Japan focus
Last updated ISSN 1557-4660
Japan focus is an academic journal in social sciences. It is open access. The article processing charge is $3,550.
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What it publishes
Recent work in Japan focus concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Japanese History and Culture
- Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies
- Vietnamese History and Culture Studies
- Asian Culture and Media Studies
- Nuclear Issues and Defense
- International Relations and Foreign Policy
- Chinese history and philosophy
- Risk Perception and Management
- Global Peace and Security Dynamics
- Asian American and Pacific Histories
Key facts
| Publisher | Not recorded |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 1557-4660 |
| Subject area | Social Sciences |
| Access | Open access |
| Article processing charge | $3,550 |
| Indexed in | Scopus · DOAJ |
| Articles published | 3,810 |
| Publishing since | 2002 |
| Journal website | www.japanfocus.org/ |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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