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Japanese Journal of Radiology

Springer Japan · Japan · Est. 1964

ISSN1867-1071eISSN1867-108X

SJR Q1✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 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

1.137

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.047

Total Worksi

2,841

Total Citationsi

29,666

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.16

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Japanese Journal of Radiology is a peer-reviewed English-language journal that publishes original research and review articles on recent advances and new developments including technical and industrial innovations in the field of radiology in medicine. The official journal of the Japan Radiological Society. Covers diagnostic radiology, interventional radiology, radiation oncology, nuclear medicine, related socio-economic issues, and artificial intelligence.

General Information

Country / RegionJapan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1964

FrequencyTen No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,841

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Japan

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1867-1071 / 1867-108X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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

109

1.4k

2019

191

2.7k

2020

158

2.1k

2021

145

2022

141

2.2k

2023

205

1.5k

2024

200

466

2025

137

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.

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging

Scopus Categories

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Legal and Regulatory AnalysisLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesMilitary Technology and StrategiesMRI in cancer diagnosisRadiomics and Machine Learning in Medical ImagingAdvanced X-ray and CT ImagingHepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and PrognosisRadiation Dose and ImagingMedical Imaging Techniques and ApplicationsAdvanced MRI Techniques and Applications

Frequently asked questions about Japanese Journal of Radiology

Is Japanese Journal of Radiology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Japanese Journal of Radiology: 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 Japanese Journal of Radiology?

Japanese Journal of Radiology 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 3.16.

Is Japanese Journal of Radiology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Japanese Journal of Radiology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.