Journal profile · Health Professions-Complementary and Manual Therapy
Traditional and Integrative Medicine
ISSN 2476-5104 · eISSN 2476-5112 · Tehran University of Medical Sciences · Iran, Islamic Republic of
Traditional and Integrative Medicine: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 48 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Traditional and Integrative Medicine is published by Tehran University of Medical Sciences. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies, Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies and Medicinal Plant Research, together about 46.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Complementary and alternative medicine and Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Traditional and Integrative Medicine is an international quarterly open access peer-reviewed journal of School of Traditional Medicine published on behalf of Tehran University of Medical Sciences. This journal covering all scientific aspects of traditional, complementary and integrative medicines including history, chemistry, pharmacology, molecular mechanism, proteomics, genomics, metabolomics, safety, quality control, and clinical trial. Traditional and Integrative Medicine provides a bridge connected the tradition medicine system to the modern life science with the efforts of top scientists, as well as a resource to pursuit the solutions for the existing common issues in the traditional medicine. All type of studies including original researches, reviews, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, short communications, case reports, letters and editorials from the scientists in all over the worlds are welcome to this journal.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Health Professions-Complementary and Manual Therapy
Editor-in-chief Roja RahimiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named Iran 28, Italy 3, United States 2, Pakistan 2, Mainland China 1 (43 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine StudiesMedicine18.1%
- Traditional Chinese Medicine StudiesMedicine14.3%
- Medicinal Plant ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences14.3%
- History of Medicine StudiesArts and Humanities12%
- Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.4%
- Phytochemistry Medicinal Plant ApplicationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.5%
- Medical Research and TreatmentsMedicine3.1%
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAgricultural and Biological Sciences3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complementary and Manual Therapy | Q3 | 12/22 | 47th |
| Medicine (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 270/466 | 42nd |
| Complementary and Alternative Medicine | Q3 | 71/115 | 38th |
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
- 1.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.51OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 313 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36 | 36 | 68 |
| 2025 | 48 | 48 | 136 |
| 2024 | 37 | 37 | 141 |
| 2023 | 48 | 48 | 93 |
| 2022 | 60 | 60 | 72 |
| 2021 | 36 | 36 | 44 |
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 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 | |
| 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 1,000 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- case reportCase Reports can present a case study, case report, or other description of a case. Case Reports present significant new insights or cases with an unusual and n…Length not stated
- lettero matters discussed in the journal. The letters should contain no more than 1000 words with up to 10 references and 2 figures and/or tables. Theymain text ≤ 1,000 words
- letter to the editorLetters are encouraged if they directly concern articles recently published in the journal. If accepted, the editors reserve the right to submit such letters to…main text ≤ 1,000 words · figures and tables ≤ 2 · references ≤ 10
- research article(s)Research Article(s)Length not stated
- review articleExploring the Potential of Nutraceuticals in Diabetic Retinopathy: Evidence-Based Mechanisms and Clinical Insights Pranjal Sachan , Navdeep Kumar XML | PDF | do…Length not stated
- review article(s)Review Article(s)Length not stated
- short communicationExploring Parallels: Dry Dystemperament in Persian Medicine and Its Similarities with The Concept of Dietary Advanced Glycation End Products Mohammad Sadegh Ade…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access
- Authorship Authorship Criteria
Authorship credit should be based only on substantial contributions to each of the four components mentioned below:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement Model summary
Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Copyright retained by authors; publishing rights retained by authors. Model summary
The Traditional and Integrative Medicine allows the author(s) to hold the copyright without restrictions. Also the journal allows the author(s) to retain publishing rights without restrictions.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access. Model summary
The Journal is open access and all authors may acquire their article full text free of charge through the web.
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
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- Country or region
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2476-5104
- Electronic ISSN
- 2476-5112
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 11, Issue 2 (2026)
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Traditional and Integrative Medicine
How long does peer review take at Traditional and Integrative Medicine?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Traditional and Integrative Medicine?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≥ 3; Manuscript length: ≤ 1,000 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not 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 Traditional and Integrative Medicine based?
Of the 43 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Iran (28), Italy (3) and United States (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Traditional and Integrative Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Traditional and Integrative Medicine is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Traditional and Integrative Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Traditional and Integrative Medicine 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, Publisher website, 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: .