Korea Citation Index (KCI)
The NRF-operated national database of Korean journals and citations, central to domestic research assessment.
Jurisdiction · KR
CASRAI standards in South Korea
South Korea is one of the world's most research-intensive economies, consistently among the highest globally for R&D expenditure as a share of GDP. Public research funding is coordinated primarily through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF). National infrastructure includes the Korea Citation Index (KCI), the central database of Korean scholarly journals and citations operated by the NRF. ORCID adoption is well established across funders and institutions, supporting researcher identity and output linkage.
Key funders
Who funds research here
- NRF (National Research Foundation of Korea)
- KISTEP
- MSIT (Ministry of Science and ICT)
- KIST (Korea Institute of Science and Technology)
- IBS (Institute for Basic Science)
Assessment frameworks
How research is evaluated
- NRF evaluation
- KCI-based assessment
- University research-evaluation frameworks
Mandates
Active rules + when they took effect
NRF funding coordination
The National Research Foundation of Korea is the principal coordinator of public research grants across disciplines.
Strong national R&D investment
Sustained high public and private R&D spending as a share of GDP underpins research infrastructure and policy.
ORCID adoption
Established use of ORCID iDs across funders, universities, and journal submission workflows.
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