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Journal of Natural Medicines

Springer Japan · Japan · Est. 1993

ISSN1340-3443eISSN1861-0293

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.482

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.942

Total Worksi

2,039

Total Citationsi

42,317

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.07

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Natural Medicines is an international hybrid journal presenting original research in naturally occurring medicines and their related foods and cosmetics. Subjects include chemistry of natural products; biochemistry of medicinal plants; pharmacology of natural products and herbs, including Kampo formulas and traditional herbs; botanical anatomy; cultivation of medicinal plants, and regulatory sciences of herbal medicines. Publishes Reviews, Mini-Reviews, Original Papers, Notes, Rapid Communications, and Natural Resource Letters. Three papers in each volume will receive the Journal of Natural Medicines award.

General Information

Country / RegionJapan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1993

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,039

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Japan

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1340-3443 / 1861-0293

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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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?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

106

3.2k

2019

1.3k

2020

120

1.6k

2021

799

2022

720

2023

492

2024

110

191

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 MedicineQ2

Organic ChemistryQ2

Pharmaceutical ScienceQ2

Drug DiscoveryQ3

Molecular MedicineQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, MedicinalPharmacology & Pharmacy

Scopus Categories

Complementary and Alternative MedicineDrug DiscoveryPharmaceutical ScienceOrganic ChemistryMolecular Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Natural product bioactivities and synthesisPhytochemistry and Biological ActivitiesPharmacological Effects of Natural CompoundsPhytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesTraditional and Medicinal Uses of AnnonaceaePhytochemical compounds biological activitiesTraditional Chinese Medicine AnalysisGinseng Biological Effects and ApplicationsPlant biochemistry and biosynthesisEssential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Natural Medicines

Is Journal of Natural Medicines a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Natural Medicines: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Natural Medicines?

Journal of Natural Medicines 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 2.07.

Is Journal of Natural Medicines indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Natural Medicines is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.