Manuscript Submission Regulations

KSDC Journal Manuscript Submission Regulations (Revised in 2015)

The Korean Society of Design Culture (KSDC) publishes the journal 4 times a year.

Date of publication	Submission period
December 30	October 1 - October 27
March 30	January 28 - January 27
June 30	April 1 - April 27
September 30	July 1 - July 27

1. Qualification of manuscript submission

The submitter and all authors of the thesis must be members of KSDC. (Corresponding author included)

2. Manuscript submission instruction

The manuscript must be prepared as .hwp file and uploaded to KSDC homepage within the appointed time, with the submission fee wire-transferred to KSDC’s bank account. Manuscript should be submitted at least 1.5-2 months prior to the publishing date in consideration with the deliberation period.
※ Thesis must be registered using the online submission system.

3. Length of manuscript

Manuscript for the journal should be within 15 printed pages including illustrations and tables.

4. Paper size and margins

Paper size	A4
Upper margin	20mm	Lower margin	15mm
Left	25mm	Right	25mm
Header	15mm	Footer	15mm

5. Manuscript instructions

5.1 Preparing the cover

On page 1 of the submitted manuscript, enter the Korean title (enter the subtitle on the next line if there is one) on the third line from the top, and enter the English title 2 lines down. (When submitting the manuscript, do not enter the author/organization names)
The thesis notified for publication shall be edited for submission as follows. On the cover, enter the Korean title on the third line (enter the subtitle on the next line if there is one), and author name and organization (in the order of organization and major) in Korean 1 line down. 2 lines below, enter the author name and organization in English (In case of multiple authors, lead author-co-authors (in the order of contribution-corresponding author if there is one), which each author shall be marked with (*)(**)..., followed by their organization. In case of corresponding author, he/she shall be marked so in order to take immediate responsibility of any questions arising and responses, and an accurate e-mail and department name should be indicated. On page 2, only enter the Korean and English titles. Start the body on page 3.
Example) +Corresponding Author : Hong, Gil Dong, gildong@hankook.ac.kr (Position: Lower left of cover)

5.2 Preparing the body

The body uses 2-column format, and is entered in the order of Table of contents, Abstract, Introduction, Body, Conclusion, Reference, Endnote. The first word of the first line in a column should be indented twice, and the rules for each item are as seen in <below table>.

Item	Font	Font size	Font width	Letter spacing	Line spacing	Font width
Cover Korean Title	Junggodik	13	95	-5	130	Bold
Name	Junggodik	12	95	-5	130	Bold
Organization	Junggodik	11	95	-5	130	Normal
Cover English Title	Junggodik	12	95	-5	130	Bold
Name	Junggodik	11	95	-5	130	Bold
Organization	Junggodik	11	95	-5	130	Normal
Table of contents title	Junggodik	10	95	-5	150	Bold
Table of contents	Junggodik	9.5	95	-5	150	Bold
Abstract title	Junggodik	10	95	-5	150	Bold
Abstract content	Sinmyeongjo	9.5	95	-5	150	Normal
key words title	Junggodik	10	95	-5	150	Bold
Key words content	Sinmyeongjo	9.5	95	-5	150	Normal
Body title	Junggodik	10	95	-5	150	Bold
Body content	Sinmyeongjo	9.5	95	-5	150	Normal
Table, Fig titles	Sinmyeongjo	9	95	-5	150	Normal
Table content	Sinmyeongjo	7~8	95	-5	150	Normal
Endnote, Reference title	Junggodik	10	95	-5	150	Bold
Endnote, Reference contents	Sinmyeongjo	9	95	-5	150	Normal

* How to use 2-column format: Columm format → Multi-column → Number of columns (2), Column width (10mm), Column dividing line (transparent).

5.3 Preparing the table of contents and abstract

Table of contents should be entered in the order of Abstract, Introduction, Body, Conclusion, Reference and Endnote, entering only up to the second subtitle each.

5.4 Preparing the abstract

Abstract should be entered both in English and Korean. and should include study objective, method and scope, summary and result.

5.5 How to enter keyword

Choose 3-5 keyword that represent the thesis well, and insert them below the abstract each in English (Korean).
Example) Cultural Product (문화상품), Creative Industry (창조산업), Vernacular Design (버네큘러 디자인)

5.6 Preparing the titles of body (chapter, section, subsection)

Skip 1 line whenever the chapter or section changes, but do not skip lines for subsections. Titles should be marked in the order of Ⅰ,Ⅱ,Ⅲ..., Ⅰ.1,Ⅰ.2,Ⅰ.3......Ⅱ.1,Ⅱ.2,Ⅱ.3......,Ⅲ.1,Ⅲ.2,Ⅲ.3....,1,2, 3,...(1), (2), (3)..., ①, ②, ③.... Titles with Roman numerals should use Junggodik, and subtitles under 1,2,3... should be presented the same as the body (Sinmyeongjo, 9.5).

5.7 How to prepare tables and figures (Mark as Table/ Fig.)

Caption of the table should be positioned at the upper left hand of the table, and the caption of figures should be positioned at the lower center of the figure. Enter the captions of table and figure in English if possible. Sources of the table and figure should be arranged to the lower left hand of the table or figure.
※ Sources of small images inside the table are either not indicated, or the main source should be indicated in the endnote.

6. Reference

(1) Enter the reference that was used in the body, in the order of Korean reference, followed by foreign references according to the author name after the conclusion. Author names should be listed in Korean alphabetical order for Korean authors, and in alphabetical order for foreign authors.
(2) How to list reference

• ① Periodical academic journals, reports and theses
  Author name (Family name first), Title (Use quotation marks “ ”), Journal name, Issue (Volume), Year; Indicate the title of foreign journals in Italics.
  Example) [1] Marter, Joan "Three Women Artist Married to Early Modernist", The Art Magazine, 13(2), 1972.
  [2] 홍길동, “시각화 연구”, 한국대학교 박사학위논문, 1999.
• ② A single book
  Author name, Book title(Use 「」. indicate the revision number if applicable), Publisher name, Published year.
  Example) [3] Hong, Kildong, 「Theory of Design」, Seokwangsa, 1999.
• ③ Websites
  Website address, search year/month/date.
  Example) [4] www.ksdc.or.kr (2008.04.15.)

7. Endnote

(1) Annotations are indicated as endnote to explain the citations in the body and to provide additional explanation for reader’s better understanding by, dd an annotation number on the right upper hand of the relevant content using a half parentheses* and list them in numerical order in the endnote.
(2) How to list endnote

• ① Periodical academic journals, reports and theses
  Author name (Family name first), Title (Use quotation marks “ ”), Journal name, Issue (Volume), Year; Indicate the title of foreign journals in Italics.
  Example) [1] Marter, Joan “Three Women Artist Married to Early Modernist”, The Art Magazine, Vol.13, No.2, pp. 90-98, 1972.
• ② A single book
  Author name, Book title(Use 「」. indicate the revision number if applicable), Publisher name, Published year.
  Example) [3] Hong, Kildong, 「Theory of Design」, Seokwangsa, pp.211-235, 1999.
• ③ Websites
  Website address, search year/month/date.
  Example) [4] www.ksdc.or.kr (2008.04.15.)
• ④ Recitation
  In case the citation is from the same page as the previous endnote, indicate as <상게서, p.8> or . If previous cited thesis is recited, indicate as <홍길동, 전게서, pp.3-5> or <홍길동, op.cit., pp.3-5>.

8. Submission of final manuscript

Once the deliberation is over and publication is fixed, the submitter must upload the final version of the file to KSDC homepage. (Do not mark the page numbers on the final version)

9. Reprints

To each author (including co-authors) of the thesis published in the journal, 1 copy of the journal and 10 reprints will be provided. If needed, more journals and reprints can be purchased separately. (However, all authors must be the members of KSDC)

※ Any thesis format that is not in compliance with above submission regulations are not accepted, and can not be published for editing problems, so please follow the regulations provided to avoid any inconvenience.