Journal profile · Medicine-Urology
Japanese Journal of Urology
ISSN 0021-5287 · eISSN 1884-7110 · Japanese Urological Association
Japanese Journal of Urology: fully open access; 20 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Japanese Journal of Urology is published by Japanese Urological Association. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research, Urological Disorders and Treatments and Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments, together about 34.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Urology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Urinary Bladder and Prostate ResearchMedicine15.9%
- Urological Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine9.5%
- Bladder and Urothelial Cancer TreatmentsMedicine9%
- Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine7.8%
- Renal cell carcinoma treatmentMedicine6.1%
- Prostate Cancer Treatment and ResearchMedicine5.9%
- Urinary and Genital Oncology StudiesMedicine5.6%
- Pediatric Urology and Nephrology StudiesMedicine4.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urology | Q4 | 114/123 | 7th |
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
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.09LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 138OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.11OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 63,359 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 26 | 95 |
| 2025 | 20 | 20 | 182 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | 243 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 263 |
| 2022 | 27 | 27 | 273 |
| 2021 | 39 | 39 | 287 |
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 Urological Association
- ISSN
- 0021-5287
- Electronic ISSN
- 1884-7110
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Japanese Journal of Urology
Which databases index Japanese Journal of Urology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Japanese Journal of Urology is indexed in Scopus.
Is Japanese Journal of Urology open access, and what is the APC?
Japanese Journal of Urology 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: .