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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #3,159CAS 1区Gold OA

Chinese Medicine

Abbreviation (ISO):CHIN MED-UK
Country: England•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 1.298•SCImago Rank: #3,159•Identifier (ISSN):1749-8546(Print)•Articles / Year: 139•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,307 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
7.4
↑ +1.7

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
34

34 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation Rate5.7%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
139articles/year
100% Gold OA•77.08% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.4)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.4)
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20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.7)
🔵 Computed
20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.3)
🔵 Computed
20232.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.9)
🔵 Computed
20222.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.546)
🔵 Computed
20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.455)
🔵 Computed
20202.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.96)
🔵 Computed
20192.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.265)
🔵 Computed
20182.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.802)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Chinese Medicine is an open access, online journal publishing evidence-based, scientifically justified, and ethical research into all aspects of Chinese medicine. Areas of interest include recent advances in herbal medicine, clinical nutrition, clinical diagnosis, acupuncture, pharmaceutics, biomedical sciences, epidemiology, education, informatics, sociology, and psychology that are relevant and significant to Chinese medicine. Examples of research approaches include biomedical experimentation, high-throughput technology, clinical trials, systematic reviews, meta-analysis, sampled surveys, simulation, data curation, statistics, omics, translational medicine, and integrative methodologies. Chinese Medicine is a credible channel to communicate unbiased scientific data, information, and knowledge in Chinese medicine among researchers, clinicians, academics, and students in Chinese medicine and other scientific disciplines of medicine.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine94.5%Biology91.3%Chemistry73.8%Internal medicine66.3%Pathology64%Biochemistry63.1%Genetics55.2%Alternative medicine47.4%Pharmacology45.6%Traditional medicine42.6%Endocrinology31.4%Organic chemistry31.4%Traditional Chinese medicine29.1%Immunology27.1%Physics25.8%Botany24%Gene23.5%Psychology23.1%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #3,159Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2006-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:MedicinePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.298

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
75

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
7.50

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,307 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations3,716
3-Year Documents474
Citable Documents472

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate45.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Complementary and Alternative MedicineQ1
PharmacologyQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区INTEGRATIVE & COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE
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
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Gold OA
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
BioMed Central
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Founding Year
2006
Editorial Address
CAMPUS, 4 CRINAN ST, LONDON, ENGLAND, N1 9XW
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
INTEGRATIVE & COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE
JCRSCIE
5/48Q1
PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY
JCRSCIE
29/356Q1
INTEGRATIVE & COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE
JCISCIE
4/48Q1
PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY
JCISCIE
27/356Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—218219
20255.72171,781
20245.31802,327
20234.91643,532
20224.5461474,258
20215.4551444,695
20202.961274,424
20192.265582,939
20181.802655,906
2017—361,169
2016—492,283
2015—391,157
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Chinese Medicine

WoS Q1
1357201820192020202120222023202420255.70
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:5.7

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 5.7%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01