Journal profile
Traditional Medicine and Modern Medicine
ISSN 2575-9000 · eISSN 2575-9019 · World Scientific Publishing · Singapore
Traditional Medicine and Modern Medicine: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 18 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Traditional Medicine and Modern Medicine is published by World Scientific Publishing. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies, Medical Research and Treatments and History of Medicine Studies, together about 53.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Complementary and alternative medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Traditional Medicine and Modern Medicine The following types of articles are considered for publication: 1) Research article (including theory research), 2) Review article, 3) Case report, 4) Insight. This journal is published by World Century Publishing and Institutes of Integrative Medicine, Fudan University, China. World Century Publishing is a joint venture between World Scientific Publishing and Shanghai Century Publishing Group.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Jingcheng Dong InstitutesPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 29 in mainland China (about 74%); most named Mainland China 29, United States 5, Hong Kong, China 3, South Korea 1, India 1 (39 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Traditional Chinese Medicine StudiesMedicine27.6%
- Medical Research and TreatmentsMedicine16%
- History of Medicine StudiesArts and Humanities10%
- Traditional Chinese Medicine AnalysisMedicine6%
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine StudiesMedicine4.8%
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine3.6%
- Acupuncture Treatment Research StudiesMedicine3.2%
- Asthma and respiratory diseasesMedicine2.4%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.44OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 153 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 38 |
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | 38 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | 53 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 31 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | 49 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | 30 |
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
- Single 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 | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Not considered
- preprints
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- case reportThe following types of articles are considered for publication: (1) Research articles (including theory research), (2) Review articles, (3) Case reports, (4) In…main text ≤ 2,500 words
- case reports(3) Case reportsLength not stated
- insight(4) InsightLength not stated
- research articleThe following types of articles are considered for publication: (1) Research articles (including theory research), (2) Review articles, (3) Case reports, (4) In…Length not stated
- research articles(1) Research articles (including theory research)Length not stated
- review articleThe following types of articles are considered for publication: (1) Research articles (including theory research), (2) Review articles, (3) Case reports, (4) In…main text ≤ 5,000 words
- review articles(2) Review articlesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access
No publication charge (APC); journal sponsored by Institutes of Integrative Medicine, Fudan University, China Model summary
There is no publication charge in this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review policy: single-blind peer review Model summary
The journal uses single-blind peer review.
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
- World Scientific Publishing
- Country or region
- Singapore
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2575-9000
- Electronic ISSN
- 2575-9019
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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 Medicine and Modern Medicine
How long does peer review take at Traditional Medicine and Modern 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Traditional Medicine and Modern Medicine based?
Of the 39 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 29 (about 74%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (29), United States (5) and Hong Kong, China (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Traditional Medicine and Modern Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Traditional Medicine and Modern Medicine is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Traditional Medicine and Modern Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Traditional Medicine and Modern 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, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .