The International Journal of Korean Studies (IJKS) is a scholarly journal published by the International Council on Korean Studies (ICKS). The Journal’s Editorial Board is composed of scholars from universities and research institutes in the United States and Korea. The journal publishes articles that address a broad range of topics related to Korea including foreign relations, national security, inter-Korean relations, the U.S.-Korean security alliance, domestic politics, Korean economy, society, and culture, Korean heritage, and relations between countries in the region.

The International Council on Korean Studies (ICKS or Gukje Hanguk Hakhoi) was founded in March 1996. ICKS is a non-profit and non-partisan organization dedicated to the advancement of Korean studies and related academic and professional research in the field of Korean affairs in the United States as well as abroad through international conferences, seminars, publications, and other relevant activities. The Council aims to promote the significance of Korean studies and explore issues of Korean reunification among professionals and a new generation of Koreans and Korean Americans. The Council holds an annual conference and publishes the International Journal of Korean Studies (IJKS) twice a year.

The International Journal of Korean Studies is carried in Asia-Studies Full-Text Online.

For further information, please visit The ICKS website.