Authors' Guidelines
Copyrights
For all accepted manuscripts including table(s) and figure(s), the JKICS retains the exclusive copyright to reproduce, distribute, and store in a retrieval system in any form of this publication.
The MANUSCRIPT
Each manuscript should include the following: title, author byline and affiliations, abstract, subject headings, text, conclusion, and references. Tables, figures, mathematics, and supplemental data are optional. The manuscript should be typewritten using MS word or Hwp on ISO A4 paper with 2.5 cm margins. Type should appear on only one side of the page and pages should be numbered.
- Length of an Article is limited to 10,000 words or word equivalents, including tables and figures. (A typical page has 250 words.)
- Spelling should be in agreement with the Webster’s Third New International Dictionary or the Oxford English Dictionary. Authors are responsible for spelling consistency.
- Abbreviations, nomenclature, and symbols for units of measurement should conform to international recommendations. SI units (Système International d'Unités) should be used or SI equivalents given. Some exceptions to SI units are allowed due to practical reasons.
- Acronyms should be defined when first mentioned in the text.
- Abstract - A concise and factual abstract of 150 to 200 words is required. The abstract should briefly state the purpose of the research, principal results and major conclusions. An abstract is often presented separately from the article, so it must be able to stand alone. Authors are encouraged to submit abstracts in clear English. References should not be cited in the abstract. Up to ten keywords can be included and should be placed directly below the abstract.
- Footnotes should be used sparingly. Their use in tables, however, is encouraged. Number them consecutively throughout the article, using superscript Arabic numbers. Each footnote should be typed on the page of its reference. Footnotes should not be included in the list of references.
- Equations should be clearly typed; triple-spacing should be used whenever superscripts and/or subscripts are involved. Superscripts and subscripts should be legible and carefully placed. There should be a clear distinction between the lowercase letter L (l) and the numeral one (1), and between the capital letter o (O) and the numeral zero (0). A letter or symbol should represent only one entity and be used consistently throughout the paper. Every variable must be defined in the text, or in a List of Symbols to appear after the reference list. Variables representing vectors, matrices, vector matrices, and tensors must be clearly identified. Numbers identifying equations must be in square brackets and flushed left. In numbering, there is no distinction between mathematical and chemical equations.
- Acknowledgments should be written in the third person and concisely recognize relevant contributions. Acknowledgments should be written in a separate section at the end of the article, before the references. Individuals who provided help during the research (e.g., language help, writing assistance or proof-reading) should be listed here.
- References and their verification against the original article is the author’s responsibility. Every reference must be cited in the text using number(s) in square brackets. The actual authors can be referred to, but the reference number(s) must always be given. References should be written in English
- The reference list must be placed at the end of the text. Names of periodicals should be written out in full. References to unpublished reports and to private communications should be stated in parentheses in the text or as footnotes. For private communication, the author’s initials and year of communication should be given. References should follow the form used in current issues of the Journal, as in the following examples.
- Journal article:
Park, M., Ham, Y., and Kim, W. (2010) A study of the lagged relationships among safety climate, safety motivation, safety behavior, and accidents at the individual and group levels, Journal of the Korea Institute of Construction Safety, JKICS, 1(5), pp. 65-74.
- Book:
S. Burton, P. Steane (2004). “Surviving Your Thesis”, 1st ed., London: Routledge, pp. 21-44.
- Chapter in an edited book:
M. Beck, C. Hunter (2003). “Private finance initiative uptake in UK local authorities”, in Public Private Partnerships: Managing risks and opportunities, Eds. A. Akintoye, M. Beck, C. Hardcastle, Blackwell Publishing, pp. 369-383.
- Paper in conference proceedings:
D. Mckinney (1999). “Impact of Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) software on the interface between Systems and Software Engineering”, Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Software Engineering, Los Angeles, CA, USA, pp. 627-628.
- Figures and Tables should be put in the place where they are mentioned; and they are centered. Larger tables and figures may be put at the top of a sheet or at the bottom across the whole breadth. Figures are drawn by computer and additionally presented by one of these fails: *.jpg, *.tif, *.wmf, *.pcx. The resolution of colored figures should be not smaller than 360 dpi, and that of the black-and-white type – 600 dpi. Pictures taken from Internet do not fit in printing. Photos (colored and black-and-white type) should be of good quality, clear and suitable for reproduction. If output problems happen during the printing process, authors may be asked to send their original image files. Figures and tables are separated from the text by one-line interval.
- Figures and tables used in the appendix should be numbered sequentially but separately from those used in the main body of the paper, for example: Fig. 1, Table 1, etc.
- Computer programs - It is not the policy of the Journal to publish detailed printouts of computer program statements. If the availability of these details enhances the paper’s usefulness, the author should submit two copies of the program.
- Supplementary material - The Journal maintains a depository for supplementary materials, either at the request of the author or upon the Editor’s suggestion. Such material may include extensive tables of data, detailed calculations, and maps not essential in understanding and evaluating the paper. Such material must be clearly marked upon the manuscript’s submission. Tables and figures should be numbered consecutively and separately from those published with the paper (e.g., FIGURE SI, TABLE SI). The supplementary material should be referred to by footnotes.