Journal profile · ASIAN STUDIES
Sungkyun Journal of East Asian Studies
ISSN 1598-2661 · eISSN 2586-0380 · Sungkyunkwan University, Academy of East Asian Studies · United States
Sungkyun Journal of East Asian Studies: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 60 weeks (community reports); 13 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Sungkyun Journal of East Asian Studies is published by Sungkyunkwan University, Academy of East Asian Studies and is in Zone 3 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Chinese history and philosophy, Japanese History and Culture and Asian Culture and Media Studies, together about 68.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Sungkyun Journal of East Asian Studies (SJEAS), sponsored since 2001 by the Academy of East Asian Studies (AEAS) at Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea, is an international, multidisciplinary publication dedicated to research on pre-1945 East Asian humanities. SJEAS presents new research related to the Sinographic Cosmopolis/Sphere of pre-1945 East Asia, publishing both articles that stay within traditional disciplinary or regional boundaries and works that explore the commonalities and contrasts found in countries of the Sinographic Sphere. SJEAS is particularly keen to highlight new research by scholars from China (broadly conceived), Japan, Korea, and Vietnam that engages with Western scholarship in this field. Articles are published under a Creative Commons license (BY-NC-ND) and are open immediately upon publication. Authors are not charged any fees for publication and retain copyright and full publishing rights without restrictions in their articles. Readers may use the full text of articles as described in the license.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ASIAN STUDIES
Editor-in-chief Ross KingPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Chinese history and philosophySocial Sciences29%
- Japanese History and CultureSocial Sciences27.8%
- Asian Culture and Media StudiesSocial Sciences12%
- Korean Peninsula Historical and Political StudiesSocial Sciences4.6%
- Vietnamese History and Culture StudiesSocial Sciences4.4%
- Hong Kong and Taiwan PoliticsSocial Sciences2.2%
- Translation Studies and PracticesArts and Humanities2%
- China's Socioeconomic Reforms and GovernanceSocial Sciences1.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Asian Studies | Zone 2 |
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
AHCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.36OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 11LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 275 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 3 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | 9 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 17 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | 18 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 60 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 60 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND |
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 accepted1
- articlespublishing both articles that stay within traditional disciplinary or regional boundariesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Open access
- Authorship
No publication fees; authors retain copyright Model summary
Authors are not charged any fees for publication and retain copyright and full publishing rights without restrictions in their articles.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Content
Open access under CC BY-NC-ND license Model summary
Learn more about our involvement in open-access initiatives.
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
- Sungkyunkwan University, Academy of East Asian Studies
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1598-2661
- Electronic ISSN
- 2586-0380
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 26, Issue 1 (May 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Sungkyun Journal of East Asian Studies
What CAS zone is Sungkyun Journal of East Asian Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Sungkyun Journal of East Asian Studies is in Zone 3 of Sociology, and in Zone 2 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.
How long does peer review take at Sungkyun Journal of East Asian Studies?
Authors report an average review time of about 60 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.
Which databases index Sungkyun Journal of East Asian Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Sungkyun Journal of East Asian Studies is indexed in AHCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Sungkyun Journal of East Asian Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Sungkyun Journal of East Asian Studies is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
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: .