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Korea Observer

Institute of Korean Studies · South Korea · Est. 1968

ISSN0023-3919eISSN0023-3919

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.213

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.22

Total Works

472

Total Citations

1,396

2yr Mean Citedness

0.56

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on South Korean politics, foreign relations, and inter-Korean dynamics, particularly in the context of evolving US-China competition and domestic political shifts. Articles examine the impact of leadership changes, alliance modernization, and regional security on South Korea's interactions with major global powers and its neighbors.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Korea

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1968

Annual Volume~ 29 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications472

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Institute of Korean Studies

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0023-3919 / 0023-3919

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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

2019

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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.

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q2

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Area StudiesInternational Relations

Scopus Categories

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Korean Peninsula Historical and Political StudiesAsian Culture and Media StudiesAsian Industrial and Economic DevelopmentJapanese History and CultureSocial Media and Politics