30 Complementary and alternative medicine journals (Medicine) in ORBIT Tier 1 with at least 10 papers in 2025. ORBIT Tier 1: top quarter of Medicine by citation impact, our own ranking. Not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phytomedicine | 0944-7113 | 1,379 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Germany |
| BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies | 2662-7671 | 495 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,92,758 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Chinese Medicine | 1749-8546 | 217 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,81,875 to publish | Yes | Yes | Macao SAR China |
| Complementary Therapies in Medicine | 0965-2299 | 187 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,26,554 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| EXPLORE | 1550-8307 | 168 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine | 0975-9476 | 157 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine | 2768-3605 | 128 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine | 1672-0415 | 122 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | China |
| Phytochemical Analysis | 0958-0344 | 115 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| The American Journal of Chinese Medicine | 0090-2942 | 99 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Integrative Medicine Research | 2213-4220 | 98 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Traditional Medicine Research | 2413-3973 | 85 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | New Zealand |
| Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice | 1744-3881 | 77 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine | 1553-3840 | 74 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Germany |
| Chinese Herbal Medicines | 1674-6384 | 72 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,15,594 to publish | Yes | Yes | China |
| World Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine | 2311-8571 | 64 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| Holistic Nursing Practice | 0887-9311 | 59 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Digital Chinese Medicine | 2096-479X | 47 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine | 2097-0226 | 40 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Acupuncture in Medicine | 0964-5284 | 40 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Science of Traditional Chinese Medicine | 2836-9211 | 38 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Interdisciplinary Research in Medical Sciences Specialty | 3062-4401 | 37 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Ayush journal of integrative oncology. | 3050-6506 | 36 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | II |
| Innovations in Acupuncture and Medicine | 3059-4049 | 35 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,30,225 to publish | No | No | |
| Pharmacognosy Reviews/Bioinformatics Trends/Pharmacognosy review | 0973-6581 | 35 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | India |
| Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine | 1741-427X | 33 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Perspectives on Integrative Medicine | 2951-2182 | 29 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Future Integrative Medicine | 2835-6357 | 28 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Journal of Evidence-Based Integrative Medicine | 2515-690X | 22 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,92,657 to publish | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Integrative Medicine Reports | 2768-3222 | 13 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,39,676 to publish | Yes | Yes |