Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-History
North Korean Review
ISSN 1551-2789 · eISSN 1941-2886 · McFarland and Company, Inc
North Korean Review: subscription journal; 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
North Korean Review is published by McFarland and Company, Inc. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies, International Relations and Foreign Policy and Nuclear Issues and Defense, together about 61.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
North Korean Review is the first academic journal in North America or Europe to focus exclusively on North Korea. The purpose of NKR is to provide readers with an improved understanding of the country’s complexities and the threat it presents to global stability. International and interdisciplinary, NKR is a refereed journal covering culture, history, economics, business, religion, politics and international relations, among other topics.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-History
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Korean Peninsula Historical and Political StudiesSocial Sciences39.1%
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences16%
- Nuclear Issues and DefenseSocial Sciences6.4%
- Economic Sanctions and International RelationsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.9%
- Political Conflict and GovernanceSocial Sciences3.5%
- Soviet and Russian HistorySocial Sciences3.4%
- Historical Geopolitical and Social DynamicsSocial Sciences2.7%
- Post-Communist Economic and Political TransitionSocial Sciences2.7%
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
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| History | Q2 | 817/1936 | 57th |
| Cultural Studies | Q3 | 776/1434 | 45th |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q4 | 1244/1530 | 18th |
| Political Science and International Relations | Q4 | 610/745 | 18th |
| General Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Q4 | 253/289 | 12th |
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
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 239 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 79 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 85 |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted3, with length limits
- commentarys (up to 7,000 words) and short papers, commentaries, and cases (up to 3,000 words) on relations between North Korea and other countries. Papemain text ≤ 3,000 words
- policy-oriented articlesNKR welcomes policy-oriented articles (up to 7,000 words)Length not stated
- short papers, commentaries, and casesNKR welcomes policy-oriented articles (up to 7,000 words) and short papers, commentaries, and cases (up to 3,000 words) on relations between North Korea and oth…Length not stated
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
- McFarland and Company, Inc
- ISSN
- 1551-2789
- Electronic ISSN
- 1941-2886
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about North Korean Review
Which databases index North Korean Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, North Korean Review is indexed in Scopus.
Is North Korean Review open access, and what is the APC?
North Korean Review 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, 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: .