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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

/ 100

High Trust

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total75

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.874

H-Index

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.583

Total Works

3,093

Total Citations

49,082

2yr Mean Citedness

2.32

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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.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionJapan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 34 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications3,093

Publisher OrgJapan Academy

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewPeer review

Review Time~14 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

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

10/12 · 83%

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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

✅

Peer review process documented?

Peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

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