Journal rankings · indicator year 2017
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Subfield ranking · 2017
Complementary and alternative medicine journal rankings 2017
47 ranked journals · Subfield in Medicine
Complementary and alternative medicine has 47 ranked journals in 2017. The median journal has an OJR of 0.42, below the world average of 1.00, down 0.01 on 2016; Q1 starts at OJR 0.98. The top three are Integrative Medicine International, Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine, and BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2017. Journal access status and listed APC: source snapshot September 23, 2026.
Journals whose main subfield sits in this category and that published at least 30 citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) in 2014–2016, the window the 2017 score is computed on.
The OpenJournalRank Indicator (OJR) is a free, publicly available metric of a journal’s field-normalized citation impact, computed from open OpenAlex citation data. It compares citations to a journal’s papers from the previous three years with the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and values can be compared across fields. It is computed with the NCI3 method.
The middle OJR among ranked journals in this category: half score higher, half lower. 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type.
The dot is this category, the solid tick is the median of all ranked journals and the dashed line is the world average.
Share of ranked journals in this category that are fully open access, so every paper is free to read. Hybrid journals, which sell subscriptions and open single papers for a fee, are not counted.
Median list price of the article processing charge, in US dollars, among ranked journals in this category that list a price above zero. Journals with a listed APC of $0 and journals with no known price are left out of this median. The At a glance table below gives a second median that includes the $0 prices.
Subfields of Medicine (42)
- Surgery852
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine324
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health270
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine266
- Oncology213
- Infectious Diseases198
- Epidemiology185
- Neurology157
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism156
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging144
- Physiology143
- Psychiatry and Mental health142
- Complementary and alternative medicine47
Show all 42 subfields
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine107
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health97
- Ophthalmology87
- Dermatology83
- Hematology74
- Obstetrics and Gynecology68
- Rheumatology65
- Nephrology58
- Reproductive Medicine50
- Pharmacology46
- Emergency Medicine38
- Geriatrics and Gerontology35
- Otorhinolaryngology32
- Rehabilitation29
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine25
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine23
- Hepatology23
- Genetics21
- Immunology and Allergy20
- Urology13
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine12
- Gastroenterology7
- Internal Medicine4
- Family Practice3
- Transplantation3
- Health Informatics2
- Anatomy0
- Biochemistry0
- Microbiology0
47 ranked journals
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Rank is the position by OJR within the list on screen; 1 is the highest. | OJR is field-normalized 3-year citation impact: 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so values compare across fields. The badge is the journal’s quartile in this list. | Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is not field-normalized, so compare it only between journals of the same field. ▲ or ▼ is the change from 2016. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2014–2016, the window the 2017 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2014–2016 papers that are free to read in any open-access form. The green OA tag next to a title marks a fully open-access journal. | List price of the article processing charge in US dollars. “$0 listed” means the listed price is zero; a dash means no price is listed. | The line is the journal’s OJR from 2008 to 2017. | Compare |
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1Integrative Medicine InternationalOAKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 9.37Q1 | 25.90 8.50 up from 2016 | 58 | 100% | — | ||
2Journal of Traditional and Complementary MedicineOAElsevier BV · Taiwan | 1.84Q1 | 2.93 0.68 up from 2016 | 209 | 100% | $0 listed | ||
3BMC Complementary and Alternative MedicineOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.62Q1 | 2.84 0.14 down from 2016 | 1,465 | 100% | $2,990 | ||
4Complementary Therapies in Clinical PracticeElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.60Q1 | 2.58 0.15 up from 2016 | 183 | 17% | $3,530 | ||
5Holistic Nursing PracticeLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 1.42Q1 | 2.43 0.21 up from 2016 | 146 | 5% | — | ||
6Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative MedicineOASAGE Publishing · United States | 1.40Q1 | 2.24 0.22 up from 2016 | 199 | 100% | $1,200 | ||
7Journal of Chinese Integrative MedicineElsevier BV · China | 1.37Q1 | 2.15 0.34 down from 2016 | 169 | 3% | $1,800 | ||
8Complementary Therapies in MedicineOAElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.23Q1 | 2.71 0.01 down from 2016 | 358 | 19% | $2,760 | ||
9The Journal of Alternative and Complementary MedicineMary Ann Liebert, Inc. · United States | 1.23Q1 | 2.13 0.16 up from 2016 | 361 | 23% | — | ||
10Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative MedicineOAElsevier BV · India | 1.17Q1 | 1.47 0.39 up from 2016 | 135 | 100% | $1,800 | ||
11HomeopathyThieme Medical Publishers (Germany) · Germany | 1.05Q1 | 1.23 0.55 down from 2016 | 204 | 9% | — | ||
12Acupuncture in MedicineSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.98Q1 | 2.08 0.34 up from 2016 | 258 | 20% | $4,150 | ||
13EXPLOREElsevier BV · United States | 0.90Q2 | 1.33 0.01 up from 2016 | 196 | 9% | $2,090 | ||
14Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian StudiesElsevier BV · South Korea | 0.83Q2 | 1.19 0.02 up from 2016 | 137 | 98% | — | ||
15AYU (An International Quarterly Journal of Research in Ayurveda)Medknow · India | 0.75Q2 | 0.76 0.31 up from 2016 | 179 | 100% | — | ||
16Complementary Medicine ResearchKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 0.72Q2 | 1.11 0.06 up from 2016 | 136 | 58% | — | ||
17Journal of Dietary SupplementsTaylor & Francis · United States | 0.71Q2 | 1.92 0.12 up from 2016 | 127 | 10% | — | ||
18Integrative Medicine ResearchOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 0.66Q2 | 1.13 0.16 down from 2016 | 110 | 100% | $1,700 | ||
19World Journal of Traditional Chinese MedicineOAMedknow · India | 0.53Q2 | 0.98 0.09 up from 2016 | 40 | 100% | — | ||
| 0.53Q2 | 1.16 0.07 down from 2016 | 49 | 0% | — | |||
21European Journal of Integrative MedicineElsevier BV · Germany | 0.52Q2 | 0.88 0.29 down from 2016 | 314 | 19% | $2,430 | ||
22Journal of pharmacopunctureOAKorean Pharmacopuncture Institute · South Korea | 0.50Q2 | 1.12 0.41 up from 2016 | 115 | 100% | — | ||
23Chinese Journal of Integrative MedicineSpringer Science+Business Media · China | 0.48Q2 | 0.89 0.13 down from 2016 | 553 | 1% | $4,190 | ||
24Ancient Science of LifeOAMedknow · India | 0.42Q2 | 0.51 0.19 down from 2016 | 128 | 100% | — | ||
25Medical AcupunctureMary Ann Liebert, Inc. · United States | 0.41Q3 | 0.55 0.13 up from 2016 | 175 | 72% | — | ||
26TANG [HUMANITAS MEDICINE]OASouth Korea | 0.39Q3 | 0.64 0.20 up from 2016 | 84 | 100% | — | ||
27Advances in Integrative MedicineElsevier BV | 0.37Q3 | 0.88 0.17 down from 2016 | 75 | 5% | $2,340 | ||
28Deutsche Zeitschrift für AkupunkturSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 0.31Q3 | 0.25 0.17 down from 2016 | 142 | 3% | $3,390 | ||
29International Journal of Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork Research Education & PracticeOAMassage Therapy Foundation · Canada | 0.28Q3 | 0.55 0.32 down from 2016 | 33 | 100% | — | ||
30Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical SciencesOAUniversity of Karachi · Pakistan | 0.27Q3 | 0.46no 2016 value | 291 | 100% | — | — | |
31Oriental Pharmacy and Experimental MedicineSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 0.23Q3 | 0.56no change | 105 | 8% | $4,090 | ||
32Chinese MedicineOASpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 0.23Q3 | 0.38 0.22 down from 2016 | 71 | 100% | — | ||
33Journal of Traditional Chinese Medical SciencesOAElsevier BV · China | 0.17Q3 | 0.24 0.02 down from 2016 | 83 | 100% | $1,400 | ||
34Current Traditional MedicineNetherlands | 0.16Q3 | 0.26 0.04 up from 2016 | 43 | 0% | — | ||
35Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Ganzheitsmedizin / Swiss Journal of Integrative MedicineOAKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 0.16Q3 | 0.12 0.23 down from 2016 | 116 | 100% | — | ||
36Journal of Natural RemediesOAInformatics Publishing Limited · India | 0.14Q3 | 0.24 0.02 down from 2016 | 40 | 95% | — | ||
37Focus on Alternative and Complementary TherapiesWiley · United Kingdom | 0.11Q4 | 0.07 0.21 down from 2016 | 139 | — | — | ||
38Alternative & Integrative MedicineOMICS Publishing Group · United States | 0.10Q4 | 0.12 0.35 down from 2016 | 223 | 4% | — | ||
39Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina ScienceSpringer Science+Business Media · China | 0.10Q4 | 0.35 0.04 up from 2016 | 226 | 3% | $3,790 | ||
40Alternative and Complementary TherapiesMary Ann Liebert, Inc. · United States | 0.08Q4 | 0.11 0.05 down from 2016 | 145 | 8% | — | ||
41Nanfang huli xuebaoUniverse Scientific Publishing · China | 0.04Q4 | 0.20 0.09 up from 2016 | 158 | 0% | — | ||
42Journal of NursingOAUniverse Scientific Publishing · Singapore | 0.03Q4 | 0.04no change | 56 | — | — | ||
43Zhongguo xunzheng yixue zazhiSichuan University School of Medicine · China | 0.02Q4 | 0.00 0.05 down from 2016 | 290 | 0% | — | ||
44Revista Internacional de AcupunturaElsevier BV | 0.02Q4 | 0.02 0.27 down from 2016 | 45 | 5% | $1,870 | ||
45Zhonghua zhongyiyao xuekanChinese Medical Association · China | 0.01Q4 | 0.03 0.01 up from 2016 | 432 | 0% | — | ||
46The Chinese Journal of Modern Applied PharmacyChinese Medical Association | 0.00Q4 | 0.00 0.02 down from 2016 | 125 | 0% | — | ||
46China Continuing Medical EducationPublisher not listed | 0.00Q4 | 0.00no change | 663 | — | — |
Subfields of Medicine, with Complementary and alternative medicine highlighted.
- Surgery852
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine324
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health270
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine266
- Oncology213
- Infectious Diseases198
- Epidemiology185
- Neurology157
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism156
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging144
- Physiology143
- Psychiatry and Mental health142
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine107
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health97
- Ophthalmology87
- Dermatology83
- Hematology74
- Obstetrics and Gynecology68
- Rheumatology65
- Nephrology58
- Reproductive Medicine50
- Complementary and alternative medicine47
- Pharmacology46
- Emergency Medicine38
- Geriatrics and Gerontology35
- Otorhinolaryngology32
- Rehabilitation29
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine25
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine23
- Hepatology23
- Genetics21
- Immunology and Allergy20
- Urology13
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine12
- Gastroenterology7
- Internal Medicine4
- Family Practice3
- Transplantation3
- Health Informatics2
- Anatomy0
- Biochemistry0
- Microbiology0
Journals
Citations made in 2017. Corpus-wide, 77.7% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
23 additional Complementary and alternative medicine journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2014–2016, at least 80% of them with a subfield, and a positive world-average expectation. Ranks are within the whole category; filters hide rows without re-ranking. OJR excludes self-citations.
At a glance
Indicator year: 2017. Publication window: 2014–2016. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 47
- Window papers (baseline)
- 67,381 -20.7% from indicator year 2014
- Median OJR
- 0.42 -22.0% from indicator year 2014
- Rising journals (2025)
- 3
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2014–2016 in all journals of the world-average baseline, including non-core journals, counted by each paper’s own subfield. They are not the papers of the ranked journals alone.
| Measure | Year series | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Ranked journals | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 47 | 54 | 54 | 51 | 50 | 51 | 54 | 59 | 58 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 10,081 | 12,572 | 16,878 | 21,623 | 26,753 | 31,706 | 37,684 | 43,890 | 50,771 | 57,287 | 63,712 | 70,340 | 76,880 | 82,138 | 84,954 | 84,743 | 79,392 | 67,381 | 51,618 | 40,222 | 35,638 | 38,286 | 44,112 | 53,446 | 58,255 | 63,352 | |
| Median OJR | 0.09 | 0.1623 | 0.303 | 0.302 | 0.17 | 0.256 | 0.242 | 0.21 | 0.1617 | 0.27 | 0.3159 | 0.31 | 0.390 | 0.40 | 0.53 | 0.59 | 0.43 | 0.42 | 0.263 | 0.25 | 0.238 | 0.391 | 0.408 | 0.407 | 0.3165 | 0.37 |
How to read these rankings
- OJR, the OpenJournalRank Indicator
- A field-normalized 3-year citation impact, computed from OpenAlex with the NCI3 method. It divides the citations a journal’s papers received by the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and 2.00 means twice as many citations as expected. Because it is normalized, it can be compared across fields. Read the methodology
- Quartiles
- Q1 to Q4 split the ranked journals of the list you are viewing into four equal groups by OJR. A journal’s quartile depends on the list: the same journal can be Q1 in its subfield and Q2 among all journals.
- Impact factor (2-year)
- Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is easy to compare with familiar impact factors but is not field-normalized, so compare it only within a field. It is not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. Why it differs from the Journal Impact Factor
- Rank ranges
- Each rank in the latest year carries a likely range from 1,000 resamples of the journal’s papers. Where two journals’ ranges overlap, the data cannot tell them apart, so treat neighbouring ranks as ties.