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American Journal of Chinese Medicine

World Scientific · Singapore · Est. 1943

ISSN1793-6853

SJR Q1✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 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

1.27

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.124

Total Worksi

3,478

Total Citationsi

86,381

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.80

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Integrative & Complementary Medicine; Medicine, General & Internal; Complementary and Alternative Medicine; Medicine (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionSingapore

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1943

FrequencySix No. A Year, <2003->

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,478

Publisher OrgWorld Scientific

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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?

World Scientific

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1793-6853

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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

3.4k

2019

107

4.8k

2020

2.7k

2021

101

2.2k

2022

1.7k

2023

1.3k

2024

583

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 MedicineQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Integrative & Complementary MedicineMedicine, General & Internal

Scopus Categories

Complementary and Alternative MedicineMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Acupuncture Treatment Research StudiesPharmacological Effects of Natural CompoundsGinseng Biological Effects and ApplicationsTraditional Chinese Medicine StudiesHealthcare and Venom ResearchTraditional Chinese Medicine AnalysisNatural product bioactivities and synthesisComplementary and Alternative Medicine StudiesPhytochemistry and Biological ActivitiesDrug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection

Frequently asked questions about American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Is American Journal of Chinese Medicine a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for American Journal of Chinese Medicine: 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 American Journal of Chinese Medicine?

American Journal of Chinese Medicine 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 5.80.

Is American Journal of Chinese Medicine indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

American Journal of Chinese Medicine is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of American Journal of Chinese Medicine?