Review Guidelines

1) Criteria and Procedures for Selecting Reviewers

① The Editor-in-Chief shall select three reviewers who specialize in the relevant field, based on recommendations from the Editorial Board members, and request their review of the submitted manuscript. However, if an Editorial Board member has submitted a manuscript, that member shall not be asked to recommend reviewers.

② Reviewers must be tenured faculty members or holders of a doctoral degree in the relevant field. Individuals affiliated with the same institution as the author are excluded from serving as reviewers.

③ Reviewers who have been assigned a manuscript shall submit their review results to the Editorial Board within the designated timeframe.

④ For papers presented at Association-organized events, the Editorial Board may conduct the review directly without appointing separate reviewers.

2) Review Criteria

① Originality of research content: Is the research topic or content original?

② Appropriateness of research methodology: Are the research design, methods, and instruments appropriate for the research topic and content?

③ Validity of logical development: Is the logical progression of the paper sound?

④ Objectivity of data and evidence: Are the data and evidence used in the paper objective?

⑤ Contribution of research findings: To what extent do the research findings contribute to academic scholarship or practical application?

3) Scoring Standards

① Each review criterion is rated as A (20 points), B (15 points), C (10 points), D (5 points), or E (0 points).

② Reviewers shall determine the review outcome based on the total score according to the following table:

4) Review Procedures

① The review results from each reviewer are finalized by the Editorial Board as "Accept" (3 points), "Revise and Accept" (2 points), "Revise and Resubmit" (1 point), or "Reject" (0 points).

② Principles for selecting manuscripts for publication:

a. If the total score is 7 points or above, the manuscript is published in the corresponding issue without revision requirements.

b. If the total score is 5–6 points, the author is sent revision requests and must revise and resubmit within 10 days before publication. If the author declines to revise, the manuscript is treated in the same manner as a "Revise and Resubmit" manuscript.

c. If the total score is 3–4 points, the manuscript is classified as "Revise and Resubmit" and the author is notified accordingly. The author must submit a revised manuscript by the deadline for the next issue and pay the review fee again. The revised manuscript undergoes a re-review process, after which the Editorial Board makes the final publication decision. If the author does not resubmit for the next issue, the re-review is considered forfeited and a "Reject" decision is issued.

d. If the total score is 2 points or below, the manuscript is rejected. If the author resubmits in a subsequent issue, the manuscript is reviewed as a new submission.

e. For manuscripts classified as "Revise and Resubmit" under item (c), the re-review shall be conducted by newly appointed reviewers. Reviewers who issued the original "Revise and Resubmit" decision shall not be appointed as re-reviewers.

f. If a resubmitted manuscript fails to achieve a total score of 5 points or above upon re-review, the same manuscript may not be submitted to this journal again.

g. Manuscripts that receive an "Accept" or "Revise and Accept" decision are confirmed for publication after passing the KCI Document Similarity Check and receiving approval from the Editor-in-Chief.

h. Upon confirmation of publication, the author must submit a Copyright Transfer Agreement, a Revision Comparison Table, and a Research Ethics Pledge to the Association. The Association may publish the accepted manuscript in Korean Language Education Research and produce it in other media formats (including distributable storage devices and internet files). Any revenue generated from such use shall be incorporated into the Association's budget. Accordingly, authors of accepted manuscripts must submit a Copyright Transfer Agreement to the Association.

i. Authors shall have their English abstracts proofread through an agency designated by the Association. The cost of proofreading is borne by the author.

j. If an author objects to the review outcome, they may file a formal appeal with sufficient justification within one week of the announcement of results. The decision on whether to accept the appeal and publish the manuscript shall be determined by the Editorial Board's deliberation. The Editorial Board shall notify the appellant of the final decision within two months. Other matters shall be decided by the Editorial Board.

k. Any matters not covered by these guidelines shall be determined by the Editorial Board.

③ The first page of an accepted manuscript shall display the title along with the author's affiliation and position. The dates of submission, review, and review completion shall be indicated at the end of the manuscript (before the references).