Journal profile · Medicine-Medicine (all)
Japanese Journal of Hygiene
ISSN 0021-5082 · eISSN 1882-6482 · Japanese Society for Hygiene
Japanese Journal of Hygiene: fully open access; 9 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Japanese Journal of Hygiene is published by Japanese Society for Hygiene. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity, Trace Elements in Health and Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure, together about 28.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Medicine (all)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Heavy Metal Exposure and ToxicityEnvironmental Science15.4%
- Trace Elements in HealthNursing7.7%
- Indoor Air Quality and Microbial ExposureEnvironmental Science5.3%
- Carcinogens and Genotoxicity AssessmentBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.9%
- Thermoregulation and physiological responsesMedicine4.5%
- Pesticide Exposure and ToxicityAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.5%
- Toxic Organic Pollutants ImpactEnvironmental Science4.2%
- Air Quality and Health ImpactsEnvironmental Science4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | Q4 | 683/725 | 5th |
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
ScopusLetPub
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
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 205OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.15OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,227 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 132 |
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | 250 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 269 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | 286 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | 317 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | 339 |
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
- Japanese Society for Hygiene
- ISSN
- 0021-5082
- Electronic ISSN
- 1882-6482
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Japanese Journal of Hygiene
Which databases index Japanese Journal of Hygiene?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Japanese Journal of Hygiene is indexed in Scopus.
Is Japanese Journal of Hygiene open access, and what is the APC?
Japanese Journal of Hygiene 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .