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Journal of Pesticide Science

Pesticide Science Society of Japan · Japan · Est. 1500

ISSN1349-0923

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.4

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.815

Total Worksi

3,715

Total Citationsi

28,387

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.40

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Entomology; Insect Science; Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

General Information

Country / RegionJapan

Primary LanguageJapanese, English

1st Year Published1500

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,715

OA Since2019

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~12 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Pesticide Science Society of Japan

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1349-0923

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

Japanese, English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

795

2019

875

2020

511

2021

185

2022

158

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.

Insect ScienceQ2

Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Entomology

Scopus Categories

Insect ScienceHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental StudiesInsect and Pesticide ResearchFungal Plant Pathogen ControlInsect-Plant Interactions and ControlPesticide Residue Analysis and SafetyLegal and Regulatory AnalysisLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesMilitary Technology and StrategiesWeed Control and Herbicide ApplicationsInsect Resistance and Genetics

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Pesticide Science

Is Journal of Pesticide Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Pesticide Science: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 100/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Pesticide Science?

Journal of Pesticide Science 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 1.40.

Is Journal of Pesticide Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Pesticide Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Pesticide Science?