As an open access journal, Public Health Weekly Report (PHWR) will follow the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing version 4.0 (https://doaj.org/bestpractice) developed by Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA), and the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME).
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1. Name of Journal
The official journal title is the Public Health Weekly Report (PHWR). Abbreviated title is Public Health Wkly Rep.
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2. Website
The URL of official journal web site is
https://www.phwr.org
The PHWR team endeavors to make a good website. PHWR website demonstrates that care has been taken to ensure high ethical and professional standards. It does not contain any misleading information, including any attempt to mimic another journal/publisher’s site.
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3. Publishing Schedule
PHWR is published every Thursday (50 weeks of the year).
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4. Archiving
PHWR provides electronic data storage and access to journal content by preserving it in the National Library of Korea (
http://nl.go.kr) when the journal is no longer published. The author can archive the issuer's version or a PDF of the same.
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5. Copyright
Copyrights for all papers published in PHWR are transferred to KDCA and are subject to the Korean Open Government License and Creative Commons License. When the publication of the thesis is finalized, all authors must sign and submit the copyright transfer agreement form.
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6. Licencing
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7. Publication Ethics and Related Editorial Policies
Issues concerning ethical responsibilities and rights of papers submitted to PHWR shall be in accordance with the research ethics regulations of KDCA, and matters not specified in ethical regulations shall be governed by the 「Bioethics and Safety Act」 and the Declaration of Helsinki. The policy on research and publication ethics of PHWR follows the Guidelines on Good Publication of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and the Good Publication Practice Guidelines for Medical Journal (2013,
http://kamje.or.kr) of the Korean Medical Journal Editorial Council (
http://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines).
https://www.phwr.org/content/policy/research_ethics.html
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8. Peer Review
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9. Access
PHWR is an open access journal. A free full-text is available for free of charge from the first issue to the latest issue at
https://www.phwr.org
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10. Ownership and Management
This journal is owned by the publisher, KDCA.
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11. Advisory Body
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12. Editorial Team and Contact Information
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13. Author Fees
There is no author’s submission fee or other publication-related fees, as the publisher’s shoulders all publication costs.
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14. Other Revenue
Revenue sources of PHWR are from the support of KDCA.
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15. Advertising
PHWR does not accept any commercial advertisements.
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16. Direct Marketing
Journal propagation has been done through the journal website. The introduction pamphlet distributes at domestic and abroad conferences and seminars.