The Ceramist published quarterly, contains original research papers, review papers, and research and industry trend on all aspects of ceramics and ceramics- based technologies. All submitted manuscripts are considered for publication, with the understanding that they have not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere.
There are two categories of papers published in the Journal: articles and reviews.
Authors are asked to submit manuscript electronically through the Society Homepage (https://submit.ceramist.or.kr). In case typed manuscript has to be submitted, consult with the publication coordinator of the Society( e-mail: ceramic@kcers.or.kr, Tel: +82-2-584-0185, Fax:+82-2-586- 4582). Contact information for the corresponding author, including an E-mail address, fax number, and telephone number, must be provided with all submissions. Manuscript can be submitted at all time. Received date and revised date will be assigned after the manuscript or revised manuscripts are arrived to the society office. Accepted date will be assigned after the final decision is made. Author check list and Copyright transfer can be found during the submission process via homepage.
All manuscripts must be typewritten, double-spaced including the abstract, references and figure captions in a format to print out in A4 size papers. Left and right margins should be at least 2.5 cm each. The following specific items should be noted.
The authorship should be restricted to those who should meet all of the following conditions: 1) substantial contribution to the conception and design of the study, or acquisition, interpretation and analysis of data; 2) drafting the article or revising it critically for the important intellectual content; 3) final approval of the version to be published; and 4) agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved. The paper should be the authors' own original work, which has not been previously published elsewhere. To verify originality, your article will be checked by the text-similarity detection service CrossCheck
For the policies on the research and publication ethics not stated in this instruction, international standards for editors and authors (http://publicationethics.org/international-standards-editors-and-authors) can be applied. When the journal faces suspected cases of research and publication misconduct such as duplicate publication, plagiarism, or fabricated data, changes in authorship, an undisclosed conflict of interest, ethical problems with a submitted manuscript, a reviewer who has appropriated an author’s idea or data, complaints against editors, and so on, the resolution process will follow the flowchart provided by the COPE (http://publication-ethics.org/resources/flowcharts). The discussion and decision on the suspected cases are carried out by the Editorial Board (Composition and Operating Regulations of the Editorial Board).
The editor-in-chief assigns the submitted manuscript to the proper editor considering its specific area. The editor may reject the assigned manuscript without further review if it does not fit the scope of the journal. If suitable, the manuscript is sent to reviewers. All manuscripts are treated as confidential and peer-reviewed by 2 anonymous reviewers selected by the editor-in-chief. The reviewers provide comments and suggestions for revision and make a recommendation to the editor-in-chief. The editor-in-chief makes a decision and tells the corresponding author what the decision is:
The corresponding author is notified as soon as possible of the editor’s decision and then chooses whether to revise the paper and resubmit. If suitable after revision, the revised manuscript will be accepted. When the final revised manuscript is completely acceptable according to the Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society format and criteria, it is scheduled for publication in the next available issue. Rejected papers will not be peer-reviewed again.
There is no official charge for publication.
The corresponding author will be provided with electronic reprint without charge. Paper offprints can be ordered with an extra charge via the offprint order form which is sent once the article is accepted for publication.
Accepted papers including their electronic versions shall become the exclusive right of the Korea Ceramic Society and may not be reproduced elsewhere without the Society′s permission.
Ceramist is published quarterly in March 31, June 30, September 30, December 31 each year.
In principle, at least eight papers should be published per issue.