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Proceedings of the Japan Academy Series B: Physical and Biological Sciences

Japan Academy · Japan

ISSN1349-2896

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.771

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.583

Total Worksi

3,093

Total Citationsi

49,082

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.32

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Ser. B, Physical and Biological Sciences publishes original research articles in the fields of physical and biological sciences.

General Information

Country / RegionJapan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyTen No. A Year

StatusActive

Total Publications3,093

Publisher OrgJapan Academy

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Japan Academy

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1349-2896

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, PMC

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

1.4k

2019

868

2020

575

2021

788

2022

291

2023

204

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

MultidisciplinaryQ1

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)Q1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Multidisciplinary Sciences

Scopus Categories

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)MultidisciplinaryMedicine (miscellaneous)Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Animal Genetics and ReproductionChromosomal and Genetic VariationsGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchPaleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsGenetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and AnimalsGlycosylation and Glycoproteins ResearchGeological and Geochemical AnalysisRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsearthquake and tectonic studiesHigh-pressure geophysics and materials

Frequently asked questions about Proceedings of the Japan Academy Series B: Physical and Biological Sciences

Is Proceedings of the Japan Academy Series B: Physical and Biological Sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Proceedings of the Japan Academy Series B: Physical and Biological Sciences: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Proceedings of the Japan Academy Series B: Physical and Biological Sciences?

Proceedings of the Japan Academy Series B: Physical and Biological Sciences 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 2.32.

Is Proceedings of the Japan Academy Series B: Physical and Biological Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Proceedings of the Japan Academy Series B: Physical and Biological Sciences is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Proceedings of the Japan Academy Series B: Physical and Biological Sciences?