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Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge

National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research · India

ISSN0975-1068

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.215

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.716

Total Worksi

1,095

Total Citationsi

9,962

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.28

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge covers ethnomedicine, ethnopharmacology, ethnopharmacognosy, ayush, and ethno-biology. It also includes clinical studies on the efficacy of traditional knowledge, which is defined as the knowledge, innovations, and practices of indigenous and local communities embodying traditional life-styles and wisdom developed over many generations of holistic traditional scientific utilization of the lands, natural resources, and environment.

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General Information

Country / RegionIndia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 108 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,095

Publisher OrgNISCAIR

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~10 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0975-1068

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

262

2019

422

2020

143

454

2021

1.9k

2022

104

138

2023

117

2024

102

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Complementary and Alternative MedicineQ3

Complementary and Manual TherapyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Plant Sciences

Scopus Categories

Complementary and Manual TherapyComplementary and Alternative Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants StudiesPhytochemicals and Medicinal PlantsAgricultural Economics and PracticesFood Science and Nutritional StudiesEssential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityNatural Antidiabetic Agents StudiesComplementary and Alternative Medicine StudiesSouth Asian Studies and ConflictsDrug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and ProtectionBotanical Research and Chemistry

Frequently asked questions about Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge

Is Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge?

Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.28.

Is Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

How much does it cost to publish in Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge?

Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.