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Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Churchill Livingstone · United Kingdom

ISSN1873-6963

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

/ 100

High Trust

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total75

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

1.018

H-Index

115

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.319

Total Works

3,846

Total Citations

87,639

2yr Mean Citedness

2.67

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Complementary Therapies in Medicine publishes research on non-pharmacological interventions for various health conditions. Studies investigate the efficacy of therapies such as acupuncture, aromatherapy, yoga, and exercise for managing pain, anxiety, depression, sleep disturbances, and cognitive function. The journal also explores the mechanisms of these therapies and their impact on physical and psychological well-being.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencySix No. A Year

StatusActive

Total Publications3,846

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~22 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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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?

1873-6963

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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.

Advanced and Specialized NursingQ1

Complementary and Alternative MedicineQ1

Complementary and Manual TherapyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Integrative & Complementary Medicine

Scopus Categories

Complementary and Manual TherapyComplementary and Alternative MedicineAdvanced and Specialized Nursing

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Complementary and Alternative Medicine StudiesAcupuncture Treatment Research StudiesMindfulness and Compassion InterventionsPain Management and Placebo EffectBiofield Effects and BiophysicsMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationTraditional Chinese Medicine StudiesMusic Therapy and HealthDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluation