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BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1970

ISSN2662-7671eISSN2662-7671

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

/ 100

High Trust

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total75

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

0.741

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.037

Total Works

2,584

Total Citations

32,607

2yr Mean Citedness

3.46

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the therapeutic applications of natural products, including medicinal fungi, plants, and their extracts, as well as probiotics and other complementary therapies. Studies investigate their effects on various health conditions such as liver diseases, cancer, infectious diseases, and inflammatory conditions. The research also explores the mechanisms of action, safety profiles, and traditional uses of these natural remedies, alongside their integration with conventional medicine and their impact on patient care and healthcare professional practices.

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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 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1970

Annual Volume~ 462 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,584

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2019

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewOpen

Review Time~19 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

PMCPortico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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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?

2662-7671 / 2662-7671

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Open

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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?

PMC, Portico

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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

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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 MedicineQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Integrative & Complementary Medicine

Scopus Categories

Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Complementary and Alternative Medicine StudiesEthnobotanical and Medicinal Plants StudiesAcupuncture Treatment Research StudiesTraditional Chinese Medicine AnalysisEssential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityNatural Antidiabetic Agents StudiesPhytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesTraditional Chinese Medicine StudiesGinger and Zingiberaceae researchFlavonoids in Medical Research