Journal profile · INTEGRATIVE & COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE
Deutsche Zeitschrift fur Akupunktur
ISSN 0415-6412 · eISSN 1439-4359 · 4 issues per year
Deutsche Zeitschrift fur Akupunktur: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,390; median 33 days to acceptance (19 articles, last 24 months); 76 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Deutsche Zeitschrift fur Akupunktur 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, Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies and Biomedical and Chemical Research, together about 44.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Die DZA ist die auflagenstärkste Fachzeitschrift außerhalb Chinas für Akupunktur und Related Techniques (alle Formen der Akupunktur, Moxibustion, Lasertherapie, Neuraltherapie, Reflextherapie, Tuina, Diätetik, Phytotherapie, Homöopathie). Sie ist das Forum für die wissenschaftliche Erforschung und praktische Anwendung dieser Techniken in Klinik und Praxis.Die DZA vertritt die Akupunktur und verwandte Verfahren im Sinne einer integrativen Medizin, d.h. im Rahmen moderner naturwissenschaftlicher Denkmodelle unter Bewahrung des traditionellen Wissensgutes. Im redaktionellen Fokus stehen besonders die wissenschaftliche Förderung und alle Aspekte der heutigen Akupunkturpraxis. Die DZA legt wissenschaftliche Kriterien zugrunde (peer review, Evidence-based Medicine).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): INTEGRATIVE & COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named Germany 30, Austria 13, United Kingdom 4, United States 2, Mainland China 1 (57 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Acupuncture Treatment Research StudiesMedicine23.7%
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine StudiesMedicine13.1%
- Biomedical and Chemical ResearchMedicine7.4%
- Antioxidants, Aging, Portulaca oleraceaNeuroscience6.7%
- Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatmentBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.1%
- Medical and Health Sciences ResearchMedicine4.4%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering3.5%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.2%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCILetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EmbasePublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 94OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.06OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 104,800Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,518 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 58 | 13 | 0 |
| 2025 | 76 | 15 | 3 |
| 2024 | 84 | 18 | 9 |
| 2023 | 97 | 15 | 50 |
| 2022 | 88 | 24 | 9 |
| 2021 | 100 | 24 | 20 |
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
33 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 22 days – 75 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 36 days (52 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 86 days
- Sample
- 19 articles with submission and acceptance dates (151 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
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,390 / EUR 2,790 / GBP 2,390 | — | — |
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 websiteData availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review
- Data availability Data availability statements
Springer Nature research data policy; Data Availability Statement required for original research; data sharing strongly encouraged. Model summary
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Patient faces routinely pixelized; consent declaration required for recognizable persons. Model summary
Die Gesichter werden vom Verlag grundsätzlich unkenntlich gemacht. Soll die abgebildete Person erkennbar bleiben, benötigen wir deren Einwilligung.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Deutsche Zeitschrift für Akupunktur, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
If double-anonymous peer review, data shared with reviewers should be anonymised. Model summary
If the journal that you are submitting to uses double-anonymous peer review and you are providing reviewers with access to your data (for example via a repository link, supplementary information or data on request), it is strongly suggested that the authorship in the data is also anonymised.
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
- Frequency
- 4 issues per year
- ISSN
- 0415-6412
- Electronic ISSN
- 1439-4359
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 69, Issue 3 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Deutsche Zeitschrift fur Akupunktur
What CAS zone is Deutsche Zeitschrift fur Akupunktur in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Deutsche Zeitschrift fur Akupunktur 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.
How long does peer review take at Deutsche Zeitschrift fur Akupunktur?
Based on the dates recorded on 19 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 33 days (interquartile range 22–75 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Deutsche Zeitschrift fur Akupunktur based?
Of the 57 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Germany (30), Austria (13) and United Kingdom (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Deutsche Zeitschrift fur Akupunktur?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Deutsche Zeitschrift fur Akupunktur is indexed in ESCI. The journal's website also lists Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Deutsche Zeitschrift fur Akupunktur open access, and what is the APC?
Deutsche Zeitschrift fur Akupunktur is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,390.
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: .