Journal profile · INTEGRATIVE & COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE
European Journal of Integrative Medicine
ISSN 1876-3820 · eISSN 1876-3839 · Elsevier GmbH · GERMANY · Founded 2009
European Journal of Integrative Medicine: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.28; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,430; review about 156 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); community-reported acceptance: easy; 143 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Journal of Integrative Medicine is published by Elsevier GmbH 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, Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies and Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies, together about 44.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Complementary and alternative medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The European Journal of Integrative Medicine (EuJIM) is an international, peer reviewed journal that aims to publish high quality, rigorous and ethical research on a wide range of complementary and integrative health care disciplines from across the globe. We welcome submissions that aim to inform the safe and effective use of traditional, complementary and integrative medicine, including self-care interventions for health.Target audience EuJIM provides an innovative, international and interdisciplinary platform for linking researchers and clinicians interested in integrative medicine and health. The target audience includes healthcare practitioners, health care organisations, researchers, educationalists, students, and all those who seek objective and critical information on integrative medicine. Submissions from early career researchers are encouraged.Focus EuJIM is interested in the diverse range of interventions within integrative medicine, including novel interventions, traditional medical systems, and complex, multicomponent interventions.The journal aims to publish research from the bench to the bedside, with a primary focus on original clinical research such as randomized controlled trials and systematically conducted reviews, and basic science research informed by the process of bidirectional research translation. We also welcome other types of clinical, qualitative, observational, health services, health economics, and epidemiological studies, as well as innovations in methodology and translating research into clinical guidelines and policy.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): INTEGRATIVE & COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE
Editor-in-chief Ava LorencPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 15 in mainland China (about 21%); most named Mainland China 15, United Kingdom 12, South Korea 9, United States 8, Australia 4 (72 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine StudiesMedicine24.2%
- Acupuncture Treatment Research StudiesMedicine13.3%
- Traditional Chinese Medicine StudiesMedicine7.2%
- Healthcare and Venom ResearchMedicine4.1%
- Pain Management and Placebo EffectNeuroscience4%
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMedicine3.5%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science3.1%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering3%
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 3 |
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
- 1.28LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18LetPub ·
- h-index
- 55OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 634OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.05OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 30.43%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 137LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,657 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 142 | 45 | 16 |
| 2025 | 143 | 54 | 127 |
| 2024 | 94 | 32 | 256 |
| 2023 | 95 | 41 | 442 |
| 2022 | 109 | 37 | 928 |
| 2021 | 292 | 53 | 1,723 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
156 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports 6–12 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 64 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 156 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 2,430 / EUR 2,270 / GBP 1,950 / JPY 301,390 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,640 | — | — |
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)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 350 words
- Keywords
- 1–7
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted14
- case reportSystematic Reviews - with or without a meta-analysis, and other types of literature reviews that apply rigorous and transparent methods to systematically identi…Length not stated
- clinical trialsClinical trials - that follow the World Health Organization's (WHO) definition of a clinical trial and are registered in a publicly accessible registry prior to…Length not stated
- commentarySystematic Reviews - with or without a meta-analysis, and other types of literature reviews that apply rigorous and transparent methods to systematically identi…Length not stated
- literature reviewSystematic Reviews - with or without a meta-analysis, and other types of literature reviews that apply rigorous and transparent methods to systematically identi…Length not stated
- meta-analysisSystematic Reviews - with or without a meta-analysis, and other types of literature reviews that apply rigorous and transparent methods to systematically identi…Length not stated
- opinionSystematic Reviews - with or without a meta-analysis, and other types of literature reviews that apply rigorous and transparent methods to systematically identi…Length not stated
- opinion articlesOpinion Articles - that present a personal viewpoint, commentary or review and are concerned with matters of particular interest, debate, and/or cover topics of…Length not stated
- original research articleSystematic Reviews - with or without a meta-analysis, and other types of literature reviews that apply rigorous and transparent methods to systematically identi…Length not stated
- other original research article and protocolsOther Original research article and protocols - including but not limited to observational studies, diagnostic/prognostic studies,case reports, qualitative rese…Length not stated
- protocolSystematic Reviews - with or without a meta-analysis, and other types of literature reviews that apply rigorous and transparent methods to systematically identi…Length not stated
- reviewSystematic Reviews - with or without a meta-analysis, and other types of literature reviews that apply rigorous and transparent methods to systematically identi…Length not stated
- systematic reviewSystematic Reviews - with or without a meta-analysis, and other types of literature reviews that apply rigorous and transparent methods to systematically identi…Length not stated
- systematic reviewsSystematic Reviews - with or without a meta-analysis, and other types of literature reviews that apply rigorous and transparent methods to systematically identi…Length not stated
- viewpointSystematic Reviews - with or without a meta-analysis, and other types of literature reviews that apply rigorous and transparent methods to systematically identi…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI use
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Group authorship
Group authorship refers to the attribution of an article to a defined and named group of authors whose members have contributed to the work. Examples include research consortia, clinical trial groups, collaborative networks, task forces or working groups, expert panels or consensus groups, and participatory research groups. Group authorship must be declared on the title page at submission. When av…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interests
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include:EmploymentConsultanciesStock ownershipHonorariaPaid expert testimonyPatent applications or registrationsGrants or any other fundingAffiliation with the journal as an Editor or Advisory Board …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Publishing ethics policy Model summary
Authors must follow ethical guidelines stated in Elsevier's Publishing Ethics Policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License options
Authors will be offered open access user license options which will determine how you, and third parties, can reuse your open access article. We advise that you review these options and any funding body license requirements before selecting a license option.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
We refer you to our open access information page to learn about open access options for this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Single anonymized review process Model summary
This journal follows a single anonymized review process. Your submission will initially be assessed by our editors. If your submission is deemed suitable, it will typically be sent to be reviewed by a minimum of two reviewers for an independent expert assessment of the scientific quality. The decision as to whether your article is accepted or rejected for publication will be made by our editors.Re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint sharing allowed Model summary
Preprint sharingAuthors may share preprints in line with Elsevier's article sharing policy. Sharing preprints, such as on a preprint server, will not count as prior publication.We advise you to read our policy on multiple, redundant or concurrent publication. In support of Open Science, this journal offers its authors a free preprint posting service on SSRN, Elsevier’s preprint and early research …
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
- Elsevier GmbH
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 2009
- ISSN
- 1876-3820
- Electronic ISSN
- 1876-3839
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about European Journal of Integrative Medicine
What CAS zone is European Journal of Integrative Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, European Journal of Integrative Medicine 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 European Journal of Integrative Medicine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.28; CiteScore 2.9, h-index 55.
How long does peer review take at European Journal of Integrative Medicine?
The publisher reports about 156 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 are the manuscript requirements of European Journal of Integrative Medicine?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 350 words; Keywords: 1–7; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of European Journal of Integrative Medicine based?
Of the 72 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 15 (about 21%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (15), United Kingdom (12) and South Korea (9). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index European Journal of Integrative Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Journal of Integrative Medicine is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is European Journal of Integrative Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
European Journal of Integrative Medicine is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,430.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .