SciSight Ecosystem
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #4,212CAS 2区HybridDomestic Journal

Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines

Abbreviation (ISO):CHIN J NAT MEDICINES
Country: China•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 1.096•SCImago Rank: #4,212•Identifier (ISSN):2095-6975(Print)/1875-5364(Online)•Articles / Year: 97•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,204 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
7.5
↑ +2.6

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
27

27 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation Rate7.5%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
97articles/year
7.54% Gold OA•82.95% 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: 7.5)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.5)
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20252.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.9)
🔵 Computed
20242.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4)
🔵 Computed
20232.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.6)
🔵 Computed
20222.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.887)
🔵 Computed
20212.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3)
🔵 Computed
20202.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.014)
🔵 Computed
20192.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.773)
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20182.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.991)
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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

The Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines (CJNM), founded and sponsored in May 2003 by China Pharmaceutical University and the Chinese Pharmaceutical Association, is devoted to communication among pharmaceutical and medical scientists interested in the advancement of Traditional Chinese Medicines (TCM). CJNM publishes articles relating to a broad spectrum of bioactive natural products, leading compounds and medicines derived from Traditional Chinese Medicines (TCM). Topics covered by the journal are: Resources of Traditional Chinese Medicines; Interaction and complexity of prescription; Natural Products Chemistry (including structure modification, semi-and total synthesis, bio-transformation); Pharmacology of natural products and prescription (including pharmacokinetics and toxicology); Pharmaceutics and Analytical Methods of natural products.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology88.3%Medicine83.4%Chemistry79%Biochemistry60%Organic chemistry53.5%Genetics45.9%Internal medicine44.9%Traditional medicine38.1%Physics36.4%Pathology35.7%Chromatography33.9%Botany33.2%Pharmacology27.2%Endocrinology24.2%Stereochemistry21.9%Alternative medicine20.4%Nuclear magnetic resonance20.4%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #4,212Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2004-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:MedicinePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.096

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
60

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
6.81

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,204 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,738
3-Year Documents286
Citable Documents266

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 Rate44.7%

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
Drug DiscoveryQ1
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2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
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
China Pharmaceutical University
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Bi-monthly
Founding Year
2003
Editorial Address
CHINESE JOURNAL NATURAL MEDICINES, 24, TONGJIA XIANG, NANJING, PEOPLES R CHINA, 210009
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
INTEGRATIVE & COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE
JCRSCIE
3/48Q1
PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY
JCRSCIE
27/356Q1
INTEGRATIVE & COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE
JCISCIE
6/48Q1
PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY
JCISCIE
34/356Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—8818
20254.9133422
20244106894
20234.6911,266
20223.88789934
20213972,020
20202.0141082,580
20191.7731082,695
20181.9911012,146
2017—1092,267
2016—942,223
2015—1223,149
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines

WoS Q1
1346201820192020202120222023202420254.90
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:4.9

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 7.5%

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