Korean Linguistics

Editor
ORCiD logo with linkLucien Brown | Monash University, Australia
Associate Editors
ORCiD logo with linkChongwon Park | University of Minnesota, Duluth, USA
ORCiD logo with linkJaehoon Yeon | SOAS, University of London, UK
Representative of the Editorial Board
William O’Grady | University of Hawai'i at Manoa, USA
Representative of the International Circle of Korean Linguistics
ORCiD logo with linkMinju Kim | Claremont McKenna College, USA
Editor Emeritus
ORCiD logo with linkYoung-Key Kim-Renaud | George Washington University, USA

Journal metrics

Impact Factor: 0.5 (5-year: 0.8)
Journal Citation Indicator: 0.61
CiteScore: 0.7
SNIP: 0.877 SJR: 0.156

This journal is peer reviewed and indexed in: CNKI Scholar ; Dimensions ; ERIH PLUS ; Glottolog ; IBR/IBZ ; Linguistic Bibliography/Bibliographie Linguistique ; Linguistics Abstracts Online ; Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA ) ; MLA International Bibliography ; Scopus ; WoS Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI )

Korean Linguistics, the journal of the International Circle of Korean Linguistics, publishes peer-reviewed, scholarly articles at the cutting edge of Korean linguistics, a field of growing importance in virtually all branches of linguistics (syntax, semantics, phonology, phonetics, sociolinguistics, discourse-pragmatics, historical linguistics). The scope of the journal extends to work on Korean linguistics in all of the subareas of linguistics. Emphasis will be given to articles on Korean of import to general and theoretical linguistics, but significant work on, for example, the history of Korean and the Korean writing system will also be considered for publication. Book reviews, remarks on special occasions, obituaries, etc. may be included.
ISSN: 0257-3784 | E-ISSN: 2212‑9731
DOI logo with link
https://doi.org/10.1075/kl
Volumes and issuesOnline-first articles

Volume 22 (2026)

Volume 21 (2025)

Volume 20 (2024)

Volume 19 (2023)

Volume 18 (2022)

Volume 17 (2015)

Volume 16 (2014)

Volume 15 (2013)

Volume 14 (2008)

Volume 13 (2006)

Volume 12 (2004)

Volume 11 (2002)

Volume 10 (2000)

Volume 9 (1998)

Volume 8 (1994)

Volume 7 (1992)

Volume 6 (1990)

Volume 5 (1988)

Volume 4 (1986)

Volume 3 (1983)

Volume 2 (1980)

Volume 1 (1978)

Editorial info
Editor
ORCiD logo with linkLucien Brown | Monash University, Australia
Associate Editors
ORCiD logo with linkChongwon Park | University of Minnesota, Duluth, USA
ORCiD logo with linkJaehoon Yeon | SOAS, University of London, UK
Representative of the Editorial Board
William O’Grady | University of Hawai'i at Manoa, USA
Representative of the International Circle of Korean Linguistics
ORCiD logo with linkMinju Kim | Claremont McKenna College, USA
Editor Emeritus
ORCiD logo with linkYoung-Key Kim-Renaud | George Washington University, USA
Editorial Board
William O’Grady | University of Hawai'i at Manoa, USA
Hae-Sung Jeon | University of Central Lancashire, UK
Yoonjung Kang | University of Toronto, Canada
ORCiD logo with linkMary Shin Kim | University of Hawai'i at Manoa, USA
ORCiD logo with linkMinju Kim | Claremont McKenna College, USA
Heejeong Ko | Seoul National University, South Korea
Jin-ho Park | Seoul National University, South Korea
ORCiD logo with linkMi Yung Park | University of Auckland, New Zealand
ORCiD logo with linkSeongha Rhee | Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, South Korea
Peter Sells | University of York, UK
ORCiD logo with linkGyu-Ho Shin | University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
Sung-Ock S. Sohn | University of California, Los Angeles, USA
ORCiD logo with linkJohn Whitman | Cornell University, USA
Subscription Info
Current issue: 21:2, available as of January 2026
Next issue: 22:1, expected July 2026

General information about our electronic journals.

Subscription rates

All prices for print + online include postage/handling.

Online-onlyPrint + online
Volume 23 (2027): 2 issues; ca. 250 pp.EUR 175.00EUR 229.00
Volume 22 (2026): 2 issues; ca. 250 pp.Open AccessEUR 216.00

Individuals may apply for a special online-only subscription rate of EUR 60.00 per volume.
Private subscriptions are for personal use only, and must be pre-paid and ordered directly from the publisher.

Available back-volumes

Online-onlyPrint + online
Complete backset
(Vols. 1‒21; 1978‒2025)
28 issues;
4,400 pp.
EUR 1,972.00EUR 2,774.00
Volume 21 (2025) 2 issues; 250 pp.Open AccessEUR 204.00
Volume 20 (2024) 2 issues; 250 pp.Open AccessEUR 185.00
Volume 19 (2023) 2 issues; 250 pp.Open AccessEUR 168.00
Volume 18 (2022) 2 issues; 250 pp.Open AccessEUR 165.00
Volume 17 (2015) 2 issues; 200 pp.EUR 116.00EUR 128.00
Volume 16 (2014) 2 issues; 200 pp.EUR 116.00EUR 124.00
Volumes 1‒15 (1978‒2013) 2 issues; avg. 200 pp.EUR 116.00 per volumeEUR 120.00 per volume
Author info

Korean Linguistics welcomes scholarly articles at the cutting edge of Korean linguistics, a field of growing importance in virtually all branches of linguistics (syntax, semantics, phonology, phonetics, sociolinguistics, discourse-pragmatics, historical linguistics). The scope of the journal extends to work on Korean linguistics in all of these subareas of linguistics. Emphasis will be given to articles on Korean of import to general and theoretical linguistics, but significant work on, for example, the history of Korean and the Korean writing system will also be considered for publication.

Any material submitted to Korean Linguistics must be original work, not published or under review elsewhere, and contributors may not submit this work elsewhere while it is under review here. If related material is published, under consideration or in press elsewhere, that must be disclosed to us. Similarly, if part of a contribution has appeared or will appear elsewhere, contributors must specify the details in a cover letter accompanying the submission. Articles will be submitted to double-blind peer review by at least two reviewers. 

Contributions should be in English; contributors whose native language is not English should have their manuscript carefully checked by a native speaker.

Korean Linguistics uses online submission. Before submitting, please consult the Guidelines and the Short Guide to EM for Authors.
If you are not able to submit online, or for any other editorial correspondence, please contact the editors via e-mail: lucien.brown at monash.edu

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