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Korean Studies
Korean Studies is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 0.4), WoS ESCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by University of Hawaii Press.
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Quick answers
Is Korean Studies indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2017–present (also 1991–1998), best quartile Q2, CiteScore 0.4.
What quartile is Korean Studies in Scopus?
Korean Studies is Q2 in Literature and Literary Theory (rank 336 of 1186), Q2 in Visual Arts and Performing Arts (rank 255 of 697) and Q2 in History (rank 829 of 1936), by CiteScore 2025. It is ranked in 8 subject areas in all.
What is the impact factor of Korean Studies?
Korean Studies is indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 0.4, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 71st percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.158, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 7.
Who publishes Korean Studies and what is its ISSN?
Korean Studies is published by University of Hawaii Press. Its print ISSN is 0145-840X and its online ISSN is 1529-1529.
Is Korean Studies covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Korean Studies in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
Is Korean Studies open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Korean Studies? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Korean Studies has an h-index of 32 and a 2-year mean of 0.13 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 0.4, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #389 of 1,079 Scopus journals in Literature and Literary Theory.
32
h-index
0.13
2-yr mean citations
91
i10-index
949
works indexed
3,059
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#389 of 1,079Top 37%Literature and Literary Theory
#265 of 630Top 43%Visual Arts and Performing Arts
#835 of 1,704Top 50%History
Papers published per year
Korean Studies published 22 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2020 with 52. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
Japanese History and CultureAsian Culture and Media StudiesKorean Peninsula Historical and Political StudiesChinese history and philosophy
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Are there integrity warnings for Korean Studies? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
Scopus statusActive
Retracted papersNone recorded
Problematic Paper Screener flagsNone flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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