Language Research (어학연구)

Research Ethics and Copyright Transfer Agreement

Research and Publication Ethics

Upon submission of a manuscript to Language Research, authors are required to agree to the following code of ethics:

● The manuscript must not contain materials related to unethical or illegal acts, such as copyright infringement, plagiarism, inappropriate citations, and/or fabrications.

● The manuscript must not contain materials, in whole or in part, plagiarized from books and articles published by others. If the work and ideas of others are included, they must be appropriately cited in footnotes.

● The manuscript, in whole or in part, must not contain identical or nearly identical sentences or paragraphs from earlier research. If exact sentences or paragraphs from another work are included, they must be appropriately cited in footnotes.

● The manuscript must not contain materials that are defamatory toward persons or organizations.

● Upon publication in Language Research, the copyright to the manuscript will be held by the Language Education Institute of Seoul National University and the author(s). To reprint the work elsewhere, permission must be obtained from the editorial committee of Language Research. The reprinted work must cite the original source of publication.

If any of the above declarations are found to be false, the authors should bear all consequences as executed by the editorial committee, including the deletion of the manuscript from Language Research. If misconduct is suspected, the editorial board will investigate the matter following the COPE guidelines. Possible actions may include manuscript rejection, retraction of published articles, and notification to the author's institution. Authors found guilty of misconduct may be prohibited from submitting future manuscripts to Language Research.

Copyright Transfer Agreement

Upon submission of a paper, the author(s) must complete a ‘Research Ethics and Copyright Transfer Agreement’.

By submitting my manuscript to Language Research, I (first author) hereby agree to the following terms on behalf of all co-authors:

● The manuscript is original and has not been published before. It has not been submitted to other journals or scheduled for submission elsewhere.

● All authors have contributed to the research.

● The manuscript does not contain materials related to unethical or illegal acts such as copyright infringement, plagiarism, inappropriate citations, and/or fabrications. The manuscript does not contain materials, in whole or in part, plagiarized from books and articles published by others. If the work and ideas of others are included, they have been appropriately cited in footnotes.

● The manuscript does not contain defamatory materials toward persons or organizations.

● Upon publication in Language Research, the Language Education Institute of Seoul National University will hold the copyright of the manuscript. In order to reprint the work elsewhere, permission must be obtained from the editorial committee of Language Research. The reprinted work must cite the original source of publication.

If any of the above declarations are found to be false, I agree to bear all consequences as executed by the editorial committee, including deletion of the manuscript from Language Research.