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J-STAGE
J-STAGE provides access to full-text articles from Japanese academic journals and lists journal titles and subject areas.
About J-STAGE
J-STAGE is an online platform that provides access to full-text articles from Japanese academic journals. It lists journal titles and organizes them into 25 subject areas. The homepage reports 6,080,331 articles and 4,505 titles as of October 12, 2026. Some figures on the homepage appear in parentheses without a stated meaning, so they are not described here.
The homepage also shows newly added titles, newly released issues, and a monthly list of most viewed articles. JST's preprint server, Jxiv, launched on March 24, 2022. A J-STAGE Global Privacy Policy took effect on April 14, 2025. The homepage does not describe what data the site collects or how it is used, so the policy should be reviewed directly.
Key features
- Full-text access to articles from Japanese academic journals
- Browsing of journal titles by 25 subject areas
- Lists of newly added journal titles and newly released issues
- Monthly list of most viewed articles
- Back issues of listed journals
- Jxiv preprint server, launched March 24, 2022
Best for: Researchers, students, and librarians who need full-text articles from Japanese academic journals.
Good for
- Lists a large number of articles and journal titles, as stated on the homepage
- Organizes journals by subject area, which helps with browsing by field
Watch out for
- Coverage is limited to Japanese academic journals, according to the directory description
- The homepage does not state whether articles are free to read or what access requires
J-STAGE at a glance
- Website
- jstage.jst.go.jp
- Category
- Research & Data › Open Data & Datasets
- Type
- Website
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Web
- Open source
- Not stated
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 6, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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What kind of content does J-STAGE provide?
J-STAGE provides full-text articles from Japanese academic journals. Journal titles are listed and grouped into 25 subject areas.
What is Jxiv?
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