Journal profile
Adonghakoeji
ISSN 1226-1688 · eISSN 2234-408X · Korean Association of Child Studies · Korea, Republic of
Adonghakoeji: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 113 days to acceptance (79 articles, last 24 months); 36 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Adonghakoeji is published by Korean Association of Child Studies. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth, Educational Systems and Policies and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, together about 42.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
KJCS publishes peer reviewed empirical, theoretical articles, literature reviews, and case studies on all topics related to children and adolescents. The journal aims to provide advanced and qualified research findings in the fields of child/adolescent development and psychology, early childhood education and care, counseling, psychopathology and mental health, law and policy, children’s rights, child welfare systems, parenting and family relations, media, cross-cultural comparisons, and other related issues for scholars, educators, counselors, practitioners, specialists, and students.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Woon KyungPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Psychosocial Factors Impacting YouthSocial Sciences26.1%
- Educational Systems and PoliciesComputer Science8.8%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology7.6%
- Education and Learning InterventionsComputer Science7.6%
- Energy and Environmental SystemsSocial Sciences4.7%
- Educational Research and PedagogyComputer Science4.3%
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences3.8%
- Family and Disability Support ResearchPsychology3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Korean Citation Index (KCI), Google Scholar, CrossRefPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 49OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.22OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,544 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| 2025 | 36 | 36 | 4 |
| 2024 | 33 | 33 | 17 |
| 2023 | 33 | 33 | 25 |
| 2022 | 34 | 34 | 41 |
| 2021 | 48 | 48 | 72 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
113 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 58 days – 134 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 42 days (79 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 167 days
- Sample
- 79 articles with submission and acceptance dates (79 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | KRW 200,000 | No | CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | KRW 200,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | KRW 200,000 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted4
- case studiesKJCS publishes peer reviewed empirical, theoretical articles, literature reviews, and case studies on all topics related to children and adolescents.Length not stated
- empirical articlesKJCS publishes peer reviewed empirical, theoretical articles, literature reviews, and case studies on all topics related to children and adolescents.Length not stated
- literature reviewsKJCS publishes peer reviewed empirical, theoretical articles, literature reviews, and case studies on all topics related to children and adolescents.Length not stated
- theoretical articlesKJCS publishes peer reviewed empirical, theoretical articles, literature reviews, and case studies on all topics related to children and adolescents.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Peer review Model summary
KJCS publishes peer reviewed empirical, theoretical articles, literature reviews, and case studies on all topics related to children and adolescents.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Korean Association of Child Studies
- Country or region
- Korea, Republic of
- Language
- English, Korean
- ISSN
- 1226-1688
- Electronic ISSN
- 2234-408X
- Society / sponsor
- Korean Association of Child Studies
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 47 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Adonghakoeji
How long does peer review take at Adonghakoeji?
Based on the dates recorded on 79 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 113 days (interquartile range 58–134 days); authors report an average review time of about 8 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Adonghakoeji?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Reference style: APA. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Adonghakoeji?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Adonghakoeji is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Adonghakoeji open access, and what is the APC?
Adonghakoeji is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .