Journal profile · Medicine-Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Digital Chinese Medicine
ISSN 2096-479X · eISSN 2589-3777 · KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. · China
Digital Chinese Medicine: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 47 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Digital Chinese Medicine is published by KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies, Medical Research and Treatments and Traditional Chinese Medicine Analysis, together about 55.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Complementary and alternative medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Digital Chinese Medicine (DCM) is a new, quarterly, open-access global publication, officially funded by the Project for Enhancing the International Impact of China STM Journals —2016. With the aim of promoting the combination of TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) and modern information science and realizing modernization, this new journal provides an important platform for the communication of scientific and technological TCM. Spanning all aspects in the multidisciplinary fields of TCM, Chinese materia medica, and computer and information sciences, this journal publishes a range of article types, including highlights, reviews, and original research.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Editor-in-chief Shizhen ZHONGPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 32 in mainland China (about 53%); most named Mainland China 32, United States 11, Macau, China 4, Canada 3, Hong Kong, China 1 (60 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Traditional Chinese Medicine StudiesMedicine25.1%
- Medical Research and TreatmentsMedicine16.2%
- Traditional Chinese Medicine AnalysisMedicine14.7%
- Computational Drug Discovery MethodsComputer Science8.2%
- Artificial Intelligence in HealthcareHealth Professions6%
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and EducationMedicine3.3%
- Acupuncture Treatment Research StudiesMedicine2.9%
- Phytochemistry and Biological ActivitiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.5%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complementary and Alternative Medicine | Q3 | 62/115 | 46th |
| Medicine (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 252/466 | 46th |
| Computer Science Applications | Q3 | 665/1022 | 34th |
| Health Informatics | Q3 | 115/168 | 31st |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedPublisher website
Other: Crossref
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.89OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 328 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36 | 36 | 294 |
| 2025 | 47 | 47 | 341 |
| 2024 | 39 | 39 | 288 |
| 2023 | 40 | 40 | 224 |
| 2022 | 42 | 42 | 220 |
| 2021 | 30 | 30 | 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)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 980 | — | — | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 980 | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted6
- highlightsHighlightsLength not stated
- original researchOriginal ResearchLength not stated
- original research paperContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: [example: Original research papers, reviews]. Please ensure that you sel…Length not stated
- original research papersContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: [example: Original research papers, reviews].Length not stated
- reviewContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: [example: Original research papers, reviews]. Please ensure that you sel…Length not stated
- reviewsContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: [example: Original research papers, reviews].Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Changes to authorship
This policy concerns the addition, deletion, or rearrangement of author names in the authorship of accepted manuscripts: Before the accepted manuscript is published in an online issue: Requests to add or remove an author, or to rearrange the author names, must be sent to the Journal Manager from the corresponding author of the accepted manuscript and must include: (a) the reason the name should be…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of interest
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential competing interests include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Authors must disclose any interests in two places:…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Journal Publishing Agreement required upon acceptance. Model summary
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a 'Journal Publishing Agreement'. Acceptance of the agreement will ensure the widest possible dissemination of information. An e-mail will be sent to the corresponding author confirming receipt of the manuscript together with a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' form or a link to the online version of this agreement. If excerpts from oth…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND) license. Model summary
To provide open access, this journal has an open access fee (also known as an Article Processing Charge, APC) which needs to be paid by the authors or on their behalf e.g. by their research funder or institution. The APC for this journal is USD 980, excluding taxes. For all papers submitted before the 31st of December 2027, the APC will be waived making it free to submit to the journal. Peer revie…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Double anonymized review process. Model summary
This journal operates a double anonymized review process. The Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles. The Editor's decision is final. Editors are not involved in decisions about papers which they have written themselves or have been written by family members or colleagues or which relate to products or services in which the editor has an interest…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprints can be shared anywhere at any time; sharing on a preprint server will not count as prior publication. Model summary
Please note that preprints can be shared anywhere at any time, in line with Elsevier's sharing policy. Sharing your preprints e.g. on a preprint server will not count as prior publication (see 'Multiple, redundant or concurrent publication' for more information).
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
- KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
- Country or region
- China
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2096-479X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2589-3777
- 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 Digital Chinese Medicine
How long does peer review take at Digital Chinese Medicine?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Digital Chinese Medicine based?
Of the 60 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 32 (about 53%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (32), United States (11) and Macau, China (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Digital Chinese Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Digital Chinese Medicine is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Digital Chinese Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Digital Chinese Medicine 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: .