Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Series B

Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Series B

The Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Series B was founded in 1912 as the Proceedings of the Imperial Academy by the Imperial Academy of Japan (now the Japan Academy). The Journal was split into the Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Series A and Series B in 1977. PJA Series B publishes reviews and original articles in broad fields of natural sciences, such as physics, chemistry, astronomy, earth sciences, biology, engineering, agricultural sciences, medicine and pharmacy.*) Manuscripts are evaluated at least by two reviewers. Ten issues are published per year. The content is open access and available online through J-STAGE (https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/browse/pjab).

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2,789 registered articles
(updated on May 11, 2026)

Online ISSN : 1349-2896
Print ISSN : 0386-2208
ISSN-L : 0386-2208

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Special Issue

Published: August 02, 2024 Updated: May 09, 2025

Review Series to Celebrate Our 100th Volume

The Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Ser. B reached its 100th volume in 2024. To celebrate this milestone, we have selected and reproduced past articles that describe impactful works conducted in Japan. These articles are reproduced exactly as they were originally published to convey their historical significance. Experts in their respective fields have reviewed the articles, placing them in their proper historical context. This special issue is a collection of these review articles, and more will be added as they are published.

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2026 Volume 102 Issue 5

Extraterrestrial ³He flux variability during the Triassic recorded in pelagic bedded cherts of Japan Tetsuji ONOUE, Kohei SETOYAMA, Honami SATO, Takuma SHIOHARA, Naoto TAKAHATA

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