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Explore

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 2005

ISSN1878-7541

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.526

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.845

Total Worksi

2,743

Total Citationsi

26,076

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.12

Open Impact Factor alternative

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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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

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

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

Citations received

109

2019

179

2.1k

2020

122

935

2021

133

911

2022

164

787

2023

132

383

2024

166

151

2025

145

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.

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

Frequently asked questions about Explore

Is Explore a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Explore: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Explore?

Explore 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 1.12.

Is Explore indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Explore is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.