KORA Journal of Korean Language & Studies

The Korean
Academy 한국 아카데미 Publisher
KORA Journal of Korean Language & Studies — 코라 한국어 및 한국학 연구 저널 ISSNApplication after Issue 1

The Korean Academy • Where Language Meets Research

Call for Papers

Inaugural Issue — December 2026

Volume 1, Number 1. Open now for research articles, classroom studies, translation notes and data reports, in English or Korean.

Manuscript Invitation

The KORA Journal of Korean Language & Studies (KJKS) invites researchers, academics, language teachers and translators to submit original research articles and review articles for consideration for publication in the inaugural December 2026 issue.
KJKS publishes high-quality research that advances the understanding and teaching of the Korean language and the study of Korea. We read submissions from established scholars and first-time authors alike, and we particularly welcome work that comes out of the classroom. The journal welcomes submissions covering, but not limited to:
  • Korean Phonology, Morphology, Syntax and Semantics 한국어학 — including pragmatics and historical change
  • Sociolinguistics, Dialectology and Variation
  • Korean Language Education and Curriculum Design 한국어 교육 — materials, method and teacher development
  • Assessment, Testing and TOPIK Research
  • Second-Language Acquisition and Learner Corpora
  • Heritage Learners, Bilingualism and Diaspora Education
  • Corpus Linguistics and Korean Natural Language Processing
  • Literary and Technical Translation, Interpreting and Subtitling 번역과 통역
  • Korean Literature, Film, Media and Popular Culture 한국학 — classical to contemporary
  • Language Policy, Cultural Diplomacy and Korean Studies Pedagogy

Important Dates

Manuscript Submission Deadline
31 October 2026 Extended
30 September 2026
Notification of Decision
By 30 November 2026
Expected Publication
December 2026
The submission deadline for the inaugural issue has been extended to 31 October 2026. Manuscripts received after that date remain welcome and will be considered for Volume 2, Issue 1 in June 2027.

Submission Procedure

The journal will move to an Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform, which will be announced here when it opens. Until then, all manuscripts are submitted by email to admission@thekoreanacad.com, with the subject line KJKS - [Section] - [Short title].
Manuscripts are accepted in LaTeX only. Use the journal's official template and send both the .tex source and the compiled .pdf, together with a separate title page. Before submitting, please read the Author Guidelines carefully to ensure that all formatting, ethical and submission requirements have been met.

Why Publish With Us

3 Days
A fast first answer

Within three days of submission you know whether your manuscript has entered peer review or been desk rejected — with the reason stated.

Open Access
Free for every reader, everywhere

No subscription, no paywall, no embargo. Your work is readable by the teachers and students it is written for.

Bilingual
English or Korean

Submit in either language. Korean examples are typeset properly, with romanization, glossing and Hangul handled by the journal's LaTeX template.

On Acceptance
Nothing to pay until you are accepted

No submission fee. The Article Processing Charge — ₹2,000 in India, USD 30 elsewhere — is invoiced only after notification of acceptance, and never for a rejected manuscript.

Full Reports
You see both reviews

Whatever the decision, both reviewer reports reach you in full, with the editor's reasoning — not a one-line verdict.

Quick Links

Submit by Email

OJS submission portal coming soon. Until then, email is the submission route.

Required Materials

📖 Author Guidelines 📐 LaTeX Template ✉️ Submission Process 💳 Processing Charges ⚖️ Publication Ethics 🖋️ Become a Reviewer

All Announcements

Submission deadline extended. The deadline for the inaugural issue moves from 30 September to 31 October 2026, in response to requests from authors. Decisions will be issued by 30 November.

Call for papers is open. Volume 1, Number 1 will appear in December 2026. Research articles, pedagogy papers, translation notes, data reports and reviews are all welcome.

Reviewer applications open. The journal is building its reviewer pool across all subject areas. Applicants need an ORCID iD and any two of the eight eligibility criteria — students and recent graduates in Korean linguistics are strongly encouraged to apply.

LaTeX template published. The journal accepts manuscripts in LaTeX only. The official template handles Hangul, glossed examples, tables, equations and APA references, and compiles as it stands.

KJKS is founded. The KORA Journal of Korean Language & Studies is established by The Korean Academy as a peer-reviewed, open-access journal publishing twice a year.