Journal of Japanese and Korean Cinema

Aims & Scope

Journal of Japanese and Korean Cinema is a fully refereed forum for the dissemination of scholarly work devoted to the cinemas of Japan and Korea and the interactions and relations between them.

The increasingly transnational status of Japanese and Korean cinema underlines the need to deepen our understanding of this ever more globalized film-making region.

Journal of Japanese and Korean Cinema is a peer-reviewed journal.

The peer review process is double blind.

Detailed Instructions for Authors can be found here.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.188

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	7

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	21911

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	17

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• <i>Mŏkpang</i> : pay me and I’ll show you how much I can eat for your pleasure

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Antonetta L., Somin

• In another time and place: <i>The Handmaiden</i> as an adaptation

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Chi-Yun

• Romantic blockbusters: the co-commissioning of Korean network-developed K-dramas as ‘Netflix originals’

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Hyun Jung Stephany

• Film style and narration in<i>Rashomon</i>

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Nick

• Reading the ‘new world’: neoliberalism in the South Korean gangster film

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Graham Neil

• <i>Snow Melts in Spring:</i> another look at the North Korean film industry

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Immanuel

• Japanese and Korean film franchising and adaptation

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Rayna

• Mediated Nostalgia: touching the past in<i>Reply 1994</i>

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Julia

• Rogue diva flows: Aoi Sola's reception in the Chinese media and mobile celebrity

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Jamie

• Feminism reboot: Korean cinema under neoliberalism in the 21st Century

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Hee Jeong

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