• (1) Researchers are recognized as the authors only for the research they have actually conducted or contributed to, and undertake all responsibilities as authors.
• (2) The order of authors of research and other published articles should accurately reflect how much each author has contributed to the study, regardless of comparative professional position.
• (3) Members are not allowed to grant authorship as a form of appreciation or respectful treatment to technical contributors who did not participate directly in research.
• (4) Granting authorship should be limited to those who meet the following four requirements. In case of having unfulfilled any of the four, authorship is not to be given and participants are to be regarded as contributors.
  • ▪ Considerably contributed to propose the theoretical framework of the research, research design, and data collection as well as analysis of the results and discussion
  • ▪ Completed the first-draft research writing or made extensive modifications to improve the quality of the research
  • ▪ Reviewed the final draft of the study for submission
  • ▪ Undertake the overall responsibility for the accuracy and truthfulness of the entire research
• (5) Adding and removing authors, or changing the order of authors are allowed before the printing stage of publication. With the consent of all participating authors, the Editorial Committee will make the final decision on any requested changes.
• (6) The thesis author should be the first author when submitting a Master's or a Doctoral thesis.
• (7) Members should clearly indicate the authors' affiliations and positions when submitting research.

• In case of conducting a research on life, members should respect participants and prioritize safety and protection of them.
• (1)Privacy rights of human subjects: Personal information that may violate the human rights and privacy of participants should be protected as confidential except with the agreement of the participants or for legal provisions.
• (2)Preservation of anonymity: The anonymity of research participants must be guaranteed, and a statement should be included within the manuscript confirming that interviewees have been anonymized and that all participants provided informed consent. All data should be reported in a way that individuals cannot be recognized, directly or indirectly.
• (3)Informed consent from research participants: Members should respect research participants' autonomy and acknowledge that voluntary agreements are valid only when participants are fully informed.
• (4)Vulnerable populations: Members should take special protective measures for participants when conducting research on individuals or groups in vulnerable situations.
• (5)In case of planning a life-based research, members are strongly recommended to obtain approval from the Institutional Review Board (IRB). Members should notice that it is an IRB-approved study when publishing.

• (1) In the research of human subjects, sex (biological factors) and gender (socio-cultural factors) should be distinguished and described accurately.
• (2) Research participants should be arranged and presented by sexual or gender components and the interpretation of research results should reflect the characteristics of participants.
• (3) Researchers should provide academic justification for the research when studying a single sex or gender.

• (1) Members may cite the sources of someone else's ideas, research content, and study results several times in a study, but must not conduct plagiarism by stating another researcher's study results as the author's own without appropriate verification or acknowledgment.
• (2) Members should not conduct falsification by distorting research content or results by manipulating research materials, equipment, procedures, or arbitrarily altering/deleting data.
• (3) Members should not conduct forgery by making fictitious data or research results that do not exist.

• (1) Members should not submit or publish previously published works (both domestically or internationally and including those to be published or under review) as if they were new. However, exceptions could be made for legitimate reasons when the consent of the previous publisher is obtained.
• (2) If the submission is made from summarizing, revising, or editing the all or part of thesis (Master's or Doctoral), a footnote should be included to acknowledge the fact.

• (1)Generative AI or AI-assisted technologies and services utilizing such technologies (e.g., ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, Claude, NovelAI, Jasper AI, DALL-E, Midjourney, Runway, etc.) may be used only as auxiliary tools for improving readability and language expression. Their use for creating text, generating/editing/synthesizing tables or figures is restricted. However, exceptions could be made when such technologies are themselves the object of study or are used in the processes of data collection or analysis. In such cases, authors should describe this use in detail in the Methods section.
• (2)Authors should disclose the use of such technologies and related information in the Declarations section of the manuscript under "Ethics and Consent" (refer to the <Manuscript Preparation Guidelines> in the Guidelines for Manuscript Submission).
• (3)Generative AI or AI-assisted technologies are not recognized as authors. Therefore, authors are solely responsible for the accuracy, originality, and integrity of any work produced using these technologies. Manuscripts that fail to disclose the use of generative AI or AI-assisted technologies may be rejected during the review process or retracted after publication.

• (1) Researchers should endeavor as much as possible to reflect the opinions of reviewers and editors presented in the evaluation process of the paper.
• (2) If researchers disagree with the opinions presented during the evaluation process, they should explain the reasons to the reviewers and editors in detail.

Researchers including authors, readers and reviewers are encouraged to contact the journal office if they find any errors or ethical issues in published papers. The editorial board will decide whether to revise or withdraw the paper after a thorough review.

• (1) The scope of correction covers minor errors, such as author information (author name, author affiliation, etc.), and major errors that can mislead the main contents of the paper, such as mal-selection of words or images. The editorial board reviews whether the amendments will affect the overall results and conclusions of the paper and decides whether to implement them.
• (2) Opinions regarding published papers can be offered with sufficient grounds regarding forgery, manipulation, plagiarism, duplicate publication, author disputes, and conflicts of interest. The process of handling objections follows the research ethics regulations of the Korean Society of Clothing Society and the guidelines of COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics, https://publicationethics.org/appeals).
• (3) If there is suspicion that research has not taken place within an appropriate ethical framework, the Editorial board may reject a manuscript after a thorough review.

Researchers including authors, readers, and reviewers are encouraged to contact the journal office if they find any errors or ethical issues in published papers. All reports will be considered and the most appropriate course of action will be carried out by the editorial board and the special committee (if needed).
Corrections or retractions of published articles will be issued through the publication of a correction or retraction note, which will be bidirectionally linked to the original article in order to preserve the integrity of the academic record. In cases of confirmed research misconduct involving published articles, or when the academic integrity of an article is significantly compromised, the article will be retracted.

• (1) Corrections: The scope of corrections includes minor errors such as author information (e.g., author name, affiliation), the article title, and issues that may mislead the core content of the article, including inappropriate word choices or image selections. These errors, however, do not compromise the overall validity of the article. The editorial board reviews whether the amendments will affect the overall results and conclusions of the paper and decides whether to implement them.
• (2) Retraction: When the interpretation or conclusion of an article is substantially undermined, it may be necessary to retract the published article. Opinions regarding published articles can be offered with sufficient grounds regarding forgery, manipulation, plagiarism, duplicate publication, author disputes, and conflicts of interest. The process of handling objections follows the research ethics regulations of the Korean Society of Clothing Society and the guidelines of COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics, https://publicationethics.org/appeals).

Although not explicitly stated in other regulations, behaviors that are significantly outside of generally accepted limits in academia may also be regarded as a violation of research ethics. Researchers are expected to understand and follow the practices and norms of academia.

• (1) The KSCT will protect the personal information and privacy of members.
• (2) If it is necessary to disclose a member's personal information and the contents of the research in progress, it should be minimally released on the basis of the consent of the member, and follow the customary practices required by law.

• (1) The Editorial Committee members should respect the personality and academic beliefs of researchers, and decide whether to accept or reject submitted manuscripts solely based on academic contributions and adherence to submission guidelines.
• (2) Authors' information should not be disclosed to editors. Editors are responsible for assigning relevant reviewers with expert knowledge who can fairly judge the submitted manuscript.
• (3) The Editorial Committee should not disclose the content of submitted manuscripts, decisions on acceptance or rejection, or review results to anyone except reviewers.
• (4) The Editorial Committee should not input any content of the manuscript into generative AI or AI-assisted technologies, nor use such technologies to write or revise their editorial decisions.

• (1) Members who have been appointed as reviewers will promptly examine the manuscript and notify the KSCT whether the review is possible.
• (2) The reviewer should fairly and faithfully evaluate manuscripts based on objective criteria within the prescribed period, and notify the Editorial Committee of the results.
• (3) The reviewer should respect the authors as professional intellectuals and respect their research. When giving opinions about the paper, the reviewer should use polite language that provides suggestions, corrections, and reasons in detail.
• (4) The reviewer should keep the confidentiality of the paper under review and should not disclose or cite the contents of the paper without the author's permission before publication.
• (5) The reviewer should not input any content of the manuscript into generative AI or AI-assisted technologies, nor use such technologies to write or revise their review reports.