Journal profile · Social Sciences-Public Administration
Korean Journal of Policy Studies
ISSN 1225-5017 · eISSN 2765-2807 · Seoul National University - Graduate School of Public Administration
Korean Journal of Policy Studies: subscription journal; 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Korean Journal of Policy Studies is published by Seoul National University - Graduate School of Public Administration. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Public Policy and Administration Research, Public Administration and Governance and Asian Industrial and Economic Development, together about 39.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Public Administration
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Public Policy and Administration ResearchSocial Sciences19%
- Public Administration and GovernanceSocial Sciences11%
- Asian Industrial and Economic DevelopmentSocial Sciences9.3%
- Public Administration and Political AnalysisSocial Sciences7.4%
- Korean Peninsula Historical and Political StudiesSocial Sciences6.9%
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences3.8%
- Social Policy and Reform StudiesSocial Sciences3.8%
- Korean Urban and Social StudiesEnvironmental Science3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Administration | Q4 | 164/190 | 13th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 607 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 71 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 135 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 125 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 107 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 92 |
| 2021 | 22 | 2 | 118 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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
- Seoul National University - Graduate School of Public Administration
- ISSN
- 1225-5017
- Electronic ISSN
- 2765-2807
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Korean Journal of Policy Studies
Which databases index Korean Journal of Policy Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Korean Journal of Policy Studies is indexed in Scopus.
Is Korean Journal of Policy Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Korean Journal of Policy Studies is a subscription 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: .