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Russian Japanology Review

Association of Japanologists · Russian Federation · Est. 2018

ISSN2658-6789eISSN2658-6444
SJR Q3Scopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
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.
Q3
SJR · Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.104
H-Indexi
2
Total Worksi
49
Total Citationsi
15
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.10
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The edition provides an English speaking platform for publication of original works in the sphere of Japanese studies, including history, politics, diplomacy, economics, society, culture and literature of traditional and contemporary Japan. Besides, the edition presents English translations of Russian academic publications in the sphere of Japanese studies published in Yearbook Japan, e-journal ‘Japanese Studies in Russia’ and ‘Orientalia et Classica. Papers of the Institute for Oriental and Classical Studies”. The edition provides an English speaking platform for publication of original works in the sphere of Japanese studies, including history, politics, diplomacy, economics, society, culture and literature of traditional and contemporary Japan. Besides, the edition presents English translations of Russian academic publications in the sphere of Japanese studies published in Yearbook Japan, e-journal ‘Japanese Studies in Russia’ and ‘Orientalia et Classica. Papers of the Institute for Oriental and Classical Studies”. This is an open access journal. All articles are made freely available to readers immediatly upon publication.Our open access policy is in accordance with the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) definition - it means that articles have free availability on the public internet, permitting any users to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of these articles, crawl them for indexing, pass them as data to software, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without financial, legal, or technical barriers other than those inseparable from gaining access to the internet itself.For more information please readBOAI statement. This is an open access journal. All articles are made freely available to readers immediatly upon publication. Our open access policy is in accordance with the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) definition - it means that articles have free availability on the public internet, permitting any user

General Information

Country / RegionRussian Federation
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2018
Annual Volume~ 13 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications49
OA Since2017
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
Russian State Library (RSL)

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/11 · 91%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Association of Japanologists
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2658-6789 / 2658-6444
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
Russian State Library (RSL)
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
6
2
2022
12
10
2023
15
2
2024
12
2
2025
12
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.

Literature and Literary TheoryQ3
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q4
HistoryQ4
Political Science and International RelationsQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

HistoryArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Literature and Literary TheoryPolitical Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Japanese History and CultureGlobal Political and Economic RelationsAsian Culture and Media StudiesInternational Relations and Foreign PolicyChinese history and philosophyArctic and Russian Policy StudiesCultural Industries and Urban DevelopmentInternational Maritime Law IssuesMigration, Ethnicity, and EconomyRegional Socio-Economic Development Trends

Frequently asked questions about Russian Japanology Review

Is Russian Japanology Review a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Russian Japanology Review: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Russian Japanology Review?

Russian Japanology Review is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.104.

Is Russian Japanology Review indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Russian Japanology Review is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Russian Japanology Review?

The edition provides an English speaking platform for publication of original works in the sphere of Japanese studies, including history, politics, diplomacy, economics, society, culture and literature of traditional and contemporary Japan. Besides, the edition presents English translations of Russian academic publications in the sphere of Japanese studies published in Yearbook Japan, e-journal ‘Japanese Studies in Russia’ and ‘Orientalia et Classica. Papers of the Institute for Oriental and Classical Studies”. The edition provides an English speaking platform for publication of original works

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