Academic Alliances and Collaborative Networks

KODISA Foundation is a non-profit academic foundation that builds and sustains academic alliances to support scholarly collaboration, research exchange, and the circulation of reliable academic knowledge. As part of its public-interest mission, the Foundation regards academic cooperation as a core element of sustainable research ecosystems.

KODISA Foundation maintains collaborative relationships with domestic and international scholarly associations, research organizations, academic groups, and professional communities. These collaborations are established to support academic activities such as conferences, workshops, editorial cooperation, peer-review development, researcher exchange, interdisciplinary dialogue, and the dissemination of scholarly research.

All academic alliance activities are conducted in accordance with the principles of academic integrity, research ethics, editorial independence, and responsible scholarly communication. Each collaborating organization maintains its own governance and operational independence while participating in cooperative academic initiatives supported by or associated with KODISA Foundation.

Through sustained academic networking, KODISA Foundation strengthens connections among researchers, institutions, editors, reviewers, and scholarly communities. These activities contribute to the development of open, inclusive, transparent, and ethically grounded academic environments that serve both academia and society.

KODISA Foundation and Academic Alliance Organizations

The following foundation and academic organizations are related to, affiliated with, or have participated in academic cooperation with KODISA Foundation, depending on their respective roles, histories, and fields of activity.

KODISA Foundation

A non-profit academic foundation that owns, manages, and publishes KODISA Journals and supports academic research, scholarly publishing, conferences, education, and knowledge dissemination across distribution science, business, management, economics, sustainability, technology, Korean studies, wellbeing, foodservice, tourism, and related interdisciplinary fields.

East Asia Business Economics Association

A scholarly organization promoting research collaboration and academic exchange in business, economics, management, and related social science fields across East Asia and beyond.

International Convergence Management Association

An academic association focusing on convergence studies, management research, interdisciplinary scholarship, and practical applications of academic knowledge.

Korea Artificial Intelligence Association

A research-oriented academic association supporting scholarly studies in artificial intelligence, data-driven innovation, digital transformation, and related interdisciplinary fields.

Korea Sports Science Association

An academic association dedicated to research, education, and scholarly exchange in sports science, physical education, health, and applied physical studies.

Korea Wellbeing Convergence Association

A scholarly organization promoting interdisciplinary research on wellbeing, health, quality of life, social welfare, applied psychology, and related convergence studies.

Korea Food & Health Convergence Association

An academic association supporting research at the intersection of food science, foodservice, health, nutrition, wellbeing, and convergence studies.

Korea Research Ethics Association

A scholarly association dedicated to research integrity, publication ethics, responsible research practices, peer-review ethics, and academic accountability.

Korea Fourth Industrial Association

An academic organization focusing on research related to the Fourth Industrial Revolution, industrial innovation, science and technology, digital transformation, and interdisciplinary industrial studies.

Korea Koreanology Association

A scholarly association supporting academic research in Korean studies, Korean history, society, culture, education, humanities, and related social science fields.

Korea Fashion Innovation Technology Association

An academic association promoting research in fashion technology, innovation, design, cultural industry, consumer studies, and applied fashion-related fields.

General Provision

The names and descriptions above are provided to identify KODISA Foundation’s academic network and scholarly cooperation activities. The scope, form, and duration of cooperation may vary by organization and activity. Unless otherwise stated, each academic organization maintains its own governance, membership, programs, and operational independence.

The former Korea Distribution Science Association is not listed as a separate current partner organization because its historical role has been succeeded by KODISA Foundation.