Journal profile · INTEGRATIVE & COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE
Alternative therapies in health and medicine
ISSN 1078-6791 · InnoVision Communications · United States · Bimonthly · Founded 1995
Alternative therapies in health and medicine: impact factor 1.18; subscription journal; review about 6 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 75%; 521 articles a year; indexed in Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Alternative therapies in health and medicine is published by InnoVision Communications. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies, Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation and Probiotics and Fermented Foods, together about 29.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Launched in 1995, Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine has a mission to promote the art and science of integrative medicine and a responsibility to improve public health. We strive to maintain the highest standards of ethical medical journalism independent of special interests that is timely, accurate, and a pleasure to read. We publish original, peer-reviewed scientific articles that provide health care providers with continuing education to promote health, prevent illness, and treat disease. Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine was the first journal in this field to be indexed in the National Library of Medicine. In 2006, 2007, and 2008, ATHM had the highest impact factor ranking of any independently published peer-reviewed CAM journal in the United States—meaning that its research articles were cited more frequently than any other journal’s in the field. Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine does not endorse any particular system or method but promotes the evaluation and appropriate use of all effective therapeutic approaches. Each issue contains a variety of disciplined inquiry methods, from case reports to original scientific research to systematic reviews. The editors encourage the integration of evidence-based emerging therapies with conventional medical practices by licensed health care providers in a way that promotes a comprehensive approach to health care that is focused on wellness, prevention, and healing. Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine hopes to inform all licensed health care practitioners about developments in fields other than their own and to foster an ongoing debate about the scientific, clinical, historical, legal, political, and cultural issues that affect all of health care.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): INTEGRATIVE & COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine StudiesMedicine22.2%
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMedicine3.7%
- Probiotics and Fermented FoodsAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.7%
- Nursing education and managementNursing3.7%
- Sleep and related disordersPsychology3.7%
- Religion, Spirituality, and PsychologySocial Sciences3.7%
- Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effectsMedicine3.7%
- Menopause: Health Impacts and TreatmentsMedicine3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Integrative & Complementary Medicine | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complementary and Alternative Medicine | Q4 | 82/105 | 22nd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
Early warning / risk: Removed from SCIE for editorial reasons on 16 July 2024. CAS Early Warning Journal List: listed in the 2024 edition (unusually high share of authors from China); not listed in the other 5 editions.LetPub
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
- 1.18LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- h-index
- 63LetPub ·
- h-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 521LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 9 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
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)
- about 6 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 75%LetPub ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- InnoVision Communications
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1995
- ISSN
- 1078-6791
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Alternative therapies in health and medicine
What is the impact factor of Alternative therapies in health and medicine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.18; CiteScore 0.9, h-index 2.
How long does peer review take at Alternative therapies in health and medicine?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 75%”. 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 Alternative therapies in health and medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Alternative therapies in health and medicine is indexed in Scopus.
Is Alternative therapies in health and medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Alternative therapies in health and medicine is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .