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Japanese Journal of Hygiene

Japanese Society for Hygiene · Japan · Est. 1946

ISSN1882-6482

SJR Q4✓ 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.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

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

SJR Scorei

0.116

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

2,661

Total Citationsi

7,695

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.14

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Japanese Journal of Hygiene is a research journal that publishes articles related to Medicine. It is a reputed journal publishing research related to Medicine.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on the publisher page

General Information

Country / RegionJapan

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1946

Annual Volume~ 9 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications2,661

Publisher OrgThe Japanese Society for Hygiene

OA Since2016

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

4/11 · 36%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Japanese Society for Hygiene

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1882-6482

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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

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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)Q4

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Heavy Metal Exposure and ToxicityLegal and Regulatory AnalysisLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesMilitary Technology and StrategiesAir Quality and Health ImpactsTrace Elements in HealthCarcinogens and Genotoxicity AssessmentMercury impact and mitigation studiesNoise Effects and ManagementBirth, Development, and Health

Frequently asked questions about Japanese Journal of Hygiene

Is Japanese Journal of Hygiene a predatory journal?

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

Japanese Journal of Hygiene is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.116.

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

Japanese Journal of Hygiene is indexed in Scopus.