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Contemporary Japan

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1960

ISSN1869-2737

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 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

0.285

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.42

Total Worksi

362

Total Citationsi

1,799

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.53

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Contemporary Japan is a Scopus-indexed journal that publishes original research on contemporary issues related to Japan and its recent historical development in all humanities and social science disciplines. It publishes in-depth, original work from all disciplines as they relate to contemporary Japan and her historical roots, and is open to manuscripts that cross disciplinary boundaries.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1960

Annual Volume~ 23 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications362

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1869-2737

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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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?

N/A

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

220

2019

105

2020

106

2021

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.

Cultural StudiesQ1

HistoryQ1

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Sociology and Political ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceHistorySocial Sciences (miscellaneous)Cultural Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Japanese History and CultureAsian Culture and Media StudiesMigration, Ethnicity, and EconomySocial Policy and Reform StudiesMigration and Labor DynamicsChinese history and philosophyAcademic Writing and PublishingHong Kong and Taiwan PoliticsSport and Mega-Event ImpactsDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies

Frequently asked questions about Contemporary Japan

Is Contemporary Japan a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Contemporary Japan: it is indexed in 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 Contemporary Japan?

Contemporary Japan is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.285.

Is Contemporary Japan indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Contemporary Japan is indexed in Scopus.