(사)한국로봇학회 - KROS : Korea Robotics Society Korea Robotics Society

Submission Regulations

Reviewing Regulations

Ethical Regulations

Article 1 (Purpose)

The purpose of these regulations is to present provisions regarding the ethical submission of papers to The Journal of Korea Robotics Society (referred to as the “Journal” hereafter) published by the Korea Robotics Society (referred to as the “Society” hereafter).

Article 2 (Credentials of Submitter)

It is a rule that a paper submitter must be a member of the Korea Robotics Society. With the explicit approval of the Editorial Board of the Society, a nonmember may submit a paper for publication.

Article 3 (Responsibility)

Authors must present their original work with genuine data and an objective discussion of its significance. It is primarily authors’ responsibility to the submittal pertaining to the scientific integrity. Authorship must include and be strictly limited to researchers who have substantially contributed to the reported work. Any paper that was previously submitted to another domestic or foreign publication may not be submitted to this journal. The authors should reveal to the editor any potential conflict of interest regarding the funded research, e.g., a consulting or financial interest in a company that might be affected by publication of the results contained in a manuscript. If authors find inaccuracies after publication of their paper, they need to promptly communicate to the editors of this journal regarding the matter so that appropriate actions can be taken; Authors can publish an addendum or an article version of correction note, or retract the original work. Specific cases are given as follows.

1. Addenda:
If crucial results were unintentionally omitted from the original publication, the original article can be amended through an Addendum reporting these previously omitted results. The Addendum will be published, with page numbers added, in the current issue of the journal.

2. Corrections
Before issue release: prior to issue release, corrections are directly made to the original, published version of the article on the journal’s website. A note will also be added to the Article Versions Notes and to the abstract page, which tells the reader that an updated version was uploaded. The original version is preserved and will remain accessible on the journal’s homepage.
After issue release: any corrections to published articles have to be published, with page numbers added, in a separate Correction notice in the current issue of the journal.

3. Retractions
Sometimes, an article may present results or contents that are incorrect, misrepresented, carelessly prepared, intentionally falsified or plagiarized. Such articles threaten the integrity of scientific records and need to be retracted. When editors are alerted of possible scientific misconduct, the editorial office and the editor-in-chief will organize a careful investigation with authors, editorial board members, institute authorities or other parties (as appropriate), and will make a decision on a possible Retraction of the original publication. If a Retraction is published, it will officially replace the original publication on the website. The original publication is amended with a “RETRACTED” watermark, but will still available on the journal’s website for future reference. However, retracted articles should not be cited and used for further research. The Retraction is published, with page numbers added, as a separate item in the current issue of the journal, so that after issue release, the Retraction can be picked up by indexing & abstracting services.
Partial Retractions might be published in cases where results are only partially wrong. Comments and Replies Comments are short letters to the editors from readers questioning either the results reported or the experimental methods used in a specific article. Usually, a reader will approach the Editorial Office or the Editor-in-Chief of a journal, if he/she finds an article intriguing. In such circumstances, the Editorial Office may invite the reader to write a short and reasoned Comment on the article. After consideration and review by the Editorial Office, the Comment may be published, in which case the Editorial Office will approach the authors of the article in question and invite them to prepare a Reply. If the reader’s complaints are substantiated, the authors or the Editorial Office may consequently publish a Correction or retract the paper entirely.

Article 4 (Types of Papers)

The types of papers included in this journal are as follows:

1. Academic Paper (6 pages or more): A paper that contributes to the academic progress in the field of robotics or a related field.

2. Technical Paper (4 pages or more): A paper that is focused on the applicability of the result in the robotics field. A technical paper might include but is not limited to the topics of robot design, production, application, system integration, technology fusion, complex systems or industrial applications.

3. Creative Paper (4 pages or more): A paper that is focused on novelty and the creation of new technology. Such creative papers contribute new ideas and propose new technologies to the field of robotics.

Article 5 (Manuscript Format)

Manuscripts must follow the layout designated by the Board and must be submitted in one of the designated file formats (PDF or MS Word). If necessary, a video may be included in support of the written submission.

Article 6 (Date of Submission)

Papers can be submitted frequently. The date of submission is the date on which the paper was submitted online (uploaded) to the Society.

Article 7 (Acceptance)

Manuscripts not following the submission guidelines may not be accepted.

Article 8 (Selection)

A submitted manuscript is selected after passing the outlined review process established by the Board. After reviewing, the Board may request a partial revision or supplemental material from the author.

Article 9 (Appeal)

The list of members on the reviewing committee is not made public. Appealing a decision of the reviewing committee is not permitted.

Article 10 (Restitution)

Submitted manuscripts will not be returned to the submitter.

Article 11 (Final Draft)

When a manuscript is selected for publication, the author is required to submit the final draft in a file format designated by the Board (MS Word).

Article 12 (Manuscript Preparation)

1. Manuscripts can be written in either Korean or English. The title of the manuscript and the name of the author should be written in both Korean and English, while the abstract, keywords, references, figures and charts should be written in English only.

2. When writing names in English, the given name comes first and the surname follows (e.g., Gil-Dong Hong, Mong-Reong Lee). Corresponding author’s names and email addresses are stated as a footnote using the † symbol. (e.g., † Name of Corresponding Author: Mechanical Engineering, Munhwa University, Bangbae-Dong, Seocho-Gu, Seoul, Korea (chseong@munhwa.ac.kr))


3 Abstracts must be written in English with more than 850 and less than 1250 characters including space in a single paragraph. No reference citation is allowed in the abstract. The abstract should describe the work done by the authors emphasizing motivation, contribution, originality, specific method, lessons, and quantitative results.

4. References are listed in the order in which they are referenced in the paper according to the IEEE Article Template. Please see the following example references. Italics are used in the case of books, reports, journals, handbooks, conferences, computer programs, patents, and standards. The author’s last name must be spelled fully and use an initial for the first and middle names. If you refer to a reference number in the text, use '[number]'.

Basic format for books:
[1]A. B. Authors, “Title of chapter,” in Title of book, xth ed. Publisher, year, ch. x, sec. x, pp. xxx-xxx.
[2]A. B. authors, year, month, day, Title (edition) [Online]. Available: http://www.www.com.

Basic format for Journals:
[1]A. B. Authors, “Title of paper,” Title of Journals, vol. x, no. x, pp. xxx-xxx, month, year.
[2]A. B. Authors, “Title of paper,” Title of Journals, [Online], vol. x, no. x, pp. xxx-xxx, DOI. Available: http://www.www.com.

Basic format for reports
[1]A. B. Authors, “Title of report,” Title of Affiliation, City of Affiliation, Country of Affiliation, Rep. xxx, month, year.
[2]A. B. Authors, “Title of report,” Title of Affiliation, City of Affiliation, Country of Affiliation, [Online], http://www.com

Basic format for handbook
[1]Name of Handbook, x ed., Name of Company, City of Company, Country of Company, year, pp. xxx-xxx.
[2]Name of Handbook, x ed., Name of Company, City of Company, Country of Company, [Online], http//www.com.

Basic format for conference proceedings
[1]A. B. Authors, “Title of paper,” in name of conference, City, Country, pp. xxx-xxx, year.

Basic format for patents
[1]A. B. Authors, “Title of patent,” Country Patent x-xxx-xxx, month, day, year.

Basic format for theses and dissertations
[1]A. B. authors, “Title of thesis,” M.S thesis or Ph.D. dissertation, affiliation, city of affiliation, country of affiliation, year.

Basic format for standards
[1]Title of Standard, Standard number, date.

Basic format for webpages
[1]A. B. authors, Title of webpages, [Online], http://hyperlink, Accessed: date
[2]Journal of Korea Robot Society, Instructions for Authors, [Online], http://www.jkros.org/ForContributors/01.php, Accessed: December 20, 2016

5. To detailed instruction, please refer to the paper template.

Article 13 (Copyright)

Copyright of selected papers belongs to the Society. When submitting, the author agrees to the display and distribution of the submitted paper on the online database with unspecified individuals. The author shall retain the following rights:
1. The author can reuse portions of the paper in other work.
2. The author and/or the author’s affiliated organization can reprint the paper for non-commercial or personal purposes.
3. In the case of a paper being the result of research supported by the Republic of Korea’s government or another organization, it is considered that the government or other funding organization transfers the copyright to the Society free of charge upon submission.

Article 14 (Release)

The author’s submission is considered an agreement to the release of the manuscript to the reviewers for the purpose of review (from the date of submission until the review is complete).

Article 15 (Publication Fee)

The author of a selected paper should pay the following publication fee determined by the Board.

Type	Publication Fee (perpage)	Publication Fee (perpageover6pages)	Review Lead Time
Priority	KRW 60,000	KRW 80,000	3-4 weeks
Standard	KRW 30,000	KRW 50,000	6-7 weeks
Recommendation	KRW 30,000	KRW 50,000	6-7 weeks

Article 16 (Reviewing Fee)

The author is not required to pay a reviewing fee.

Article 17 (Author Information)

Upon submitting a paper, the submitter is required to submit a resume for the author following the format specified by the Society.

Article 18 (Publication)

Selected manuscripts are published in the order in which they are selected for publishing. This order can be changed at any time by the Board.

Article 19 (Offprint)

Offprints of papers published in the Journal are not provided by default. If the author wishes to receive offprints, this should be specified when submitting the final draft. Twenty (20) offprints will be provided free of charge. If more than twenty offprints are required, additional printing fees will be charged to the author at cost.

Article 20 (Supplementary Provision)

Matters that are not explicitly covered by these regulations will be handled by the Editorial Board of the Society.

Article 21 (Enforcement Date)

These regulations are implemented as of Dec. 15, 2017.