Jack Davey and Sora Kim: Publishing Korean Studies research in English-language Journals
한국학 분야 영문 학술지 투고 및 편집 설명회
Presented by Jack Davey, Managing Editor, Journal of Korean Studies
Joined by Sora Kim, Curator & Researcher, Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies, Seoul National University
Date: October 14th, 2022. 8:00 AM-10:00 AM (New York, EST)/ 9:00 PM—11:00 PM (Seoul) / 5:00 AM-7:00 AM (Los Angeles)
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What is it like to publish Korean studies in a leading English-language journal? Please join us for a panel discussion with Jack Davey, currently the managing editor of the Journal of Korean Studies (JKS), the leading peer-reviewed academic journal covering Korean studies in North America (ISSN: 0731–1613; https://www.dukeupress.edu/journal-of-korean-studies) and Sora Kim, curator and researcher at the Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies, as they relate their experience working to publish scholarship produced by Korea-based scholars in English-language journals. The discussion will be of particular interest to scholars used to writing for Korea-language publications who are seeking to publish their work in English-language publications.
한국학 분야의 가장 권위 있는 학술지 중 하나인 The Journal of Korean Korean Studies의 Managing Editor인 Jack Davey 박사와 서울대학교 규장각한국학연구원 학예연구사 김소라 박사를 모시고 영문 한국학 학술지에 투고하는 방법과 편집부의 작업 과정에 대한 설명을 진행합니다. 한국학 전공자는 물론, 영문 학술지 투고에 관심이 있으신 분들의 많은 참석 부탁드립니다. 사전등록링크 (Registration)를 통해 참가신청을 해주시면 Zoom 접속링크를 보내드립니다. (본 특강은 영어로 진행되는 온라인 행사입니다.)
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일시: 2022년 10월 14일 금요일 9:00pm (한국시각)
발표자: Dr. Jack Davey (The Journal of Korean Studies, Managing Editor)
사회: 김소라 (서울대학교 규장각 한국학연구원, 학예연구사)
Among the topics to be covered are
roles and rights of editorial boards
the submission process
peer-review process
norms and expectations among different kinds of journals
how to find a proper “foreign” journal
common challenges faced by Korean scholars when trying to publish in English
potential strategies for addressing these challenges
About the Speakers
Jack Davey (Ph.D. UCLA) is an archaeologist and Early Koreanist specializing in the Iron Age of peripheral East Asia and the early states of Proto-Three Kingdoms Period Korea. Since 2020, he has been the Managing Editor of The Journal of Korean Studies where he seeks to foster interesting, interdisciplinary scholarship that challenges how we understand Korea as an analytic category. In addition to the journal, he is an adjunct faculty member at George Washington University and co-leads the Early Korea Cultures Center.
Sora Kim (Ph.D. Seoul National University 2021) is a Koreanist who explores the socio-economic history of Joseon Dynasty. She specialized in land taxation mechanisms and principles in the late Joseon Dynasty with digital humanities methodologies. She has published several articles on Korean history both in Korean and international journals. She is currently working as a curator & researcher (학예연구사) at the Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies, Seoul National University.