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Japanese Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine

Abbreviation (ISO):JPN J PHYS FIT SPORT
Country: Japan•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 0.109•SCImago Rank: #29,604•Identifier (ISSN):0039-906X(Print)•Articles / Year: 40•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,226 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Not Indexed in Latest JCR
Clarivate Impact Factor (IF 2024)Q1
N/A

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

H-Index (2021)
9

9 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation RateN/A
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessSubscription
40articles/year
0% Gold OA•0% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Japanese Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine is a leading international peer-reviewed journal publishing original research, clinical updates, and reviews indexed in Clarivate Web of Science (SCIE) with Q1 quartile ranking.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine89.3%Biology28.3%Internal medicine22.7%Physical medicine and rehabilitation21%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #29,604Scopus Q4SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1956, 1958-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Health ProfessionsMedicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q4
0.109

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q4
Scopus H-Index (2025)
14

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.09

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,226 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations13
3-Year Documents110
Citable Documents109

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate29.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineQ4
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationQ4
Sports ScienceQ4

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
Updating
Minor Category (Specific Field):
Updating
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
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Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Subscription
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Japanese Society of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Bimonthly
Founding Year
1951
Editorial Address
JAPANESE SOC PHYSICAL FITNESS SPORTS MEDICINE, C/O BUSINESS CENTER ACAD SOC JAPAN, 5-16-9 HONKOMAGOME, BUNKYO-KU, TOKYO, JAPAN, 113
Indexing & Databases
ScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR

No WoS category details available for this journal.

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—1560
2025—1912
2024—1002
202302048
2022—20716
2021—13932
2020—18458
2019012231
2018013339
2017—13472
2016—21397
2015—18482
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Japanese Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine

WoS Q1
00002018201920230.00
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2023:0

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: N/A

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

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Record UUID: 4af54d7f-e2a9-435e-a420-4a3c54cc31b1
Database Updated: 2026-09-30