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Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 2005

ISSN1878-7541

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

0.51

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.845

Total Works

2,743

Total Citations

26,076

2yr Mean Citedness

1.12

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

EXPLORE: The Journal of Science & Healing addresses the scientific principles behind, and applications of, evidence-based healing practices from a wide variety of sources, including conventional, alternative, and cross-cultural medicine. It is an interdisciplinary journal.

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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 States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2005

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,743

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1878-7541

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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

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

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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.

ChiropracticsQ1

AnalysisQ2

Complementary and Alternative MedicineQ2

Nursing (miscellaneous)Q2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Integrative & Complementary Medicine

Scopus Categories

Complementary and Alternative MedicineNursing (miscellaneous)AnalysisChiropracticsMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Complementary and Alternative Medicine StudiesAcupuncture Treatment Research StudiesMindfulness and Compassion InterventionsParanormal Experiences and BeliefsDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesBiofield Effects and BiophysicsHuman auditory perception and evaluationEducational Robotics and EngineeringMusic Therapy and HealthPain Management and Placebo Effect