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Nishinihon Journal of Dermatology

Kyushu University, Faculty of Science · Japan

ISSN0386-9784

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

0.101

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.028

Total Worksi

7,181

Total Citationsi

7,054

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.08

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Nishinihon Journal of Dermatology is published by the Western Division of Japanese Dermatological Association. The journal covers topics related to dermatology.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on the publisher page

General Information

Country / RegionJapan

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 99 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications7,181

Publisher OrgKyushu University

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?

Kyushu University, Faculty of Science

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

0386-9784

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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

101

2021

108

2022

2023

108

2024

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.

DermatologyQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Dermatology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Nail Diseases and TreatmentsDermatology and Skin DiseasesCancer and Skin LesionsAutoimmune Bullous Skin DiseasesUrticaria and Related ConditionsCutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders researchNonmelanoma Skin Cancer StudiesLegal and Regulatory AnalysisLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesMilitary Technology and Strategies

Frequently asked questions about Nishinihon Journal of Dermatology

Is Nishinihon Journal of Dermatology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Nishinihon Journal of Dermatology: 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 Nishinihon Journal of Dermatology?

Nishinihon Journal of Dermatology is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.101.

Is Nishinihon Journal of Dermatology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Nishinihon Journal of Dermatology is indexed in Scopus.