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| Journal of Korean Studies | |
|---|---|
| Title | Journal of Korean Studies |
| Discipline | Area studies |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Duke University Press |
| Country | United States |
| History | 1969–present |
| Frequency | Biannual |
| Issn | 0145-925X |
Journal of Korean Studies is a peer-reviewed academic periodical concentrating on the history, society, culture, politics, and arts of the Korean Peninsula and the Korean diaspora. Launched in the late 1960s, it has published contributions by historians, political scientists, anthropologists, literary critics, and cultural theorists focusing on topics ranging from the Joseon dynasty to contemporary Seoul. Contributors have included scholars affiliated with institutions such as Harvard University, Stanford University, Yale University, University of California, Berkeley, and Seoul National University.
The journal was founded in 1969 amid increased scholarly interest following events such as the April Revolution and the Vietnam War era realignments, and it has continued publication through periods marked by the Korean War's legacy, the June Democratic Uprising, and the democratization of South Korea. Early editors featured scholars connected with Columbia University, University of Washington, and University of Chicago, while later editorial leadership included academics from University of Pennsylvania, Cornell University, and University of Michigan. Institutional shifts involved partnerships with university centers like the Korea Institute at Harvard University, the Wilson Center, and collaboration with presses including Duke University Press and university-based Korean studies programs at Yonsei University and Korea University. Over decades the journal reflected debates stimulated by works on the Imjin War, Gabo Reform, and scholarship responding to the collapse of the Soviet Union and changing relations with United States–Korea relations.
The periodical covers a wide chronological span from premodern polities such as Goryeo and Joseon to contemporary states like Republic of Korea and Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Thematic emphases include examinations of texts like the Samguk Sagi, visual culture including Joseon dynasty painting, modern literature such as works by Yi Kwang-su and Han Kang, and film studies involving directors like Im Kwon-taek and Bong Joon-ho. It publishes research engaging with historic treaties like the Treaty of Ganghwa, diplomatic incidents such as the Korean Air Lines Flight 007 shootdown, economic episodes including the Miracle on the Han River, and urban studies focused on Seoul and Incheon. Interdisciplinary articles address religious traditions such as Seon (Korean Buddhism), intellectual currents linked to Silhak, and migration histories concerning communities in Los Angeles, Vancouver, and Tokyo.
The journal is organized with an editor-in-chief, an editorial board composed of scholars from institutions like Princeton University, University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, University of Toronto, and regional specialists from Pusan National University and Konkuk University. It typically appears biannually under the imprint of Duke University Press, with occasional special issues guest-edited in collaboration with centers such as the Smithsonian Institution and the Asia Society. Submission guidelines invite original research articles, review essays, and historiographical pieces; peer review is double-blind and reviewers are drawn from networks including the Association for Asian Studies, the Korea Society, and university-based Korean studies consortia. Production practices have evolved alongside indexing transitions involving databases managed by organizations like ProQuest, EBSCO, and Scopus.
The journal has published influential essays on subjects including land reform after the Korean War, industrialization theories connected to the Chaebol phenomenon, and cultural analysis of waves such as Hallyu. Special issues have focused on topics like colonial modernity under Japanese rule (1910–1945), Cold War-era division and reconciliation efforts involving Sunshine Policy debates, and diasporic literatures of communities in New York City, San Francisco, and Sydney. Landmark articles addressed archival finds related to the Gwangju Uprising, methodological innovation in reading the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty, and comparative essays linking Korean cases to studies of Taiwan and Hong Kong.
The journal is indexed in major abstracting services and bibliographic databases such as JSTOR, Project MUSE, Scopus, and Web of Science; library catalogs and consortia including WorldCat and the Library of Congress list its holdings. It appears in specialized indexes for Asian studies associated with the Association for Asian Studies bibliographies and is discoverable via search platforms supported by vendors like EBSCOhost and ProQuest.
Scholarly reception has noted the journal's role in shaping anglophone Korean studies alongside contemporaneous outlets like Korea Journal and Acta Koreana. Reviews in venues such as The Journal of Asian Studies and citations in monographs by scholars at Columbia University and Harvard University demonstrate influence on debates about democratization, transitional justice related to the Gwangju Uprising, and reinterpretations of premodern Korean institutions like the Hwacha-era military organization. It has contributed to policymaking conversations referenced by think tanks including the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and the Council on Foreign Relations.
Back issues are available through archival aggregators like JSTOR and platform access via Project MUSE and Duke University Press subscriptions; academic libraries at Harvard University, Yale University, Seoul National University, and public libraries in cities with large Korean diasporas maintain print runs. Individual articles can be acquired through institutional login services from vendors such as EBSCO and ProQuest or obtained via interlibrary loan through systems connected to the OCLC cooperative.
Category:Korean studies journals Category:Academic journals established in 1969