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Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science

Higher Education Press Limited Company · China · Est. 2003

ISSN1993-0399

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total62

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

548

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 206d

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

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SJR Scorei

0.24

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.277

Total Worksi

2,315

Total Citationsi

4,275

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.36

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science, an international journal, seeks to promote international communication and exchange in order to promote the development of acupuncture-moxibustion and Tuina (Chinese therapeutic massage) therapies.

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2003

Annual Volume~ 64 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,315

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Higher Education Press Limited Company

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1993-0399

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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?

N/A

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

168

2019

157

2020

138

2021

118

2022

112

2023

2024

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 MedicineQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Integrative & Complementary Medicine

Scopus Categories

Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Acupuncture Treatment Research StudiesHealthcare and Venom ResearchTraditional Chinese Medicine StudiesMedical Research and TreatmentsMyofascial pain diagnosis and treatmentSpine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyBotulinum Toxin and Related Neurological DisordersComplementary and Alternative Medicine StudiesGastrointestinal motility and disordersNeurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science

Is Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 62/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science?

Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science 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 0.36.

Is Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.