As an open access journal, Childhood Kidney Diseases (ChiKD) will follow the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing (https://doaj.org/bestpractice) developed by Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA), and the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME).
1. Website
The URL of official journal web site is https://chikd.org.
pISSN: 2384-0242; eISSN: 2384-0250
2. Name of journal
ChiKD is the official publication of the Korean Society of Pediatric Nephrology. Its formal abbreviated title is “Child Kidney Dis.”
3. Peer review process
ChiKD reviews all received materials. All papers are evaluated by a double-blind, peer-review process. Manuscripts are sent to the two (or more) most relevant investigators, who review the content. The acceptance criteria for all papers are based on the quality and originality of the research and its clinical and scientific significance. An initial decision will normally be made within 2 weeks after the reviewers agree to review a manuscript, and the reviewers’ comments will then be sent to the corresponding authors. Revised manuscripts must be submitted online by the corresponding author. Failure to resubmit the revised manuscript within 4 weeks of the editorial decision is regarded as a withdrawal. The editorial office should be notified if additional time is needed or if an author chooses not to submit a revision. The editorial committee makes decisions concerning editing, revision, and acceptance or rejection, and editing may include shortening an article, reducing the number of illustrations or tables, or changing the paper's format or the order of the manuscript. The editor selects referees, and the results of reviews will be classified as follows:
4. Ownership and management
This journal is owned by the publisher, Korean Society of Pediatric Nephrology (http://www.kspn.org).
The full names and affiliations of the members of the journal management team are displayed on the About (Managing team) tab of the journal homepage.
5. Governing body
The governing body is the journal's editorial board (http://www.chikd.org/about/editorial.php).
6. Editorial team and contact information
7. Copyright and licensing
8. Article processing charges
There are no author submission fees or other publication-related charges. All cost for the publication process is supported by the publisher. ChiKD is a so-called platinum open access journal which does not charge author fees.
9. Process for identification of and dealing with allegations of research misconduct
When the journal faces suspected cases of research and publication misconduct such as redundant (duplicate) publication, plagiarism, fraudulent or fabricated data, changes in authorship, an undisclosed conflict of interest, ethical problems with a submitted manuscript, a reviewer who has appropriated an author’s idea or data, complaints against editors, and so on, the resolution process will follow the flowchart provided by the Committee on Publication Ethics (http://publicationethics.org/resources/flowcharts). The discussion and decision on the suspected cases are carried out by the Research Ethics Committee of the ChiKD. We will not hesitate to publish errata, corrigenda, clarifications, retractions, and apologies when needed.
10. Publication Ethics
ChiKD follows the Guideline on Good Publication of COPE (https://publicationethics.org), Recommendations of International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (http://www.icmje.org/recommendations), and Good Publication Practice Guidelines for Medical Journals of Korean Association of Medical Journal Editors (http://kamje.or.kr). Our publication ethics are displayed on the Editorial policy (Publication ethics) tab of journal homepage.
11. Publishing schedule
ChiKD is published 2 times (June 30, December 31) a year. The e-pub versions of all articles have been promptly seen after the acceptance in the journal homepage.
12. Access
ChiKD is an open access journal. A free full-text service both in the XML and PDF formats is available immediately upon publication without embargo period.
13. Archiving
Full text of ChiKD is accessible without barrier from Korea Citation Index (https://www.kci.go.kr/kciportal/main.kci) or National Library of Korea (http://www.nl.go.kr).
14. Revenue sources
Revenue sources of this journal are from the support of publisher (the Korean Society of Pediatric Nephrology), Korea Government’s support, and advertising rates.
15. Advertising
We accept advertising and sponsorship for its printed journal according to the following principles:
16. Direct marketing
Journal propagation has been done through the journal web site and distribution of an introduction pamphlet. Invitations to submit a manuscript are usually focused on the presenters at conferences, seminars, or workshops if the topic is related to the journal's aims and scope.
Childhood
Kidney Diseases
Print ISSN: 2384-0242
Online ISSN: 2384-0250