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Chinese Medicine (United Kingdom)

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2006

ISSN1749-8546eISSN1749-8546

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

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?

136

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 105d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.298

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.327

Total Worksi

1,567

Total Citationsi

43,135

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.26

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Integrative & Complementary Medicine; Pharmacology & Pharmacy; Complementary and Alternative Medicine; Pharmacology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2006

Annual Volume~ 188 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,567

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2005

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~31 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC0

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

British Library; Koninklijke BibliotheekCLOCKSSLOCKSSPorticoPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1749-8546 / 1749-8546

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

British Library; Koninklijke Bibliotheek, CLOCKSS, LOCKSS, Portico, PMC

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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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

Citations received

2.9k

2019

128

4.3k

2020

144

4.5k

2021

147

2022

164

3.3k

2023

180

2.1k

2024

220

1.4k

2025

174

101

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 MedicineQ1

PharmacologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Integrative & Complementary MedicinePharmacology & Pharmacy

Scopus Categories

PharmacologyComplementary and Alternative Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Traditional Chinese Medicine AnalysisTraditional Chinese Medicine StudiesGinseng Biological Effects and ApplicationsAcupuncture Treatment Research StudiesMetabolomics and Mass Spectrometry StudiesPharmacological Effects of Natural CompoundsGut microbiota and healthBerberine and alkaloids researchNatural product bioactivities and synthesisPlant-based Medicinal Research

Frequently asked questions about Chinese Medicine (United Kingdom)

Is Chinese Medicine (United Kingdom) a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Chinese Medicine (United Kingdom): it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 100/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Chinese Medicine (United Kingdom)?

Chinese Medicine (United Kingdom) 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 5.26.

Is Chinese Medicine (United Kingdom) indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Chinese Medicine (United Kingdom) is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Chinese Medicine (United Kingdom)?