Principles of transparency and best practice in scholarly publishing in Journal of Medicine And Life Science

Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing" was announced on September 15, 2022, as a joint statement.

The checklist to ensure a journal's compliance with these principles is as follows:

JOURNAL CONTENT

1. Name of journal

The official journal title is Journal of Medicine and Life Science. Abbreviated title is J Med Life Sci and JMLS.

2. Website

The URL address of official journal web site is https://www.e-jmls.org.

- Aims & Scope: https://www.e-jmls.org/about/index.php

- Readership:

- Types of manuscripts: https://www.e-jmls.org/authors/authors.php

- Authorship criteria: https://www.e-jmls.org/authors/authors.php

- eISSN: 2671-4922

3. Publishing schedule

https://www.e-jmls.org/about/about.php

JMLS is published quarterly on the last day of every January, May, and September.
Any supplementary or special issues may be published.

4. Archiving

https://www.e-jmls.org/authors/authors.php#3

5. Copyright

Copyright to all published material belongs to the Institute for Medical Science at Jeju National University. The authors are required to agree to copyright transfer after their manuscript passes review (https://www.e-jmls.org/authors/copyright_transfer_agreement.php). When the copyright transfer agreement is submitted to the journal, it is recognized that the author has approved the publication of the manuscript.

6. Licensing

This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

JOURNAL PRACTICES

7. Publication ethics and related editorial policies

JMLS adheres to the guidelines and best practices published by professional organizations, including Recommendations from the ICMJE and Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing (joint statement by COPE, DOAJ, WAME, and OASPA; http://doaj.org/bestpractice/).
https://www.e-jmls.org/policy/index.php
https://www.e-jmls.org/authors/authors.php#2

8. Peer review

https://www.e-jmls.org/authors/authors.php#5
All manuscripts are initially reviewed by the JMLS editor and analyzed with plagiarism detection software prior to undergoing editorial review.

Manuscripts are sent to the two most relevant reviewers available to review the contents. If the results of the first two reviewers differ, an additional review may be requested. The journal adopts double-blind peer-reviews, in which reviewers do not have access to the identities of the authors and vice versa.

Final decisions regarding manuscript publication are made by an editor who does not have any relevant conflicts of interest.
The final decision regarding the publication of the manuscript is made by the Editorial Board.

All manuscripts from editors, employees, or members of the editorial board are processed the same way as other unsolicited manuscripts. During the review process, they will not engage in the selection of reviewers and decision process. These manuscripts are reviewed from other institutions that are not related to the manuscript’s authors. Editors will not handle their own manuscripts even if they are commissioned ones.

9. Access

https://www.e-jmls.org/about/open_access.php
JMLS is an open access document according to the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) that allows unlimited use, distribution and reproduction on all media, where the original work is properly cited.

ORGANIZATION

10. Ownership and management

The journal is owned by the publisher, Jeju National University Institute for Medical Science (https://www.e-jmls.org).

The management team is as follows:
Journal Manager: Mi Ju Ko, Jeju National University, Korea
Manager of the Review Process: Jay Chol Choi, Editor-in-Chief of JMLS, Jeju National University College of Medicine, Korea
Ethics Editor: Jung Sik Huh, Jeju National University College of Medicine, Korea
Statistics Editor: Jung Guk Song, Jeju National University Hospital, Korea
Manuscript Editor: Ha Eun Choi, JIN & JPNC, Korea
English Manuscript Editor: Ha Eun Choi, JIN & JPNC, Korea
Layout Editor: Myeong Hee Kim, JIN & JPNC, Korea
Website and JATS XML Producer: Jane Lee (M2PI, Korea)

11. Advisory body

The advisory body is the journal's editorial board.
https://www.e-jmls.org/about/editorial.php

12. Editorial team and contact information

The Editorial team is available from Editorial Board page at the front part of the journal.
Contact information
Journal Manager: Mi ju Ko, Jeju National University, Korea
Journal of Medicine and Life Science Editorial Office
102, Jejudaehak-ro, Jeju-si, Jeju-do 63243, Republic of Korea
Tel: +82-64-754-8023
E-mail: jmls.jeju@jejunu.ac.kr

BUSINESS PRACTICES

13. Author fees

There are no page charges to authors.

14. Other revenue

Journal revenue sources are provided with support from the publisher (Jeju National University, Jeju National University Hospital).

15. Advertising

JMLS does not accept any commercial product advertisements.

16. Direct marketing

Journal propagation has been done through the journal website and distribution of an introduction pamphlet. Invitations to submit a manuscript are usually focused on presenters at conferences, seminars, or workshops if the topic is related to the journal's aims and scope.