Principles of Transparency and Best Practice of Scholarly Publishing (4^th version)

The journal complies with the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing version 4.0, published September 15, 2022. (https://doaj.org/apply/transparency).

Table of Contents

• 1. Name of journal
• 2. Website
• 3. Publishing schedule
• 4. Archiving
• 5. Copyright
• 6. Publication ethics and related editorial policies
• 7. Peer review
• 8. Access
• 9. Ownership and management
• 10. Advisory body
• 11. Editorial team/contact information
• 12. Author fees
• 13. Other revenue
• 14. Advertising
• 15. Direct marketing

1. Name of journal

The official journal title is Women’s Health Nursing. Abbreviated title is Womens Health Nurs.

2. Website

The URL address of official journal web site is https://e-whn.org.

• Aims & Scope statement: https://e-whn.org/about/index.php

• Readership: https://e-whn.org/about/about.php

• Types of manuscripts: https://e-whn.org/authors/authors.php#3

• Authorship criteria: https://e-whn.org/authors/authors.php#2

• ISSN pISSN: 3022-7666, eISSN: 3022-8247

3. Publishing schedule

Women's Health Nursing is published quarterly on the last day of every March, June, September, and December. Any supplementary or special issues may be published.

4. Archiving

Women's Health Nursing is accessible without barrier from Synapse (https://synapse.koreamed.org/LinkX.php?code=2102KJWHN) and Korea Citation Index (https://kci.go.kr) and is archived in the National Library of Korea (http://nl.go.kr) in the event the journal is no longer published.

5. Copyright

Women's Health Nursing is an Open Access journal distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits unrestricted distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

JOURNAL PRACTICES

6. Publication ethics and related editorial policies

Women's Health Nursing follows the Guideline on Good Publication of COPE (https://publicationethics.org) and Recommendations of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (https://www.icmje.org/recommendations).

• Research and Publication Ethics: https://e-whn.org/authors/ethics.php

• Editorial Policies:
The Editorial Board of Women's Health Nursing carefully examines whether all submitted manuscripts abide with the ethical guidelines of ICMJE and COPE. The published articles should include the statements of conflict of interest, author's contribution, Institutional Review Board, informed consent, and human/animal rights.
When the journal faces suspected cases of research and publication misconduct such as a redundant (duplicate) publication, plagiarism, fabricated data, changes in authorship, undisclosed conflicts of interest, an ethical problem discovered with the submitted manuscript, a reviewer who has appropriated an author’s idea or data, complaints against editors, and other issues, the resolving process will follow the flowchart provided by COPE (https://publicationethics.org/resources/flowcharts). The Editorial Board of Women's Health Nursing will discuss the suspected cases and reach a decision. Women's Health Nursing will publish errata, corrigenda, clarifications, retractions, and apologies when needed.

7. Peer review

Women's Health Nursing has an online submission and peer review system at https://submit.e-whn.org

• Peer review process: https://e-whn.org/authors/authors.php#2

• Reviewer guideline: https://e-whn.org/authors/review.php

• Research and Publication Ethics: https://e-whn.org/authors/ethics.php

• Editorial Policies:
The Editorial Board of Women's Health Nursing carefully examines whether all submitted manuscripts abide with the ethical guidelines of ICMJE and COPE. The published articles should include the statements of conflict of interest, author's contribution, Institutional Review Board, informed consent, and human/animal rights.
When the journal faces suspected cases of research and publication misconduct such as a redundant (duplicate) publication, plagiarism, fabricated data, changes in authorship, undisclosed conflicts of interest, an ethical problem discovered with the submitted manuscript, a reviewer who has appropriated an author’s idea or data, complaints against editors, and other issues, the resolving process will follow the flowchart provided by COPE (https://publicationethics.org/resources/flowcharts). The Editorial Board of Women's Health Nursing will discuss the suspected cases and reach a decision. Women's Health Nursing will publish errata, corrigenda, clarifications, retractions, and apologies when needed.

8. Access

Women's Health Nursing is an open access journal. A free full-text service, both in XML and PDF formats, is available immediately upon publication without an embargo period.
https://e-whn.org/about/about.php

ORGANIZATION

9. Ownership and management

• Ownership:
Women's Health Nursing is owned by the publisher, Korea Society of Women Health Nursing (https://women-health-nursing.or.kr/).

• Management:
The journal is managed by the Management Team (Jan 2024 – Dec 2025):
- Journal Manager: KIM, Sue, Editor-in-Chief of WHN, Yonsei University, Korea
- Managers of the Review Process:
NHO, Ju-Hee, Jeonbuk National University, Korea
KIM, Hyun Kyoung, Kongju National University, Korea
- Ethics Editor: YUN, Cheol-Heui, Seoul National University, Korea
- Statistics Editor:
AHN, Sukhee, Chungnam National University, Korea
KIM, Joungyoun, Yonsei University, Korea
- Manuscript Editor: SEO, Yun Joo, Korea
- English Manuscript Editor: DOMBROWSKI, Andrew, Compecs, Inc., Korea
- Layout Editor: JEONG, Eun Mi, M2PI, Korea
- Website and JATS XML Producer: IM, Jeonghee, M2PI, Korea

10. Advisory body

The advisory body is the journal's editorial board.
https://e-whn.org/about/editorial.php

11. Editorial team/contact information

• Editorial team: https://e-whn.org/about/editorial.php

• Contact information: https://e-whn.org/about/contact.php

BUSINESS PRACTICES

12. Author fees

There is no author submission fee for Women's Health Nursing. An article processing charge (APC) of 700 USD (700,000 Korean Won) per article is requested to the corresponding author upon acceptance.
https://e-whn.org/authors/processing_charge.php

13. Other revenue

Revenue sources of the journal are from the support of the Korean Society of Women Health Nursing, authors’ article processing charge, and the support of the Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies grant funded by the Korean government (Ministry of Science and ICT).

14. Advertising

Women's Health Nursing currently does not operate advertised products or services.

15. Direct marketing

Journal propagation is done through the journal website and distribution of pamphlets at conferences and workshops. Invitations to submit a manuscript are usually focused on presenters at conferences, seminars, or workshops, if the topic is related to the journal's aims and scope.