Journal profile · Medicine-Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Complementary Medicine Research
ISSN 2504-2092 · eISSN 1424-7372 · S. Karger AG · Switzerland
Complementary Medicine Research: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.05; hybrid open access; median 178 days to acceptance (93 articles, last 24 months); 58 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Complementary Medicine Research is published by S. Karger AG 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 Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies, Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies and Human auditory perception and evaluation, together about 44.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Complementary and alternative medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Complementary Medicine Research is an international peer-reviewed journal. We aim to bridge the gap between conventional and complementary/alternative medicine (CAM) on a sound scientific basis, promoting their mutual integration. The journal publishes papers relevant to complementary patient-centered care, especially those with emphases on novel, creative and clinically relevant approaches. It covers the entire spectrum of original research, clinical trials, views, conceptual papers, and reviews on complementary practice and methods, as well as clinical case studies of high quality and relevance.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Editor-in-chief Maja Dal CeroPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine StudiesMedicine17.6%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance14.1%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering13%
- Acupuncture Treatment Research StudiesMedicine5.7%
- Public Administration and Political AnalysisSocial Sciences4.8%
- Herbal Medicine Research StudiesMedicine4%
- Medical and Health Sciences ResearchMedicine4%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science3.1%
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 |
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 |
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 |
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
- 1.05LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- h-index
- 6LetPub ·
- h-index
- 53OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 426OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.08OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 13.29%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 42LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,378 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44 | 15 | 4 |
| 2025 | 58 | 22 | 44 |
| 2024 | 59 | 23 | 126 |
| 2023 | 65 | 16 | 181 |
| 2022 | 66 | 27 | 263 |
| 2021 | 73 | 27 | 402 |
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 PubMed · to
178 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 121 days – 242 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 19 days (93 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 205 days
- Sample
- 93 articles with submission and acceptance dates (105 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
- Submission to first decision
- 23 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to final decision
- 33 daysPublisher website ·
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Peer review process Model summary
Complementary Medicine Research is an international peer-reviewed journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- S. Karger AG
- Country or region
- Switzerland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2504-2092
- Electronic ISSN
- 1424-7372
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 33, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Complementary Medicine Research
What CAS zone is Complementary Medicine Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Complementary Medicine Research is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category 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 Complementary Medicine Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.05; CiteScore 2, h-index 53.
How long does peer review take at Complementary Medicine Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 93 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 178 days (interquartile range 121–242 days). 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 Complementary Medicine Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Complementary Medicine Research is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Complementary Medicine Research open access, and what is the APC?
Complementary Medicine Research is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .