Where Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) Funded Research Is Published: Top 50 Journals

In shortMinistry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japan) is named as a funder in the recent research articles of 58 journals we checked, most often in Journal of Epidemiology (17 of 190 recent articles). The journals below publish its funded work most often; open a journal for its indexing, review time, reviewer comments and fee waivers.

Journals that publish Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare funded research most often

#	Journal	Articles naming it	Indexing	Impact factor*	Median review time
1	Journal of Epidemiology	17 of 190	SCIE	2.18	n/a
2	Allergology International	14 of 200	SCIE	4.70	n/a
3	Neuropsychopharmacology Reports	14 of 200	ESCI	2.53	115 days
4	Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology	14 of 200	SCIE	2.29	n/a
5	Clinical and Experimental Neuroimmunology	11 of 111	Scopus	0.67	51 days
6	Clinical and Experimental Nephrology	11 of 200	SCIE	2.44	94 days
7	Endocrine Journal	10 of 200	SCIE	2.44	n/a
8	Journal of Occupational Health	10 of 152	SCIE	3.21	n/a
9	Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology	9 of 200	SCIE	2.43	117 days
10	Journal of Gastroenterology	8 of 200	SCIE	4.09	75 days
11	Journal of Human Genetics	7 of 200	SCIE	2.59	97 days
12	Hepatology Research	6 of 200	SCIE	2.23	77 days
13	Muscle & Nerve	6 of 200	SCIE	2.27	188 days
14	Journal of Intensive Care	5 of 194	SCIE	5.70	68 days
15	Pediatrics International	5 of 200	SCIE	0.56	138 days
16	Psychogeriatrics	5 of 200	SCIE	1.98	91 days
17	Journal of General and Family Medicine	4 of 200	ESCI	1.20	96 days
18	Journal of Obesity	4 of 66	ESCI	2.80	296 days
19	Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Reports	4 of 200	SCIE	1.30	n/a
20	Neuropathology	4 of 121	SCIE	1.22	98 days
21	Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences Reports	4 of 200	ESCI	0.90	82 days
22	Sleep and Biological Rhythms	4 of 140	SCIE	1.26	134 days
23	Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery	3 of 200	SCIE	2.19	87 days
24	Japanese Journal of Radiology	3 of 200	SCIE	3.91	75 days
25	Journal of Orthopaedic Science	3 of 200	SCIE	1.17	n/a
26	Neurology and Clinical Neuroscience	3 of 200	ESCI	0.42	79 days
27	The Journal of Frailty & Aging	3 of 200	ESCI	3.64	n/a
28	Traditional & Kampo Medicine	3 of 109	ESCI	1.32	92 days
29	Ageing International	2 of 105	ESCI	1.15	452 days
30	BioPsychoSocial Medicine	2 of 55	SSCI	2.11	137 days
31	Cardiovascular Intervention and Therapeutics	2 of 200	ESCI	2.78	71 days
32	Discover Social Science and Health	2 of 200	ESCI	1.71	132 days
33	Esophagus	2 of 163	SCIE	3.37	126 days
34	European Journal of Paediatric Neurology	2 of 200	SCIE	2.74	n/a
35	Forensic Toxicology	2 of 83	SCIE	2.30	89 days
36	Human Genome Variation	2 of 65	ESCI	1.87	60 days
37	Industrial Health	2 of 140	SCIE	1.22	n/a
38	JGH Open	2 of 200	ESCI	1.76	111 days
39	Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism	2 of 200	SCIE	2.98	77 days
40	Journal of Geriatric Oncology	2 of 200	SCIE	0.99	n/a
41	Nephrology	2 of 200	SCIE	1.61	132 days
42	Osteoporosis and Sarcopenia	2 of 121	ESCI	2.01	n/a
43	Pediatric Neurology	2 of 200	SCIE	1.79	n/a
44	Acute Medicine & Surgery	1 of 147	ESCI	2.31	157 days
45	Asia-Pacific Psychiatry	1 of 37	SCIE SSCI	1.37	156 days
46	BMJ Surgery Interventions & Health Technologies	1 of 33	ESCI	2.38	n/a
47	Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology	1 of 187	ESCI	0.26	277 days
48	Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine	1 of 133	ESCI	0.23	181 days
49	Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM)	1 of 200	SCIE	3.35	n/a
50	Current Opinion in Toxicology	1 of 65	ESCI	1.90	n/a

"Articles naming" counts the research articles (of up to 200 from the last 24 months) whose funder list names Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. *Impact factor calculated from OpenAlex open data, not the official Clarivate value. Review time: median days from submission to acceptance, from the dates publishers deposit in Crossref.

Funders named alongside Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

Other funders that appear in the same journals. Their pages show where their funded research is published.

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development National Natural Science Foundation of China Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology National Institutes of Health Takeda Science Foundation Japan Science and Technology Agency National Research Foundation of Korea Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico National Health and Medical Research Council National Key Research and Development Program of China University of Tokyo Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior National Institute for Health and Care Research Canadian Institutes of Health Research Indian Council of Medical Research

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Frequently asked questions

Which journals publish the most Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare funded research?

In the recent research articles we checked, the journals that name Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as a funder most often are Journal of Epidemiology, Allergology International, Neuropsychopharmacology Reports, Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology, Clinical and Experimental Neuroimmunology. In all, 58 journals name it.

Does publishing in these journals help my Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare grant?

These journals already publish work supported by Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, so editors and reviewers know this kind of research. Whether a journal suits your paper still depends on its scope, indexing and review time, shown for each journal in the table.

Does Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare pay the article processing charge (APC)?

Many funders pay or reimburse open access fees under their open access policy, but the rules differ by funder and by grant. Check Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's open access policy and your grant terms; for country-based waivers, use the free APC waiver checker.

Where does this data come from?

From the funder information publishers deposit with each article in Crossref. For each journal, ScholarsColab looked at up to 200 research articles from the last 24 months and counted the funders they name. Not every publisher deposits funders, so a journal can be missing.

Source, method and date. Source: the funder information publishers deposit with each article in Crossref. Method: for each journal, ScholarsColab looked at up to 200 research articles from the last 24 months and counted the funders they name; spelling variants of a funder are combined. Updated: 29 October 2026. ScholarsColab is not affiliated with Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare or these journals.