Journal profile · Health Professions-Complementary and Manual Therapy
Journal of Osteopathic Medicine
ISSN 2702-3648 · Walter de Gruyter
Journal of Osteopathic Medicine: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 181 days to acceptance (106 articles, last 24 months); 107 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Osteopathic Medicine is published by Walter de Gruyter 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 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, Innovations in Medical Education and Diversity and Career in Medicine, together about 34.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Health Professions-Complementary and Manual Therapy
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMedicine12.9%
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine12.2%
- Diversity and Career in MedicineSocial Sciences9.1%
- Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatmentBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.7%
- Health and Medical Research ImpactsMedicine6.4%
- Medical and Biological SciencesMedicine6.1%
- Musculoskeletal Disorders and RehabilitationMedicine5.4%
- Medical Education and AdmissionsMedicine4.3%
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 | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 2.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.73LetPub ·
- h-index
- 52OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 495OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.36OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 15.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 82LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,316 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 84 | 76 | 11 |
| 2025 | 107 | 96 | 79 |
| 2024 | 103 | 95 | 309 |
| 2023 | 106 | 105 | 416 |
| 2022 | 124 | 123 | 580 |
| 2021 | 155 | 154 | 1,165 |
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
181 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 104 days – 264 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 47 days (106 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 231 days
- Sample
- 106 articles with submission and acceptance dates (214 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
Fully open accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | EUR 0 | — | — |
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
- Walter de Gruyter
- ISSN
- 2702-3648
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Osteopathic Medicine
What CAS zone is Journal of Osteopathic Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Osteopathic Medicine is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Medicine, General & Internal. 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.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Osteopathic Medicine?
Based on the dates recorded on 106 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 181 days (interquartile range 104–264 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 Osteopathic Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Osteopathic Medicine is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Osteopathic Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Osteopathic Medicine is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .