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2008–2024
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JAMS Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies
JAMS Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by BioMed Central Ltd.
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ISSN 2005-2901Verify ISSN ↗2093-8152Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: BioMed Central Ltd
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Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is JAMS Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2008–2024).
What is the impact factor of JAMS Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies?
JAMS Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.
Who publishes JAMS Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies and what is its ISSN?
JAMS Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies is published by BioMed Central Ltd. Its print ISSN is 2005-2901 and its online ISSN is 2093-8152.
Is JAMS Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is JAMS Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed JAMS Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies for 17 years, between 2008 and 2024. Coverage ended in 2024, 2 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 1,157 works and 12,921 citations for the title. Its most recent paper is from 2024, in line with the end of Scopus coverage in 2024, which suggests the journal stopped publishing around then.
How well cited is JAMS Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies? — open metrics via OpenAlex
JAMS Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies has an h-index of 51 and a 2-year mean of 1.73 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
51
h-index
1.73
2-yr mean citations
360
i10-index
1,157
works indexed
12,921
total citations
JAMS Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies published 30 papers in 2024; its busiest recent year was 2018 with 267. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in JAMS Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies? — latest 94 articles, 2021–2024
In its latest 94 research articles (2021–2024), authors are most often from South Korea (25.5%), China (14.9%) and Brazil (13.3%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for JAMS Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2024. 2 retracted papers are recorded (1.7 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 2024
- Retracted papers 2 · 1.7 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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