A. Editorial Board of Child Health Nursing Research

• 1. Purpose and Composition
  • The editorial board of Child Health Nursing Research (CHNR) aims to ensure the journal’s quality through fair and rigorous editorial processes.
  • The board consists of approximately 10 members serving 2-year terms, with the option for reappointment to maintain editorial continuity.
  • Members are selected based on expertise in peer review, academic achievements, and active contributions to research, ensuring diversity across regions and disciplines.
  • The editor-in-chief is the editorial director of the Korean Academy of Child Health Nursing (KACHN), appointed through nomination and board approval, with a renewable two-year term.
• 2. Key Responsibilities
  • Overseeing manuscript review, editing, and publication.
  • Organizing workshops for reviewers and editors to enhance journal quality and ethical practices.
  • Periodically evaluating and updating the journal’s policies and regulations.
  • Managing publication ethics and malpractice in alignment with COPE guidelines.
• 3. Editorial Roles
  • Editors do not handle their own manuscripts or provide preferential treatment to any submission.
  • All manuscripts, including commissioned ones, are subject to a standard review process to ensure fairness and academic integrity.

B. Editorial Board Values

• 1. Commitment to Excellence
  • The editorial board strives to improve CHNR’s quality through rigorous review standards and continuous improvement of policies and practices.
  • Editors maintain impartiality, confidentiality, and objectivity throughout the publication process.
• 2. Ethical Practices
  • Editors uphold research and publication ethics by addressing ethical issues such as plagiarism, data fabrication, and duplicate submissions.
  • Ethical concerns are resolved using COPE's flowcharts and guidelines, ensuring transparency and integrity.
• 3. Community Engagement
  • The board actively involves its members in decision-making processes, encouraging the exchange of ideas to enhance journal policies and editorial standards.
  • Workshops and training sessions focus on ethical issues, review skills, and academic writing to support authors, reviewers, and editors.

C. Academic Editors’ Roles and Responsibilities

• 1. Editor-in-Chief
  • The editor-in-chief coordinates manuscript review and publication decisions, ensuring timely publication of each journal issue.
  • Responsibilities include:
    • Periodically amending the "Regulations on Review and Publication."
    • Addressing queries from authors and reviewers.
    • Organizing regular editorial board meetings to discuss journal quality and trends.
    • Hosting workshops on ethical issues, review skills, and writing techniques.
    • Reporting on publication malpractice and overseeing resolution processes.
• 2. Editorial Board Members
  • Contribute to journal policies and publication decisions through active participation in board meetings and workshops.
  • Bring prior experience with peer review and publication processes in academic journals.
  • Maintain a record of outstanding research achievements and engage in ongoing academic activities.
  • Ensure broad representation by including members with diverse national and regional perspectives.
  • Share experiences and insights to refine journal policies and enhance publication quality.
• 3. Ethics Editor
  • Ethics ethics editor is in charge of process for managing publication malpractice.
  • Addressing ethical issues following the guidelines and flowcharts provided by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
  • Organizing and leading the ethics committee to investigate and resolve ethical concerns.
  • Evaluating and adjudicating cases involving fabrication, falsification, salami slicing, plagiarism, or duplicate submissions that violate international research and publication standards.
  • Resolving disputes related to authorship, conflicts of interest, and fundamental errors in manuscripts.
• 4. Statistics Editor
  • Conducts detailed statistical reviews for all manuscripts to ensure methodological rigor.
  • Provides feedback to authors on statistical techniques to improve the quality and reliability of research findings.