Journal profile
Journal of Acupuncture Research
ISSN 2586-288X · eISSN 2586-2898 · E-Tree Publishing · Korea, Republic of
Journal of Acupuncture Research: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 67 days to acceptance (88 articles, last 24 months); 41 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Acupuncture Research is published by E-Tree Publishing. 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 62.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Complementary and alternative medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Acupuncture Treatment Research StudiesMedicine32.7%
- Traditional Chinese Medicine StudiesMedicine21.6%
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine StudiesMedicine7.9%
- Facial Nerve Paralysis Treatment and ResearchMedicine4.2%
- Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatmentBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4%
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMedicine3.7%
- Healthcare and Venom ResearchMedicine3.2%
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyMedicine2.5%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 55OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.27OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,224 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 38 | 70 |
| 2025 | 41 | 41 | 150 |
| 2024 | 42 | 42 | 148 |
| 2023 | 40 | 40 | 129 |
| 2022 | 40 | 40 | 132 |
| 2021 | 40 | 40 | 156 |
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
67 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 43 days – 99 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 35 days (88 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 109 days
- Sample
- 88 articles with submission and acceptance dates (100 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 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-NC-ND | |
| 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
- E-Tree Publishing
- Country or region
- Korea, Republic of
- Language
- English, Korean
- ISSN
- 2586-288X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2586-2898
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Acupuncture Research
How long does peer review take at Journal of Acupuncture Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 88 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 67 days (interquartile range 43–99 days); 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.
Which databases index Journal of Acupuncture Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Acupuncture Research is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of Acupuncture Research open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Acupuncture Research 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, 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: .