Journal metric profile

JOURNAL OF JAPANESE STUDIES

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 0.400 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 0.400 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q3 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 118/182 Recorded category rank

JOURNAL OF JAPANESE STUDIES JCR impact factor overview

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Page reviewed August 6, 2026

Clarivate JCR impact factor overview

JOURNAL OF JAPANESE STUDIES is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by SOC JAPANESE STUD. The database records a Journal Impact Factor of 0.400, presented as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based metric. Its listed JCR Impact Factor quartile is Q3.

Ranking and quartile

The recorded JCR Impact Factor category rank is 118 out of 182 journals in its listed category. A Q3 designation describes the journal’s position within its subject category; it should not be used as a direct measure of the quality of an individual article.

Citation profile

The record contains 242 total citations, 11 total articles, 11 citable items. The five-year Impact Factor is 0.400, which is equal to the listed standard Journal Impact Factor. These values use different citation windows and should be interpreted together rather than as a direct trend. The Journal Impact Factor without journal self-citations is recorded as 0.300. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 0.620.

Citation half-life

The cited half-life is recorded as 25.5 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 27.6 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Journal identifiers and verification

JOURNAL OF JAPANESE STUDIES is identified in this record by print ISSN 0095-6848 and electronic ISSN 1549-4721. Use the ISSN when checking library catalogues, publisher records, indexing databases, or the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports entry.

Complete journal information

All values below come directly from the database record.

Journal nameJOURNAL OF JAPANESE STUDIES
Abbreviated journalJ JPN STUD
PublisherSOC JAPANESE STUD
Metric year2025
Overall rank17,542
ISSN0095-6848
eISSN1549-4721
Total cites242
Total articles11
Citable items11
Cited half-life25.5 years
Citing half-life27.6 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor0.400
5-Year Impact Factor0.400
Impact Factor without journal self-cites0.300
Journal Citation Indicator0.620
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ3
JCR category rank118/182
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of JOURNAL OF JAPANESE STUDIES?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for JOURNAL OF JAPANESE STUDIES is 0.400 for the 2025 metric year.

What quartile is JOURNAL OF JAPANESE STUDIES?

JOURNAL OF JAPANESE STUDIES is listed in quartile Q3. Quartiles describe a journal’s position within a subject category and should be interpreted within that field.

Who publishes JOURNAL OF JAPANESE STUDIES?

JOURNAL OF JAPANESE STUDIES is listed as being published by SOC JAPANESE STUD.

Can a JCR Journal Impact Factor be used to judge an individual article?

No. The Journal Impact Factor is a journal-level citation measure reported in Clarivate Journal Citation Reports. It does not measure the quality, reliability or influence of every individual article published by that journal.

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