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Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

National Institute of Health · Japan · Est. 1952

ISSN1344-6304eISSN1884-2836

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.367

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.376

Total Worksi

2,904

Total Citationsi

40,213

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.82

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases disseminates research findings on infectious diseases and treatment outcomes. It aims to contribute to the understanding and management of infectious diseases, particularly within the Japanese context.

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

General Information

Country / RegionJapan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1952

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,904

Publisher OrgNational Institute of Infectious Diseases

OA Since2014

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Submission Info

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

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

National Institute of Health

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1344-6304 / 1884-2836

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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?

English

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

127

1.8k

2020

110

762

2021

417

2022

194

2023

103

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.

Infectious DiseasesQ3

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Microbiology (medical)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Infectious Diseases

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)Infectious DiseasesMicrobiology (medical)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyRespiratory viral infections researchViral Infections and VectorsMosquito-borne diseases and controlAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaViral Infections and Immunology ResearchSalmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyInfluenza Virus Research StudiesMycobacterium research and diagnosisPneumonia and Respiratory Infections

Frequently asked questions about Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Is Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases: it is indexed in Web of Science, 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 Infectious Diseases?

Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.82.

Is Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.