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World Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India · Est. 2015

ISSN2311-8571eISSN2589-2894

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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 ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 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

0.37

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.102

Total Worksi

528

Total Citationsi

3,437

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.06

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Integrative & Complementary Medicine; Medicine, Research & Experimental; Pharmacology & Pharmacy; Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

General Information

Country / RegionIndia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2015

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications528

Publisher OrgMedknow

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2014

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-SA

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2311-8571 / 2589-2894

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

LOCKSS, 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

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

225

2019

630

2020

2021

504

2022

241

2023

183

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 MedicineQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Integrative & Complementary MedicineMedicine, Research & ExperimentalPharmacology & Pharmacy

Scopus Categories

Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Traditional Chinese Medicine StudiesTraditional Chinese Medicine AnalysisPharmacological Effects of Natural CompoundsAcupuncture Treatment Research StudiesNatural product bioactivities and synthesisPlant-based Medicinal ResearchPhytochemistry and Biological ActivitiesGinseng Biological Effects and ApplicationsHealthcare and Venom ResearchMetabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies

Frequently asked questions about World Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Is World Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for World Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 World Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine?

World Journal of Traditional Chinese 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 1.06.

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

World Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of World Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine?