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Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine is not currently indexed in Scopus, DOAJ. Published by SAGE Publications Ltd.
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ISSN 2156-5872Verify ISSN ↗2156-5899Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
Cost to publish: Checking DOAJ for article charges…
Not listed in: Web of Science, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2011–2017 (also 1995)).
What is the impact factor of Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine?
Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 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.
How much does it cost to publish in Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$1,200 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine and what is its ISSN?
Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine is published by SAGE Publications Ltd. Its print ISSN is 2156-5872 and its online ISSN is 2156-5899.
Is Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine open access?
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine for 8 years, between 1995 and 2017, with 15 years in that span missing. Coverage ended in 2017, 9 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 418 works and 12,530 citations for the title. Its most recent paper is from 2017, in line with the end of Scopus coverage in 2017, which suggests the journal stopped publishing around then.
How well cited is Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine has an h-index of 57 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine published 67 papers in 2017; its busiest recent year was 2015 with 84. 2026* is the year so far.
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.
Are there integrity warnings for Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2017. 2 retracted papers are recorded (4.8 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 2017
- Retracted papers 2 · 4.8 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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