The Editor assumes that all authors listed in a manuscript have agreed with the following policy of the Journal of Korean Medical Science on submission of manuscript. Except for the negotiated secondary publication, manuscript submitted to the Journal must be previously unpublished and not be under consideration for publication elsewhere.

Under any circumstance, the identities of the referees will not be revealed. If a new author should be added or an author should be deleted after the submission, it is the responsibility of the corresponding author to ensure that all of the authors concerned are aware of and agree to the change in authorship. The Journal of Korean Medical Science has no responsibility for such changes.

Article processing charges will be due on every manuscript. Please refer to “Article processing charges” in the section of “For Contributors.”.

All published manuscripts become the permanent property of the Korean Academy of Medical Sciences and must not be published elsewhere without written permission.