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Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine

National Taiwan University · Taiwan · Est. 1928

ISSN2225-4110eISSN2225-4110

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

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?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.788

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.018

Total Worksi

996

Total Citationsi

29,372

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.45

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Integrative & Complementary Medicine; Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

General Information

Country / RegionTaiwan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1928

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications996

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2014

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~12 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Koninklijke BibliotheekPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

National Taiwan University

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

2225-4110 / 2225-4110

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

1.7k

2019

1.6k

2020

1.7k

2021

672

2022

644

2023

110

442

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 MedicineQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Integrative & Complementary Medicine

Scopus Categories

Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesNatural Antidiabetic Agents StudiesEssential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityPhytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesComplementary and Alternative Medicine StudiesAcupuncture Treatment Research StudiesPharmacological Effects of Natural CompoundsPhytochemistry and Biological ActivitiesTraditional Chinese Medicine StudiesEducational Robotics and Engineering

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine

Is Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine?

Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine 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 2.45.

Is Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine?