Japan Forum

Aims & Scope

Japan Forum, the leading European journal in the multidisciplinary field of Japanese Studies, publishes original research in subject areas ranging from archaeology, language, literature, philosophy and culture to history, economics, politics, international relations and law.

Submissions from younger researchers as well as from established scholars are welcome, as are submissions which cross disciplinary boundaries or do not otherwise match the subject areas listed above.

All submissions are independently refereed.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.2

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.351

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	22

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Otaku tourism and the anime pilgrimage phenomenon in Japan

  Citation: 64

  Authors: Takeshi

• There's something fishy about that sushi: how Japan interprets the global sushi boom

  Citation: 52

  Authors: Rumi, Matthew

• Anti-Asian racism, Black Lives Matter, and COVID-19

  Citation: 46

  Authors: Jennifer

• Normalizing misogyny: hate speech and verbal abuse of female politicians on Japanese Twitter

  Citation: 45

  Authors: Tamara, Fabian

• Otaku consumption, superflat art and the return to Edo

  Citation: 44

  Authors: MARC

• A brand new future? Cool Japan and the social imaginary of the branded nation

  Citation: 44

  Authors: Katja

• Japanese Popular Culture and Contents Tourism – Introduction

  Citation: 44

  Authors: Philip, Takayoshi

• Contents tourism and local community response:<i>Lucky star</i>and collaborative anime-induced tourism in Washimiya

  Citation: 42

  Authors: Takayoshi

• Narrating the cultural trauma of 3/11: the debris of post-Fukushima literature and film

  Citation: 42

  Authors: Rachel

• From animation to anime : drawing movements and moving drawings

  Citation: 41

  Authors: Thomas

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