Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions

First published on January 1, 2004
First revision March 1, 2006
Second revision July 6, 2008
Third revision May 1, 2013
Fourth revision January 10, 2016
Fifth revision January 6, 2017
Seventh revision March 13, 2017
Most recently revised on August 5, 2024

Article template

If no adequate template is listed here, please contact the editorial office before submission.
• Research article
• Review
- - Narrative review
- - Systematic review and meta-analysis
• Brief report
• Case report
• Technical report
• Software report
• Editorial
• Opinion
• Letter to the editor
• Book review
• Educational/faculty development material

• General information
• Research and publication ethics
• Manuscript preparation
• Manuscript submission
• Article processing charge
• Peer review and publication process
• Principles of transparency and best practice of scholarly publishing
• Copyright, open access policy, archiving policy, article deposit policy, detailed description of the use of JEEHP articles, open data policy, clinical data sharing policy, and mass media and press release
• Preprint policy
• Policies on the use of generative artificial intelligence in article writing and peer review
• Contact address

General information

To submit a manuscript to Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions (JEEHP), we recommend first carefully reading the “Aims and scope” section of the journal’s website, as it provides information on the editorial policy and the categories of papers accepted. Unlike many journals that publish periodic issues, JEEHP usually has no lag in manuscript acceptance and publication. Authors whose work aligns with the aims and scope of JEEHP are encouraged to submit, as we publish works from all over the world. JEEHP fully adheres to the guidelines and best practices published by professional organizations, including the Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals (https://www.icmje.org/icmje-recommendations.pdf) from the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) and the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing (joint statement by the Committee on Publication Ethics, the Directory of Open Access Journals, the World Association of Medical Editors, and the Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association [https://doaj.org/bestpractice]), if otherwise not described below.
As an entity, JEEHP and its editor have been a member of the following organizations: the Korean Association of Medical Journal Editors (2005-), the Council of Science Editors (2008-), the Alliance of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (2010-), the European Association of Science Editors (2011-), the Korean Council of Science Editors (2012-), the Committee on Publication Ethics (2013-), the World Association of Medical Editors (2013-), and the Council of Asian Science Editors (2014-). JEEHP has also been listed as a publication following the guidelines of ICMJE, as referenced above, since 2007. As such, JEEHP remains aligned with the principles and policies of those professional organizations during editing and publication.

Research and publication ethics

It is available at: https://www.jeehp.org/policy/ethics.php

Manuscript preparation

1. Style and language: All manuscripts should be written in English. Medical terminology should align with the latest version of Dorland’s Illustrated Medical Dictionary (Saunders). Abbreviations should be expanded at first appearance in the text, with the abbreviation in parentheses, unless the abbreviation is standard and does not require expansion. On future mentions, the abbreviation can be used instead of the full term. The first letters of names, places, or other proper nouns should be capitalized. Weight and other measurements should be indicated in the CGS (centimeter-gram-second) system of units. Other units must be in the International System of Units / le Système international d'unités (SI). Species and gene names should be italicized. Words of Latin origin, such as et al., in vivo, and so on, need not be italicized. All numbers should be written in Arabic numerals unless beginning a sentence, in which case they should be presented as words.
2. Study design-specific reporting guidelines: Research reports frequently omit important information. As such, reporting guidelines have been developed for several study designs. Authors are encouraged to additionally consult the reporting guidelines relevant to their specific research design. Good sources of reporting guidelines include the EQUATOR Network (https://www.equator-network.org/home/) and the United States National Institutes of Health / National Library of Medicine (https://www.nlm.nih.gov/services/research_report_guide.html).
3. Organization of the manuscript
1) Research article
(1) General points: The manuscript should be typed using any of the following word processing programs: Hangul Word Processor (HWP),), any word processor program with Rich Text Format (RTF), or a recent version of Microsoft (MS) Word. Text and spacing requirements include: a font size of 10 points, double spacing, and a blank space of at least 2.5 cm from every margin with an A4 paper size. The preferred font is Garamond. The arrangement of the sections is as follows: Title Page, Abstract and Keywords, Graphical Abstracts, Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID), Authors’ contributions, Conflict of interest disclosure, Funding disclosure, Data availability, Acknowledgments, Supplementary materials, References, Tables, and Figure Legend. Graphic files are included separately. Page numbers should be at the bottom center of the page. The word count for the main text should be less than or equal to 2,500, including the Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion. The recommended word counts and numbers of references, tables, and figures for a given manuscript submitted to JEEHP by publication type are presented in Table 1 below. To exceed these word counts or the number of references, tables or figures, authors should negotiate with the editorial office. We recommend using template files in MS Word format.
(2) Title page: This section should include the type of manuscript; manuscript title; names and affiliations of all authors; address, e-mail address, telephone number, and fax number of the corresponding author; any conflict of interest; and any financial assistance. The type of manuscript should be typed in the top left area of the title page. The title should represent the content of the manuscript in a clear but concise fashion. Titles in both phrase and sentence form are acceptable. The title should be written in lowercase except for the first character of the first word. Avoid abbreviations in the title of the manuscript. Names of authors should be given in full without abbreviation. In the listing of author names, any degree or professional title, such as MD or PhD, should not be included. The authors’ affiliations can be differentiated using superscripted Arabic numerals, such as 1, 2, and 3, after the author’s name and before the address of the affiliation. The affiliation address should comprise at least the institute, city, and country. We strongly recommend authors use an e-mail address associated with their institute rather than a commercial one. An e-mail address from a commercial source can be added as a secondary e-mail. The corresponding author bears full responsibility for the manuscript’s exactness, and this author’s name, mailing address, telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address should be provided. The corresponding author should submit the manuscript with his or her e-mail. The word counts for the abstract and the main text (including Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion) should be noted.
(3) Abstract and keywords: Since May 2013, JEEHP has adopted the structured abstract format, which is composed of the following subheadings: Purpose, Methods, Results, and Conclusion. The word count of the abstract should be less than or equal to 250. Keywords should be core terms that represent the content of the full text. The number of keywords should be less than or equal to six. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) terms (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh) should be used as keywords if possible, and the appropriate MeSH terms can be found using the MeSH on Demand search engine (https://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/MeSHonDemand.html). Keywords should be arranged in alphabetical order. A country check tag should be included in the keywords. Only the first character of the first word of each keyword should be capitalized. A semicolon should be used to separate distinct keywords.
(4) Graphical abstracts: A graphical abstract should be submitted as a separate file using JEEHP’s template after the request from the editorial office upon acceptance of the manuscript. Submission of a graphical abstract is mandatory for research articles, brief reports, case reports, reviews, technical reports, and educational/faculty development material. Additionally, please submit this abstract using the template provided by JEEHP for optimized image size and preferred file types. Click here to download the form.
(5) Introduction: This section provides the research background and specific purpose or objectives of the research. The hypothesis tested can be stated. The references should be directly pertinent to the subject presented, with each assigned a reference number. The introduction section should contain one or two paragraphs.
(6) Methods: Ethics statement: If the study in the article involves human participants or human-originated material, informed consent for the study as well as the IRB approval number must be provided. If no IRB number is available, this should be discussed with the editor during the review process.; Study design: The study design—whether descriptive analysis, randomized controlled study, cohort study, or meta-analysis—should be stated.; Materials and/or Participants: The materials used in the research should be clearly detailed to facilitate follow-up studies. Any materials purchased should be listed with the source or manufacturer. Research participants should also be precisely described with parameters such as age, sex, region, school, country, date of intervention period, occupation, etc. Reasons for inclusion or selection of participants should be explained. If a certain group was excluded, this should be explained as well. Questionnaires in non-English languages may also be included in the Appendix.; Technical Information: When describing analytic methods, reporting guidelines should be referenced to provide a more thorough understanding of the content. For methods that are already well known, cite the method along with a reference and mention only any modifications. If the method is novel, describe it more precisely. Complicated statistical analyses can be documented in the Appendix. A Methods section derived from previous articles is permissible without consideration of duplicate publication. Details regarding the duration of observation, survey, experiment, analysis, or follow-up for a study should be clearly stated.; Statistics: Statistical analysis should be meticulously described. If reviewers want to analyze the data to confirm the results, the raw data may be provided to the editorial office. Computer programs used for the statistical analysis should be stated with the name, manufacturer, and software version used. Along with the statistical results, we encourage the inclusion of measurement error or uncertainty, such as listing confidence intervals in addition to providing P-values.
(7) Results: The results should be described logically according to the Methods section. Tables and figures are recommended to present the results more quickly and easily. Do not duplicate the content of a table or a figure within the Results section. When data are provided in tables or figures, briefly describe the core results related to the conclusion in the text. Audio or video files are also welcome in the Results section. Supplementary results can be placed in the Appendix.
(8) Discussion: In the Discussion, conclusions should be deduced from statements described in the Methods and/or Results sections. In the first part of the Discussion section, briefly summarize the main findings, then explore possible explanations for these findings while comparing and contrasting the results with those of other relevant studies. Please avoid repeatedly mentioning the results of previous relevant studies, but rather focus on any differences or concordances. Emphasize the core findings and resulting conclusions with the best available evidence. In the latter portion of the Discussion section, describe the limitations of the study, any future research plans, and conclusions. If a research hypothesis was mentioned in the Introduction section, it should be addressed along with whether it was supported, undermined, or remains to be addressed in a later study. To enhance the meaning of the study, consider mentioning the usefulness of the content in educational evaluations to promote medical or health education.
(9) ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID)
(10) Authors’ contributions: JEEHP participates in the CRediT standard for author contributions. As such, the contributions of all authors must be described using the CRediT Taxonomy of author roles. For each of the categories below, please enter the initials of the authors who contributed in that category. If listing more than one author in a category, separate each set of initials with a space. If no author contributed to a category, you may leave that box blank.
The corresponding author is responsible for completing this information at submission, and it is expected that all authors will have reviewed, discussed, and agreed to their individual contributions before this time.; Examples of authors’ contributions:
(11) Conflict of interest: Any conflicts should be disclosed here in accordance with the information in the “Research and publication ethics” section. This statement must be included regardless of the existence of conflicts of interest. If the authors have nothing to disclose, please state: “No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported.”
(12) Funding
(13) Data availability: JEEHP has adopted mandatory data sharing policy with a data review. Raw data or data files produced during analysis should be provided not only for confirmation of the accuracy of analysis, but also to promote the reproducibility of the results. Raw or analyzed data should be uploaded to the submission system. After the final acceptance decision, they are supplied to Harvard Dataverse, available at https://dataverse.harvard.edu/dataverse/jeehp. If a reader is not permitted due to an existing agreement with the source data provision agency or other reasons, this can be negotiated with the editorial office. Also, the data format should be csv, xls, xlsx, or txt. For another format file, contact the editorial office.
(14) Acknowledgments: Any persons who contributed to the study or manuscript but did not meet the requirements for authorship can be referenced here. To mention any individual or organization in this section, written permission should first be acquired.
(15) Supplementary materials: If supplementary materials are available, either to aid in reader understanding or because data are too abundant for inclusion in the main text, these may be included as supplementary data. Data files, as well as abstract recording, text, audio, or video files, can be added here.
(16) References: The Reference section is described below. For any details not mentioned herein, adhere to the NLM Style Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers (https://www.nlm.nih.gov/citingmedicine). Only citations of journal articles follow the house style, with descriptions of all authors and digital object identifiers (DOIs); no issue number and no comma should be included after the journal title. Every reference in the Reference section should be cited in the text. The number assigned to the reference citation corresponds to the first appearance in the manuscript. References in tables or figures are also numbered according to the order of appearance. Reference numbers in the text, tables, and figures should be provided in brackets ([ ]). For a sequence of reference numbers within a given citation, the numbers should be listed separately in the format of [1, 2, 3]. Personal communication, abstracts, or unpublished data cannot be cited, either in the text or in the References section. In this section, journals should be abbreviated according to the style used in the list of journals indexed in the NLM Journal Catalog (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nlmcatalog/journals). For journal titles not listed in the Catalog, they should follow the ISO abbreviation as described in “ISO 4:1997 Information and documentation—Rules for the abbreviation of title words and titles of publications” (https://www.iso.org/iso/home/store/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=3569). The total number of references in the research article is recommended to be less than or equal to 15. If the authors would like to add more references, this is negotiable with theeditorial board.
In citing references, journal articles are preferable. Material from websites is also currently used frequently. The primary problems with website materials are the frequency of URL changes and the sudden disappearance of data. Therefore, we recommend citing open access or free access books archived on public websites, such as Bookshelf (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books). Otherwise, material with a DOI is also recommended as a reference. In selecting references, please do not include journal articles or books published more than 10 years prior to your publication. References published within the past 5 years are recommended for inclusion. In special cases, such as historical overviews or review articles, older references are allowed. If the authors would like to add references that are more than 10 years old, this should be negotiated with theeditorial board. Additionally, references in PubMed and those with a DOI are strongly recommended, as they include a stable hyperlink to access the full text of the reference. If the cited journal reference is not indexed in PubMed or lacks a DOI, its PDF file should be sent to the editorial office simultaneously with manuscript submission. This minimizes errors that may occur in the Reference section.; Examples of reference descriptions by type of reference are as follows:
(17) Tables and figures: Tables and figures should provide sufficient information without the reader having to consult the main text. As such, the explanations of figures and tables should contain enough information to describe the data included in a self-explanatory fashion. A limit of 10 tables or figures applies per manuscript. If any tables or figures are reproduced or modified from other papers, authors should obtain permission through the Copyright Clearance Center (https://www.copyright.com/) or from the individual publisher if the materials are not included in an open access journal published under a Creative Commons license. If tables or figures are from an open access journal, precisely indicate the source of the journal in the footnote. Please note that a free access journal is different from open access; therefore, it is necessary to obtain permission from the publisher of the free access journal to use tables or figures from these sources.
In tables, remove internal horizontal or vertical lines. A horizontal line, which should be single, is used only for the title field and the bottom line. Explanatory words should be placed in footnotes, including explanations of nonstandard abbreviations. To introduce more in-depth statements about specific content in the table, use the superscripts a), b), c), d), etc. consecutively and explain them in the footnotes. Drawings should be created with a computer program. Scanned drawings are not acceptable. Acceptable figure file formats are BMP, JPG, PSD, TIF, AI, EMF, EPS, WMF, DOC, XLS, PPT, and PDF. Figures are loaded as separate files during the submission process. Other figure formats are negotiable. Contact the editorial office for other formats. The resolution of a figure file should be at least 600 dpi with a size of 82 mm or 164 mm in width. Drawings and images are recommended to be in full color.
2) Brief report: Brief reports are appropriate for pilot studies, meaningful follow-up studies of previous work, etc. The introduction, methods, results, and discussion sections are merged into one. The total number of references is recommended to be less than or equal to 10. The word count for the main text should be no more than 1,500.
3) Case report: The main text of a case report is composed of 3 sections: introduction, case presentation, and discussion. The total number of references for a case report is recommended to be less than or equal to 10. The word count for the main text of a case report should be no more than 1,500.
4) Review: Invited reviews are published on new or interesting topics. Submitted reviews should be a systematic review and Meta-analysis that clearly cover a topic of interest. The main text of an invited review is composed of 3 sections: introduction, text, and conclusion. The systematic review and Meta-analysis should be described according to the PRISMA statement available at https://www.prisma-statement.org/. The total number of references for a review article should be no more than 50. The word count for the main text should be less than or equal to 5,000.
5) Editorial: Editorials are most commonly invited by theeditorial board. These provide a brief review of the articles in the journal and comment on recent developments and events in the field of educational evaluation for health professions. Editorials also may deal with a change in the journal’s style, format, or communication with outside organizations or professionals.
Additionally, various topics are selected by the editorial board. Divisions in the body of an editorial are not required. The total number of references is recommended to be less than or equal to 10. The word count of the main text should be less than or equal to 1,500.
6) Opinion: A new idea may be proposed through an opinion piece, even if no concrete background evidence exists. A creative suggestion may be considered for publication if determined to be interesting to many medical health teachers in the world. No sectional division for the main text for an opinion piece is needed. Title, author, affiliation, main text and reference sections are required. The total number of references is recommended to be equal to or less than 10. The word count for the main text should be no more than 1,500.
7) Technical report: A technical report consists of data analysis generated by multiple national or high-stakes examinations. A technical report may provide an international comparison of the evaluation data. It follows the format of an original article. The total number of references is recommended to be no more than 15. The word count of the main text should be less than or equal to 2,500.
8) Software report: Reports can be published on software that is useful for medical education. Ideally, the software and its source should be open to the public through the SourceForge (http://sourceforge.net/) or GitHub (https://github.com/) portals. However, a commercial program can also be introduced. A software report follows the format of an original or review article. The total number of references is recommended to be less than or equal to 15. The word count of the main text should be no more than 2,500.
9) Letter to the editor: Any opinion or inquiry on a published paper can be addressed to the editor. A title, author, affiliation, main text and references are required. The total number of references is recommended to be no more than 10. The word count of the main text should not exceed 1,500.
10) Book review: Books about the educational evaluation of health professions can be reviewed in this section. Works on other topics also can be reviewed after negotiation with theeditorial board. Books in non-English languages can also be reviewed. The book’s title, author, affiliation, main text, and references are required. The total number of references should be no more than 10. The word count for the main text should be less than or equal to 1,500. Book reviews are usually recommended by theeditorial board; however, unsolicited submission is also possible. If any publishing companies wish to have their recent books reviewed, please contact the Editorial Office.
11) Educational/Faculty development material: Quality workshop materials such as PowerPoint presentations, case studies, links to other journal articles, program evaluation materials, and so on are also considered for publication. The manuscript format resembles that of a review article with materials. The total number of references is recommended to be less than or equal to 10. The number of words in the main text should be no more than 1,500.
12) Other publication types: Other publication types, such as historical overviews or correspondence, may be accepted. The recommended format for such articles can be discussed witheditorial board.; Table 1. Recommended word counts and numbers of references, tables, and figures for manuscripts submitted to Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions (JEEHP) by publication type:; ^a)The maximum word count is exclusive of the abstract, references, tables, and figure legends.

Publication type	Word count of abstract ^a)	Word count of main text ^a)	Number of references	Number of tables and figures
Research article	250	2,500	15	10
Brief report	150	1,500	10	5
Case report	150	1,500	10	5
Review	250	5,000	50	10
Editorial	Not required	1,500	10	5
Opinion	Not required	1,500	10	5
Technical report	250	2,500	20	10
Software report	250	2,500	20	10
Letter to the editor	Not required	1,500	10	5
Book review	Not required	1,500	10	5
Educational/faculty development material	150	1,500	10	5

Manuscript submission

1. Template file in MS Word or RTF format: We recommend using template files in the MS word or RTF format.
2. Online submission: Manuscripts must be submitted to the JEEHP website (http://submit.jeehp.org).
3. Creative Commons license Agreement
4. Submission process: Authors are advised to list at least 3 appropriate reviewers, along with their affiliations and e-mail addresses. During the submission process, information on the authors’ ORCIDs and the FundRef ID of the funding agency will be requested. The authors’ ORCIDs are mandatory, and FundRef ID is strongly recommended although not required. Any audio or video files for the abstract or full text should be submitted after acceptance. Any audio file format compatible with HTML5 audio is accepted, including mp4, wav, and ogg. Similarly, video file formats compatible with HTML5 video are accepted, including mp4, webM, and ogg.

Article processing charge

JEEHP has no author submission fees or other publication-related charges. All publication costs are supported by the publisher. JEEHP is a platinum open access journal that does not charge author fees.

Peer review and publication process

A schematic diagram is presented in Fig. 1.

Fig. 1. Flowchart of the peer review and publication process of Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions.

1. Peer review process

1) Manuscripts to be reviewed: all submitted or invited manuscripts are peer-reviewed.
2) Who conducts peer review: Peer review is conducted by at least two external experts, most commonly three. Reviewers are selected from the list recommended by the corresponding author and the journal's reviewer pools. However, editorial board members may review commissioned manuscripts and editorial materials.
3) Type of peer review: JEEHP adopts a single-blind peer review. The authors cannot identify reviewers, but reviewers can identify authors. The names of reviewers are not posted in the published article. Reviewers are anonymous.
4) Screening before peer review: If the manuscript does not align with the aims and scope of the journal or does not adhere to the “Instructions to authors”, it may be returned to the author immediately after receipt and without peer review.. In the case of human population studies, the manuscript without an appropriate ethics statement is also returned to the authors without peer review.
5) Plagiarism check: Before review, all submitted or invited manuscripts are screened with Similarity Check powered by iThenticate (https://www.crossref.org/services/similarity-check/), a plagiarism screening tool. If an excessively high similarity score is found, the editorial board will perform a more in-depth content screening. The criterion for similarity rate for further screening is usually 15%; however, an excess amount of similarity in specific sentences may also be checked in every manuscript. Notably, Similarity Check excludes quotes, bibliographies, small matches of 6 words or fewer, small sources of 1% or less, and the Methods section. If a certain amount of duplicate content is detected, it is returned to the authors. Detection of the phrases generated by generative artificial intelligence platforms is also done. The detection rate may be reflected in decision making.
6) Author-recommended reviewers: The authors should recommend peer reviewers during submission. The editorial office may select other external experts.
7) Review of research data or supplementary material: Those materials are subjected to peer review.
8) Duration for the first decision: The result of the first peer review is usually finished within 14 days. If there is no correspondence from the editorial office on the fate of the submitted manuscript two months after the submission, please get in touch with the editorial office at https://www.jeehp.org/about/contact.php. The editorial board’s post-review decision will be one of the following: Accept, Minor revision, Major revision, or Rejection.
9) Revision process: The editorial board may request that the authors revise the manuscript according to the reviewers’ comments. If the reviewers made any requests for revision of the manuscript, the authors should do their best to revise it accordingly. If a reviewer’s opinion is not acceptable or is believed to reflect misinterpretation of the data, the authors should reasonably indicate this.
After revising the manuscript, the author should upload the revised files with a reply to each item of the reviewer’s commentary. The author’s revisions should be completed within 14 days after the request. If the revisions have not been received by the due date, the editorial board will notify the author. To extend the revision period beyond 14 days, the author should negotiate with the editorial board at https://www.jeehp.org/about/contact.php. The manuscript review process can be provided for up to three rounds. If the authors would like further review, the editorial board may consider it. The editorial board will make a final decision on the approval of the submitted manuscript for publication and can request any further corrections, revisions, and deletions of the article text if necessary.
10) Review by statistician: It can be implemented when data needs professional statistical review by a statistician.
11) Final decision maker: An editorial board finally decides the manuscript's fate, such as accept, reject, and re-submission, after hearing from peer reviewers.
12) Review by the editorial board: The editorial board reviews some publication types, including editorials, errata, corrigenda, retractions, withdrawals, and letters to the editor, without external peer review. Also, they may review commissioned manuscripts.
13) The journal does not guarantee acceptance of initial manuscript submissions except for the commissioned ones.
14) The publication date is published with all published research, including submission and acceptance dates.
15) Review of in-house manuscripts: All manuscripts from editors, staff, or editorial board members are subject to the same review process as other submissions. During the review process, they will not be involved in the selection of reviewers or the decision-making process. Editors will not handle their manuscripts even if they have been commissioned.

2. Processing after acceptance

If the manuscript is finally accepted, the proofread version will be sent to the corresponding author after professional manuscript editing and/or English proofreading. Proofreading should be performed again by the authors for any misspellings or errors. Before final proofreading, the manuscript may appear on the journal homepage or PubMed as an e-publication ahead of print, with a unique DOI number for rapid communication. The e-publication ahead-of-print version will be replaced by the final XML file and PDF. All published articles will be included in PubMed/PubMed Central. Some or all of the abstracts will be indexed in a variety of databases, including Google Scholar (2004-), DOI/CrossRef (2007-), KoreaMed (2008-), PubMed (2009-), PubMed Central (2009-), WorldwideScience.org (2009-), CINAHL Complete (2013-), EBSCO host (2013-), Directory of Open Access Journals abstract metadata (2015- ), Web of Science as an Emerging Sources of Citation Index journal (2015-), Scopus (2019), and Korea Citation Index (2019).

3. Feedback after publication

If the authors or readers identify errors or content that requires revision, this can be requested from theeditorial board. Theeditorial board may consider erratum, corrigendum, or retraction. In the case of any revisions to the article, a CrossMark description will announce the final draft. If a reader contributes an opinion on a published article in the form of a Letter to the Editor, it will be forwarded to the authors. The authors can then reply to the reader’s letter. Letters to the Editor and authors’ replies may also be published.

4. How the journal handle complaints and appeals

The policy of JEEHP is primarily aimed at protecting the authors, reviewers, editors, and publisher of the journal. If not described below, the process of handling complaints and appeals follows the guidelines of the Committee of Publication Ethics, available at https://publicationethics.org/appeals

Who complains or makes an appeal?
Submitters, authors, reviewers, and readers may register complaints and appeals in a variety of cases: falsification, fabrication, plagiarism, duplicate publication, authorship dispute, conflict of interest, unethical treatment of animals, lack of informed consent, bias or unfair/inappropriate competitive acts, copyright, stolen data, defamation, and legal problems. If any individuals or institutions want to report cases, they can send a letter via the contact page on our website: https://www.jeehp.org/about/contact.php. For complaints or appeals, concrete data with factual answers to all basic questions (who, when, where, what, how, why) should be provided.

Who is responsible for resolving and handling complaints and appeals?
The Editor,editorial board, or editorial office is responsible for resolving and handling complaints and appeals. A legal consultant or ethics editor may be able to help with decision-making.

What are the consequences ?
It depends on the type or degree of misconduct. The consequences will follow the guidelines of the Committee of Publication Ethics (COPE).

5. Direct marketing

The journal is distributed through its website and introductory pamphlets have been distributed to raise awareness of the journal. Invitations to submit a manuscript are usually sent to the presenters at conferences, seminars, or workshops discussing topics related to the journal’s aims and scope.

Principles of transparency and best practice of scholarly publishing

It is available at: https://www.jeehp.org/about/best_practice.php

Copyright, open access policy, archiving policy, article deposit policy, detailed description of the use of JEEHP articles, open data policy, clinical data sharing policy, and mass media and press release

These policies are available at: https://www.jeehp.org/about/access.php

Preprint policy

A preprint is defined as a version of a scholarly paper that precedes formal peer review and publication in a peer-reviewed scholarly journal.
JEEHP allows authors to submit preprints to the journal. These are not treated as duplicate submissions or publications. JEEHP recommends authors disclose preprint status, including the DOI, in the letter to the editor during the submission process. Otherwise, it may be flagged by a plagiarism check program, namely Similarity Check (Crosscheck) or Copy Killer. Preprint submission is subject to the same peer review process as typical submission. If the preprint is accepted for publication, the authors should update the info of the preprint with a link to the published article in JEEHP, including the DOI. We strongly recommend that authors cite the article in JEEHP instead of the preprint for their next submission to a journal.

Policies on the use of generative artificial intelligence in article writing and peer review

It follows the editorial, Huh S. Editorial policies of Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions on the use of generative artificial intelligence in article writing and peer review. J Educ Eval Health Prof. 2023;20.40. doi: 10.3352/jeehp.2023.20.40.

Contact address

Any inquiry, including those regarding submissions, the review process, certification of acceptance, or copyright, should be directed to the editor through the website https://jeehp.org/about/contact.php.

Sun Huh
Editorial office of Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions
Institute of Medical Education, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon 24252, Korea
Tel: +82.33.248.2650

Instructions to authors