Top 10 Open Access Integrative & Complementary Medicine Journals by Impact Factor

Compare leading open access Integrative & Complementary Medicine journals ranked by Journal Impact Factor. Each journal summary highlights details authors often need when choosing where to submit.

Rankings are based on the latest Journal Impact Factor data currently available in our journal database.

This category currently has 8 open access journals with Journal Impact Factor data.
#1
CM

BioMed Central

JIF 5.7
Q1
Open

Chinese Medicine is an open access journal publishing evidence-based, scientifically justified research and review papers in all aspects of Chinese medicine, including chemistry, biology, pharmacology, pharmaceutics, engineering, clinical applications and soci...

Identifiers

ISSN 1749-8546
eISSN 1749-8546

Publication Cost

APC: £2290.00 GBP / $3090.00 USD / €2590.00 EUR; VAT or local taxes may apply.

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first decision (median): 8 days
#2
JO
JIF 5.6
Q1
Open

Journal of Ginseng Research is the official open access journal of the Korean Society of Ginseng and publishes peer-reviewed research on ginseng science, including basic, pre-clinical, and clinical studies. It is a bimonthly journal covering plant sciences, bi...

Identifiers

ISSN 1226-8453
eISSN 2093-4947

Publication Cost

Research articles up to 6 pages and review articles up to 10 pages: 1,000 USD; each additional page: 300 USD; invited review articles: free of charge.

Publishing Timeline

154 days from submission to acceptance; 3 days from acceptance to first online publication.
#3
CJ
JIF 4.9
Q1
Open

Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines (CJNM), founded and sponsored in May 2003 by China Pharmaceutical University and the Chinese Pharmaceutical Association, focuses on advancing Traditional Chinese Medicines through research on bioactive natural products, lea...

Identifiers

ISSN 2095-6975
eISSN 1875-5364

Publication Cost

Article publishing charge (APC) applies for open access articles if the manuscript is accepted.

Publishing Timeline

1 day submission to first decision; 417 days from submission to acceptance for accepted papers (median)
#4
JO
JIF 3.6
Q1
Open

The Journal of Evidence-Based Integrative Medicine (JEBIM) is a peer-reviewed open access journal which focuses on hypothesis-driven and evidence-based research in all fields of integrative medicine. Previously the Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary and A...

Identifiers

ISSN 2515-690X
eISSN 2515-690X

Publication Cost

APC: $2250 USD, payable upon acceptance before publication

Publishing Timeline

Prompt publishing
#5
CT
JIF 3.5
Q1
Open

Complementary Therapies in Medicine is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal focused on high-quality research on complementary and integrative approaches in healthcare. It publishes human-participant studies on clinical effectiveness, mechanisms...

Identifiers

ISSN 0965-2299
eISSN 1873-6963

Publication Cost

Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 3,390 (excluding taxes).

Publishing Timeline

6 days submission to first decision; 41 days submission to decision after review; 95 days submission to acceptance; 3 days acceptance to first online publication
#6
BC
JIF 3.4
Q1
Open

BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of complementary therapies. The journal particularly welcomes multidisciplinary research on interventions and resources that complement con...

Identifiers

eISSN 2662-7671

Publication Cost

APC: £2390.00 GBP / $3090.00 USD / €2690.00 EUR

Publishing Timeline

Submission to first decision (median): 21 days
#7
WJ
World Journal Of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Medknow

JIF 3.2
Q2
Open

Identifiers

ISSN 2311-8571
eISSN 2589-2894
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#8
JO

The electronic Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine is a bimonthly open-access journal that covers traditional medicine and herbal medicine. It provides a global platform for discussion, perspectives, and research on traditional and complementary...

Identifiers

ISSN 2225-4110
eISSN 2225-4110

Publication Cost

No processing charge; accepted articles are published without cost.

Publishing Timeline

110 days submission to decision after review; immediate publication on acceptance
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