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Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

Churchill Livingstone · United Kingdom · Est. 1988

ISSN1744-3881eISSN1873-6947

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

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

0.92

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.175

Total Works

1,932

Total Citations

48,319

2yr Mean Citedness

2.58

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice aims to provide rigorous peer-reviewed papers addressing research and implementation of complementary therapies in the clinical setting. It also covers legal and ethical concerns, evaluative accounts of therapy in practice, and philosophical analysis.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1988

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,932

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Churchill Livingstone

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1744-3881 / 1873-6947

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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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 MedicineQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Integrative & Complementary Medicine

Scopus Categories

Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Complementary and Alternative Medicine StudiesAcupuncture Treatment Research StudiesMindfulness and Compassion InterventionsMusic Therapy and HealthMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationCancer survivorship and carePain Management and Placebo EffectHuman auditory perception and evaluationDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesBiofield Effects and Biophysics