Journal profile · Medicine-Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Journal of Medicinal Plants
ISSN 1684-0240 · eISSN 2717-2058 · Pizhuhishkadh-i giyahan-i darayiva faravardah ha-vi tabbii · Iran, Islamic Republic of
Journal of Medicinal Plants: fully open access; review about 30 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Medicinal Plants is published by Pizhuhishkadh-i giyahan-i darayiva faravardah ha-vi tabbii. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Medicinal Plant Research, Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity and Phytochemistry and Biological Activities, together about 37.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medicinal Plant ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences20.5%
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.9%
- Phytochemistry and Biological ActivitiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.9%
- Plant chemical constituents analysisAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.3%
- Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5%
- Natural Antidiabetic Agents StudiesMedicine4.7%
- Plant tissue culture and regenerationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.1%
- Phytochemical Studies and BioactivitiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complementary and Alternative Medicine | Q3 | 67/115 | 42nd |
| Pharmacology | Q3 | 244/328 | 25th |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 36OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 212 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 95 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 214 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 216 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 226 |
| 2022 | 33 | 33 | 160 |
| 2021 | 33 | 33 | 87 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 30 weeksLetPub ·
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Pizhuhishkadh-i giyahan-i darayiva faravardah ha-vi tabbii
- Country or region
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1684-0240
- Electronic ISSN
- 2717-2058
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Medicinal Plants
How long does peer review take at Journal of Medicinal Plants?
Authors report an average review time of about 30 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 Medicinal Plants?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Medicinal Plants is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Medicinal Plants open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Medicinal Plants is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .