Article Processing Charges

Publication charges

The current charge for publication is 500,000 Korean Won per article for members of the Korean Society of Fisheries and Aquatic Science, and 600,000 Korean Won per article for non-members. Waiver policy is temporarily applied to articles submitted outside Korea based on corresponding authors.

Fast-track Publication

A fast-track process is available for authors who desire quick publication of their papers. Authors should contact the Editorial Office (e-mail: kosfas2@kosfas.or.kr) for fast-track submission. The review process will be conducted as rapidly as possible, the first decision will be made within 1 month. The acceptance of fast-track manuscripts will be decided solely based on scientific merits of manuscripts.

For fast-track publication, the charge for publication is 700,000 Korean Won per article for members of the Korean Society of Fisheries and Aquatic Science, and 800,000 Korean Won per article for non-members. Authors applied to waiver policy is also required to pay for 200 US dollars for fast-track. There is no review fee, and the authors must pay the publication fee after acceptance.