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Journal of Smooth Muscle Research

Japan Society of Smooth Muscle Research · Japan · Est. 1966

ISSN1884-8796

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

Removed from DOAJ (2025-04-04). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

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 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.383

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.499

Total Worksi

586

Total Citationsi

7,453

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.60

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Smooth Muscle Research publishes open access, peer-reviewed articles reporting original scientific and clinical research on all aspects of smooth muscle and smooth muscle-related organs and tissues, such as the gastrointestinal tract, airways, blood vessels, and urogenital system. The journal features three main article types: Original articles; Reviews and Invited Reviews; and Protocols.

General Information

Country / RegionJapan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1966

Frequencycontinuous online, collated into one volume per year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications586

Publisher OrgJapan Society of Smooth Muscle Research

OA Since1990

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewsingle-anonymous

OA LicenseCC BY-NC 4.0

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

J-STAGEPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Japan Society of Smooth Muscle Research

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1884-8796

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

single-anonymous

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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?

J-STAGE, PMC

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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

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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)Q3

PhysiologyQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

PhysiologyMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Gastrointestinal motility and disordersNitric Oxide and Endothelin EffectsIon channel regulation and functionGastroesophageal reflux and treatmentsReceptor Mechanisms and SignalingNeuropeptides and Animal PhysiologyDiet and metabolism studiesNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchEicosanoids and Hypertension PharmacologyUrinary Bladder and Prostate Research

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Smooth Muscle Research

Is Journal of Smooth Muscle Research a predatory journal?

Journal of Smooth Muscle Research was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2025-04-04). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Smooth Muscle Research?

Journal of Smooth Muscle Research is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.383.

Is Journal of Smooth Muscle Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Smooth Muscle Research is indexed in Scopus.