WoS SCIE Q1Hybrid

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Abbreviation (ISO):EVID-BASED COMPL ALT

Country: England•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Identifier (ISSN):1741-427X(Print)/1741-4288(Online)•Articles / Year: 1,405

Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Dropped from SCI (2023-03-20)

Clarivate Impact Factor (IF 2024)Q1

N/A

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

H-Index (2021)

72 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1

Self-Citation RateN/A

Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessHybrid

1,405articles/year

98.7% Gold OA•83.06% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine (eCAM) is an international, peer-reviewed journal that seeks to understand the sources and to encourage rigorous research in this new, yet ancient world of complementary and alternative medicine. The journal seeks to apply scientific rigor to the study of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) modalities, particularly traditional Asian healing systems. eCAM emphasizes health outcome, while documenting biological mechanisms of action. The journal is devoted to the advancement of science in the field of basic research, clinical studies, methodology or scientific theory in diverse areas of Biomedical Sciences. The journal does not consider articles on homeopathy.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Medicine96.6%Biology92%Internal medicine76.5%Chemistry70.4%Biochemistry64.1%Genetics57.3%Pathology54.6%Endocrinology41.8%Pharmacology41.3%Psychology32.9%Organic chemistry32.2%Alternative medicine31.5%Traditional medicine26.8%Immunology26.6%Surgery25.9%Physics25.7%Psychiatry23.3%Gene21.7%

Primary Research Areas

Medicine General & Complementary Medicine

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SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Not indexed in SCImago / Scopus database

This journal is currently not indexed in Scopus or is an academic publication indexed exclusively in Web of Science (WoS).

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):

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Minor Category (Specific Field):

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CAS Early Warning List History:

Updated annually: 2020 – 2024

2020

Not warned

2021

Not warned

2022

Not warned

2023

Not warned

2024

Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed

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Average time to first editorial decision

Online Publication Speed

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Time from acceptance to online publication

Official Acceptance Rate

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Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher

Open Access Model

Hybrid

OA publishing option or traditional subscription

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Language

English

Frequency

Quarterly

Founding Year

2004

Editorial Address

OXFORD UNIV PRESS, GREAT CLARENDON ST, OXFORD, ENGLAND, OX2 6DP

Indexing & Databases

SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR

No WoS category details available for this journal.

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year

Year	Impact Factor	Articles / Year	Total Citations
2026	—	57	1
2025	—	33	2
2024	—	28	170
2023	0	997	2,517
2022	2.65	2,077	20,766
2021	2.629	1,634	22,664
2020	—	1,180	21,721
2019	1.984	803	17,766
2018	2.064	797	19,065
2017	—	687	18,162
2016	—	663	19,662
2015	—	985	31,850