• • Authors must follow the reporting guidelines relevant to their specific research design, and they are requested to state the guideline used for their study in their manuscript. The checklists are available in the links provided below;
• • Randomized trials – CONSORT Statement (https://www.equator-network.org/reporting-guidelines/consort)
• • Observational studies – STROBE Statement (https://www.strobe-statement.org/)
• • Systematic reviews and meta-analyses – PRISMA Statement (https://www.equator-network.org/reporting-guidelines/prisma)
• • Diagnostic accuracy studies – STARD Statement (https://www.equator-network.org/reporting-guidelines/stard)
• • Case reports – CARE Guidelines (https://www.equator-network.org/reporting-guidelines/care)

Article Types

Original Research

• • Scope: Should present novel techniques, significant new data, or new insights in interventional radiology.
• • Structure: IMRaD format: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, and Discussion.
• • Length: Maximum 3,500 words (excluding abstract, references, tables, and figure legends).
• • Abstract: Up to 250 words, structured (Purpose, Materials and Methods, Results, Conclusion).
• • References: Up to 40 references.
• • Tables/Figures: Maximum 5 tables and 7 figures.

Review

• • Scope: Provide a comprehensive analysis of a topic in interventional radiology.
• • Structure: Flexible, but typically includes Introduction, Subsections, and Conclusion.
• • Length: Maximum 4,000 words.
• • Abstract: Up to 250 words, systematic review: structured (Background, Methods, Results, Conclusion), narrative review: unstructured typically one or two paragraph.
• • References: Up to 100 references.
• • Tables/Figures: Maximum 10 figures and 5 tables.

Case Report

• • Scope: Describe unique cases, novel techniques, or rare complications.
• • Structure: Introduction, Case Report, Discussion.
• • Length: Maximum 2,500 words.
• • Abstract: Up to 125 words, unstructured.
• • References: Up to 15 references.
• • Tables/Figures: Maximum 3 tables and 7 figures.

Technical Note

• • Scope: Focus on innovative techniques, new devices, or procedural modifications.
• • Structure: Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion.
• • Length: Maximum 2,500 words.
• • Abstract: Up to 250 words, structured.
• • References: Up to 15 references.
• • Tables/Figures: Maximum 5 tables and 7 figures.

Editorial

• • Scope: Commentary or perspective on interventional radiology topics.
• • Invitation: Typically invited; unsolicited editorials should be pre-approved by the Editor-in-Chief.
• • Length: 1,000–1,500 words.
• • References: Minimal (typically 5–10 references).

Letter-to-Editor

• • Scope: Commentary or perspective on a published article.
• • Structure: non-structured. Do not require abstract.
• • Length: 1,000–1,500 words.
• • Tables and figures: Three tables or figures are allowed in total.
• • References: Minimal (typically 5–10 references).

How I do It

• • Scope: Technical issues on interventional radiology via short comments and video presentation.
• • Structure: Flexible, both structured or non-structured forms are acceptable. Do not require abstract. It should include video materials including procedural process.
• • Invitation: Typically invited
• • Length: Maximum 1,200 words in text and 6 minutes in video.
• • References: up to 5 references.

Author Contributions

All authors must disclose their specific contributions to the work in a designated Author Contributions section using the CRediT Taxonomy of author roles (https://credit.niso.org). For each of the categories below, please enter the initials of the authors who contributed in that category. If listing more than one author in a category, separate each set of initials with a comma. If no one contributed in a category, you may leave that box blank.

The corresponding author is responsible for completing this information at submission, and it is expected that all authors would have reviewed, discussed, and agreed to their individual contributions ahead of this time.

Submission Process

Online Submission

• • All manuscripts must be submitted through KJIR Submission Portal. (https://submit.kjironline.org/)
• • First-time users must register; returning authors can log in.

Submission Steps

• 1. Manuscript Information – Enter title, authors, affiliations, and article type.
• 2. Cover Letter – Briefly introduce the submission, highlight significance, and confirm originality.
• 3. File Upload – Upload the manuscript, figures, tables, and supplementary materials as required.
• 4. Conflict of Interest and Copyright Forms – All authors must complete and submit these forms.
• 5. Review and Submit – Ensure compliance with guidelines and finalize submission.

Full Title Page

• • Include the following items on the unblinded full title page:
  • - Title
  • - Abbreviated title
  • - Names, affiliations, and addresses of the corresponding author
  • - Contact information of the corresponding author
  • - Type of manuscript
  • - ORCID
  • - Acknowledgments
  • - Conflict of interest statement
• • Each author’s full name, not initials, must be provided in the order of first name, middle name, and last name for all participating authors
• • The abbreviated title should be no longer than 50 characters (including spaces). When authors from different institutions/addresses are included, the authors should be matched with their organizations by placing the relevant organization number in superscript after each author’s name.
  The contact information of the corresponding author should include the mailing address, phone number, fax number, and e-mail address.
• • ORCID: Authors are encouraged to provide their Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID). To obtain an ORCID, authors can register on the ORCID website at https://orcid.org/.
  Any funding, financial, or material support for the work must be disclosed in the conflict-of-interest statement. If none of the authors have conflicts of interest, this should be explicitly stated.
  Individuals who contributed to the work but who did not meet the requirements for authorship should be included in the acknowledgments.

Main Document

• • The main document is a blinded document for review and should contain the following components in Microsoft Word file, each component starting on a separate page: blinded title page, abstract, main body, references, tables, and figure legends.
• • When a blinded main document is submitted, a corresponding non-blinded version must also be uploaded in the Not-for-review section.
• • Images should not be embedded in the main document.
• • Tables should not be placed within the text. The tables should be placed collectively following the references, each on a separate page.

keywords (index terms) should appear after the abstract.

Figures

All figure parts related to one patient should have the same figure number and use English letters after the numerals to distinguish each figure part, e.g., Fig. 1A, 1B, etc.
Each figure part should be sent as a separate image file.
Labels and arrows should be presented with a professional appearance.
All names and all other identifiers of the patient, authors, and authors' institutions should be removed from the figures.

• • After cropping to the area of interest, the images should be at least 300 DPI in resolution and 10-15 cm in width.
• • Color figures should be in RGB color mode and line drawings should be black on a white background.
• • Figure files should be submitted as TIF/TIFF files.
• • Written permission from the prior publisher should be obtained for the use of all previously published illustrations and copies of the permission letter should be submitted.

Video clips

Video clips can be submitted for placement on the journal website. All videos are subject to peer review and can be uploaded as supplementary materials. A video file submitted for consideration for publication should be in complete and final format and at as high a resolution as possible. Any editing of the video will be the responsibility of the author. KJIR recommends Quicktime, AVI, MPEG, MP4, or RealMedia file formats not exceeding 30 MB and of less than 5 minutes duration.

Supplementary Data

Nonessential tables and figures may accompany articles as online-only supplementary files. All online only supplementary files should be uploaded separately during the submission process. These files must be referenced in the main text of the manuscript at least once (e.g. Supplementary Table 1).

Peer Review

• • Manuscripts undergo peer review by at least two experts in the field.
• • KJIR uses a double-blind review process for submitted manuscripts. Authors' names, affiliations, or any identifying information should not appear in the main document, figures, appendix, or supplementary materials. If such details are found, the editorial office will either request the corresponding author to resubmit the files with this information removed or will remove it on behalf of the authors before sending the manuscript for external peer review.
• • Authors must respond to reviewer comments and submit a revised version if required.

Acceptance and Publication

• • Accepted papers will be scheduled for publication in the next available issue.
• • Proofs will be sent to the corresponding author for final review.
• • There are no publication charges (unless specified otherwise by the journal).
• • Conflict of Interest and License to Publish forms, available on the KJIR website, must be submitted.

References

• • The references should start on a separate page and be numbered consecutively as appear in the text.
• • All references ought to be cited in the text.
• • Reference citations in the text should be identified by numbers in square brackets. e.g., [1].
• • Journal names should be abbreviated according to the style of the National Library of Medicine.
• • All authors should be listed up to six; when more than six author, the first six author should be given and followed by “et al.”
• • References should be numbered in the order of citation in the text.
• • Use a reference manager (e.g., EndNote, Mendeley) for accurate citation formatting.
• • Author(s). Title of the article. Journal name. Year;Volume:page. DOI
• • Full page numbers should be used (eg. 112–116).
• • KJIR encourages use of digital object identifier (DOI) in Reference (e.g. “https://doi.org/article_number”).
• • Example

  Journal articles
  Lee S, Shim DJ, Kim D, Cho SB, Baek SH, Lee EW, et al. Angiographic Anatomy of the Prostatic Artery in the Korean Population: A Bicentric Retrospective Study. Korean J Radiol. 2024;25:1011-1021. https://doi.org/10.3348/kjr.2024.0451

  Articles in press.
  Ko E, Kim J, Gwon DI, Chu HH, Kim GH, Ko GY. Emergency Plug-Assisted Retrograde Transvenous Obliteration (PARTO) for Active Bleeding from Ruptured Gastric Varices. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2025 Feb 1 [Epub] https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvir.2025.01.049

  Books
  Binkert CA, Inferior vena cava filters. In: Mauro MA. Image-guided interventions. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier, 2014; e105-e110.

  Web contents
  Provide the authors, title of the webpage or content; owner of the Web site; URL; publication, update, and access date

  Rockville, Estimating the Additional Hospital Inpatient Cost and Mortality Associated With Selected Hospital-Acquired Conditions. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. https://www.ahrq.gov/hai/pfp/haccost2017-results.html. Published November 2017. Accessed December 25, 2025

Citations in main text: Number the references in the order in which they appear in the text. Reference numbers appear inline within square brackets.

For further details, contact editor@kjironline.org

By adhering to these guidelines, authors contribute to the quality and impact of the KJIR.