Journal rankings · indicator year 2018
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Subfield ranking · 2018
Complementary and alternative medicine journal rankings 2018
54 ranked journals · Subfield in Medicine
Complementary and alternative medicine has 54 ranked journals in 2018. The median OJR fell 0.15 on 2017 to 0.26, below the world average of 1.00; Q1 starts at OJR 0.86. The top three are Integrative Medicine International, Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine, and BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2018. 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 2015–2017, the window the 2018 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)
- Surgery901
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine349
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health289
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine280
- Oncology224
- Infectious Diseases210
- Epidemiology193
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism162
- Neurology161
- Physiology155
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging146
- Psychiatry and Mental health141
- Complementary and alternative medicine54
Show all 42 subfields
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine115
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health101
- Ophthalmology95
- Dermatology89
- Hematology78
- Obstetrics and Gynecology73
- Rheumatology65
- Nephrology59
- Pharmacology51
- Reproductive Medicine50
- Emergency Medicine42
- Geriatrics and Gerontology34
- Rehabilitation34
- Otorhinolaryngology33
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine30
- Hepatology24
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine23
- Immunology and Allergy21
- Genetics20
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine15
- Urology15
- Gastroenterology7
- Internal Medicine4
- Transplantation3
- Family Practice2
- Health Informatics2
- Anatomy0
- Biochemistry0
- Microbiology0
54 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 2017. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2015–2017, the window the 2018 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2015–2017 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 2009 to 2018. | Compare |
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1Integrative Medicine InternationalOAKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 12.41Q1 | 0.58 25.32 down from 2017 | 60 | 100% | — | ||
2Journal of Traditional and Complementary MedicineOAElsevier BV · Taiwan | 1.94Q1 | 3.46 0.53 up from 2017 | 232 | 100% | $0 listed | ||
3BMC Complementary and Alternative MedicineOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.61Q1 | 3.20 0.36 up from 2017 | 1,497 | 100% | $2,990 | ||
4Journal of Chinese Integrative MedicineElsevier BV · China | 1.30Q1 | 2.20 0.05 up from 2017 | 185 | 7% | $1,800 | ||
5The Journal of Alternative and Complementary MedicineMary Ann Liebert, Inc. · United States | 1.22Q1 | 2.22 0.09 up from 2017 | 421 | 33% | — | ||
6Complementary Therapies in Clinical PracticeElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.20Q1 | 2.37 0.21 down from 2017 | 240 | 19% | $3,530 | ||
7Integrative Medicine ResearchOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.20Q1 | 2.32 1.19 up from 2017 | 137 | 100% | $1,700 | ||
8Holistic Nursing PracticeLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 1.19Q1 | 0.99 1.44 down from 2017 | 159 | 7% | — | ||
9Complementary Therapies in MedicineOAElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.10Q1 | 2.54 0.17 down from 2017 | 375 | 15% | $2,760 | ||
10Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative MedicineOASAGE Publishing · United States | 1.09Q1 | 1.64 0.60 down from 2017 | 217 | — | $1,200 | ||
11Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative MedicineOAElsevier BV · India | 0.97Q1 | 1.61 0.14 up from 2017 | 151 | 100% | $1,800 | ||
12HomeopathyThieme Medical Publishers (Germany) · Germany | 0.94Q1 | 0.96 0.26 down from 2017 | 190 | 16% | — | ||
13Journal of Dietary SupplementsTaylor & Francis · United States | 0.89Q1 | 1.80 0.12 down from 2017 | 168 | 7% | — | ||
14Acupuncture in MedicineSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.86Q1 | 1.90 0.18 down from 2017 | 229 | 21% | $4,150 | ||
15Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian StudiesElsevier BV · South Korea | 0.79Q2 | 1.18 0.01 down from 2017 | 139 | 100% | — | ||
16EXPLOREElsevier BV · United States | 0.78Q2 | 1.17 0.16 down from 2017 | 198 | 20% | $2,090 | ||
17Complementary Medicine ResearchKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 0.69Q2 | 0.94 0.17 down from 2017 | 175 | 53% | — | ||
18Journal of pharmacopunctureOAKorean Pharmacopuncture Institute · South Korea | 0.55Q2 | 1.36 0.24 up from 2017 | 93 | 100% | — | ||
19World Journal of Traditional Chinese MedicineOAMedknow · India | 0.54Q2 | 0.77 0.20 down from 2017 | 56 | 100% | — | ||
20European Journal of Integrative MedicineElsevier BV · Germany | 0.52Q2 | 1.10 0.22 up from 2017 | 351 | 20% | $2,430 | ||
21Chinese Journal of Integrative MedicineSpringer Science+Business Media · China | 0.45Q2 | 0.96 0.08 up from 2017 | 491 | 1% | $4,190 | ||
22Advances in Integrative MedicineElsevier BV | 0.45Q2 | 0.92 0.04 up from 2017 | 88 | 4% | $2,340 | ||
23Medical AcupunctureMary Ann Liebert, Inc. · United States | 0.39Q2 | 0.59 0.04 up from 2017 | 177 | 99% | — | ||
24Ancient Science of LifeOAMedknow · India | 0.38Q2 | 0.49 0.01 down from 2017 | 120 | 100% | — | ||
25Oriental Pharmacy and Experimental MedicineSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 0.34Q2 | 0.79 0.23 up from 2017 | 115 | 5% | $4,090 | ||
26Research in Health ScienceOAUnited States | 0.32Q2 | 0.51 0.16 up from 2017 | 37 | 100% | — | ||
27AYU (An International Quarterly Journal of Research in Ayurveda)Medknow · India | 0.28Q2 | 0.13 0.63 down from 2017 | 138 | 100% | — | ||
| 0.25Q3 | 0.61 0.56 down from 2017 | 64 | — | — | |||
29TANG [HUMANITAS MEDICINE]OASouth Korea | 0.22Q3 | 0.37 0.27 down from 2017 | 66 | 100% | — | ||
30Journal of Natural RemediesOAInformatics Publishing Limited · India | 0.22Q3 | 0.49 0.25 up from 2017 | 51 | 100% | — | ||
31Herbal Medicine Open AccessUnited States | 0.21Q3 | 0.35 0.20 up from 2017 | 32 | 14% | — | ||
32Nanfang huli xuebaoUniverse Scientific Publishing · China | 0.20Q3 | 0.08 0.12 down from 2017 | 67 | 0% | — | ||
33Journal of Traditional Chinese Medical SciencesOAElsevier BV · China | 0.18Q3 | 0.35 0.11 up from 2017 | 111 | 100% | $1,400 | ||
34Alternative and Complementary TherapiesMary Ann Liebert, Inc. · United States | 0.16Q3 | 0.34 0.23 up from 2017 | 153 | 6% | — | ||
35Deutsche Zeitschrift für AkupunkturSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 0.16Q3 | 0.24 0.01 down from 2017 | 135 | 18% | $3,390 | ||
36Chinese MedicineOASpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 0.16Q3 | 0.08 0.30 down from 2017 | 48 | 100% | — | ||
37Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical SciencesOAUniversity of Karachi · Pakistan | 0.15Q3 | 0.30 0.16 down from 2017 | 534 | 100% | — | ||
38Journal of Complementary Medicine & Alternative HealthcareOAUnited States | 0.15Q3 | 0.24 0.24 up from 2017 | 90 | 100% | — | ||
39Journal of pharmacology & clinical researchOAUnited States | 0.14Q3 | 0.32 0.16 up from 2017 | 94 | 100% | — | ||
40Alternative Complementary & Integrative MedicineOAUnited States | 0.13Q3 | 0.24 0.15 up from 2017 | 44 | 100% | — | ||
41Current Traditional MedicineNetherlands | 0.12Q3 | 0.26no change | 64 | 5% | — | ||
42Medicina dello SportEdizioni Minerva Medica · Italy | 0.12Q4 | 0.18 0.07 down from 2017 | 42 | 1% | — | ||
43Journal of Clinical Exercise PhysiologyUnited States | 0.11Q4 | 0.33 0.23 up from 2017 | 31 | 20% | — | ||
44Focus on Alternative and Complementary TherapiesWiley · United Kingdom | 0.09Q4 | 0.18 0.11 up from 2017 | 83 | — | — | ||
45Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina ScienceSpringer Science+Business Media · China | 0.09Q4 | 0.35no change | 229 | 1% | $3,790 | ||
46Alternative & Integrative MedicineOMICS Publishing Group · United States | 0.08Q4 | 0.07 0.05 down from 2017 | 321 | 1% | — | ||
47Revista Internacional de AcupunturaElsevier BV | 0.04Q4 | 0.15 0.12 up from 2017 | 60 | 5% | $1,870 | ||
48Journal of NursingOAUniverse Scientific Publishing · Singapore | 0.03Q4 | 0.00 0.04 down from 2017 | 50 | 100% | — | ||
49The Chinese Journal of Modern Applied PharmacyChinese Medical Association | 0.03Q4 | 0.00no change | 48 | — | — | ||
50Zhonghua zhongyiyao xuekanChinese Medical Association · China | 0.02Q4 | 0.00 0.03 down from 2017 | 63 | — | — |
Subfields of Medicine, with Complementary and alternative medicine highlighted.
- Surgery901
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine349
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health289
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine280
- Oncology224
- Infectious Diseases210
- Epidemiology193
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism162
- Neurology161
- Physiology155
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging146
- Psychiatry and Mental health141
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine115
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health101
- Ophthalmology95
- Dermatology89
- Hematology78
- Obstetrics and Gynecology73
- Rheumatology65
- Nephrology59
- Complementary and alternative medicine54
- Pharmacology51
- Reproductive Medicine50
- Emergency Medicine42
- Geriatrics and Gerontology34
- Rehabilitation34
- Otorhinolaryngology33
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine30
- Hepatology24
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine23
- Immunology and Allergy21
- Genetics20
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine15
- Urology15
- Gastroenterology7
- Internal Medicine4
- Transplantation3
- Family Practice2
- Health Informatics2
- Anatomy0
- Biochemistry0
- Microbiology0
Journals
Citations made in 2018. Corpus-wide, 81.5% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
24 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 2015–2017, 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: 2018. Publication window: 2015–2017. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 54
- Window papers (baseline)
- 51,618 -39.1% from indicator year 2015
- Median OJR
- 0.263 -55.5% from indicator year 2015
- Rising journals (2025)
- 3
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2015–2017 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.