Journal profile · ASIAN STUDIES
Acta Koreana
ISSN 1520-7412 · eISSN 2733-5348 · Keimyung University, Academia Koreana
Acta Koreana: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 7 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Koreana is published by Keimyung University, Academia Koreana and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Japanese History and Culture, Chinese history and philosophy and Asian Culture and Media Studies, together about 69.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): ASIAN STUDIES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Japanese History and CultureSocial Sciences26.5%
- Chinese history and philosophySocial Sciences23.7%
- Asian Culture and Media StudiesSocial Sciences19.1%
- Korean Peninsula Historical and Political StudiesSocial Sciences7.8%
- Religious Studies and Spiritual PracticesArts and Humanities3%
- Vietnamese History and Culture StudiesSocial Sciences2.8%
- Translation Studies and PracticesArts and Humanities1.6%
- Financial Crisis of the 21st CenturyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance1.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Asian Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Asian Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Asian Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.1OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 76.47%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 14LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 307 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | 3 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | 9 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Keimyung University, Academia Koreana
- ISSN
- 1520-7412
- Electronic ISSN
- 2733-5348
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Koreana
What CAS zone is Acta Koreana in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Acta Koreana is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Asian Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Acta Koreana?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Koreana is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Acta Koreana open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Koreana is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .