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Japanese Studies

Routledge · United Kingdom

ISSN1037-1397eISSN1469-9338

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total28

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.175

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.424

Total Works

1,500

Total Citations

5,275

2yr Mean Citedness

0.30

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Japanese Studies is a multidisciplinary forum for communicating new information, new interpretations, and recent research related to Japan. The journal covers a range of topics within Japanese studies.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 27 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,500

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1037-1397 / 1469-9338

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Cultural StudiesQ2

HistoryQ2

Political Science and International RelationsQ3

Sociology and Political ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Area Studies

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceHistoryCultural StudiesPolitical Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Japanese History and CultureAsian Culture and Media StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationChinese history and philosophyDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies