Regulations of the evaluation of papers published in “The Justice”

Regulation No. 8 June 23, 2008
Amended on January 18, 2010

Article 1 (Purpose)

This regulation establishes a reasonable and fair judging process in deciding whether to post papers, judicial precedents, and other manuscripts submitted for publication in The Justice published by the Korean Society of Law (hereafter referred to as “the Society”).

Article 2 (Evaluation of Manuscripts)

1. The papers to be published (including judicial precedents, the same shall apply hereafter) must be submitted to the editorial board after examination by the judges commissioned by the editorial board on the adequacy and academic level of the content. However, if the editorial board recognizes that it has been verified as a paper published at the academic events of the Society, the examination may be waived. < Amended on January 18, 2010 >
2. A paper that has been reviewed as described above will be published in The Justice upon the final publication decision of the editorial board. < Amended on January 18, 2010 >
   1. Papers published at the academic events of the Society or other articles requested by the Society
   2. Research papers from professors at universities in Korea and abroad
   3. Papers from law practitioners such as judges, prosecutors, lawyers, etc.
   4. Research paper by a doctoral degree holder
   5. Research papers of certified legal practitioners
   6. Research papers from those who have obtained approval from other editorial boards
3. The editorial board may decide whether to publish other materials or book reviews.

Article 3 (Conditions of Publication)

1. Only one paper per author may be published in the same issue.
2. The paper must be original; articles that have been published elsewhere or will be published in other journals are excluded from evaluation and publication.

Article 4 (Appointment of Judges)

1. The editorial board will appoint an editorial board member who is an expert in the related field as the judge without disclosing the author for the evaluation of the paper.
2. The editorial board may request that a person who has been appointed as a judge submit a list of their research works from the past three years in order to select an impartial judge.

Article 5 (Examination Items)

Judges shall examine papers based on the following criteria:

1. Originality and appropriateness of theme
2. Validity and reliability of the study
3. Logical completeness of research methods
4. Academic content and contribution to academia
5. Other criteria specified by the editorial board

Article 6 (Evaluation Procedure)

The judges must evaluate the papers to be judged on the following criteria:

1. The evaluation for each submitted paper is made by three judges.
   
2. The judges shall evaluate the submitted papers and submit the results to the editorial board in an evaluation report.

Article 7 (Evaluation Method)

1. Papers are evaluated anonymously.
   
2. Judges may not evaluate their own paper.
3. Judges shall evaluate the results as one of the following and report it to the editorial board:
   1. Publication after minor revisions
   2. Publication after revision
   3. Re-evaluation after revision
   4. Publication denied
4. If the results of each evaluation fall under clauses 2 or 3 of the preceding paragraph, the judge must state the specific reason in the evaluation report.
5. The editorial board decides on the basis of the results of each evaluation whether or not a submitted paper will be published.
6. If the author does not accept the decision or if the decision of the judges are not in agreement, the editorial board decides whether a paper is published, revised, or not published.
7. The attendance of a majority of the members of the editorial board shall constitute a quorum, and the quorum for the publication of articles shall be a majority of those in attendance. <Amended on January 18, 2010 >
8. Publication is in the order announced, which may be adjusted by the editor-in-chief.

Article 8 (Notification of Results and Confidentiality)

1. The editor-in-chief must notify the author(s) of each submission. < Amended on January 18, 2010 >
2. The list of judges and the evaluation reports on the submitted papers shall not be disclosed unless there are special circumstances.

Article 9 (Publication Procedure of Papers)

The authors of the articles whose publication has been confirmed must be notified individually. < Amended on January 18, 2010 >

Article 10 (Payment of Evaluation Fees)

The judges may be paid a prescribed examination fee within the budget of the Society.

Article 11 (Objections to Editorial Decisions)

1. An author who has been notified that his or her manuscript is not accepted for publication may file a written objection within seven (7) days from the date of such notification.
   
2. Upon receipt of an objection under Paragraph 1, the Chair of the Editorial Committee shall convene the Editorial Committee and render a decision thereon.
   
3. The Chair of the Editorial Committee shall notify the author of the outcome of the review under Paragraph 2 without delay.
   
4. No objection may be filed against a decision rendered under Paragraph 2.

Supplementary Provision

These Regulations shall take effect on June 23, 2008.

Supplementary Provision

These Regulations shall take effect on January 18, 2010.

Regulations on the Writing and Submission of Papers published in “The Justice”

Regulation No. 9 June 23, 2008
Amended on January 18, 2010
Amended on January 12, 2018
Amended on January 21, 2020
Amended on April 11, 2021
Amended on March 17, 2023
Amended on September 26, 2025

Article 1 (Purpose)

The purpose of this regulation is to provide provisions on the writing and submission of papers, judicial precedent, and other manuscripts (hereafter referred to as “the Manuscripts”) to be published in The Justice by the Korean Society of Law (hereafter referred to as “the Society”).

Article 2 (Qualification for Submission)

The Justice's submission criteria are as follows, and co-authoring is permissible:

1. Those who are requested to submit articles such as manuscripts from academic events by the Society
2. Domestic and foreign former/current law professors
3. Law practitioners such as judges, prosecutors, and attorneys.
4. Doctoral degree holders
5. Certified legal professionals < Amended on January 18, 2010 >
6. Those who have been approved by other editorial boards

Article 3 (Submission Method)

1. Authors must submit their manuscripts using the Electric Editorial System (EES). When submitting a paper, authors must complete and submit the research ethics pledge and copyright transfer agreement on the EES. < Amended on January 12, 2018; April 11, 2021; and March 17, 2023 >
2. The secretary-general of the Society must confirm with the author the date of submission of a manuscript. If the similarity rate is excessively high in the KCI paper similarity check results, the manuscript submission may be rejected. < Amended on January 12, 2018; and March 17, 2023 >

Article 3-2 (Limitation on Submission)

1. Authors shall not submit another manuscript for publication in the immediately succeeding issue following the submission of a manuscript. However, exceptions may be made with the approval of the Editorial Committee. < Amended on April 11, 2021; March 17, 2023; and January 23, 2026 >
2. If authors withdraw their submission or receive a rejection decision for the submitted paper, they can make a submission again without any time limitation. < Amended on Revised March 17, 2023 >
3. The Justice's editorial board members can submit their papers once a year, and the number of articles that can be published per the Justice's issue by editorial board members is typically based on 20% of the total number of published articles. However, this does not apply if seminar presentation papers are published as a special edition. < Article 3-2 Added on January 21, 2020 >

Article 4 (Nature of Submitted Paper)

The manuscript submitted to the journal must be an original and scholarly work that has not been previously published in any other academic journal and must demonstrate originality and academic quality at the time of submission. The paper should not be submitted for duplicate publication in other academic journals. < Amended on March 17, 2023 >

Article 5 (Amendment of Papers)

Authors shall endeavor to incorporate the opinions of the judges presented in the process of dissertation as much as possible and to reflect them in the paper. If they disagree with the suggestions of the judges, they must notify the editorial board of their reasons in written form.

Article 5-2 (Publication Fee)

For manuscripts accepted for publication, authors shall pay a basic publication fee based on a final edited length of 30 pages, including Korean and English abstracts and references. Additional publication fees shall be imposed in any of the following cases < Amended on March 17, 2023, and September 26, 2025 >:

1. Manuscripts exceeding 30 pages (KRW 10,000 per additional page)
2. Manuscripts prepared with research funding and containing an acknowledgment thereof (additional KRW 100,000)

Article 6 (Instructions for Preparing Papers and Judicial Precedent)

1. Papers and judicial precedents should be prepared and submitted as follows < Amended on January 12, 2018 and March 17, 2023 >:
   1. In principle, terms should be in Korean, but Chinese or another foreign language may be used.
   2. The titles of tables must be written at the top and descriptions should be written below. The title and description of figures should be written below. Tables and figures must be marked with separate serial numbers.
   3. The first section of the text should begin with the introduction and the content in succession as follows:
      1. Korean title (written with footnotes when writing with support from other institutions)
      2. Korean authors' names (indicate the author's affiliation and position in asterisk footnotes, and for co-authored research, provide the co-author details in the footnote)
      3. Summary of paper in Korean
      4. Korean keywords (5 words or less)
      5. Main text [always with exact footnote(s)]
      6. References (on a separate page at the end of the text)
      7. Summary in English (one A4 sheet, English title, author’s name in English, footnote containing organization and title)
      8. English keywords (5 words or less)
2. The size and editorial standard of paper and judicial precedent to be submitted are as follows < Amended on April 11, 2021; March 17, 2023; and September 26, 2025 >:
   1. The length of a manuscript, including the Korean abstract, main text, references, and English abstract, shall, in principle, be approximately 30 printed pages (equivalent to approximately 210 pages of standard 200-character manuscript paper) and shall not exceed 50 printed pages (equivalent to approximately 360 pages of standard 200-character manuscript paper).
   2. The manuscript should be written in a word processor (‘Hangul’).
   3. Edited paper should conform to the following specifications (A4): top and bottom margins 18.5, left and right margins 24, header 15, bottom 15, and footer 12.
   4. The font size for the body text should be set to 100% of the standard font size. The letter spacing should be set to -8, and the line spacing should be set to 165%.
3. The order of the table of contents and font size of both the paper and the judicial precedent is as follows < Amended on Revised on January 12, 2018 >:
   1. Table of contents number I. Roman numerals 1. Arabic numerals (1) Parenthesis number 1) Semi-parenthesis number ① Circle number
   2. Font size

      Title	Font (Size)
      I. Roman numerals	Shin-Myung Tae-Myungjo (15p)
      1. Arabic numerals	Shin-Myung Tae-Myungjo (13p)
      (1) Parenthesis number	Shin-Myung Tae-Myungjo (10.7p)
      1) Semi-parenthesis number	Shin-Myung Shin-Myungjo (11p)
      ① Circle number	Shin-Myung Shin-Myungjo (10.7p)
      Text	Shin-Myung Shin-Myungjo (10.5p)
      Footnote	Shin-Myung Shin-Myungjo (8.5p)

4. The content of the main text and footnotes shall be as follows::
   1. The main text and footnotes shall be in Korean only, and if it is unavoidable to use Chinese characters or other foreign languages, they shall be placed in parentheses next to the Korean language.
      ex) 한국(韓國)
   2. Dates in the main text and footnotes shall be written in the following formats: YYYY년 MM월 DD일 or YYYY. MM. DD.
   3. When introducing related literature or additional explanations are necessary for the main text, they shall be included as footnotes using sequential numbering.
   4. The name of a statute shall be written with appropriate spacing or connection, and the provisions shall be indicated in the form of "제○조 제○항 제○호 ○목."
      ex) 민법 제805조 제1항, 근로기준법 제3조, 노동조합 및 노동관계조정법 제6조 제1항, 노동조합및노동관계조정법 제7조 제1항.
5. For other matters related to the citation of papers and the treatment of footnotes in the preparation of papers and judicial precedents shall be in accordance with the “standards for writing papers and citing documents” as prepared by the Korea Law Professors Association(s).

Article 7 (Citation)

Citations shall be as follows except as otherwise noted or as provided in paragraph 4 of the preceding Article. < Amended on January 18, 2010; and March 17, 2023 >

1. When citing for the first time:
   1. Paperback
      1. Domestic published books: the author's name, title, edition number, publisher, year of publication, and the number of cited pages shall be indicated in that order. If necessary, the place of publication can be included with the publisher's name. In the case of co-authors, their names shall be separated by a slash ("/") when indicating the citation.

         홍길동, 법학개론, ○출판사, 2023, 15면(If the cited portion spans multiple pages, indicate as follows: 15-17면 or 15면 이하).
         홍길동/이몽룡, 법학개론 제3판, ○출판사, 2023, 15면.
         이몽룡, 법학개론 제2판, 개성:○출판사, 2023, 15면.

      2. Foreign published books: the standard citation method of the country where the book was published shall be followed.(The title should be in italics.)

         George J. Kovtun, The Spirit of Thomas, Martin's Press, 1990, p.5.

      3. Translated books: the author's name, translator's name, title, edition number, publisher, year of publication, and the number of cited pages shall be indicated in that order.

         Richard Dawkins, 이한음 옮김, 만들어진 신, 김영사, 2008, 100-101면.

   2. Academic journal
      1. Domestic academic journals: the author's name, "title of article." name of journal, volume number, issue number, publisher, publication year, page numbers shall be indicated in that order.

         홍길동, “인간으로서의 존엄과 가치”, 저스티스 제123호, 한국법학원, 2023, 20-22면.

      2. Foreign academic journals: follow the standard citation style of the relevant country. Abbreviations can be used to indicate the journal name.

         William W. Boyer, “Major United States Policy Difference with Europe”, Internal Area Rev. Vol. 6 No. 2, ○○Press, 2008, , pp.12-15.
         Examples of abbreviated journal titles: Harvard Law Review → Harv. L. R.

      3. Translated paper: list the name of the translator after the name of the original author.

         法文, 홍길동 옮김, “인간으로서의 존엄과 가치”, 저스티스 제123호, 한국법학원, 2023, 20-22면.

   3. Thesis or Dissertation : list the author's name, followed by "the title of the thesis/dissertation", the degree type awarded by the institution, the year of publication, and the number of citations, in that order.

      홍길동, “인간으로서의 존엄과 가치에 관한 고찰”, 한국대대학원 박사학위논문, 2023, 20-22면.

   4. Compilation of materials
      1. Papers included in commemorative or memorial volumes: list the author's name, followed by "the title of the paper", the name of the commemorative or memorial volume:edited by information, the publisher, the publication year, and the number of citations, in that order.

         홍길동, “인간으로서의 존엄”, 법과 사회:김한국정년기념논문집, 한국출판사, 2023, 22면.

      2. Conference papers or discussion papers : list the author's name, followed by "the title of the paper", the name of the seminar or conference:the name of the hosting organization, the year of the event, and the number of citations, in that order.

         홍길동, “실무와 이해”, 제1회 법과 사회 학술대회: ○○법학연구소, 2023, 22면.

   5. Court cases : follow the citation style used by the Supreme Court and the Constitutional Court. However, for citing foreign court cases, follow the standard method used in the relevant country.

      헌법재판소 1993. 7. 29. 선고 92헌바20 결정.
      대법원 1998. 1. 7. 선고 1994다1111 판결.
      대법원 2005. 2. 5. 자 2005마123 결정.

   6. Newspaper article : list the name of the newspaper and the title of the article, as well as the date of publication, following the author's style. For online articles, include the URL and the date of the last access. If necessary, the author's name can also be included.
      ex) Title of the article, name of the newspaper, publication date.
      ex) Newspaper name, author's name, "title", publication date. accessed on 0000.00.00.
   
   
   7. Internet sources : follow the citation style of the relevant database, and if there is no special citation method, follow the domestic literature citation style and include the URL and date of last access.
   
   
2. When citing for the first time:
   1. Domestic literature : in the case of a standalone book, use "previous book" and for a paper, use "previous paper" to indicate the source, and indicate the number of the first footnote used in parentheses. For other materials, follow the author's citation style.
      ex) 홍길동, 앞의 책(주 2), 23면.
      ex) 홍길동, 앞의 논문(주 3), 10-11면.
   2. Foreign literature : follow the standard citation method of the respective country.
      - For foreign literature, Ibid., op. cit., etc. can be used (or the footnote number of the first citation can be included).
   3. When citing multiple documents or precedents, separate them with a semicolon (;).
   4. When citing a previously cited work, the original source is listed first, followed by the source of the re-citation. They are separated by a colon (:), and it should be noted that this is a re-citation at the end.
      ex) Willie S. Griggs v. Duke Power Co., 401 U.S. 424 (1971): 최윤희, “산업화와 법”, 일감법학 제13호, 건국대학교 법학연구소, 2008, 78쪽에서 재인용.

Article 8 (Organization of References) < Amended on January 18, 2010 and March 17, 2023 >

1. Documents should be arranged with domestic documents followed by foreign documents. Asian documents should be arranged using the Korean alphabet, and Western documents should be arranged in alphabetical order.
2. The order of references should be arranged in the following order: monographs, academic journal articles, theses and dissertations, seminar materials, newspaper articles, web materials, and other materials.
3. The citation method of the document shall be in accordance with the method in Article 7 without the page number.
   

   홍길동/이몽룡, 법학개론 제3판, ○출판사, 2023.
   홍길동, 민사집행법, 법문사, 2023.
   ______, 보전처분의 실무, 법문사, 2023.
   홍길동, “인간으로서의 존엄과 가치”, 저스티스 제123호, 한국법학원, 2023.
   William W. Boyer, “Major United States Policy Difference with Europe”, Internal Area Rev. Vol. 6 No. 2, ○○Press, 2008.
   Kovtun, George J., The Spirit of Thomas, Martin's Press, 1990.

Article 9 (Utilization of Copyright in Manuscripts)

If a submitted paper is published in "Justice" after review, it shall be subject to the terms of the copyright transfer agreement prepared through the EES at the time of submission. < Added on January 12, 2018; Amended on March 17, 2023 >

Supplementary Provision

These Regulations shall take effect on June 23, 2008

Supplementary Provision

These Regulations shall take effect on January 18, 2010

Supplementary Provision

These Regulations shall take effect on January 12, 2018

Supplementary Provision

These Regulations shall take effect on January 21, 2020

Supplementary Provision

These Regulations shall take effect on April 11, 2021

Supplementary Provision

These Regulations shall take effect on April 2, 2023

Supplementary Provision

These Regulations shall take effect on January 29, 2026

Regulations on the Research Ethics of “The Justice”

Regulation No. 10 June 23, 2008
Wholly Revised on January 18, 2010
Amended on March 17, 2023