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Chinese Medicine and Culture

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins · United States · Est. 2018

ISSN2589-9473

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

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

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

0.202

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.386

Total Works

353

Total Citations

499

2yr Mean Citedness

0.40

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), examining its historical development, cultural significance, and contemporary applications. It explores standardization efforts, clinical practice guidelines, and the integration of TCM with global health systems. The journal also investigates the translation and dissemination of TCM knowledge, its theoretical underpinnings, and its relationship with other indigenous medical systems.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2018

Annual Volume~ 45 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications353

Publisher OrgLippincott Williams & Wilkins

OA Since2017

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~20 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2589-9473

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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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?

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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

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.

Cultural StudiesQ2

Complementary and Alternative MedicineQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

History & Philosophy Of ScienceIntegrative & Complementary Medicine

Scopus Categories

Complementary and Alternative MedicineCultural Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Traditional Chinese Medicine StudiesChinese history and philosophyComplementary and Alternative Medicine StudiesAcupuncture Treatment Research StudiesAntioxidants, Aging, Portulaca oleraceaEmpathy and Medical EducationMedical Research and TreatmentsTraditional Chinese Medicine AnalysisMedical History and InnovationsYersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research