22 Complementary and alternative medicine journals with no fee to publish with at least 10 papers in 2025. No fee means the journal, DOAJ or OpenAlex states the fee as zero. A journal that has not published a fee is not listed here, and neither is a subscription journal that charges only for open access.
As of 2 October 2026. From OpenAlex, Crossref and DOAJ. ORBIT Tier is our own ranking within a field, not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
| Journal | ISSN | Papers in 2025 | ORBIT Tier | Fee to publish | Open access | DOAJ | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine | 0975-9476 | 157 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| Integrative Medicine Research | 2213-4220 | 98 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Journal of Drug Research in Ayurvedic Sciences | 2279-0357 | 81 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| International Journal of Ayurveda Research | 0974-7788 | 75 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| World Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine | 2311-8571 | 64 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| Journal of Ayurveda | 2321-0435 | 58 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| Journal of Ayurveda Case Reports | 2667-0593 | 55 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| Chinese Medicine and Culture | 2589-9473 | 47 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Digital Chinese Medicine | 2096-479X | 47 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Guidelines and Standards of Chinese Medicine | 2837-8806 | 42 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Journal of Acupuncture Research | 2586-288X | 41 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | South Korea |
| Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine | 2097-0226 | 40 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Science of Traditional Chinese Medicine | 2836-9211 | 38 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Chinese medicine and natural products | 2096-918X | 30 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| International Journal of Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork Research Education & Practice | 1916-257X | 27 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Canada |
| INDIAN JOURNAL OF AYURVEDA & INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE KLEU | 2772-6010 | 25 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Evidence-Based Chinese Medicine and Technology Assessment | 3078-7963 | 23 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| International Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine Research | 2717-7491 | 23 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| RGUHS Journal of Ayush Sciences | 2249-2194 | 21 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| Advanced Chinese Medicine | 2836-8886 | 20 | 2 | Free to publish | No | No | |
| Traditional Medicine and Modern Medicine | 2575-9000 | 18 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Ancient Science of Life | 0257-7941 | 16 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |