Korea Journal

Aims & Scope

Korea Journal was founded in 1961 with the goal of promoting Korean Studies around the world.

In 1991, it became a quarterly academic publication, and since 1988, it has sought to integrate the humanities and social sciences.

Korea Journal 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.

Each issue focuses on a particular topic that is comprehensively addressed in several academic articles by the top scholars in the field.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science

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.

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.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

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.

• The State and Migrant Women: Diverging Hopes in the Making of “Multicultural Families” in Contemporary Korea

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• Multicultural Korea: Celebration or Challenge of Multiethnic Shift in Contemporary Korea?

  Citation: 42

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• The Language Politics of “English Fever ” in South Korea

  Citation: 41

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• The Archaeology of the Ethnically Homogeneous Nation-State and Multiculturalism in Korea

  Citation: 39

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• Educational Manager Mothers: South Korea’s Neoliberal Transformation

  Citation: 35

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• Mass Media Technologies and Popular Music Genres: K-pop and YouTube

  Citation: 28

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• Exoticizing the Familiar, Domesticating the Foreign: Ethnic Food Restaurants in Korea

  Citation: 26

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• Dynamics of Ethnic Nationalism and Hierarchical Nationhood: Korean Nation and Its Othernesss since the Late 1980s

  Citation: 21

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• Neoliberal Governmentality at Work: Post-IMF Korean Society and the Construction of Neoliberal Women

  Citation: 17

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• From the Poorest to the Tallest in East Asia: The Secular Trend in Height of South Koreans

  Citation: 16

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