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Journal of Oleo Science is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 4), WoS SCIE, DOAJ. Published by Japan Oil Chemists Society.
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ISSN 1345-8957Verify ISSN ↗1347-3352Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Japan Oil Chemists Society
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| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chemistry (all) | 186 / 402 | 53rd | Q2 |
| Chemical Engineering (all) | 127 / 270 | 53rd | Q2 |
Not listed in: ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2001–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 4.
Journal of Oleo Science is Q2 in Chemistry (all) (rank 186 of 402) and Q2 in Chemical Engineering (all) (rank 127 of 270), by CiteScore 2025.
Journal of Oleo Science is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 4, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 53rd percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.415, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 64.
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$301 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Journal of Oleo Science is published by Japan Oil Chemists Society. Its print ISSN is 1345-8957 and its online ISSN is 1347-3352.
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
Journal of Oleo Science has an h-index of 70 and a 2-year mean of 1.96 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 4, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #186 of 382 Scopus journals in Chemistry (all).
Journal of Oleo Science published 116 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2021 with 196. 2026* is the year so far.
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
In its latest 98 research articles (2025–2026), authors are most often from Japan (40.6%), China (15.3%) and Vietnam (6.6%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Scopus status: Active. 10 retracted papers are recorded (2.6 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags 7 of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
Index data is curated from public sources (Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, FT50, UT Dallas, DOAJ). CiteScore and quartiles reflect the latest available Scopus release. Always verify a journal's current status on its official source before submitting.
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