The Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion

Instructions to Authors

Instructions to Authors

The author who wants to submit a manuscript to the Korean Journal for Health Education and Promotion (KJHEP) should follow the instructions below.

Aims and scope

The Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion is the official peer-reviewed, open-access journal for the Korean Society for Health Education and Promotion. The Journal aims to contribute to the advancement of health education and promotion theory and research and to represent emerging research trends and current affairs in practice and policy. The journal contains original (research) articles, review articles, opinion papers, case studies, news in briefs and book reviews.

The former English titles of the journal include “The Journal of Korea Society for Health Education (1987-1988)”, “The Journal of Korean Society for Health Education (1988-1998)”, “Journal of Korean Society for Health Education and Promotion (1999-2009)”, and “Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion (2009-current)”

The Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion is published 5 times a year on March 31, June 30, September 30, October 1, and December 31. Its official abbreviated title is ‘Korean J Health Educ Promot’.

Journal publication and manuscript submission

The journal is published five times annually: four regular issues on March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31, and one special themed issue within the same calendar period. All issues are bilingual, published in both Korean and English. Manuscripts are accepted year-round; however, to be considered for a specific issue, submissions must be received at least two months prior to its publication date (i.e., by January 31, April 30, July 31, or October 31).

Research and publication ethics

1. Research ethics committee

The Society establishes and operates a Research Ethics Committee to uphold research integrity and verify ethical standards.

① The committee consists of 5-7 members, including the editor-in-chief, who serves as a chair.

② Other members shall be appointed by the chair from among the editorial board, considering their relevant expertise.

③ The chair can appoint external experts if needed, following consulting the committee.

Authors must make every effort to avoid research misconduct such as fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, or inappropriate attribution of authorship.

Types of misconduct include:

∙ Fabrication: Making up data or research results that do not exist.

∙ Falsification: Manipulating research materials, processes, or data to distort research findings.

∙ Plagiarism: Using others’ ideas, research, or results without proper approval or citation.

∙ Inappropriate attribution of authorship: Granting authorship without significant contribution or excluding qualified contributors, or rewarding non-contributors for non-academic reasons.

∙ Obstruction or retaliation against investigations of misconduct.

∙ Other actions seriously deviating from accepted academic standards.

∙ Proposing, forcing, or threatening others to commit misconduct.

If misconduct is discovered after publication, appropriate corrective actions and disciplinary measures will be implemented.

If any ethics violations occur, the Editorial Board will refer the case to the Research Ethics Committee for further investigation and action. The Committee will conduct review violations according to the procedures, and if misconduct is confirmed, appropriate sanctions shall be applied in accordance with established regulations.

2. Institutional review board approval

In studies of human subjects, the procedures should be in accordance with the ethical standards of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of authors’ institute and with the Helsinki Declaration in 1975 (revised in 2000). For the policies on the research and publication ethics not stated in this instruction, “Good Publication Practice Guidelines for Medical Journals (http://kamje.or.kr/publishing_ethics.html)” or “Guidelines on Good Publication (http://www.publicationethics.org.uk/guidelines)” can be applied.

3. Conflicts of interest

Conflict of interest exists when an author or the author’s institution, reviewer, or editor has financial or personal relationships that inappropriately influence the work. The conflict of interest may occur during research process; however, important point is the disclosure itself. If there is a disclosure, editors, reviewers, and reader can approach the manuscripts after understanding the situation where the research work was processed. Any conflicts of interest related to the submitted work must be disclosed. If there is a disclosure, editors, reviewers, and reader can approach the manuscripts after understanding the situation where the research work was processed. Any conflicts of interest related to the submitted work must be disclosed.

4. Originality, plagiarism, and duplicate publications

It is postulated that all submitted materials are original and not being considered by other scientific journals. Plagiarism and duplicate publication is checked through Cross-Check and eTBLAST upon submission. Authors who are found to have engaged in plagiarism or duplicate publication can not submit a paper to this journal for three years. Secondary publication may be considered if the editors of both journals approve. Any findings of misconduct or duplicate publication prior to or during the review process will result in a prohibition from submitting new manuscripts for a minimum of three years.

Manuscript types

The Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion publishes the following types of manuscripts.

Original (research) article : an original research article in the broad field of health education and promotion including experimentation, surveys, evaluations and research on planning, policies and systems.

Review article : a review on the current trends on specific themes in the field of health education and promotion.

Opinion paper : a discussion on current challenges and solutions of specific topics in health education and promotion.

Case report : a report on successful or unsuccessful cases of health education and promotion programs.

Short communication : news articles on introducing current developments in the field of health education and promotion.

Manuscript preparation

Manuscripts submitted to the Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion should be in proper and clear Korean or English. Submissions must include four separate files: 1) Title Page, Main Text, Author Checklist, and Similarity Check Report. Manuscripts should be formatted on A4-sized paper, using 10-point font, with double spacing (200%). The documents should be prepared using the extension .doc/.docx for MS Word program or .hwp/.hwpx for Hancom HWP program. Page numbers should be sequential starting from the title page.

Manuscripts submitted to the Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion should be in proper and clear Korean or English. Manuscripts should be written and numbered in the following sequence: title page, main text, references, abstract, key words, tables, and figures.

1. Title page

The title page must clearly indicate “Manuscript Submission to the Journal of the Korean Society for Health Education and Promotion” and include the following in both Korean and English: manuscript title, author names, affiliations, academic degrees, ORCID, and contact information of the corresponding author (including phone number, fax number, and e-mail address). Funding sources and acknowledgments should be clearly disclosed if applicable.

① If there are two or more authors, separate each author’s name with commas(,). Different affiliations must be marked with superscripts (e.g., *, **), and the corresponding author denoted with †.

② All authors should generally have a single affiliation; if multiple affiliations are necessary, prior approval from the editorial board must be obtained.

③ Author names in English should follow the order ‘Given Name Surname’, with each syllable separated by a space and the first letter capitalized. Hyphenated names and unique identifiers are to be retained as originally formatted.

④ The manuscript title should be concise accurately summarizing the study, avoiding phrases like “A Study of...” or “A Review of...”. Abbreviations should generally not be used.

⑤ ORCID IDs must be provided for all authors (available at http://orcid.org/).

2. Main text (Original articles)

① The main text should be structured as follows: Title, Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, References, Abstract, Key Words, and Tables/Figures.

② The Methods section should include the study design, theoretical basis for variable selection, and ethical approval status.

③ The Discussion section should contextualize findings with existing literature, highlight originality and additional contributions of the study, and discuss practical implications for the field of health education and promotion.

④ The Conclusion section should synthesize the findings rather than merely restating results.

⑤ The Abstract should be written in English, limited to 200 words in English, and include key words (3-5 words). It should follow the structure: Objectives, Methods, Results, and Conclusion, without abbreviations.

⑥ When reporting gender, clearly distinguish between biological sex and gender, and compare results when both are included. Studies with a single gender should provide scientifically justified rationale.

3. Main text (Other than original articles)

① Follow the same formatting as original articles.

② Manuscript types include:

∙ Review article : Title, Introduction, Main Text, Conclusion, References, Abstract, Tables/ Figures.

∙ Opinion paper : Title, Text, References, Abstract, without a fixed format unless necessary.

∙ Case report : Title, Introduction, Case, Discussion, Conclusion, References, Abstract, Tables/ Figures.

∙ Short communication : Follows the format of original articles, but allows flexibility in structure.

③ The abstract should summarize objectives, methods, results, and conclusions within 150 words without subheadings.

4. Notation and style

① Section headings must follow the hierarchy: I, 1, 1), (1).

② Proper nouns, numbers, and measurements should be formatted as follows: personal names and geographical locations in native language; Arabic numerals for numbers; metric units for measurements.

③ Citation and paraphrasing of other literature should be consistent as follows:

∙ Quotation: When directly including words or sentences from other researchers, enclose the quoted text in quotation marks and cite the source appropriately. For example: “Behavior is determined by multiple factors” (Choi, 2007: 18).

∙ Paraphrasing: When restating literature for clarity without direct quotation, cite by author’s surname and publication year within parentheses. For example: (Kim, 2010).

* If two or more references published in the same year by authors with three or more surnames become indistinguishable when abbreviated, list as many author surnames as needed to differentiate them before using “et al.”

** If citing multiple works by the same author(s) published in the same year, differentiate them by adding a lowercase letter (e.g., a, b, c) after the publication year.

*** If citing works by different authors with the same surname, include the first initial of the first author in all in-text citations, even if the publication years differ.

④ Abbreviations: When using an abbreviation for the first time in the text, the full term must be provided followed by the abbreviation in parentheses. The abbreviation alone may be used thereafter.

⑤ Figures and Tables: Figures and tables should be prepared in English, with high precision and simplicity suitable for direct publication. Titles for figures should be centered below, and titles for tables should be aligned to the top-left. If Korean versions are necessary, they can be included as appendices. All figures and tables should be numbered sequentially and labeled as <Table 1> and [Figure 1]. The first letter of the title should be capitalized; subsequent text should be lowercase. Vertical lines in tables should be avoided. The total number of figures and tables per paper should not exceed five unless authorized by the editorial board.

⑥ References: All cited references should be listed in English, and formatted in accordance with the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) style. If the original source does not have an English title, it should be translated into English and annotated with “(Korean, authors’ translation).” The number of references should not exceed 30.

Books : Heschl, A. (2001). The intelligent genome: On the origin of the human mind by mutation and selection. New York, NY: Springer-Verlag.

Periodicals : Noonan, J. R., & Johnson, R. K. (2002). The misuse of the diagnosis of bipolar disorder in the forensic context. American Journal of Forensic Psychology, 20(3), 5-19.

Dissertations : Kim, K. (1993). Social context effects on development patterning of drinking behavior from adolescence to young adulthood. Ph.D. dissertation, Department of Sociology, University of Kentuchy, Lexington, KY, USA.

Data found on the internet : Watson, P. (2008, October 19). Biofuel boom endangers orangutan habitat. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved from http://www.latimes.com/

5. Author checklist

Authors must complete the Author Checklist provided in Appendix 1 to confirm compliance with the manuscript submission requirements. The completed checklist must be submitted together with the manuscript.

6. Similarity check report

Authors must submit the results of the similarity check conducted on the manuscript. The Editorial Board may recommend revisions or acceptance based on the similarity report.

Manuscript revision

The Editorial Board may, if necessary, edit the wording and structure of the manuscript within the scope that does not affect the original content, following the editorial policy.

Manuscript submission

① In principle, only members of The Korean Society for Health Education and Promotion are eligible to submit manuscripts for publication. The first author and corresponding author must be society members who have paid the annual membership fee. However, individuals writing solicited manuscripts are allowed to be non-members.

② Each issue of the journal may include only one manuscript in which the first author or corresponding author is same. However, if the additional manuscript is a co-authored research paper, up to two manuscripts may be accepted.

③ It is not permitted for the same author to submit multiple articles with the same main title but with different subtitles.

④ Manuscripts that have been officially rejected may not be resubmitted within three months from the date of notification. After this period, resubmission is permitted only if the manuscript has been substantially revised and is clearly marked as a “re-submission”.

⑤ All authors must agree that they: (a) have made significant contributions to the conception, design, data collection, analysis, or interpretation of the research; (b) have participated in drafting or critically revising the manuscript for important intellectual content; (c) have approved the final version of the manuscript to be published; and (d) take full responsibility for all aspects of the work, ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the research are appropriately investigated and resolved.

⑥ Withdrawal of a manuscript is only permitted before the second round of peer review begins. Membership fees, review fees, and other payments already made are non-refundable.

Peer review

All manuscripts are treated as confidential. They are peer-reviewed by at least 2 anonymous reviewers selected by the editor. The corresponding author is notified as soon as possible of the editor’s decision to accept, reject, or request revision of manuscripts. When the final revised manuscript is completely acceptable according to the format and criteria, it is scheduled for publication in the next available issue.

Publication fees

For manuscripts supported by research funding, the publication fee is KRW 350,000 up to 8 pages, and KRW 20,000 per additional page for manuscripts. For manuscripts not supported by external funding, the publication fee is KRW 250,000 up to 8 pages, and KRW 20,000 per additional page. An additional fee of 200,000 KRW applies for expedited review. If the first or corresponding author is affiliated with an institution located outside of Korea, 50% of the above base and excess page charges shall be applied. The journal copies are sent only to authors who have paid the publication fee in full.

Copyright transfer agreement

The Korean Society for Health Education and Promotion holds the copyright of all articles published in the Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion. The Society has the rights to publish, distribute, and print the manuscript in the journal or other media. Once your article is accepted, you will be sent a copyright transfer agreement form. The form is provided in Appendix 2.

Any matters not explicitly addressed in these regulations shall be determined at the discretion of the Editorial Board.

For more information visit our website (www.khep.or.kr) or contact us by e-mail (bogunhp@hanmail.net).

These regulations shall come into effect on July 1, 2025.