Annals of Clinical Microbiology, The official Journal of the Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology

Management team and credential

Journal management team

  • Journal Manager: Chung, Hae-Sun, Editor in Chief, Ewha Womans University, Korea
  • Manager of the Review Process: Byun, Jung-Hyun, Deputy Editor, Gyeongsang National University, Korea
  • Ethics Editor: Lee, Mi-Kyung, Chung-Ang University, Korea
  • Statistical Editor: Uh, Young, Yonsei University, Korea
  • Manuscript Editor: Shin, Soo Jung, DocuHut Co., Ltd., Korea
  • Layout Editor: Song, Jun Seok, DocuHut Co., Ltd., Korea
  • XML and homepage producing engineer: Park, Geun Cheol, DocuHut Co., Ltd., Korea
  • Editorial Assistant: Park, Seung hee, Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology, Korea

Publishing credentials

Journal Manager

Chung, Hae-Sun

Editor in Chief, Ewha Womans University, Korea

Prof. Chung has been in charge of overall work related to the publication of articles. She has worked as an Editor-in-Chief of ACM since 2022, and before that, she was an Assistant Editor of ACM from 2012 to 2021. She has been an Associate Editor of The Ewha Medical Journal since 2018 and an Editorial board member of the Korean Journal of Healthcare-Associated Infection Control and Prevention since 2019. She is an associate professor in the Department of Laboratory Medicine at Ewha Womans University College of Medicine. She is a member of the Executive Board of the Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. Her main research interests are clinical microbiology, especially bacteriology, antimicrobial resistance, and molecular Microbiology.

Manager of the Review Process

Byun, Jung-Hyun

Deputy Editor, Gyeongsang National University, Korea

Prof. Byun has managed the review process for ACM since 2022, starting as an Assistant Editor. She has worked as a Deputy Editor of ACM since 2024. She is a clinical associate professor in the Department of Laboratory Medicine at Gyeongsang National University Hospital. She is a member of the Korean Society for Laboratory Medicine, the Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology, and the American Society for Microbiology. Her research is focused on enhancing medical practices within the field of clinical microbiology, with particular emphasis on bacteriology, epidemiology, infection control, and antimicrobial resistance.

Ethics Editor

Lee, Mi-Kyung

Chung-Ang University, Korea

Prof. Lee monitors and manages the ethical aspects of submitted manuscripts as an ethics editor for ACM. She is a professor in the Department of Laboratory Medicine at Chung-Ang University College of Medicine. Her main research interests are in clinical microbiology, especially Mycology, Antimicrobial resistance and Molecular Microbiology. She is the IRB chair Public Institutional Bioethics Committee designated by the Ministry of Health, a member of the Specialized Committees for Research on Human and Research of the National Bioethics Committee, and a member of the Advance Regenerative and Advanced Biopharmaceuticals. She has specialized IRB chair at Chung-Ang University Hospital and WIRB International Fellow.

Statistical Editor

Uh, Young

Yonsei University, Korea

Prof. Uh has served as a biomedical statistics consultant for ACM and has been an editorial board member of ACM. He is a professor in the Department of Laboratory Medicine at Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine. He is also the President of the Wonju Severance Christian Hospital. He served as the Director of the Medical Information Office at Wonju Severance Christian Hospital (2005-2020) and the director related to information of the Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology (2001-2020). His main research interests are clinical microbiology, especially bacteriology, antimicrobial resistance, and infection control.

Manuscript Editor

Shin, Soo Jung

DocuHut Co., Ltd., Korea

Ms. Shin graduated from Ewha Womans University and Sogang University Graduate School. She has been managing medical journals, including the Journal of Movement Disorders (SCIE journal), for 7 years. Since 2020, she has been working as a manuscript editor for ACM.

Layout editor

Song, Jun Seok

DocuHut Co., Ltd., Korea

Mr. Song graduated from Yonsei University. He has been designing layouts and managing the editorial quality of academic journals in the fields of medicine, natural sciences, engineering, and social sciences since 2014.

XML and homepage producing engineer

Park, Geun Cheol

DocuHut Co., Ltd., Korea

Mr. Park graduated from Sogang University. He has been creating and managing XML and websites for academic journals in the fields of medicine, natural sciences, engineering, and social sciences since 2014.

Editorial Assistant

Park, Seung hee

Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology, Korea

Ms. Park joined the journal in February 2024 as an editorial assistant. She works as an administrative staff of the Korean Society of Clinical Microbiology. She graduated from Kangdong University in 2017.

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