Journal profile · ASIAN STUDIES
Korean Studies
ISSN 0145-840X · eISSN 1529-1529 · University of Hawaii Press
Korean Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 22 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Korean Studies is published by University of Hawaii Press 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 Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies, Japanese History and Culture and Chinese history and philosophy, together about 47.8% 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
- Korean Peninsula Historical and Political StudiesSocial Sciences32.7%
- Japanese History and CultureSocial Sciences8.8%
- Chinese history and philosophySocial Sciences6.3%
- Asian Industrial and Economic DevelopmentSocial Sciences5.1%
- Asian Culture and Media StudiesSocial Sciences4%
- Diaspora, migration, transnational identitySocial Sciences3.4%
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences3.3%
- Asian American and Pacific HistoriesSocial Sciences3.2%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Asian Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Literature and Literary Theory | Q2 | 336/1186 | 71st |
| Visual Arts and Performing Arts | Q2 | 255/697 | 63rd |
| History | Q2 | 829/1936 | 57th |
| Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 379/692 | 45th |
| Cultural Studies | Q3 | 793/1434 | 44th |
| Anthropology | Q3 | 373/536 | 30th |
| Social Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q4 | 593/744 | 20th |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q4 | 1252/1530 | 18th |
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.88LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 93OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.11OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 13LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 958 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 0 | 127 |
| 2025 | 22 | 2 | 179 |
| 2024 | 21 | 2 | 148 |
| 2023 | 21 | 2 | 151 |
| 2022 | 26 | 1 | 207 |
| 2021 | 32 | 16 | 259 |
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
- University of Hawaii Press
- ISSN
- 0145-840X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1529-1529
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Korean Studies
What CAS zone is Korean Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Korean Studies 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 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Korean Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Korean Studies is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Korean Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Korean 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .