Purpose – The purpose of this study is to analyze the current status of various fusion research journals and its operational strategies, comparing them to those of IJIDB.
Research design, data, and methodology - This study focused on the content analysis and strategies of operations for other convergence journals, comparing them to IJIDB in terms of the number of publication journals, publications, academic scope, and the impact factor.
Results - IJIDB is relatively new and in its developmental stages compared to other convergence journals. But, IJIDB also shows much promise in that it came second in the field of economic publications of 54 journals in 2017. In order to To elevate IJIDB journal to the top in Korea Citation Index Journals, KODISA should host more international conferences to increase its international recognition levels, develop its managerial functions for increased stability, and open more opportunities for Candidates of Ph.D and Masters degree students to publish for fostering and building potential leaders and innovators.
Conclusions – IJIDB is a newly born academic journal. In the future, IJIDB will be able to develop exponentially and be one of the leading journals in the Korea Citation Index by continually learning and developing its operational strategies.

Abstract
 1. Introduction
 2. A breakthrough of IJIDB in 2018
  2.1. Implementation of IJIDB in 2018
  2.2. Summary of IJIDB Journals
  2.3. Journal Submissions and Rejection Status
 3. Quality control of reviews
 4. Current issues and challenges
  4.1. Current problems
  4.2. Future strategies
 Reference

• Eung-Kyo Suh(Dankook University)
• Dong-Jin Shin(Appenzeller School of Global Business, Pai Chai University)
• Dongho Kim(Department Chair, Business, International Business, & Marketing, SUNY Empire State College)
• Myoung-Kil Youn(College of Health Industry, Eulji University) Corresponding Author