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Acta Histochemica et Cytochemica

Japan Society of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry · Japan · Est. 1967

ISSN1347-5800

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.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.725

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.655

Total Worksi

5,626

Total Citationsi

21,294

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.73

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Cell Biology; Biochemistry; Histology; Pathology and Forensic Medicine; Physiology.

General Information

Country / RegionJapan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1967

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,626

Publisher OrgJapan Society of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

OA Since2011

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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

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Japan Society of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1347-5800

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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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

124

2019

350

2020

256

2021

201

2022

2023

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.

BiochemistryQ2

HistologyQ2

Pathology and Forensic MedicineQ2

PhysiologyQ2

Cell BiologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cell Biology

Scopus Categories

BiochemistryPhysiologyPathology and Forensic MedicineHistologyCell Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Glycosylation and Glycoproteins ResearchMolecular Biology Techniques and ApplicationsNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchPancreatic function and diabetesMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies ResearchMetabolism and Genetic DisordersCancer, Hypoxia, and MetabolismErythrocyte Function and PathophysiologyAlkaline Phosphatase Research StudiesNeuropeptides and Animal Physiology

Frequently asked questions about Acta Histochemica et Cytochemica

Is Acta Histochemica et Cytochemica a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Acta Histochemica et Cytochemica: 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 Acta Histochemica et Cytochemica?

Acta Histochemica et Cytochemica 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 1.73.

Is Acta Histochemica et Cytochemica indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Acta Histochemica et Cytochemica is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Acta Histochemica et Cytochemica?