There are about seventy to eighty periodicals published in North Korea,[1] twenty of which are major publications.[2] Most of them are official magazines published by specialized state organizations. Typically, there is only one magazine per field, as publishing more is considered a waste of resources.[1]
^Kim Il-sŏng chonghap taehak hakpo=Journal of Kim Il Sung University Chayŏn kwahak=Natural science (Journal, magazine, 1993). OCLC723832324 – via worldcat.org.
^Dafna Nur (May 2014). "Let's Go to the Moon: Science Fiction in the North Korean Children's Magazine Adong Munhak, 1956-196". The Journal of Asian Studies. 73 (2): 327–351. doi:10.1017/S0021911813002404. JSTOR43553290. S2CID162445321.