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Status
Active
Coverage
1954–2025
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
0.6
SJR · SCImago
0.155
Q4 SJR quartile
H-index
25
Best quartile
Q3 · 27th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine (all) | 485 / 669 | 27th | Q3 |
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Kurume Medical Journal
Kurume Medical Journal is Scopus-indexed (Q3, CiteScore 0.6). Published by Kurume University School of Medicine.
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ISSN 0023-5679Verify ISSN ↗1881-2090Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Kurume University School of Medicine
Scopus · Q3
0.6
CiteScore 2025
Q3
Best quartile
1
Indexed in
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
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Open accessNot registered as fully open access
Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Kurume Medical Journal indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1954–2025, best quartile Q3, CiteScore 0.6.
What quartile is Kurume Medical Journal in Scopus?
Kurume Medical Journal is Q3 in Medicine (all) (rank 485 of 669), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Kurume Medical Journal?
Kurume Medical Journal is not in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI), so Clarivate publishes no Journal Impact Factor for it. Its Scopus CiteScore is 0.6, quartile Q3, 27th percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.155, quartile Q4, with an H-index of 25.
Who publishes Kurume Medical Journal and what is its ISSN?
Kurume Medical Journal is published by Kurume University School of Medicine. Its print ISSN is 0023-5679 and its online ISSN is 1881-2090.
Is Kurume Medical Journal in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Kurume Medical Journal open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Kurume Medical Journal? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Kurume Medical Journal has an h-index of 30 and a 2-year mean of 0.19 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 0.6, quartile Q3. On 2-year citations it ranks #481 of 646 Scopus journals in Medicine (all).
30
h-index
0.19
2-yr mean citations
297
i10-index
2,161
works indexed
10,257
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#481 of 646 Bottom 26% Medicine (all)
Kurume Medical Journal published 18 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2021 with 39. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
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.
Who publishes in Kurume Medical Journal? — latest 100 articles, 2022–2026
In its latest 100 research articles (2022–2026), authors are most often from Japan (78.3%), United States (4.7%) and South Africa (3.8%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Kurume Medical Journal? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 2 retracted papers are recorded (0.9 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 2 · 0.9 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- Author concentration78.3% of recent authorship from Japan
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.
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