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Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science

Higher Education Press Limited Company · China · Est. 2003

ISSN1993-0399

SJR Q4✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q4+5

Total15

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

0.184

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.277

Total Works

2,315

Total Citations

4,275

2yr Mean Citedness

0.36

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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.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

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—

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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?

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

Times cited

2019

2020

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2023

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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.

Complementary and Alternative MedicineQ4

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