The unprecedented global spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused rapid changes in existing social systems and industries across the globe. Even during the most unprecedented times in South Korea, schools have never been locked down. However, since March 1, 2020, South Korea has been on an academic shutdown, which emphasizes just how severe the impact of the virus was on a nationwide scale. The Great Depression, which started in 1929, was characterized by disruptions in production and supply caused by overproduction. In an interesting echo of those circumstances, one of the characteristics of the COVID-19 outbreak is that production and supply chain logistics have been halted due to the Great Lockdown. In Korea, the first case of COVID-19 was reported on January 21, 2020 [1]. Despite the efforts of the Korean government to control the spread of this virus, the number of infections started to rise rapidly in late February 2020. Since then, the Korean government has clearly notified residents of Korea to refrain from face-to-face contact and has prohibited group meetings. On March 22, 2020, a social distancing policy was implemented in order to resume dailylife activities. This essay aims to provide an analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on the editing process of a scholarly journal, Journal of Animal Science and Technology (JAST, International Standard Serial Number 2055-0391), which is published by the Korean Society of Animal Sciences and Technology. The analysis presents a comparison of the total time (days) it took for a manuscript to receive a final decision in order to see the impact of COVID-19 on JAST’s editing processing time.

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COVID-19 对《动物科学与技术杂志》同行评审过程持续时间的影响

2019 年冠状病毒病 (COVID-19) 史无前例的全球传播已导致全球现有社会系统和行业发生快速变化。即使在韩国前所未有的时期，学校也从未停课。但是，自 2020 年 3 月 1 日以来，韩国一直处于学术停摆状态，这突显了该病毒在全国范围内的影响有多么严重。大萧条始于 1929 年，其特点是生产过剩导致生产和供应中断。在这些情况的一个有趣回应中，COVID-19 爆发的特征之一是生产和供应链物流因大封锁而停止。在韩国，2020 年 1 月 21 日报告了首例 COVID-19 [1]。尽管韩国政府努力控制这种病毒的传播，但感染人数在 2020 年 2 月下旬开始迅速上升。此后，韩国政府明确通知韩国居民避免面对面接触和接触。禁止集体聚会。2020 年 3 月 22 日，为了恢复日常生活活动，实施了社会疏远政策。本文旨在分析 COVID-19 对由韩国动物学会出版的学术期刊 Journal of Animal Science and Technology（JAST，国际标准序列号 2055-0391）编辑过程的影响。科学与技术。