Journal profile · CHEMISTRY, MEDICINAL-INTEGRATIVE & COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE
Journal of Ginseng Research
ISSN 1226-8453 · eISSN 2093-4947 · The Korean Society of Ginseng · SOUTH KOREA · Quarterly · Founded 1998
Journal of Ginseng Research: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 7.35; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 140 days to acceptance (99 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 103 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Ginseng Research is published by The Korean Society of Ginseng and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications, Food Quality and Safety Studies and Agriculture, Soil, Plant Science, together about 64.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Ginseng Research (JGR) is an official, open access journal of the Korean Society of Ginseng and is the only international journal publishing scholarly reports on ginseng research in the world. The journal is a bimonthly peer-reviewed publication featuring high-quality studies related to basic, pre-clinical, and clinical researches on ginseng to reflect recent progresses in ginseng research (1st of January, March, May, July, September and November).JGR publishes papers, either experimental or theoretical, that advance our understanding of ginseng science, including plant sciences, biology, chemistry, pharmacology, toxicology, pharmacokinetics, veterinary medicine, biochemistry, manufacture, and clinical study of ginseng since 1976. It also includes the new paradigm of integrative research, covering alternative medicinal approaches. Article types considered for publication include review articles, original research articles, and brief reports.JGR helps researchers to understand mechanisms for traditional efficacy of ginseng and to put their clinical evidence together. It provides balanced information on basic science and clinical applications to researchers, manufacturers, practitioners, teachers, scholars, and medical doctors.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): CHEMISTRY, MEDICINAL-INTEGRATIVE & COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE
Editor-in-chief Jae YoulPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 22 in mainland China (about 16%); most named South Korea 92, Mainland China 22, United States 6, Indonesia 4, Pakistan 2 (136 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ginseng Biological Effects and ApplicationsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology41%
- Food Quality and Safety StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences13.2%
- Agriculture, Soil, Plant ScienceAgricultural and Biological Sciences10%
- Pharmacological Effects of Natural CompoundsPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics8.1%
- Traditional Chinese Medicine AnalysisMedicine5.1%
- Natural product bioactivities and synthesisBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.9%
- Ziziphus Jujuba Studies and ApplicationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.4%
- Plant tissue culture and regenerationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Medicinal | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Integrative & Complementary Medicine | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Medicinal | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Integrative & Complementary Medicine | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Chemistry, Medicinal | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Integrative & Complementary Medicine | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 7.35LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 7.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 12.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 12.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.49LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 86OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,034OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.38OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.56%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 75LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,412 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 118 | 118 | 30 |
| 2025 | 103 | 103 | 639 |
| 2024 | 71 | 71 | 901 |
| 2023 | 57 | 57 | 1,015 |
| 2022 | 79 | 79 | 1,634 |
| 2021 | 92 | 92 | 2,865 |
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
140 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 89 days – 194 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 4 days (99 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 142 days
- Sample
- 99 articles with submission and acceptance dates (208 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 154 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 32 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, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 0 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 600 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,500 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 8
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 2,400 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted14, with length limits
- commentaryJGR publishes editorials, commentaries, Research Articles, review articles, special articles, short communications and letter to the editor.EditorialsEditorials…Length not stated
- editorialJGR publishes editorials, commentaries, Research Articles, review articles, special articles, short communications and letter to the editor.EditorialsEditorials…main text ≤ 1,000 words · references ≤ 20
- editorialsEditorials provide solicited perspectives on the topics of Journal of Ginseng Research (JGR), dealing with very active fields of research, current interests, no…Length not stated
- letter to the editorJGR publishes editorials, commentaries, Research Articles, review articles, special articles, short communications and letter to the editor.EditorialsEditorials…Length not stated
- letters to the editorLetters to the editor should include brief yet constructive comments concerning previously published articles and case studies. Letters to the editor should be …main text ≤ 500 words
- perspectiveJGR publishes editorials, commentaries, Research Articles, review articles, special articles, short communications and letter to the editor.EditorialsEditorials…Length not stated
- protocolJGR publishes editorials, commentaries, Research Articles, review articles, special articles, short communications and letter to the editor.EditorialsEditorials…Length not stated
- research articleJGR publishes editorials, commentaries, Research Articles, review articles, special articles, short communications and letter to the editor.EditorialsEditorials…Length not stated
- research articlesResearch articles report the results of areas covered by JGR and investigations that are thoroughly documented.Length not stated
- reviewReview articles may be voluntarily submitted or solicited. When submitting a review article, the cover letter must include a list of papers in the author?s rela…main text ≤ 200 words · abstract ≤ 500 words · figures and tables ≤ 10 · references ≤ 100
- review and mini-review articlesReview articles may be voluntarily submitted or solicited.Length not stated
- review articleJGR publishes editorials, commentaries, Research Articles, review articles, special articles, short communications and letter to the editor.EditorialsEditorials…Length not stated
- short communicationJGR publishes editorials, commentaries, Research Articles, review articles, special articles, short communications and letter to the editor.EditorialsEditorials…main text ≤ 2,400 words · abstract ≤ 50 words
- surveyJGR publishes editorials, commentaries, Research Articles, review articles, special articles, short communications and letter to the editor.EditorialsEditorials…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI in scientific writing
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 Authorship
All authors must meet the authorship criteria of 'Uniform Requirement for Manuscript Submitted to Biomedical Journals' listed on https://www.icmje.org. Qualifying for authorship is required for all authors and the order of authorship is to be decided between the coauthors. The authorship credit should be based on substantial contributions to: (1) Conception and design of the study, acquisition of …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of interest
The corresponding author must inform the editor of any potential conflicts of interest that could influence the author's interpretation of the data. Examples of potential conflicts of interest are financial support from pharmaceutical companies or other connections, political pressure from interest groups, and academically related issues. Conflict of interest statements will be published at the en…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical Considerations
Research ethicsAll manuscripts should be prepared under strict observation of research and publication ethics guidelines recommended by the Council of Science Editors, International Committee of Medical Journal Editors and the World Association of Medical Editors. Any study including human subjects or human data must be reviewed and approved by a responsible institutional review board (IRB). For f…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Published manuscripts become the permanent property of The Korean Society of Ginseng, and must not be published elsewhere without written permission. All articles published in the Journal are protected by copyright which includes the exclusive rights to reproduce and distribute the article, as well as translation rights. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in any retrieval system…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Open access Model summary
Please visit our Open Access page for more information about open access publishing in this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Editorial And Peer-Review Process
Double anonymized review Model summary
The Editorial Office of JGR receives and reviews all submitted manuscripts which are considered confidential. The authors, investigators and peer-review referees are kept anonymous during the editorial and peer-review process. The submitted manuscripts are initially screened for compliance to the 'Instructions for Authors'. Once the manuscript is provisionally accepted, it is reviewed by at least …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Redundant publication and plagiarism
Attempting to publish substantially similar work without attributing to the original source(s) is considered a redundant publication. Definition of being substantially similar can be explained as follows: At least one of the authors is common to all reports (it is likely to be plagiarism if there are no common authors);The subject or study populations are the same or similar;The methodology is typ…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint references
Where a preprint has subsequently become available as a peer-reviewed publication, the formal publication should be used as the reference. If there are preprints that are central to your work or that cover crucial developments in the topic, but are not yet formally published, these may be referenced. Preprints should be clearly marked as such, for example by including the word preprint, or the nam…
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
- The Korean Society of Ginseng
- Country or region
- SOUTH KOREA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1998
- ISSN
- 1226-8453
- Electronic ISSN
- 2093-4947
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Ginseng Research
What CAS zone is Journal of Ginseng Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Ginseng Research is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Chemistry, Medicinal / Integrative & Complementary Medicine. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Ginseng Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 7.35; CiteScore 12.1, h-index 86.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Ginseng Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 99 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 140 days (interquartile range 89–194 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly 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 Journal of Ginseng Research?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≤ 8; Manuscript length: ≤ 2,400 words; Reference style: Vancouver; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; 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 Journal of Ginseng Research based?
Of the 136 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 22 (about 16%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are South Korea (92), Mainland China (22) and United States (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Ginseng Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Ginseng Research is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Ginseng Research open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Ginseng 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, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .