『ESP Review』 is a journal registered at the Korea Research Foundation and indexed in the Korea Citation Index (KCI) and is constantly accepting articles. Please submit your manuscripts with the following guidelines in mind. 

1. The journal welcomes original articles on creative criticism of ESP English education theory and practice, experimental analysis, and proposals for new teaching methods.

2. The author(s) should maintain the Ethics Standards for Research and Publication by the Korean Association of English for Specific Purposes (below). In particular, if the article is part of a thesis, please clearly state it, and if it is co-authored, please clearly indicate the co-author/lead author.

3. The author(s) should refer to the paper review and submission regulations and the Copyright Transfer Agreement provided by the Korean Association of English for Specific Purposes.

4. The author(s) should make a manuscript referring to 『ESP Review』 template (below), and submit it with the Research Ethics Compliance Pledge, the Copyright Transfer Agreement, and the Similarity Check Report at the website of the Korea Citation Index (KCI).

5. Paper submission and inquiries

The author(s) should submit a manuscript through JAMS (https://espkorea.jams.or.kr/) and send the Research Ethics Compliance Pledge, the Copyright Transfer Agreement, and the Similarity Check Report via espkorea2025@gmail.com.

For more information on submission, contact Editor-in Chief, Prof. Hye-Kyung Kim (espkorea2025@gmail.com)

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  Research Ethics Compliance Pledge  

  Copyright Transfer Agreement  

  Similarity Check Report  

  ESP Review Korean Template  

  ESP Review English Template  

6. The membership fee, annual fee, paper review fee, and publication fee are as follows. To make a manuscript submission, all the authors (including co-authors) should pay the membership fee and annual fee in advance.

7. Deposit Account: Shinhan Bank 140-014-478317 

(Account Holder: The Korean Association of English for Specific Purposes)

For inquiries, contact Treasurer, Mi-Seon Song (espkorea.finance@gmail.com)

  Membership Application Form(hwp)  

  Membership Application Form(MS-word)  

- Membership Fee: 10,000 KRW

- Institution Membership Fee: 500,000 KRW 

- Lifetime Membership Fee: 300,000 KRW

- Annual Fee: 30,000 KRW

- Review Fee: 60,000 KRW

- Expedited Review Fee: 200,000 KRW

- Publication Fee: 

1) 200,000 KRW (when the length of the manuscript does not exceed 20 pages)

2) 300,000 KRW (for grant-funded research)

3) +10,000 KRW (when exceeding 20-page limit)