Journal profile · Medicine-Oncology
Japanese Journal of Lung Cancer
ISSN 0386-9628 · Nihon/Haigan Gakkai/Japan Lung Cancer Society
Japanese Journal of Lung Cancer: fully open access; 126 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Japanese Journal of Lung Cancer is published by Nihon/Haigan Gakkai/Japan Lung Cancer Society. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, Lung Cancer Research Studies and Metastasis and carcinoma case studies, together about 59% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Oncology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine29.2%
- Lung Cancer Research StudiesMedicine15.6%
- Metastasis and carcinoma case studiesMedicine14.3%
- Lung Cancer Treatments and MutationsMedicine7.7%
- Medical Imaging and Pathology StudiesMedicine5.7%
- Occupational and environmental lung diseasesMedicine3.8%
- Pleural and Pulmonary DiseasesMedicine2.9%
- Cardiac tumors and thrombiMedicine1.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oncology | Q4 | 421/428 | — |
| Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine | Q4 | 163/165 | — |
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
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.04LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 49OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.11OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,947 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 38 | 83 |
| 2025 | 126 | 126 | 134 |
| 2024 | 118 | 118 | 167 |
| 2023 | 110 | 110 | 162 |
| 2022 | 120 | 120 | 200 |
| 2021 | 124 | 124 | 196 |
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
- Nihon/Haigan Gakkai/Japan Lung Cancer Society
- ISSN
- 0386-9628
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Japanese Journal of Lung Cancer
Which databases index Japanese Journal of Lung Cancer?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Japanese Journal of Lung Cancer is indexed in Scopus.
Is Japanese Journal of Lung Cancer open access, and what is the APC?
Japanese Journal of Lung Cancer 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: .