Journal of the Korean Astronomical Society

Aims & Scope

JKAS is an international scientific journal publishing papers in all fields of astronomy and astrophysics.

All manuscripts are subject to the scrutiny of referees.

Manuscripts submitted to JKAS must comply with the ethics policy of JKAS.

Six regular issues are published each year on February 28, April 30, June 30, August 31, October 31, and December 31.

One year's issues compose one volume.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.387

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	24

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	14133

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	45

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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 Earth and Planetary Sciences and Physics and Astronomy, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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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.

• KMTNET: A NETWORK OF 1.6 M WIDE-FIELD OPTICAL TELESCOPES INSTALLED AT THREE SOUTHERN OBSERVATORIES

  Citation: 228

  Authors: SEUNG-LEE, CHUNG-UK, BYEONG-GON, DONG-JIN, SANG-MOK, YONGSEOK, CHEONGHO, MOO-YOUNG, INSOO

• KOREA INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY VALUE-ADDED GALAXY CATALOG

  Citation: 75

  Authors: Yun-Young, Du-Hwan, Sung-Soo S.

• THE NEW HORIZON RUN COSMOLOGICAL N-BODY SIMULATIONS

  Citation: 70

  Authors: Ju-Han, Chang-Bom, Graziano, Sang-Min, J. Richard III

• STARBURST AND AGN CONNECTIONS AND MODELS

  Citation: 64

  Authors: NICK

• HORIZON RUN 4 SIMULATION: COUPLED EVOLUTION OF GALAXIES AND LARGE-SCALE STRUCTURES OF THE UNIVERSE

  Citation: 59

  Authors: JUHAN, CHANGBOM, BENJAMIN, SUNGWOOK E.

• FARADAY ROTATION OBSERVATIONS OF MAGNETIC FIELDS IN GALAXY CLUSTERS

  Citation: 59

  Authors: TRACY E.

• SEJONG OPEN CLUSTER SURVEY (SOS). 0. TARGET SELECTION AND DATA ANALYSIS

  Citation: 58

  Authors: Hwankyung, Beomdu, Michael S., Jinyoung S., Hyeonoh, Moo-Young, Byeong-Gon

• POLARIZATION AND POLARIMETRY: A REVIEW

  Citation: 58

  Authors: Sascha

• CHEMICAL EVOLUTION IN VeLLOs

  Citation: 49

  Authors: Jeong-Eun

• BETTI NUMBERS OF GAUSSIAN FIELDS

  Citation: 45

  Authors: Changbom, Pratyush, Pravabati, Rien, Bernard, Gert, Inkang, Johan, Wojciech A.

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