Publisher
Chong Min Park	President of the Korean Society of Anesthesiologists The Catholic University of Korea, Korea
Editor-in-chief
Keon Hee Ryu	The Catholic University of Korea, Korea
Associate EIC
Woo-Seok Sim	Sungkyunkwan University, Korea
Editorial board
Tae-Hun An	Chosun University, Korea
Seung-Ho Choi	Yonsei University, Korea
Jung-Won Hwang	Seoul National University, Korea
Dong Yeon Kim	Ewha Womans University, Korea
Dong-Won Kim	Hanyang University, Korea
Hee-Soo Kim	Seoul National University, Korea
Sang Tae Kim	Chungbuk National University, Korea
Young-Jae Kim	Inje University, Korea
Bong Jae Lee	Kyunghee University, Korea
Hae Jin Lee	The Catholic University of Korea, Korea
IL-Ok Lee	Korea University, Korea
Jeong-seok Lee	Soonchunhyang University, Korea
Young Jin Lim	Seoul National University, Korea
Hye Won Shin	Korea University, Korea
Ji-Yeon Sim	University of Ulsan, Korea

Role of Editors and Editorial Board members

Role of editor-in-chief
The editor-in-chief (EIC) has the final responsibility to review and publish manuscripts in the journal independently, although he hears opinions of reviewers and editors. The EIC is the final decision maker on publishing and editorial policies and presides over the editorial board meeting. When any issue on the research and publication ethics occurs, the EIC presides over the ad hoc meeting for resolution of each issue and finally decides on the journal’s statement.

He recommends editorial board members to the President of the Korean Society of Anesthesiology including editors recommended by Eleven subsocieties of the Korean Society of Anesthesiologists: Korean Society of Neuroscience in Anesthesiology and Critical Care, the Korean Society for Anesthetic Pharmacology, the Korean Society of Obstetric Anesthesiologists, the Korean Society of Pediatric Anesthesiologists, the Korean Neuromuscular Research Society, the Korean Society of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesiologists, the Korean Society of Transplantation Anesthesiologists, the Korean Spinal Pain Society, the Korean Society of Regional Anesthesia, the Korean Society for Airway Management, and the Korean Society of Geriatric Anesthesia and Pain.
He attends the executive board meeting of the Society to explain the journal’s status and budget.

Role of associate editors
Three Associate editors help the EIC by screening the submitted manuscript, whether it is compatible with the aims and scope of the journal, conformable to the style and format of the journal, and check for plagiarism using iThenticate. They also participate in selecting reviewers for each manuscript. The associate editors meet with the EIC regularly to discuss the review results and decide on acceptance of manuscripts. They can invite authors for commissioned articles.

Role of editorial board members
Editorial board members meet regularly to discuss the editorial policy and propose changes for improvement. They frequently participate in reviewing the manuscript and may recommend new reviewers. They may write an Editorial or Issues and Perspectives manuscript. They may ask colleagues to submit a manuscript to the journal and recommend potential authors for commissioned articles.

Ethics editor
The Ethics editor provides consultation and the resolution process on research and publication ethics issue upon referral from the EIC. The Ethics editor also provides lectures related to research and publication ethics issues to reviewers and editorial board members as part of regular education sessions sponsored by the journal.

Statistical editors
The Statistical editors thoroughly review the statistics used in the manuscripts for appropriateness and logical interpretation. If any flaws are found, they will be reported to the EIC or Associate editors and shared with authors for improvement.

Illustration editor
Illustration editor advises the EIC for the illustration of the journal.

Manuscript editor
The Manuscript editor checks the style and format of all manuscripts according to the journal’s guidelines.

Data editor
Data editor handles all tasks related to the data for manuscript and data availability statement.