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Journal of the Korean Astronomical Society

scientific journal

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJan 6, 2026
Entity authorityQ1415531 ↗
Source-derived summary

The Journal of the Korean Astronomical Society is a bimonthly open access peer-reviewed scientific journal of astronomy published by the Korean Astronomical Society. It covers original work and review articles from all branches of astronomy and astrophysics. The journal was established in 1968 and the editor-in-chief is Sungsoo S. Kim.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in:

Astrophysics Data System

Current Contents/Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences

Inspec

Science Citation Index Expanded

Scopus

SIMBAD

According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2017 impact factor of 1.545.

Editorial summary

Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Journal of the Korean Astronomical Society” is scientific journal. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Journal, Korean and Astronomical, not as a finished interpretation.

Editorial reviewA sound reference starting point where classification, measurement and the date of the underlying evidence remain visible. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1968, 2017—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1968. For this dossier, Journal, Korean and Astronomical is the immediate research focus.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

The phrase “scientific journal” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.

Evidence profile

Stable identifiers, scientific names and standards terminology offer the best bridge between this overview and specialist evidence. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jan 6, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1415531. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1968 and 2017.

Critical limits

Scientific names, classifications and consensus can change while older terminology persists in catalogues and historical literature. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

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  2. Expand the search: follow Journal of the Korean Astronomical Society primary sources, Journal of the Korean Astronomical Society archive and Journal research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

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This entry incorporates text from “Journal of the Korean Astronomical Society” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.