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Korea Journal

The Academy of Korean Studies · South Korea

ISSN0023-3900eISSN2733-9343
SJR Q1WOS A&HCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
50
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
Scopus Q1+25
DOAJ Verified+15
Total50
Journal Impact Factor
This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Score
0.202
H-Index
21
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.569
Total Works
541
Total Citations
2,359
2yr Mean Citedness
0.00
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Aims & Scope

Korea Journal was published in 1961 with the goal of promoting Korean Studies around the world.It is the standard journal read by Korean Studies specialists around the world and is a must-read for anyone seriously interested in East Asian or Korean Studies. Submissions are solicited in all the social and human sciences areas, including history, literature, philosophy, art, economics, psychology, religion, political science, anthropology and sociology.However, in special issue, Korea Journal is focusing only on changes in modern and contemporary Korean society and its meaning. Korea Journal has been indexed inA&HCI(Arts and Humanities Citation Index) since 2001. It is also indexed in Scopus, MLA Directory of Periodicals, BAS (Bibliography of Asian Studies), and registered with the National Research Foundation of Korea.Korea Journal offers express review and publication and is provided as open-access to readers, making all research results freely available online. Korea Journal welcomes submissions of research articles and book reviews that present original research and make new contributions to the field of Korean Studies.Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis. Please submit your manuscript and a brief curriculum vitae directly by e-mail [email protected] articles should be written in English and be approximately7,000 to 9,000 words in length, including footnotes, references, abstracts, and keywords.Manuscripts of up to 10,000 words may be considered in exceptional cases.Book reviews should also be written in English and be1,500 to 2,000 wordsin length, including footnotes and references. A book review essay that reviews multiple books together should be approximately 5,000 words.All manuscripts should be submitted as an electronic file attachment inWord format only.Manuscripts must primarily follow theKorea Journal Manual of Style.For matters not addressed in this manual, authors should follow the latest edition ofThe Chicago Manual of Style(Univ

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
36
weeks to review
Slow · median is 15 wks
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Korea
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
FrequencyQuarterly, 1991-
StatusActive
Total Publications541
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access
APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free
Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~36 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY-ND, CC BY-NC-ND
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/12 · 75%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
The Academy of Korean Studies
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0023-3900 / 2733-9343
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
No APC (Free)
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
No
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Times cited
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Literature and Literary TheoryQ1
Visual Arts and Performing ArtsQ1
Cultural StudiesQ2
HistoryQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Asian Studies

Scopus Categories

HistoryCultural StudiesLiterature and Literary TheoryVisual Arts and Performing Arts

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Asian Culture and Media StudiesJapanese History and CultureChinese history and philosophyKorean Peninsula Historical and Political StudiesMigration, Ethnicity, and Economy
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref