Journal profile

Yakugaku zasshi : Journal of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan

Publisher: Nihon Yakugakkai
ISSN0031-6903 | 1347-5231 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor
2.03
Citation rate 0.47 127 total citations
h5-index 9 h5 depth signal
Cited share 30.9% 86 of 278
Total citations 127 Citation footprint
Metric signal 0.52 External metric anchor
Self-citation 6.3% 8 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

Japan 1,752
South Korea 7
Czech Republic 7
United States 6
United Kingdom 5

Citing Fields of Research

Patient Care 273
Pharmacology & Toxicology 270
Medical Ethics 173
Drug Delivery Systems 170
Health Education & Remote Healthcare 123

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 22,025 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 278 86 cited publications
Last 12 months 130 10.8 publications/month
Open access share 81.5% 106 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country Japan 1,752 citing publications
Leading citing field Patient Care 273 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 1 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v85n2,Feb. 1965-
PubMed
v85n2,Feb. 1965-
OLDMEDLINE
Active Coverage
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Pharmacology & Toxicology Patient Care Drug Delivery Systems Medical Ethics Immunology Synthesis Education & Pedagogy

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
Nihon Yakugakkai

Broad Categories

Pharmacology Pharmacy Patient Care Medical Ethics Drug Delivery Systems Pharmacology & Toxicology Synthesis Agrochemicals & Ground Poisoning

MeSH Descriptors

Pharmacology

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Issues for 1881-93 have title in Japanese only.

Subject index.

Maki 64-73, 1944-53. 1 v.

Issues for 1928- called also maki 48-

Also issued online.

Microfilm. no. 1 (1881)-no. 214 (1899), no. 215-225 (1900), no. 226 (1901)-no. 704 (1940), index no. 1-200 (1881-1898), v. 61 (1941)-v. 70 (1950). 81 microfilm reels : negative ; 35 mm.

Table of contents in English, with summaries in English or German, 1894-

Issued 1881-Jan. 1892 by Tokyo Yakugakkai; Feb. 1892- by Nippon Yakugakkai.