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Journal of the Physical Society of Japan

The Physical Society of Japan · Japan · Est. 1919

ISSN1347-4073

SJR Q2✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.65

H-Indexi

238

SNIPi

0.772

Total Worksi

44,937

Total Citationsi

802,707

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.53

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Physics, Multidisciplinary; Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionJapan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1919

Annual Volume~ 293 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications44,937

Publisher OrgPhysical Society of Japan

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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?

The Physical Society of Japan

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1347-4073

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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

432

5.9k

2019

409

3.3k

2020

365

3.1k

2021

340

3.9k

2022

276

1.3k

2023

304

2024

300

364

2025

192

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.

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Physics, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Physics of Superconductivity and MagnetismRare-earth and actinide compoundsAdvanced Condensed Matter PhysicsSolid-state spectroscopy and crystallographyQuantum and electron transport phenomenaTheoretical and Computational PhysicsMagnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materialsIron-based superconductors researchMagnetic properties of thin filmsAdvanced Chemical Physics Studies

Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Physical Society of Japan

Is Journal of the Physical Society of Japan a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of the Physical Society of Japan: 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 Journal of the Physical Society of Japan?

Journal of the Physical Society of Japan 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 1.53.

Is Journal of the Physical Society of Japan indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of the Physical Society of Japan is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of the Physical Society of Japan?