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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

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

1.298

H-Indexi

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~ 187 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

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

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1749-8546 / 1749-8546

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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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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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

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

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

2.9k

2019

128

4.4k

2020

144

4.7k

2021

147

4.2k

2022

164

3.5k

2023

180

2.3k

2024

217

1.7k

2025

215

191

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. 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)?