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JAMS Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies

BioMed Central Ltd · South Korea · Est. 1993

ISSN2093-8152

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.354

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.575

Total Worksi

1,165

Total Citationsi

12,604

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.47

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

the journal of acupuncture and meridian studies is a bimonthly, peer-reviewed, open access journal featuring high-quality studies related to basic and clinical acupuncture and meridian research. of integrative biomedical research and.…

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Korea

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1993

Frequencybimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2024)

Total Publications1,165

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2007

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2093-8152

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

673

2017

267

936

2018

306

2019

295

2020

235

2021

237

2022

160

2023

2024

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 MedicineQ2

Anesthesiology and Pain MedicineQ3

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Complementary and Alternative MedicineAnesthesiology and Pain MedicineMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Acupuncture Treatment Research StudiesHealthcare and Venom ResearchTraditional Chinese Medicine StudiesComplementary and Alternative Medicine StudiesDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationMyofascial pain diagnosis and treatmentEducational Robotics and EngineeringPain Management and Placebo EffectPain Mechanisms and Treatments

Frequently asked questions about JAMS Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies

Is JAMS Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for JAMS Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of JAMS Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies?

JAMS Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.354.

Is JAMS Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

JAMS Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies is indexed in Scopus.