The international academic journal International Journal of Diaspora & Cultural Criticism (hereafter IDCC), published by the Academy of Mobility Humanities at Konkuk University, has been confirmed to retain its status as a KCI-indexed journal following the 2025 Journal Reaccreditation Review conducted by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF). Since its initial selection as a newly indexed journal in 2022, IDCC has once again demonstrated its stability and scholarly excellence by receiving consistently high evaluations across all assessment categories in this latest review.
IDCC is an international, peer-reviewed journal that examines key issues in contemporary society—such as cultural criticism, deterritorialization, identity, and community—through an interdisciplinary lens, with a particular focus on diaspora and multiculturalism. Drawing on cases from Asia and other regions, the journal has continuously expanded its research scope while actively engaging with global academic discourse.
In this evaluation, IDCC received high marks for the academic rigor of its published articles, the expertise of its editorial board, the integrity and rigor of its peer-review process, the overall coherence of journal organization, and its systematic efforts to strengthen research ethics. Reviewers offered particularly positive assessments of the journal’s overall management and its scholarly contributions.
In addition, IDCC has pursued substantive academic activities through themed issues and collaborations with academic conferences. Centered on diaspora studies, the journal has broadened its theoretical spectrum by engaging with contemporary issues such as mobility, transnational networks, immobility, and de-globalization. These achievements demonstrate that IDCC functions as an open and critical platform that addresses a wide range of pressing issues through the lens of diaspora discourse.
The Institute of Mobility Humanities will continue to strengthen IDCC as an international hub for research on diaspora and cultural criticism, further enhancing its role as an academic platform that actively incorporates voices from non-Western regions and contributes to global scholarly exchange.