Peer-Review Policy

Article 1 (Purpose)

"The purpose of this regulation is to establish guidelines for the review, publication decision, and editing of manuscripts submitted to the Journal of Behavioral Analysis and Support (hereinafter referred to as the Journal), which is the journal of the Korean Association for Behavioral Analysis (hereinafter referred to as the Association).

Article 2 (Supervision)

The following tasks related to the publication of the journal, including manuscript submissions, appointment of reviewers, determination of review results, and editing of the manuscript, are supervised by the Editorial Board:

① Decision on the appropriateness of submitted manuscripts

② Selection of reviewers and requesting reviews

③ Verification of modifications for manuscripts requiring revisions or marked for resubmission or publication

④ Editing of manuscripts approved for publication

⑤ Decisions on other matters related to manuscript editing

Article 3 (Request for Manuscript Review)

① The Editorial Board requests reviews from reviewers within seven days after the manuscript deadline.

② Considering the subject and research method of the submitted manuscript, three reviewers are selected for each manuscript to review.

③ The manuscript will be reviewed with the author's name and affiliation removed to ensure a fair review process.

Article 4 (Criteria for Manuscript Review)

Manuscript reviewers evaluate manuscripts based on the following criteria.

Appropriateness and academic nature of the research topic

Clarity of research objectives and questions

Thoroughness and validity of the research content

Validity and systematicity of the research methods

Logicality and technical completeness of the sentences

Accuracy of the abstract and references

Contribution to the field of behavioral analysis and support

Article 5 (Determination of Manuscript Review Results)

① The results of the manuscript review will be determined as one of the following: 'Accept', 'Accept with revisions', 'Revise and resubmit', or 'Reject'.

② The determination regarding the acceptance of the manuscript for publication in the journal follows the criteria described in the table below

③ The specific review process according to the first review decision is as follows:

• If the decision is 'Accept': Notify the author of the 'Accept' decision and confirm the publication.
• If the decision is 'Accept with revisions': Notify the author of the 'Accept with revisions' decision and communicate the suggested revisions from the review results. The author can submit the revised manuscript and a response to the revisions. If the revisions are sufficient, confirm the publication. If the revisions are insufficient, the editorial board may request further revisions.
• If the decision is 'Revise and resubmit': Notify the author of the 'Revise and resubmit' decision and communicate the suggested revisions from the review results. The author can submit the revised manuscript and a response to the revisions. If the revised manuscript is submitted, request a re-evaluation by the first reviewers. The re-evaluation will result in either 'Accept' or 'Reject'. If two or more re-evaluators decide 'Accept', the publication is confirmed. If two or more re-evaluators decide 'Reject', the publication is rejected. If the author refuses re-evaluation, the decision is also 'Reject'
• If the decision is 'Reject': Notify the author of the 'Reject' decision and do not publish the manuscript.

④ In cases where the first review decision includes a 'Reject' decision by one of the three reviewers and the overall decision is 'Revise and resubmit' (indicated by * in the decision table), the revised manuscript is sent to the reviewer who initially decided 'Reject' to inquire if they are willing to re-evaluate it. If the reviewer declines, a new reviewer is assigned from the editorial board. The re-evaluation will result in either 'Accept' or 'Reject'. If two or more re-evaluators decide 'Accept', the publication is confirmed.

Article 6 (Objection)

The author can object to the first review decision within seven days of being notified of the review results, and the objection will be handled by the editorial board.

Article 7 (Publication Fee)

① The review fee for manuscript submission applicants is fully waived, and the publication fee must be paid after the manuscript is accepted for publication.

② The additional publication fee for manuscripts conducted with research funding is waived.

③ The additional publication fee for exceeding the manuscript length (within 20 pages of A4 paper) corresponding to the actual cost per printed page is waived.

Article 8 (Confidentiality of Review Content)

Personal information related to manuscript reviews cannot be disclosed to anyone other than the editorial board.

Article 9 (Restrictions on Consecutive and Multiple Publications)

① To allow more members to publish their papers, the consecutive and multiple publications by the same author are partially restricted.

② The same author can publish up to 200% in a year. The recognition rate is applied as follows according to the number of authors.

For one author, 100%; for two authors, 70%; for three authors, 50%; for four or more authors, 30%.

③ It is a principle that one author publishes one paper in the same issue. Exceptions are made for joint research.

Article 10 (Other Discussions)

Review-related matters not specified in these regulations are determined by the editorial board.

Addendum

Article 1 (Effective Date)
These regulations have been in effect since December 31, 2013.

Article 2 (Effective Date of Amendments)
These regulations have been in effect since January 31, 2016

Article 3 (Effective Date of Amendments)
These regulations have been in effect since September 30, 2016.

Article 4 (Effective Date of Amendments)
These regulations have been in effect since December 28, 2016.

Article 5 (Effective Date of Amendments)
These regulations have been in effect since July 21, 2018.

Article 6 (Effective Date of Amendments)
These regulations have been in effect since September 1, 2018.