Journal profile · INTEGRATIVE & COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE
International Journal of Yoga
ISSN 0973-6131 · eISSN 2231-2714 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India
International Journal of Yoga: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.8 (journal website); JCR Q3 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 134 days to acceptance (71 articles, last 24 months); 56 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Yoga is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 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 Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions, Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control and Biofield Effects and Biophysics, together about 53.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): INTEGRATIVE & COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named India 6 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mindfulness and Compassion InterventionsPsychology39.1%
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic ControlMedicine8.2%
- Biofield Effects and BiophysicsMedicine6.2%
- Acupuncture Treatment Research StudiesMedicine5.2%
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine StudiesMedicine4.1%
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMedicine3.5%
- Indian and Buddhist StudiesArts and Humanities3.5%
- Martial Arts: Techniques, Psychology, and EducationSocial Sciences3.5%
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.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q3 · INTEGRATIVE & COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE · rank 29/48
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 52OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 288OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.76OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 42LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 592 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 1 |
| 2025 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
| 2024 | 34 | 34 | 137 |
| 2023 | 33 | 33 | 212 |
| 2022 | 37 | 37 | 409 |
| 2021 | 36 | 36 | 399 |
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
134 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 87 days – 184 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 137 days (71 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 281 days
- Sample
- 71 articles with submission and acceptance dates (76 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 21 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-NC-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Publisher
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0973-6131
- Electronic ISSN
- 2231-2714
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 19, Issue 2 (August 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Yoga
What CAS zone is International Journal of Yoga in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Yoga 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 International Journal of Yoga?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.8; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 52.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Yoga?
Based on the dates recorded on 71 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 134 days (interquartile range 87–184 days); authors report an average review time of about 24 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.
What JCR quartile is International Journal of Yoga in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q3; by category, INTEGRATIVE & COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE Q3 (29/48). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Where are the editorial board members of International Journal of Yoga based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are India (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Journal of Yoga?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Yoga is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is International Journal of Yoga open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Yoga 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .