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Journal of Herbal Medicine

Elsevier GmbH · Germany · Est. 2011

ISSN2210-8041

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.44

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SNIP

0.681

Total Works

1,103

Total Citations

15,283

2yr Mean Citedness

1.96

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Herbal Medicine serves as an authoritative resource on the profession and practice of herbal medicine. It publishes research on traditional medicine, ethnobotany, western herbal medicine, herbal therapeutics, phytomedicine, herbal preparations, and medicinal plants in healthcare. The journal also covers biological and pharmacological effects of plant extracts, and their various activities such as anti-inflammatory, anti-cholesterol, hypotensive, antispasmodic, anti-diabetic, anticancer, antiviral, antibacterial, and antifungal.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2011

Annual Volume~ 149 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,103

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

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2210-8041

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

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Times cited

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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 MedicineQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Integrative & Complementary Medicine

Scopus Categories

Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants StudiesEssential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityComplementary and Alternative Medicine StudiesNatural Antidiabetic Agents StudiesPhytochemistry and Biological ActivitiesPharmacological Effects of Natural CompoundsPhytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesNatural product bioactivities and synthesisPhytochemicals and Medicinal PlantsHerbal Medicine Research Studies