Journal metric profile

PUBLICATIONS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 2.600 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 2.600 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q2 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 35/84 Recorded category rank

PUBLICATIONS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN JCR impact factor overview

This profile summarizes the journal metrics and publication information available in the current directory record.

Page reviewed August 6, 2026

PUBLICATIONS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN metric snapshot

PUBLICATIONS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN has a bibliometric profile in this directory for 2025. The publisher recorded for the journal is OXFORD UNIV PRESS. Its listed Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor is 2.600. The five-year Journal Impact Factor is 2.600, giving a second citation window for comparison. The journal is recorded in quartile Q2 for its listed JCR category.

Category position and quartile

The recorded JCR category position is 35 out of 84 journals. Based on that rank position, the journal sits within approximately the top 42% of the listed category. Its listed quartile is Q2. Category ranks and quartiles are field-specific and are not measures of the quality of an individual article.

How the citation indicators compare

The standard and five-year Journal Impact Factors are both 2.600 in this record. Without journal self-citations, the Impact Factor is 2.300, a difference of 0.300 points from the listed standard value. The Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) is recorded as 0.520. These measures use different definitions or citation windows, so they are most useful when read together rather than treated as interchangeable scores.

Citation and publication counts

For 2025, the directory record for PUBLICATIONS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN lists total cites: 6,972; total articles: 117; citable items: 117. These fields describe different parts of the JCR record and should not be combined into an article-level quality score.

Citation half-life profile

The cited half-life is 10.2 years, indicating the median age of items that contributed citations to the journal in the reporting framework. The citing half-life is 9.9 years, indicating the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Identifiers and verification

PUBLICATIONS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN is identified in this directory by print ISSN 0004-6264 and electronic ISSN 2053-051X. The publisher is recorded as OXFORD UNIV PRESS. When making submission, library, or research-evaluation decisions, verify the title and identifiers against the journal publisher and the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports record.

Complete journal information

Use this table to verify the individual metric values, identifiers and publication details stored for this journal.

Journal namePUBLICATIONS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN
Abbreviated journalPUBL ASTRON SOC JPN
PublisherOXFORD UNIV PRESS
Metric year2025
Overall rank6,008
ISSN0004-6264
eISSN2053-051X
Total cites6,972
Total articles117
Citable items117
Cited half-life10.2 years
Citing half-life9.9 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor2.600
5-Year Impact Factor2.600
Impact Factor without journal self-cites2.300
Journal Citation Indicator0.520
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ2
JCR category rank35/84
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of PUBLICATIONS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for PUBLICATIONS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN is 2.600 for the 2025 metric year.

What are the JCR quartile and category rank of PUBLICATIONS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN?

PUBLICATIONS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN is listed with quartile Q2 and category rank 35/84. These values are category-specific and should be verified against the official JCR record when used for formal assessment.

What is the five-year Journal Impact Factor of PUBLICATIONS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN?

The five-year Journal Impact Factor recorded for PUBLICATIONS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN is 2.600. It uses a longer citation window than the standard Journal Impact Factor.

Who publishes PUBLICATIONS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN?

PUBLICATIONS OF THE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN is listed in this directory as being published by OXFORD UNIV PRESS.

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