Journal profile · Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Acupuncture & Electro-Therapeutics Research
ISSN 0360-1293 · eISSN 2167-9010 · Cognizant Communication Corporation · UNITED STATES · Tri-annual · Founded 1975
Acupuncture & Electro-Therapeutics Research: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.19; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,150; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 59 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acupuncture & Electro-Therapeutics Research is published by Cognizant Communication Corporation and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies, Healthcare and Venom Research and Biofield Effects and Biophysics, together about 45.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Complementary and alternative medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The aim of the journal is to provide an international forum for the exchange of ideas and promotion of basic and clinical research in acupuncture, electro-therapeutics, and related fields. The journal was established in order to make acupuncture and electro-therapeutics a universally acceptable branch of medicine through multidisciplinary research based on scientific disciplines. The final goal is to provide a better understanding of both the beneficial and adverse effects of these treatments in order to supplement or improve existing methods of diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases in both Western and Oriental medicine.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Acupuncture Treatment Research StudiesMedicine30.3%
- Healthcare and Venom ResearchMedicine8.2%
- Biofield Effects and BiophysicsMedicine7%
- Traditional Chinese Medicine StudiesMedicine6.1%
- Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatmentBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.1%
- Pain Mechanisms and TreatmentsMedicine4.6%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.8%
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine StudiesMedicine3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Integrative & Complementary Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Integrative & Complementary Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Integrative & Complementary Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 0.19LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 291OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.09OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 66.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 11.39%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 63LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,602 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 193 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 59 | 5 | 18 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 17 | 8 | 13 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 2021 | 84 | 4 | 101 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,150 / GBP 3,043 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Cognizant Communication Corporation
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Tri-annual
- Founded
- 1975
- ISSN
- 0360-1293
- Electronic ISSN
- 2167-9010
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acupuncture & Electro-Therapeutics Research
What CAS zone is Acupuncture & Electro-Therapeutics Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Acupuncture & Electro-Therapeutics Research is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Integrative & Complementary Medicine / Neurosciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Acupuncture & Electro-Therapeutics Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.19; CiteScore 0.9, h-index 40.
How long does peer review take at Acupuncture & Electro-Therapeutics Research?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Acupuncture & Electro-Therapeutics Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acupuncture & Electro-Therapeutics Research is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Acupuncture & Electro-Therapeutics Research open access, and what is the APC?
Acupuncture & Electro-Therapeutics Research is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,150.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .