Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Impact, Factor and Metrics, Impact Score, Ranking, h-index, SJR, Rating, Publisher, ISSN, and More

Aim and Scope

Complementary Therapies in Medicine is an international, peer-reviewed journal that has considerable appeal to anyone who seeks objective and critical information on complementary therapies or who wishes to deepen their understanding of these approaches. It will be of particular interest to healthcare practitioners including family practitioners, complementary therapists, nurses, and physiotherapists; to academics including social scientists and CAM researchers; to healthcare managers; and to patients. Complementary Therapies in Medicine aims to publish valid, relevant and rigorous research and serious discussion articles with the main purpose of improving healthcare.

About Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Complementary Therapies in Medicine is a journal covering the technologies/fields/categories related to Advanced and Specialized Nursing (Q1); Complementary and Alternative Medicine (Q1); Complementary and Manual Therapy (Q1). It is published by Churchill Livingstone. The overall rank of Complementary Therapies in Medicine is 4684. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 1.018. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come. SJR acts as an alternative to the Journal Impact Factor (or an average number of citations received in last 2 years). This journal has an h-index of 86. The best quartile for this journal is Q1.

The ISSN of Complementary Therapies in Medicine journal is 18736963, 09652299. An International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic. Complementary Therapies in Medicine is cited by a total of 1496 articles during the last 3 years (Preceding 2024).

Complementary Therapies in Medicine Impact IF 2024-2025

The Impact IF 2024 of Complementary Therapies in Medicine is 3.36, which is computed in 2025 as per its definition. Complementary Therapies in Medicine IF is decreased by a factor of 0.25 and approximate percentage change is -6.93% when compared to preceding year 2023, which shows a falling trend. The impact IF, also denoted as Journal impact score (JIS), of an academic journal is a measure of the yearly average number of citations to recent articles published in that journal. It is based on Scopus data.

Complementary Therapies in Medicine Impact IF 2025 Prediction

Impact IF 2024 of Complementary Therapies in Medicine is 3.36. If the same downward trend persists, Impact IF may fall in 2025 as well.

Complementary Therapies in Medicine h-index

 

Complementary Therapies in Medicine has an h-index of 86. It means 86 articles of this journal have more than 86 number of citations. The h-index is a way of measuring the productivity and citation impact of the publications. The h-index is defined as the maximum value of h such that the given journal/author has published h papers that have each been cited at least h number of times.

Complementary Therapies in Medicine ISSN

The ISSN of Complementary Therapies in Medicine is 18736963, 09652299. ISSN stands for International Standard Serial Number.

An ISSN is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic.

Complementary Therapies in Medicine Rank and SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)

The overall rank of Complementary Therapies in Medicine is 4684. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 1.018. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come.

SJR of Complementary Therapies in Medicine by Year

Ranking of Complementary Therapies in Medicine by Year

Complementary Therapies in Medicine Publisher

Complementary Therapies in Medicine is published by Churchill Livingstone. It's publishing house is located in United Kingdom. Coverage history of this journal is as following: 1993-2025. The organization or individual who handles the printing and distribution of printed or digital publications is known as Publisher.

Call For Papers

Visit the official website of the journal/conference to check the further details about the call for papers.

Abbreviation

The IS0 4 standard abbreviation of Complementary Therapies in Medicine is Complement. Ther. Med.. This abbreviation ('Complement. Ther. Med.') is well recommended and approved for the purpose of indexing, abstraction, referencing and citing goals. It meets all the essential criteria of ISO 4 standard.

ISO 4 (International Organization for Standardization 4) is an international standard that defines a uniform and consistent system for abbreviating serial publication titles and journals.

How to publish in Complementary Therapies in Medicine

If your research field is/are related to Advanced and Specialized Nursing (Q1); Complementary and Alternative Medicine (Q1); Complementary and Manual Therapy (Q1), then please visit the official website of this journal.

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate/percentage of any academic journal/conference depends upon many parameters. Some of the critical parameters are listed below.

• The demand or interest of researchers/scientists in publishing in a specific Journal/Conference.
• Peer review complexity and timeline.
• The mix of unsolicited and invited submissions.
• The time it takes from manuscript submission to final publication.
• And Many More.

It is essential to understand that the acceptance rate/rejection rate of papers varies among journals. Some Journals considers all the manuscripts submissions as a basis of acceptance rate computation. On the other hand, few consider the only manuscripts sent for peer review or few even not bother about the accurate maintenance of total submissions. Hence, it can provide a rough estimation only.

The best way to find out the acceptance rate is to reach out to the associated editor or to check the official website of the Journal/Conference.

Credits and Sources

• Scimago Journal & Country Rank (SJR), https://www.scimagojr.com/
• Journal Impact Factor, https://clarivate.com/