83 Complementary and alternative medicine journals (Medicine) in ORBIT Tier 3 with at least 10 papers in 2025. ORBIT Tier 3: third 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research and Applications | 2456-4494 | 971 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences | 2456-3110 | 839 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | India |
| Traditional Chinese Medicine | 2166-6059 | 808 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| African Journal of Biomedical Research | 1119-5096 | 705 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Nigeria |
| Advances in Psychology | 2160-7273 | 669 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Clinical and Nursing Research | 2208-3685 | 643 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Australia |
| International Ayurvedic Medical Journal | 2320-5091 | 559 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | India |
| Advances in Applied Mathematics | 2324-7991 | 524 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Biochemical and Cellular Archives/Biochemical and cellular archives | 0972-5075 | 299 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | India |
| Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences | 1011-601X | 280 | 3 | ≈ ₹19,266 to publish | Yes | Yes | Pakistan |
| International Journal of Ayurveda and Pharma Research | 2322-0902 | 265 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | India |
| International Journal of Ayurvedic Medicine | 0976-5921 | 261 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | India |
| The Bioscan. | 0973-7049 | 203 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | II |
| Journal of Ayurveda and Holistic medicine. | 2321-1563 | 155 | 3 | ₹7,000 to publish | Yes | Yes | II |
| Zeitschrift für Phytotherapie | 0722-348X | 131 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Germany |
| The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine | 1226-9174 | 128 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | South Korea |
| International Research Journal of Ayurveda & Yoga | 2581-785X | 123 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | India |
| International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine Research | 2575-7970 | 122 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| International journal of general practice nursing. | 2981-9415 | 122 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | XNA |
| International journal of Indian medicine | 2582-7634 | 121 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Journal of Bio Innovation | 2277-8330 | 119 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | India |
| International Journal of Unani and Integrative Medicine | 2616-454X | 118 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Bangladesh |
| Academic Journal of Medicine & Health Sciences | 2616-5791 | 109 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Frontiers in Medical Science Research | 2618-1584 | 101 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Proceedings of Anticancer Research | 2208-3545 | 86 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Australia |
| International Journal of Public Health and Medical Research | 3006-3752 | 85 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Marshall Islands |
| International Journal of Pharmacognosy and Life Science | 2707-2827 | 80 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | South Africa |
| Journal of medicine and health science. | 2959-0639 | 78 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
| Alternative Complementary & Integrative Medicine | 2470-7562 | 76 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| International Journal of High Dilution Research - ISSN 1982-6206 | 1982-6206 | 75 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Brazil |
| Rehabilitation Medicine | 2096-0328 | 71 | 3 | ≈ ₹2,15,515 to publish | Yes | Yes | China |
| Annals of Ayurvedic Medicine | 2277-4092 | 69 | 3 | ₹5,000 to publish | Yes | Yes | India |
| International Journal of Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutical Research | 2664-7168 | 65 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Allgemeine Homöopathische Zeitung | 0002-5887 | 62 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Germany |
| International Journal of Frontiers in Medicine | 2706-6819 | 61 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Acupuncture & Electro-Therapeutics Research | 0360-1293 | 59 | 3 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Modern Health Science | 2576-7291 | 59 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| Journal of Ayurveda | 2321-0435 | 58 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | India |
| International Journal of Pharmacognosy and Herbal Drug Technology | 3049-1630 | 57 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | India |
| Homœopathic Links | 1019-2050 | 55 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Germany |
| Integrative and Complementary Therapies | 2768-3192 | 55 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Revista Electronica de Veterinaria | 1695-7504 | 54 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Spain |
| Medical and Clinical Chemistry | 2410-681X | 51 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Ukraine |
| Pharmacy Information | 2160-441X | 49 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| MEDS Public Health and Preventive Medicine | 2616-1915 | 48 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Ayuscript | 2583-3677 | 46 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Journal of Ayurveda and Naturopathy | 3078-6282 | 44 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Journal of Acupuncture Research | 2586-288X | 41 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | South Korea |
| Journal of Research in Ayurvedic Sciences | 2456-5601 | 40 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | India |
| Advanced Journal of Nursing | 2737-4963 | 37 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Singapore |
| Kerala Journal of Ayurveda | 2583-8555 | 37 | 3 | ₹4,000 to publish | Yes | Yes | India |
| Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Medical Research | 3079-8337 | 36 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | China |
| Information and Knowledge Management | 2523-5893 | 35 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Journal of Ayurvedic Maulik Siddhant | 3078-6754 | 35 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| 环球医学研究 | 3082-8112 | 35 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Journal of Dravyaguna and Bhaishajya Vigyan | 3078-7769 | 33 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| international journal of green and herbal chemistry | 2278-3229 | 32 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | India |
| Scholars International Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine | 2616-8634 | 32 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United Arab Emirates |
| Chinese medicine and natural products | 2096-918X | 30 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Hans Journal of Data Mining | 2163-145X | 30 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Food Science Nutrition and Health | 3029-0821 | 29 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| MEDS Basic Medicine | 2616-2091 | 26 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Hippocratic Journal of Unani Medicine | 0974-1291 | 25 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| INDIAN JOURNAL OF AYURVEDA & INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE KLEU | 2772-6010 | 25 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Social Medicine and Health Management | 2616-2210 | 25 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Evidence-Based Chinese Medicine and Technology Assessment | 3078-7963 | 23 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| News of pharmacy | 1562-7241 | 23 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Ukraine |
| International Journal of Life Science and Pharma Research | 2250-0480 | 21 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | India |
| International Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences | 2664-7206 | 21 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| International Journal of Research in AYUSH and Pharmaceutical Sciences | 2456-9909 | 21 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | India |
| Advances in Complementary & Alternative Medicine | 2637-7802 | 19 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| Indian Journal of Unani Medicine | 0974-6056 | 19 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | India |
| Journal of Preventive Medicine and Holistic Health | 2454-6704 | 19 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | India |
| Journal of Biological and Scientific Opinion | 2321-6328 | 18 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | India |
| Journal for ReAttach Therapy and Developmental Diversities | 2589-7799 | 15 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Netherlands |
| Open Access International Journal of Academic Research UNIVERSES | 2955-2117 | 15 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Традиционная медицина | 1818-6173 | 13 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Himalayan Journal of Health Sciences | 2582-0737 | 12 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | India |
| 医学与健康科学研究 | 3105-5893 | 12 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | China |
| Asian Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medicine | 2347-3894 | 11 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | India |
| Advance Pharmaceutical Journal | 2456-1436 | 10 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | India |
| Innovation Management Practices | 3067-4344 | 10 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences & Technology | 2455-5134 | 10 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | India |