Journal profile · MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Fukushima Journal of Medical Science
ISSN 0016-2590 · eISSN 2185-4610 · Fukushima Society of Medical Science
Fukushima Journal of Medical Science: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 50 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Fukushima Journal of Medical Science is published by Fukushima Society of Medical Science and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Radioactive contamination and transfer, Vasculitis and related conditions and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology, together about 22.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Radioactive contamination and transferEnvironmental Science10.9%
- Vasculitis and related conditionsMedicine6.4%
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyMedicine5.3%
- Gastric Cancer Management and OutcomesMedicine5.3%
- Effects of Radiation ExposureMedicine5%
- Disaster Response and ManagementHealth Professions5%
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMedicine4.8%
- Cervical and Thoracic MyelopathyMedicine4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropology | Q2 | 156/536 | 70th |
| General Mathematics | Q2 | 167/414 | 59th |
| General Medicine | Q2 | 284/669 | 57th |
| Library and Information Sciences | Q2 | 135/296 | 54th |
| Pharmaceutical Science | Q3 | 120/191 | 37th |
| General Dentistry | Q3 | 89/140 | 36th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.62LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 132OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.64OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 61.45%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 32LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 595 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 49 | 49 | 286 |
| 2025 | 50 | 50 | 347 |
| 2024 | 33 | 33 | 355 |
| 2023 | 27 | 27 | 368 |
| 2022 | 27 | 27 | 386 |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | 380 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Fukushima Society of Medical Science
- ISSN
- 0016-2590
- Electronic ISSN
- 2185-4610
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Fukushima Journal of Medical Science
What CAS zone is Fukushima Journal of Medical Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Fukushima Journal of Medical Science is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Medicine, General & Internal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Fukushima Journal of Medical Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Fukushima Journal of Medical Science is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Fukushima Journal of Medical Science open access, and what is the APC?
Fukushima Journal of Medical Science is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .