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Korea Observer

Institute of Korean Studies · South Korea · Est. 1968

ISSN0023-3919eISSN0023-3919

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total84

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.46

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.22

Total Worksi

472

Total Citationsi

1,396

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.56

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Area Studies; International Relations; Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous); Social Sciences (miscellaneous).

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

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

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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?

WoS, 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

Citations received

121

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

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

Frequently asked questions about Korea Observer

Is Korea Observer a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Korea Observer: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Korea Observer?

Korea Observer is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.56.

Is Korea Observer indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Korea Observer is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Korea Observer?