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Japanese Journal of Human Geography

Human Geographical Society of Japan · Japan

ISSN0018-7216

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR✓ Open Access

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.133

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.48

Total Worksi

3,479

Total Citationsi

3,100

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.15

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Geography, Planning and Development.

General Information

Country / RegionJapan

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 50 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications3,479

Publisher OrgThe Human Geographical Society of Japan

Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

4/11 · 36%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Human Geographical Society of Japan

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

0018-7216

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

N/A

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

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2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Geography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Urban and spatial planningFinancial Crisis of the 21st CenturyHuman auditory perception and evaluationJapanese History and CultureEarthquake and Disaster Impact StudiesLegal and Regulatory AnalysisUrbanization and City PlanningLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesMilitary Technology and StrategiesDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies

Frequently asked questions about Japanese Journal of Human Geography

Is Japanese Journal of Human Geography a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Japanese Journal of Human Geography: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Japanese Journal of Human Geography?

Japanese Journal of Human Geography is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.133.

Is Japanese Journal of Human Geography indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Japanese Journal of Human Geography is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Japanese Journal of Human Geography?