Journal rankings · indicator year 2022
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Subfield ranking · 2022
Complementary and alternative medicine journal rankings 2022
51 ranked journals · Subfield in Medicine
Complementary and alternative medicine has 51 ranked journals in 2022. The median journal has an OJR of 0.41, below the world average of 1.00, up 0.02 on 2021; Q1 starts at OJR 0.93. The top three are BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine, and BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2022. 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 2019–2021, the window the 2022 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)
- Surgery1,001
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine367
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health310
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine296
- Oncology245
- Infectious Diseases243
- Epidemiology196
- Neurology176
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging165
- Physiology162
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism159
- Psychiatry and Mental health147
- Complementary and alternative medicine51
Show all 42 subfields
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine123
- Ophthalmology103
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health101
- Dermatology97
- Obstetrics and Gynecology88
- Hematology83
- Rheumatology65
- Nephrology62
- Reproductive Medicine54
- Pharmacology51
- Emergency Medicine43
- Geriatrics and Gerontology38
- Rehabilitation36
- Otorhinolaryngology34
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine29
- Hepatology28
- Immunology and Allergy24
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine23
- Genetics20
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine15
- Urology12
- Gastroenterology8
- Internal Medicine6
- Health Informatics5
- Transplantation3
- Family Practice2
- Anatomy0
- Biochemistry0
- Microbiology0
51 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 2021. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2019–2021, the window the 2022 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2019–2021 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 2013 to 2022. | Compare |
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1BMC Complementary and Alternative MedicineOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.83Q1 | 0.00 5.74 down from 2021 | 370 | — | $2,990 | ||
2Journal of Traditional and Complementary MedicineOAElsevier BV · Taiwan | 1.76Q1 | 4.90 0.59 up from 2021 | 204 | 100% | $0 listed | ||
3BMC Complementary Medicine and TherapiesOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.62Q1 | 4.88 1.28 up from 2021 | 674 | 100% | $2,195 | ||
4Journal of Evidence-Based Integrative MedicineOASAGE Publishing · United States | 1.51Q1 | 4.61 0.22 up from 2021 | 75 | 100% | $2,000 | ||
5Journal of Chinese Integrative MedicineElsevier BV · China | 1.45Q1 | 5.51 0.62 up from 2021 | 197 | 31% | $1,800 | ||
6Complementary Therapies in Clinical PracticeElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.18Q1 | 4.36 0.15 down from 2021 | 487 | 35% | $3,530 | ||
7The Journal of Alternative and Complementary MedicineMary Ann Liebert, Inc. · United States | 1.08Q1 | 2.90 0.08 up from 2021 | 429 | — | — | ||
8Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative MedicineOAElsevier BV · India | 1.05Q1 | 3.25 0.87 down from 2021 | 278 | 100% | $1,800 | ||
9Complementary Therapies in MedicineOAElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.02Q1 | 4.54 0.43 up from 2021 | 679 | 100% | $2,760 | ||
10Chinese Journal of Integrative MedicineSpringer Science+Business Media · China | 1.01Q1 | 2.68 0.51 down from 2021 | 380 | 15% | $4,190 | ||
11Journal of pharmacopunctureOAKorean Pharmacopuncture Institute · South Korea | 1.00Q1 | 2.63 0.21 down from 2021 | 88 | 100% | — | ||
12Integrative Medicine ResearchOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 0.96Q1 | 3.54 0.25 down from 2021 | 220 | 100% | $1,700 | ||
13Journal of Dietary SupplementsTaylor & Francis · United States | 0.93Q1 | 3.26 0.53 up from 2021 | 137 | 30% | — | ||
14Oriental Pharmacy and Experimental MedicineSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 0.92Q2 | 2.70 0.38 up from 2021 | 260 | 18% | $4,090 | ||
15World Journal of Traditional Chinese MedicineOAMedknow · India | 0.88Q2 | 3.04 1.72 up from 2021 | 163 | 100% | — | ||
16European Journal of Integrative MedicineElsevier BV · Germany | 0.79Q2 | 3.30 1.02 up from 2021 | 372 | 34% | $2,430 | ||
17Acupuncture in MedicineSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 0.78Q2 | 1.84 0.02 up from 2021 | 262 | 11% | $4,150 | ||
18Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian StudiesElsevier BV · South Korea | 0.75Q2 | 1.51 0.03 up from 2021 | 75 | 100% | — | ||
19EXPLOREElsevier BV · United States | 0.72Q2 | 2.07 0.36 up from 2021 | 313 | 19% | $2,090 | ||
20Holistic Nursing PracticeLippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 0.70Q2 | 1.21 0.06 up from 2021 | 168 | 14% | — | ||
21Advances in Integrative MedicineElsevier BV | 0.69Q2 | 2.14 0.02 up from 2021 | 116 | 21% | $2,340 | ||
22HomeopathyThieme Medical Publishers (Germany) · Germany | 0.61Q2 | 2.36 0.37 up from 2021 | 139 | 5% | — | ||
23Complementary Medicine ResearchKarger Publishers · Switzerland | 0.58Q2 | 1.68 0.28 up from 2021 | 177 | 41% | — | ||
24Digital Chinese MedicineOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 0.52Q2 | 2.12 1.16 up from 2021 | 79 | 100% | $980 | ||
25Medical AcupunctureMary Ann Liebert, Inc. · United States | 0.49Q2 | 1.12 0.08 up from 2021 | 192 | 90% | — | ||
26International Journal of Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork Research Education & PracticeOAMassage Therapy Foundation · Canada | 0.41Q2 | 0.63 0.26 down from 2021 | 45 | 100% | — | ||
27Journal of Traditional Chinese Medical SciencesOAElsevier BV · China | 0.34Q3 | 1.43 0.45 up from 2021 | 131 | 100% | $1,400 | ||
28AYU (An International Quarterly Journal of Research in Ayurveda)Medknow · India | 0.29Q3 | 0.40 0.11 down from 2021 | 98 | 78% | — | ||
29Chinese Medicine and CultureOALippincott Williams & Wilkins · United States | 0.27Q3 | 0.66 0.57 up from 2021 | 60 | 100% | — | ||
30Current Traditional MedicineNetherlands | 0.27Q3 | 0.56 0.06 up from 2021 | 156 | 1% | — | ||
31Research in Health ScienceOAUnited States | 0.21Q3 | 0.78 0.37 up from 2021 | 87 | 100% | — | ||
32Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina ScienceSpringer Science+Business Media · China | 0.15Q3 | 0.51 0.15 up from 2021 | 197 | 12% | $3,790 | ||
33Journal of Clinical Exercise PhysiologyUnited States | 0.14Q3 | 0.28 0.17 down from 2021 | 77 | 17% | — | ||
34Journal of Natural RemediesOAInformatics Publishing Limited · India | 0.14Q3 | 0.36 0.17 up from 2021 | 297 | 100% | — | ||
| 0.14Q3 | 0.35 0.11 up from 2021 | 132 | 98% | — | |||
36Revista Internacional de AcupunturaElsevier BV | 0.14Q3 | 0.48 0.25 up from 2021 | 69 | 11% | $1,870 | ||
37Alternative Complementary & Integrative MedicineOAUnited States | 0.10Q3 | 0.28 0.04 down from 2021 | 99 | 100% | — | ||
38Alternative and Complementary TherapiesMary Ann Liebert, Inc. · United States | 0.10Q3 | 0.29 0.02 down from 2021 | 143 | — | — | ||
39American Journal of Traditional Chinese Veterinary MedicinePublisher not listed | 0.10Q3 | 0.26 0.26 up from 2021 | 31 | 47% | — | ||
40Traditional Medicine and Modern MedicineOAWorld Scientific · United States | 0.07Q4 | 0.32 0.05 up from 2021 | 53 | 100% | — | ||
41Acupuncture & Electro-Therapeutics ResearchCognizant · United States | 0.07Q4 | 0.13 0.37 down from 2021 | 69 | 0% | $4,150 | ||
42Journal of Complementary Medicine & Alternative HealthcareOAUnited States | 0.06Q4 | 0.09 0.06 down from 2021 | 65 | 100% | — | ||
43Journal of pharmacology & clinical researchOAUnited States | 0.06Q4 | 0.00 0.19 down from 2021 | 36 | 100% | — | ||
44Open Access Journal of Complementary & Alternative MedicineOALupine Publishers · United States | 0.05Q4 | 0.14 0.02 down from 2021 | 49 | 100% | — | ||
45Journal of Clinical and Nursing ResearchAustralia | 0.03Q4 | 0.07 0.04 up from 2021 | 398 | 93% | — | ||
46Clinical Research CommunicationsTMR publishing group · New Zealand | 0.03Q4 | 0.10 0.03 up from 2021 | 50 | 100% | — | ||
47Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical SciencesOAUniversity of Karachi · Pakistan | 0.03Q4 | 0.15 0.11 up from 2021 | 863 | 100% | — | ||
48International Journal of Chinese MedicineOAScience Publishing Group · United States | 0.02Q4 | 0.00 0.43 down from 2021 | 32 | 100% | — | ||
49Deutsche Zeitschrift für AkupunkturSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 0.02Q4 | 0.05 0.02 down from 2021 | 141 | 27% | $3,390 | ||
50Frontiers in Medical Science ResearchPublisher not listed | 0.02Q4 | 0.04 0.01 up from 2021 | 141 | 98% | — |
Subfields of Medicine, with Complementary and alternative medicine highlighted.
- Surgery1,001
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine367
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health310
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine296
- Oncology245
- Infectious Diseases243
- Epidemiology196
- Neurology176
- Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging165
- Physiology162
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism159
- Psychiatry and Mental health147
- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine123
- Ophthalmology103
- Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health101
- Dermatology97
- Obstetrics and Gynecology88
- Hematology83
- Rheumatology65
- Nephrology62
- Reproductive Medicine54
- Complementary and alternative medicine51
- Pharmacology51
- Emergency Medicine43
- Geriatrics and Gerontology38
- Rehabilitation36
- Otorhinolaryngology34
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine29
- Hepatology28
- Immunology and Allergy24
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine23
- Genetics20
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine15
- Urology12
- Gastroenterology8
- Internal Medicine6
- Health Informatics5
- Transplantation3
- Family Practice2
- Anatomy0
- Biochemistry0
- Microbiology0
Journals
Citations made in 2022. Corpus-wide, 89.5% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
28 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 2019–2021, 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: 2022. Publication window: 2019–2021. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 51
- Window papers (baseline)
- 44,112 +9.7% from indicator year 2019
- Median OJR
- 0.408 +62.1% from indicator year 2019
- Rising journals (2025)
- 3
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2019–2021 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.