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World Journal of Acupuncture - Moxibustion

KeAi Communications Co. · Netherlands

ISSN1003-5257eISSN2773-0751
SJR Q3WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
37
/ 100
High Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS ESCI+10
Scopus Q3+12
DOAJ Verified+15
Total37
Journal Impact Factor
This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Score
0.285
H-Index
15
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.595
Total Works
930
Total Citations
2,413
2yr Mean Citedness
0.72
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Aims & Scope

World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies (WFAS) is the first academic non-governmental organization which settled the head office in China. WFAS is a non-governmental international union of acupuncture-moxibustion societies that builds official relations with the World Health Organization and A-level liaison with the Technical Committe... World Federation of Acupuncture-Moxibustion Societies (WFAS)is the first academic non-governmental organization which settled the head office in China. WFAS is a non-governmental international union of acupuncture-moxibustion societies that builds official relations with the World Health Organization and A-level liaison with the Technical Committee of Traditional Chinese Medicine of International Organization for Standardization (ISO/TC249). There are 253 group members, representing nearly 400,000 acupuncture workers in 70 countries and regions currently. Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciencesis the leading research institution of acupuncture-moxibustion in China. It is a comprehensive research organization subordinated to National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, including scientific research, educational training and medical practice. This institute has led the development direction of acupuncture-moxibustion research and played an extremely important role in the history of acupuncture-moxibustion development. China Association of Acupuncture and Moxibustion (CAAM)is a national first-level society of China Association for Science and Technology and is one of the most important academic groups in promoting the cause of acupuncture medicine. At present, there are more than 40,000 members, including the teachers, research specialists, clinicians and acupuncture researchers from universities and colleges, research institutes, clinical hospitals of traditional Chinese medicine, as well as academic research groups of traditional Chinese medicine. Xin XIE | Jia-yi

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
30
weeks to review
Slow · median is 15 wks
Q3
SJR Rank
Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
Annual Volume~ 48 articles / year
StatusActive
Total Publications930
Publisher OrgElsevier BV
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access
Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~30 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✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
Koninklijke BibliotheekPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 · 83%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
KeAi Communications Co.
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1003-5257 / 2773-0751
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Portico, CLOCKSS
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
Times cited
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Complementary and Alternative MedicineQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Integrative & Complementary Medicine

Scopus Categories

Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Acupuncture Treatment Research StudiesHealthcare and Venom ResearchTraditional Chinese Medicine StudiesComplementary and Alternative Medicine StudiesMyofascial pain diagnosis and treatment
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref