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DBpia, a Korean-based academic information
portal focused on researchers

DBpia provides academic content and services that are right for Korean researchers

  • Research topic search: academic information portal, DBpia

    Search Korean academic contents at once.

    DBpia is an academic information portal where you can search Korean journals and thesis. Through DBpia, you can discover academic contents that are served on Korean academic platforms at once.

  • Previous research: DBpia recommendation article

    Experience personalized content with patented article recommendation technology.

    We analyze big data such as reading article, search keyword and recommend scholarly contents which is essential for user's research. Techniques that recognize originality and credibility can be found on the article page and in the viewer.

  • Full Text Reading: Korean Excellent Journal Service

    Find out the value of the best journals in Korea.

    We provide 2,300 kinds of journals and 230,000 academic article published by the Korea Institute of Excellence in full-text. DBpia's content value can also be found on Google Scholar's h5-index. (Based on the h5-index released in 2018, 9 of the top 10 Korean journals and 74 of the top 100 journals)

    Check out the Google Scholar h5-index >

  • Bibliography Management: My Library & DBpia Chrome Extension

    Use bibliographic management services optimized for Korean article.

    You can conveniently organize the bibliography of the academic article necessary for your research in My Library. Bibliographic material from other academic platforms can also be stored in My Library in DBpia through the Chrome extension.

    Go to download DBpia Chrome Extension Program >

  • Article Contribution: Setting citation style

    You can easily set reference bibliographic forms.

    A variety of citation styles are available from APA, MLA style to representative style of Korean academic society. You can easily create a list of articles that you have created in your library by creating your own style.

  • Research performance management: My article management

    Check the citation and usage of my article.

    The number of visitors DBpia in Korea provides the usage and citation information of the article. By registering as an author, you can collect the number of usage and citations and the author's profile, such as ORCID, research career, and research fields.

  • Research Trend Analysis: DBpia utilization index

    Please check DBpia's academic trends in Korea.

    The number of article utilization Korean No.1 DBpia provides academic trend. Monthly usage trends of each article are provided in graphs and tables, and you can check article, journal, and author that are widely used by 80 subject categories.

History of the DBpia

  • 2019.04

    2019 Renewal of DBpia

    • Full reorganization into academic portal
    • Korea's first article surge management service and chrome extension program
    • Search engine replacement

  • 2017.02

    DBpia 7.1 Upgrade

    • Quatation/Citation status chart, related article information provided within article detail page
    • Related author
    • Fastest rising article, providing monthly research keywords
    • Popular Search
    • Provide citation styles for Korean representative society and improve citing UI

  • 2016.06

    DBpia 7.0 Development

    • Introduction of big data base article recommendation service
    • Expansion of Quotation/Citation articles
    • Usage/citation indicator service
    • Naver/Google login service launched
    • Alerts service item added (personal recommendation, article quotation, search results, author new article, author Citation)
    • Providing association article within PDF View viewer

  • 2016.06

    DBpia Insight launched

    • Providing index of article/ authors/ journals and related academic materials

  • 2015.04

    Development of PDF View

  • 2014.10

    DBpia 6.3 Upgrade

    • Providing text search service
    • Providing XML original service
    • New TextView function launched

  • 2013.12

    DBpia 6.2 Upgrade

    • Reorganization of abstract page's UI
    • Offer recommended article service

  • 2013.09

    Renewal of DBpia mobile web

    • Improved UI, usage process, search function

  • 2013.05

    DBpia 6.1 Upgrade

    • Improved search result ranking algorithm
    • New QuickView function launched
    • Suggested content (in some subject areas)

  • 2012.07

    DBpia 6.0 Development

    • Providing integrated platform services for e-journal, e-book, and web DB search

  • 2010.05

    DBpia 5.0 Development

    • Providing mobile services
    • Add integrated search
    • Providing citation information and author profile service

  • 2006.05

    DBpia 4.0 Development

    • Securing a service base that aims for a global standard
    • Improved search capabilities
    • Reflect standard metadata
    • Inclusion of contents from cover to cover

  • 2004.09

    DBpia 3.0 Development

    • Full-scale interface reorganization with quick access to information

  • 2002.01

    DBpia 2.0 Development

    • Providing original PDF
    • Full-scale reorganization of interface

  • 2000.05

    DBpia 1.0 Development

    • DBpia Brand Launching (DataBase Periodical Information Academic)
    • Available for multi-user
    • Providing Korean academic information based on www

  • 1999.06

    Publish Web Services

    • 'Bookrail for Web' 24 journal services

  • 1998.10

    Development of CD-ROM for Korean Journal of Korean Language

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