Journal profile · Social Sciences-Cultural Studies
Chinese Medicine and Culture
ISSN 2589-9627 · eISSN 2589-9473 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India
Chinese Medicine and Culture: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.4 (journal website); JCR Q3 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 232 days to acceptance (97 articles, last 24 months); 47 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Chinese Medicine and Culture is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 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 Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies, Chinese history and philosophy and Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies, together about 46.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Complementary and alternative medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Explore Chinese Medicine and Culture, featuring peer‑reviewed articles, clinical studies, and the latest medical research.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Cultural Studies
Editor-in-chief Jianguang XuPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 4 in mainland China (about 57%); most named Mainland China 4, United States 2, Australia 1 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Traditional Chinese Medicine StudiesMedicine19.8%
- Chinese history and philosophySocial Sciences18%
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine StudiesMedicine8.8%
- Acupuncture Treatment Research StudiesMedicine8.4%
- Antioxidants, Aging, Portulaca oleraceaNeuroscience5.1%
- Empathy and Medical EducationMedicine3.7%
- Medical Research and TreatmentsMedicine3.7%
- Traditional Chinese Medicine AnalysisMedicine3.5%
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 | History & Philosophy Of Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Integrative & Complementary Medicine | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History & Philosophy Of Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Integrative & Complementary Medicine | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q3 · HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE · rank 71/111
- JCR Q4 · INTEGRATIVE & COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE · rank 45/48
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.58LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.46OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 41LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 378 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 41 | 41 | 0 |
| 2025 | 47 | 47 | 18 |
| 2024 | 37 | 37 | 40 |
| 2023 | 52 | 52 | 67 |
| 2022 | 37 | 37 | 71 |
| 2021 | 40 | 40 | 132 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
232 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 153 days – 345 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 4 days (97 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 235 days
- Sample
- 97 articles with submission and acceptance dates (99 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2589-9627
- Electronic ISSN
- 2589-9473
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 9, Issue 2 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Chinese Medicine and Culture
What CAS zone is Chinese Medicine and Culture in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Chinese Medicine and Culture is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category History & Philosophy Of Science / Integrative & Complementary Medicine. 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 Chinese Medicine and Culture?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.4; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.8, h-index 9.
How long does peer review take at Chinese Medicine and Culture?
Based on the dates recorded on 97 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 232 days (interquartile range 153–345 days); authors report an average review time of about 15 weeks. 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.
What JCR quartile is Chinese Medicine and Culture in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q3; by category, HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE Q3 (71/111), INTEGRATIVE & COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE Q4 (45/48). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Where are the editorial board members of Chinese Medicine and Culture based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 4 (about 57%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (4), United States (2) and Australia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Chinese Medicine and Culture?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Chinese Medicine and Culture is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Chinese Medicine and Culture open access, and what is the APC?
Chinese Medicine and Culture is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .