Top 10 Integrative & Complementary Medicine Journals by Impact Factor

Compare leading Integrative & Complementary Medicine journals ranked by Journal Impact Factor. Each journal summary highlights key details authors often need when choosing where to submit, including publisher, impact factor, open access status, identifiers, and available submission profile information.

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

#1
Ph

Elsevier BV

JIF 8.3
Q1
Hybrid

Phytomedicine is the International Journal of Phytotherapy and Phytopharmacology, published in affiliation with the European Scientific Cooperative On Phytotherapy (ESCOP). It is a therapy-oriented journal focused on efficacy, safety, quality, mechanisms of ac...

Identifiers

ISSN 0944-7113
eISSN 1618-095X

Publication Cost

Open Access APC: USD 3,650 (excluding taxes); subscription publication: no publication fee charged to authors

Publishing Timeline

16 days submission to first decision; 43 days submission to decision after review; 125 days submission to acceptance; 2 days acceptance to first online publication
#2
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
#3
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.
#4
AJ
JIF 5.5
Q1
Hybrid

The American Journal of Chinese Medicine is an international journal of comparative medicine East and West dedicated to advancing research in traditional Chinese medicine, integrative medicine and ethnomedicine across cultures. It publishes original research,...

Identifiers

ISSN 0192-415X
eISSN 1793-6853

Publication Cost

US$50 per printed page; Article-Processing Charge applies only if authors opt for Gold Open Access after acceptance.
#5
JO
JIF 5.4
Q1
Hybrid

Journal of Ethnopharmacology is the official journal of the International Society for Ethnopharmacology and focuses on the use of plants, fungi, animals, microorganisms, and minerals in traditional medicine and their biological and pharmacological effects. It...

Identifiers

ISSN 0378-8741
eISSN 1872-7573

Publication Cost

Open access APC: USD 3,580 excluding taxes; subscription publication fee: no publication fee charged to authors.

Publishing Timeline

4 days to first decision; 43 days to decision after review; 85 days to acceptance; 2 days from acceptance to first online publication.
#6
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)
#7
AA
Acupuncture And Herbal Medicine

LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS

JIF 4.3
Q1

Identifiers

ISSN 2097-0226
eISSN 2765-8619
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#8
JO
JIF 4
Q1
Hybrid

Journal of Integrative Medicine (JIM) is a peer-reviewed interdisciplinary journal sponsored by the Shanghai Association of Integrative Medicine and Shanghai Changhai Hospital, China. It continues the Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine and has been publis...

Identifiers

ISSN 2095-4964
eISSN 2095-4964

Publication Cost

Open access APC: USD 1,800 (excluding taxes); subscription publication: no publication fee charged to authors.

Publishing Timeline

Authors are asked to return proof corrections within two days after acceptance.
#9
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
#10
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
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