1. Name of Journal

The official journal title is Korean Journal of Environmental Biology. Abbreviated title is Korean J. Environ. Biol.

2. Website

The URL address of official website is https://ebr.or.kr

Aims and scope statements: https://ebr.or.kr/sub/sub4_2.html
Readership: https://www.ebr.or.kr/sub/sub4_1.html
Types of manuscripts: https://ebr.or.kr/sub/sub2_1.html
Authorship criteria: https://ebr.or.kr/sub/sub2_1.html

ISSN: pISSN 1226-9999, eISSN 2287-7851

3. Publishing Schedule

KJEB is published quarterly on the last day of every March, June, September, and December. Any supplementary or special issues may be published.

4. Archiving

Papers published in KJEB are archived not only in the KoreaScholar database (https://db.koreascholar.com/) contracted with the Korean Society of Environmental Biology but also in the databases operated by the Korean government, including the Korea Citation Index (https://kci.go.kr) and ScienceCentral (https://www.e-sciencecentral.org). To prepare for the event of journal closure or loss of online databases, printed copies of all issues of KJEB are archived at the National Library of Korea (https://www.nl.go.kr) and the National Assembly Library (https://www.nanet.go.kr).

5. Copyright

All copyrights of published manuscripts belong to the Korean Society of Environmental Biology (KOSEB), while the author holds all responsibility for the information (materials and methods, results, etc.) covered in the manuscript. Permission of the KJEB’s editorial board is required for resale or distribution outside the KJEB and for all other derivative works, including compilations and translations. In general, the editorial board permits permission requests other than for commercial purposes.

6. Licenses

KJEB is not an Open Access journal. While anyone can freely access all published papers and download PDF files, permission from the KJEB’s editorial board is required for resale or distribution outside of the KJEB, as well as for any other derivative works, including compilations and translations.

7. Publication Ethics and Related Editorial Policies

KJEB adheres to the Guideline on Good Publication Practice of COPE (https://publicationethics.org) for publication ethics. The journal has established guidelines and policies delineating the research and publication ethics that authors, reviewers, and editors must adhere to.

- Research ethics: http://www.ebr.or.kr/sub/sub2_1.html

- Research Ethics Committee: http://www.ebr.or.kr/sub/sub4_4.html

- Editorial policy: http://www.ebr.or.kr/sub/sub5_1.html

8. Peer Review

KJEB is equipped with an online submission and review system, and operates a double-blind review system to ensure fair evaluation and judgment of submitted manuscripts.

- Review ethics: http://www.ebr.or.kr/sub/sub3_2.html

- Review policy: http://www.ebr.or.kr/sub/sub5_2.html

- Review process: http://www.ebr.or.kr/sub/sub3_1.html

9. Access

Papers published in KJEB can be accessed and downloaded in PDF format from the journal's website without requiring membership. However, submitting papers to KJEB requires registration on the online submission system (https://submission.koseb.org/). For those interested in ordering printed copies of the journal, they should contact the society’s office.

10. Ownership and Management

Ownership: KJEB is owned by the publisher, Korea Society of Environmental Biology (https://koseb.org).
Management: KJEB is managed by the editorial board, article production company, and website management company.
- Editorial board: Overall management of journal publication/review process management/oversight of research ethics, readability, and academic quality assessment of papers.
- Junghaengsa (publishing company): Editing of paper layout/PDF file production/journal printing.
- KoreaScholar: Website management and development/JATS XML production

11. Advisory Body

The advisory body is the editorial board of KJEB. Editorial board: https://ebr.or.kr/sub/sub4_3.html

12. Editorial Team/Contact Information

- Editorial team: https://ebr.or.kr/sub/sub4_3.html
- Contact information: https://ebr.or.kr/sub/sub4_6.html

13. Author Fees

The chairperson convenes meetings of the REC and presides over them. Decisions are made by a majority vote of the attending members, with the approval of at least two-thirds of the attending members. In cases where the chairperson deems the matter to be minor, written deliberation may suffice. Meetings are generally held in private, but relevant parties may be invited to attend and provide input when deemed necessary.

14. Other Revenue

Revenue sources of the KJEB are from authors’ publication charge and the support of the Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies (KOFST) grant funded by the Korean government. Additionally, depending on the budgetary situation of KJEB , support from the Korean Society of Environmental Biology may be available.

15. Advertising

The KOSEB allows limited advertising from vendors selling experimental equipment and tools, national research institutions, research centers, and similar entities that sponsor the society. Advertisements are minimally displayed on the back page of the journal's print edition or at the bottom of the table of contents sent to members via email. Promotional materials for academic conferences, seminars, educational programs, and similar events promoting scholarly communications and education may be displayed on banners on the journal and society websites. Advertisements must not be related to papers published in KJEB and should not involve conflicts of interest. The final decision on advertising approval is made by the society's board of directors.

16. Direct Marketing

Journal propagation is carried out through pamphlet distribution on the journal website and at conferences and workshops. The editorial board of KJEB may extend invitations for manuscript submissions to researchers who have presented outstanding research findings at KOSEB's academic conferences.