the official journal of the Korean Ceramic Society and published bimonthly in January, March, May, July, September, and November each year. The abbreviated title of this journal is ‘J. Korean Ceram. Soc.’ This journal is an open access journal, which provides free access to full text articles through http://www.jkcs.or.kr/. Full papers or partial submissions to this journal are indexed, tracked and covered by the databases of Chemical Abstract, DOI, ESCI, SCOPUS and KCI. Manuscripts should be submitted via the online Manuscript Central System (http://submit.jkcs.or.kr/) and correspondence concerning business matters should be addressed to the Korean Ceramic Society, Meorijae Bldg., Suite#403, (TEL: +82-2- 584-0185/588- 5140, FAX: +82-2- 586-4582, E-mail: ceramic@kcers.or.kr).