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General 1 original copy, 1 photocopy after erasing authors and organization, manuscript examination fee (60,000 wons) and manuscript publication fee (100,000 wons), copy of deposit certificate and original photo (if required) are sent together.    
Prepared using Korean or English.    
The entire draft was prepared on A4 sized paper in Korean line spacing of 160% or double space in MS word including English abstract, bibliography, tables, figures and explanation as well as the text    
The draft is organized in the order of title page, English abstract, Key Words, text, acknowledgements, bibliography, tables, figures and explanation of figures while each has been prepared by changing pages.    
The total number of sheets of draft has been prepared as no more than 15 pages.    
The minimum number of abbreviations is used. Abbreviations are not used in the title, marked in parentheses when appeared for the first time in the text while the abbreviations of tables and explanations are explained at the bottom.    
The organization and name of author are not recorded other than on the cover. The name of drugs or pesticides are written in italics (English only).    
Cover The following things are recorded on the cover : Korean and English title of manuscript, Korean and English author names, name of author's organization, contact information of corresponding author (address, phone & Fax number, E-mail address)    
As page 2 after the cover, a cover with only Korean and English titles (required for examination process as a cover with only the title of manuscipt) is prepared.    
English Abstract The English abstract style of original article is prepared by dividing into title and order of Objectives, Methods, Results, Conclusions and Key Words.    
The abstract is prepared as no more than 250 words for original article and no more than 150 words for case or brief report.    
Three to six Key Words have been attached    
English abstract is examined and corrected by staff.    
Bibliography Domestic and foreign academic papers such as latest manuscipt and The Korean Oriental Medical Society Journal, etc    
All bibliographies are prepared in English as a general rule.    
All bibliographies are quoted in the text and indicated as superscript numbers in the order of their quotation in the text.    
The name of magazines are marked as abbreviation of Index Medicus.    
There are no more than 40 bibliographies total and they have been checked as to whether the marking method and punctuation marks, etc correspond with contribution rules.    
Among bibliography, the method of marking authors in English was to write the last name first and then writing first name's initial.    
Style Academic paper: author name. title, name of magazine. year of publication;volume:starting page-ending page
Books: author name, name of book, number of books:publishing company. year of publication:number of pages.		    
Table Tables are prepared by changing pages for each table while the title and explanation of tables are prepared in English.    
The title of table is brief and explanatory.    
Abbreviations used in tables are explained separately at the bottom.    
Tables can be understood adequately by itself and the materials of the text or figures are not listed by overlapping.    
The number of tables are checked again to see whether they are correct and same as the text.    
Each word of the title are capitalized except for prepositions and articles.    
Figure Figures or photographs are prepared large enough and clearly to be unaffected even if they are reduced in the printing process (produce original copies if necessary).    
Each figure is numbered with pencil at the back and indicated top or bottom (in case of producing original copy).    
Legends Explanation of figure is written in English, only the first word is capitalized, the rest is all marked with lower cases and sentences are ended with period.    
The explanation of figure did not simply write the title and can be understood adequately because the details explaining figure are included.    


▣ We hereby apply for publication of this manuscript(original article, case report, review).

The authors have completed all examinations above and we are sending this checksheet with the draft.

In case this manuscript gets published on The Korean Oriental Medical Society Journal, the copyright will be transferred to The Korean Oriental Medical Society Journal. The author owns rights such as using part or all of this manuscript for all rights other than copyright, in other words applying for patent or preparing manuscripts in the future.

The authors have made specific and important contribution in preparing this manuscript while assuming common responsibility for draft details. We are aware of the fact that this manuscript can be returned immediately without being examined in case of not observing the details above. Also, this manuscript was never published before and not being considered for publication in other journals at this time.

We hereby pledge for all details above in that they do not violate the research ethics of The Korean Oriental Medical Society and affix our signature.


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