Journal profile · Medicine-Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Journal of Chiropractic Humanities
ISSN 1556-3499 · Elsevier
Journal of Chiropractic Humanities: subscription journal; APC about USD 3,000; median 297 days to acceptance (12 articles, last 24 months); 13 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Chiropractic Humanities is published by Elsevier. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies, History of Science and Medicine and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, together about 44.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine StudiesMedicine25.4%
- History of Science and MedicineArts and Humanities11%
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMedicine8.5%
- Medicine, History, and PhilosophyMedicine6.9%
- Traditional Chinese Medicine StudiesMedicine6.7%
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine4.8%
- History of Medical PracticeMedicine4.8%
- Health, Medicine and SocietyHealth Professions2.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiropractics | Q3 | 8/10 | — |
| Complementary and Alternative Medicine | Q4 | 88/115 | — |
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
ScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 46OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.44OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 354 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 3 | 61 |
| 2025 | 13 | 10 | 84 |
| 2024 | 9 | 6 | 115 |
| 2023 | 7 | 4 | 93 |
| 2022 | 11 | 8 | 167 |
| 2021 | 9 | 6 | 165 |
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 PubMed · to
297 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 228 days – 429 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 54 days (12 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 377 days
- Sample
- 12 articles with submission and acceptance dates (19 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 3,000 / EUR 2,810 / GBP 2,400 / JPY 372,090 | — | — |
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
- Elsevier
- ISSN
- 1556-3499
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Chiropractic Humanities
How long does peer review take at Journal of Chiropractic Humanities?
Based on the dates recorded on 12 articles published between November 2024 and November 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 297 days (interquartile range 228–429 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 Journal of Chiropractic Humanities?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Chiropractic Humanities is indexed in Scopus.
Is Journal of Chiropractic Humanities open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Chiropractic Humanities is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,000.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .