Journal profile · INTEGRATIVE & COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE
Innovations in Acupuncture and Medicine
ISSN 3059-4049
Innovations in Acupuncture and Medicine: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2026 Xinrui edition); subscription journal; APC about USD 2,390; median 69 days to acceptance (50 articles, last 24 months); 35 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Innovations in Acupuncture and Medicine is classed under Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies, Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies and Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies, together about 39.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Complementary and alternative medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): INTEGRATIVE & COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Acupuncture Treatment Research StudiesMedicine24.2%
- Traditional Chinese Medicine StudiesMedicine8.8%
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine StudiesMedicine6.6%
- Healthcare and Venom ResearchMedicine6.6%
- Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatmentBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.5%
- Piperaceae Chemical and Biological StudiesPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics4.4%
- Nerve injury and regenerationNeuroscience3.3%
- Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stressBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.3%
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)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
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
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.7OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 31LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 63 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| 2025 | 35 | 35 | 99 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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
69 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 39 days – 100 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 40 days (50 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 116 days
- Sample
- 50 articles with submission and acceptance dates (60 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".
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,390 / EUR 1,990 / GBP 1,690 | — | — |
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
- ISSN
- 3059-4049
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Innovations in Acupuncture and Medicine
What CAS zone is Innovations in Acupuncture and Medicine in?
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 Innovations in Acupuncture and Medicine?
Based on the dates recorded on 50 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 69 days (interquartile range 39–100 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 Innovations in Acupuncture and Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Innovations in Acupuncture and Medicine is indexed in ESCI.
Is Innovations in Acupuncture and Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Innovations in Acupuncture and Medicine is a subscription journal. APC about USD 2,390.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .