Scope: Journal of Apiculture (ISO abbreviation as J. Apic. Shortly JA) was renamed after the Korean Journal of Apiculture in 2011, but inherits the volume and page number, which was originally published from 1986. The journal is the official scientific journal of the Asian Apicultural Association (AAA) published by the Apicultural Society of Korea (ASK). It is published quarterly per year (April 30, June 30, September 30, and November 30). The journal aims to bring together basic and applied research papers on honeybee and related hymenopteran insects, honey and bee-products, and pollination. The scope encompasses from Apiculture to agriculture, forestry, food science, medical and veterinary importance. Articles considered for publication include original research paper, mini-reviews, short communications, technical reports, invited articles and current topics. Details can be found http://journal.bee.or.kr Total or parts of the articles are abstracted and cited by DOI/Crossref, RISS, Google Scholar, DBpia, Publon and KCI. The Journal follows an open access policy with xml.

Submission, Review and Publication process: The manuscript submitted with “Submission checklist and copyright transfer form” to the journal (journal_apiculture@naver.com), will be systematically reviewed by the journal’s reviewing policy. Manuscripts out of the scope or standards for publication can be immediately returned to the authors, without further review process. The Journal follows ethical guideline (COPE). After review process from more than 2 reviewers, decision for further process can be made by the editorial board. Any ethical violation such as plagiarism is regularly checked and could result in prohibition to scientific activity. Publication can be checked from the Journal homepage (http://journal.bee.or.kr).

Preparation of Manuscript: The manuscripts must be written in clear and grammatical language of English or Korean. Minimal exceptions will be allowed. Authors who are unable to provide an electronic version should contact the Editorial Office prior to submission. Manuscripts which are timely and concisely presented in full length will be given preference. Except for the cover letter, it must be written on A4 paper, word-processed, doulble-spaced (including tables, references, and legends for figures), and with 1-inch margins. The manuscript will be composed in the following order.

1. Title and Author
2. Abstract and Keywords
3. Main body (ex. Introduction, Materials and Methods, Result, Discussion)
4. Acknowledgments
5. Literature cited
6. Appendix if needed.

Title and Authorship: The Title Page should contain the title, all authors’ names and all complete affiliations, footnotes to the title, and the full name and address for correspondence (including postal address, e-mail address, phone or fax numbers). Authorship can be given to whom satisfying the following conditions; substantial contribution to the conception or design of the work, acquisition or analysis, interpretation of data, drafting or reviewing writing, approval of submission, and, agreement on the responsibility of the manuscript. In addition, running title should be written at the bottom of the title page when the article title is composed of more than 10 words. Resubmitted and revised manuscripts should include the manuscript-numbers (ex; JA 2007-22), which were given to authors when manuscripts had been submitted, at the top of their title pages.

Abstract and Keywords: The abstract must be a single paragraph that summarizes the main findings of the paper in less than 250words. Abstract should contain the background, objectives, method, main findings and implementation in order. Abbreviation and references should be avoided. After the abstract, a list of up to 6 keywords should be included.

Introduction: The introduction should supply sufficient background information, significances and aims of studies to allow the reader to understand and evaluate the results of the study. Use only those references required to provide the most salient background rather than an extensive review of the topic. Significances and aims of studies, however, should be as concise as possible.

Materials and Methods: The Materials and Methods section should include sufficient technical information to allow the experiments to be repeated. Give enough information about the maker and model of instrument, operating conditions and other details of the experimental procedures. For commonly used materials and methods, simple descriptions and references are sufficient. Information about uncommon reagents and chemicals should also be described about their names and manufacturers. Describe new methods or techniques in detail with their references.

Results and Discussion: The Results and the discussion can be separate. Results should be described concisely and sufficiently detailed. If section of results is divided from section of discussion, extensive interpretation of the results should be reserved for the discussion section. Present the results as concisely as possible in one of the followings: text, table (s), or figure (s). Tables and figures should be selected and presented to describe exact results of experiments. Legends for tables and figures should be detailed for easy understanding of readers and be independently written from contents of text. All figures and tables be numbered in order and be sure to cite in the text. We ask high resolution (eg. 300 dpi) of photo or image for better visibility of the readers The Discussion section should provide an interpretation of the results in relation to previously published works and should not contain extensive repetition of the Results section or reiteration of the Introduction.

Acknowledgements: As needed, authors may express their acknowledgement regarding advice, research funds or other matters. Literature cited: This section should include all journal articles, books, patents, and those cited in the text, tables or figures. Arrange the citations in alphabetical order based on the first author’s name. If papers published by the same author in the same year are cited, they should be distinguished by the letters, a, b, c, etc. For books the author’s names, date of publication, title edition, page reference, publisher’s name and the place of publication should be given. Follow the styles shown in the examples below.

Robinson, G. E. 1992. Regulation of division of labor in insect societies. Ann. Rev. Entomol. 37: 637-665. Panzenbock, U. and K. Crailsheim. 1997. Glycogen in honeybee queens, workers and drones (Apis mellifera carnica Pollm.). J. Insect Physiol. 43: 155-165. Plettner, E., K. N. Slessor and M. L. Winston. 1998. Biosynthesis of mandibular acids in honey bees (Apis mellifera): De novo synthesis, route of fatty acid hydroxylation and caste selective oxidation. Insect Biochem. Mole. Biol. 28: 31-42. Woo, K. S., J. H. Lee, K. S. Cho and Y. H. Cho. 1995. Infestation status and control methods of honeybee pests (bee mites and wax moths) in Korea. Korean J. Apiculture 10:35-48. Moritz, R. F. A. and E. E. Southwick. 1992. Bees as superorganisms. 1st ed., 395p.Spriger-Verlag, Berlin. Page, Jr., R. E. and H. H. Laidlaw, Jr. 1992. Honey bee genetics and breeding. pp. 235-267. in The hive and the honey bee, eds. by J. M. Graham. 2nd ed., 1324p.Dadant& Sons, Hamilton Hallan, J. 2005.Synopsis of Mesostigmata. http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/Acari/ Accessed 20 Mar.2013.

Literature citing in the text: Cite the literature in the text by author name (s) with the publication year. Single and double-authored papers are cited by both authors’ last names, whereas papers with more than three authors are cited by the first author’s last name followed by et al.: Examples are following; (Pratt, 1998), (Panzenbock and Crailsheim, 1997), (Plettneret al., 1998). Limitation of citation: Personal communications, unpublished articles, and documents only available on internet may be referred only when they are essential for the structure. Other editorial policies follow the decision from the editorial board.

Article Processing Fee (APF)

For the article processing for the publication in the Journal, page charges are required for 150 USD for a paper within 15 pages. Authors from developing countries could be waivered for the charge. Upon the authors’ request, express-review and publication (Accelerated publication system) also be possible. In this case, duration of the process to publication should not longer than 30 days. Express publication is charged for 300 USD.

Ethics statement

The Journal follows ethical guideline, Guidelines on Good Publication Practice by the Committee on Public Ethics (COPE) from the Directive No. 236 of the Ministry of Science and Technology. Original manuscript would go through more than 2 peer review process. Some more clearances are followings.
Prohibition of publication misconduct: Based on the social rules, related laws and regulations, fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, duplicate publication and inappropriate claims are violating the ethics. The authors shall not act against the accepted norms in academia.
Peer review process: The journal has more than 2 reviewers to evaluate the submitted manuscript for the acceptability to the journal. Reviewer would check the manuscript with his/her specialty and provide the relevant opinion to improve the manuscript quality. Editor should be free from prejudice to any condition. The journal aims to provide the faster review and decision process than any other journals. Also we have the accelerated review system which will facilitate the publication within a month,.
Measures against misconduct: If substantial violation of the ethics was found from the publication, the ethic committee (or editor-in-chief) takes the following measures; 1) remove the paper from the volume and nullify that publication, 2) prohibit any submission to the journal and scholar activity for 2 years in the society.
Post-investigation procedures: The investigation results should be reported to the executive committee meeting or general meetings.

Copyright Statement

Submission of a manuscript implies: that the work described has not been published before (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture, review, or thesis); that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere; that its publication has been approved by all co-authors, if any, as well as - tacitly or explicitly - by the responsible authorities at the institution where the work was carried out. The author warrants that his/her contribution is original and that he/she has full power to make this grant. The author signs for and accepts responsibility for releasing this material on behalf of any and all co-authors. Transfer of copyright to The Apicultural Society of Korea (ASK) becomes effective if and when the article is accepted for publication. The copyright covers the exclusive right to reproduce and distribute the article, including reprints, translations, photographic reproductions, microform, electronic form (offline, online) or other reproductions of similar nature. If any needed, one has to obtain the written permission from ASK. An author may self-archive on his/her own paper. Furthermore, the author may post his/her version provided acknowledgement is given to the original source of publication and a link such as “The original publication is available Journal of Apiculture homepage”. All articles published in this journal are protected by copyright, which cover the exclusive rights to reproduce and distribute the article (e.g., as offprints), as well as translation rights. No material published in this journal may be reproduced photographically without first obtaining written permission from ASK. The use of general descriptive names, trade names, trademarks, etc., in this publication, even if not specifically identified, does not imply that these names are not protected by the relevant laws and regulations. While the advice and information in this journal is believed to be true and accurate at the date of its going to press, neither the authors, the editors, nor the publishers can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made, the publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. The copyright owner’s consent does not include copying for general distribution, promotion, new works, or resale. In these cases, specific written permission must first be obtained from the publishers.

The Apicultural Society of Korea
Department of Agricultural Biology, National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA, Wanju 565-851, Republic of Korea
Contact: Prof. Youngho Kim (Tel. 010-7253-9808, e-mail : yhkim05@knu.ac.kr)

Publisher
Junghaengsa, Inc. Tel: 02-2232-3281 Fax: 0.2-2232-5874, E-mail: s3213@korea.com

Submission Checklist and Copyright transfer form

Please coy the contents in the box, fill and send together with manuscript to the Journal