The IIJCCS as follows:

E-mail: ijccs@naver.com

Tel. +82-51- 663-4287 / 4291