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Keio Journal of Medicine

Keio University School of Medicine · Japan · Est. 1930

ISSN1880-1293

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.299

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.245

Total Worksi

2,208

Total Citationsi

19,030

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.74

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Medicine, Research & Experimental; Medicine (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionJapan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1930

Annual Volume~ 19 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,208

Publisher OrgKeio University School of Medicine

OA Since2014

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?

Keio University School of Medicine

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1880-1293

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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?

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

248

2019

122

2020

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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, Research & Experimental

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular DisturbancesProtease and Inhibitor MechanismsDiet and metabolism studiesNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchSchizophrenia research and treatmentNitric Oxide and Endothelin EffectsAcute Ischemic Stroke ManagementMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies ResearchHelicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studiesCell Adhesion Molecules Research

Frequently asked questions about Keio Journal of Medicine

Is Keio Journal of Medicine a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Keio Journal of Medicine: 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 Keio Journal of Medicine?

Keio Journal of Medicine 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 0.74.

Is Keio Journal of Medicine indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Keio Journal of Medicine is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Keio Journal of Medicine?