:: Instruction to Authors
Ⅰ. Classification of studies
Studies are classified into original document, review, case report, and briefing. Publication decisions are made by the editorial board.
Ⅱ. Research ethics and compliance
- All studies submitted to the AOPST must comply with the research ethics regulations.
- All authors must be well acquainted with the research ethics regulations before submitting their articles.
- Articles containing similar or identical content as those submitted to the AOPCT cannot be published in other journals. Authors must act in accordance with the regulations of the Institutional Review Board and are subjected to investigation upon any discoveries or reports of their violation.
- If the author is found to have violated the research ethics regulations, the chief editor will forcibly cease reviewing the article or withdraw the article from publication.
Ⅲ. Language used
- Studies submitted to the AOPST must be written in Korean or English.
Ⅳ. Studies submission and publication schedule
- Studies are published at least twice a year.
- Studies can be submitted to the AOPST at any time through the online submission system.
- The chief editor must select a reviewer for each field of research and request a review within 10 days of the submission date, after sufficient discussion with the members of the editorial board.
- A reviewer must complete reviewing a study within 15 days of receiving the review request.
- The chief editor must inform the author of the review results within two months of the submission date.
- The chief editor must record the submission date, review date, and confirmed publication date for each study before publication.
- After publication is confirmed, a set of studies are gathered and published.
Ⅴ. Screening
- The chief editor must select one editor and two reviewers who are specialized in the field of research corresponding to the article to be submitted. The chief editor must base his selection on the personal research achievements of the editor or reviewer.
- The chief editor and editors of the AOPST must prevent exposure of personal information between authors and reviewers and must also prevent information leakage. Therefore, the chief editor must only send a manuscript to a reviewer after all the information regarding the author’s name and affiliation has been deleted. If information is mutually exposed or leaked between the author and reviewer, the chief editor must change the reviewer.
- A reviewer must summarize the content of the manuscript they review in order to demonstrate to the author that they have a sufficient understanding of the manuscript’s content. If complaints arise from the author regarding the review results, the chief editor and editors in the corresponding field of research must decide whether the manuscript needs to be reviewed again based on the summary of the manuscript written by the reviewer.
- A reviewer must objectively score articles according to the evaluation checklist developed by the AOPST.
- For the sake of improving the overall research skills in academia, a reviewer has the basic responsibility to revise manuscripts and report the revisions in full detail.
- A reviewer makes the final publication decision based on the VI-4 score and VI-5 revisions and sends the paper to the chief editor.
- The chief editor determines whether the paper can be published or not. They also determine if the paper should be published after revisions and if the paper needs to be reviewed after these revisions.
Ⅵ. Submission preparation
Ⅰ. Manuscript preparation
1. Basic requirements
1) Manuscripts submitted to the AOPST must fulfill the requirements below. After a review of their compliance with the submission requirements, manuscripts that are not in compliance with these requirements may be returned to their authors. In this case, the papers must be revised and resubmitted.
2) Manuscripts must be written with a word processor program (Microsoft Word or Hangul). The title page, abstract, introduction, methods, results, discussion, references, tables, and figures must each be written on a new page in the stated order.
3) The following basic format must be used for all text within the manuscript:
(1) Margin: Use the default margin in Word and 2.54cm in Hangul for the right, left, top, and bottom margins.
(2) Text: Font (Times New Roman in Word and Malgun Gothic in Hangul), font size (10 pt), and line spacing (1.5 lines in Word and 300% in Hangul).
(3) Paragraph: The first line of a body paragraph must be indented at 1.27cm. Use a hanging indent of 1.27cm starting from the second line for references.
(4) Alignment: The title and subtitles (methods, results, discussion, and references) must be centered. The rest must be aligned to the left.
4) All works must be cited in the following style:
(1) When citing papers written in Korean, join the last and first names. When citing papers written in English, write the last name only.
(2) Cite works in the styles shown below depending on the number of authors to be mentioned.
① Works with less than three authors.
- “...라고 보고하였다(홍성현, 김인태, & 이진수, 2006).”
- “...was reported (Mather, Knight, & McGill, 2006).”
- “홍성현, 김인태, & 이진수(2006)는”
- “Mather, Knight, & McGill (2006) reported that…”
② Works with four or more authors.
- “...라고 보고하였다(홍길동 등, 2006).”
- “...was reported (Mather et al., 2006).”
- “홍성현 등(2006)은”
- “Mather et al. (2006) reported that…”
(3) If there are more than two works to be cited, cite the Korean works first followed by the English works. The order should be 가, 나, 다, and A, B, C, with a semicolon written after each publication date as shown below. In the case of works by the same author, cite them in the order of their publication beginning with the earliest work.
- “...을 보고하였다(김인태, 2006; 김인태 등, 2007; 홍성현, 김인태, & 이진수, 2006; Mather & Knight, 2006).”
2. Title page
1) Title
(1) The title must be written in both Korean and English.
(2) A subtitle is written after the main title with a colon (:) inserted between them.
2) Names of authors and institutions
(1) Names of authors and their institutions are entered into the online system and are not written in the original document for to facilitate blind evaluation.
3) Acknowledgements: Acknowledgements for specific persons other than the authors must be written succinctly and only after receiving the permission of the persons receiving the acknowledgements before the publication of the study. Information regarding research funds must include the name of the fund, application number, and application date.
4) Conflict of interest: Note if the research results were associated with benefits or losses to other people.
3. Abstract
1) The abstract must be no more than 250 words and be in English.
2) The content of the abstract must match that of the manuscript.
3) Clearly outline the purpose, methods, results, and conclusions as well as provide the key data.
4) Write “Keywords” in italics below the abstract; however, do not write the actual keywords to be listed in italics. In English, write at least three keywords related to the paper’s topic. Each keyword must be separated by a comma (,) and be written in lower case.
4. Introduction
1) Concisely and clearly state the purpose of the research. Only discuss background research that is related to the purpose of the current research.
2) Center the title and align the main text to the left. Do not write the subheadings (“Introduction”).
5. Research method
1) Describe in detail the subjects as well as the methods in the order of time or independent variables and dependent variables.
2) For research involving human subjects, explain the process of handing out and receiving consent forms from the study’s participants.
3) Provide descriptions of the equipment used in the research in the following style:
(1) Equipment used (product name, manufacturer, and country).
(2) Product names and manufacturers can be written in Korean or English depending on the language used by the manufacturing company. Country must be written in Korean.
6. Results
1) List the results in a clear and logical order. All data must be subjected to statistical treatment.
2) The included tables or figures should not reiterate the contents of the body paragraphs.
7. Discussion
1) Summarize the results while avoiding duplication of information provided in the introduction and conclusion.
2) Compare the results to those in previous literature and explain what led to the current results being obtained. Avoid including information from textbooks that are not related to the research purpose.
3) In the final paragraph of the discussion section, summarize the main information related to the questions and answers informing the conclusion of the research.
8. References
1) Use the recent APA style developed by the American Psychological Association. For more details, visit http://www.apastyle.org/
2) List Korean literature first, followed by foreign literature. The order should be 가-나-다 and A-B-C. For works by the same author, list the works in the order of their publication beginning with the earliest work. Only list the works cited in the paper.
3) Follow the style shown in the examples below. When there are more than two authors, insert “&” before the name of the last author. If there are more than seven authors, write the names of the first five authors followed by “…” and the name of the last author.
(1) Academic articles
① The article name and volume number must be written in italics.
Example in Korean: Author 1, Author 2, & Author 3 (Year). Title of study. Journal name, volume number, first-last pages cited. 김영남 (2000). 치위생과 학생이 임상실습 시 경험하는 스트레스 요인에 관한 연구, 경복대학논총. 4, 373-391. 이승주, & 박윤기 (1993). 물리치료과 학생들의 임상실습에 대한 태도조사. 대한물리치료학회지, 5, 25-37. |
Example in English: Author 1 last name, Author 1 first name initials., Author 2 last name, Author 2 first name initials., & Author 3 last name, Author 3 first name initials. (Year). Name of study. Name of journal, volume number, first-last pages cited. |
(2) Books
① Names of books must be written in italics.
Example in Korean: Name of the main author. (Year). Name of book (~edition, first-last pages cited). Country of publication: Publisher. |
Example in English: Chapter Author 1 last name, chapter Author 1 first name initials., & chapter author 2 last name, chapter author 2 first name initials. (year). Chapter title. In book Author 1 first name initials. Book Author 1 last name & book Author 2 first name initials. Book Author 2 last name (Eds.), Book title (pp. xxx-xxx). Region, Country: Publisher. |
(3) Theses
① Works must be cited in the style below. The title of a study must be written in italics.
Example in Korean: Name of the author(Year). Name of thesis (degree, university, country of publication). |
Example in English: Last name of the author, first name initials. (Year). Title of the study (degree, university, country of publication). |
9. Tables and figures
1) Images must be saved as JPG, GIF, and TIFF files with no changes to the ratio of the horizontal and vertical lengths. When using more than two images for the same figure, combine them into one image and label them separately using alphabet letters. Emphasize certain parts of an image or picture with arrows to assist with readers’ understanding of the figure. For microscope images, record the method of staining used as well as the ratios.
2) Maintain a resolution of at least 300 dpi for all figures.
