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Industrial Health

National Institute of Industrial Health · Japan · Est. 1963

ISSN1880-8026
SJR Q3WOS SCIEScopus / 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.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.
Q3
SJR · Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.494
H-Indexi
91
SNIPi
0.757
Total Worksi
3,008
Total Citationsi
58,896
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.83
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
2
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

INDUSTRIAL HEALTH is an international scientific journal published by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan (JNIOSH). First published in 1963, the journal has been disseminating valuable scientific information related to health and safety at work. All contents are peer reviewed prior to publication, and all the articles that were published/will be published are available online for free via the website. INDUSTRIAL HEALTH is an Open Access journal publishing original articles, review articles, short communications, case reports, field reports, and country reports describing scientific research in the fields of occupational health and safety.

General Information

Country / RegionJapan
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1963
FrequencyFour No. A Year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications3,008
Publisher OrgNational Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
OA Since2014
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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

7/11 · 64%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
National Institute of Industrial Health
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1880-8026
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, PubMed
Peer review process documented?
peer reviewed
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
67
1.7k
2019
42
500
2020
80
835
2021
60
492
2022
29
94
2023
59
131
2024
64
49
2025
35
1
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.

Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisQ3
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental SciencesPublic, Environmental & Occupational HealthToxicology

Scopus Categories

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Workplace Health and Well-beingOccupational Health and Safety ResearchErgonomics and Musculoskeletal DisordersSleep and Work-Related FatigueMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationEffects of Vibration on HealthAir Quality and Health ImpactsHeavy Metal Exposure and ToxicityCarcinogens and Genotoxicity AssessmentOccupational and environmental lung diseases

Frequently asked questions about Industrial Health

Is Industrial Health a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Industrial Health: 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 Industrial Health?

Industrial Health 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 0.83.

Is Industrial Health indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Industrial Health is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Industrial Health?

INDUSTRIAL HEALTH is an international scientific journal published by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan (JNIOSH). First published in 1963, the journal has been disseminating valuable scientific information related to health and safety at work. All contents are peer reviewed prior to publication, and all the articles that were published/will be published are available online for free via the website. INDUSTRIAL HEALTH is an Open Access journal publishing original articles, review articles, short communications, case reports, field reports, and country reports descr

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref