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Best Complementary and Alternative Medicine journals

115 Scopus-active journals are ranked in Complementary and Alternative Medicine. All are listed below, ranked by CiteScore percentile — 29 of them sit in quartile Q1. Every title links to a full profile with Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, DOAJ and open-access details.

# Journal CiteScore Percentile Quartile WoS ABDC OA
1 Chinese Herbal Medicines 13.5 99th Q1 ESCI – Yes
2 Phytomedicine 13.2 98th Q1 SCIE – No
3 Pharmaceutical Biology 12.4 97th Q1 SCIE – Yes
4 Journal of Ginseng Research 12.1 96th Q1 SCIE – Yes
5 American Journal of Chinese Medicine 10.5 96th Q1 SCIE – No
6 Chinese Medicine (United Kingdom) 10.4 95th Q1 SCIE – Yes
7 GeroScience 9.6 94th Q1 SCIE – No
8 Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 9.1 93rd Q1 SCIE – Yes
9 Journal of Integrative Medicine 8.1 92nd Q1 SCIE – No
10 Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines 7.7 91st Q1 SCIE – No
11 Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine 7.6 90th Q1 ESCI – Yes
12 Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research 7.6 90th Q1 SCIE – No
13 Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine 7.3 89th Q1 SCIE – Yes
14 Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice 6.7 87th Q1 SCIE – No
15 Journal of Evidence-Based Integrative Medicine 6.7 87th Q1 ESCI – Yes
16 BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies 6.6 86th Q1 SCIE – Yes
17 Journal of Natural Products 6.3 85th Q1 SCIE – No
18 Phytomedicine Plus 6 84th Q1 – – Yes
19 Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine 5.9 83rd Q1 SCIE – No
20 Complementary Therapies in Medicine 5.9 83rd Q1 SCIE – Yes
21 Pharmacological Research - Modern Chinese Medicine 5.7 82nd Q1 – – Yes
22 Journal of Cannabis Research 5.5 81st Q1 ESCI – Yes
23 Integrative Medicine Research 5.4 80th Q1 SCIE – Yes
24 Acupuncture in Medicine 5.2 79th Q1 SCIE – No
25 Journal of Natural Medicines 5.2 78th Q1 SCIE – No
26 Phytochemical Analysis 5.2 77th Q1 SCIE – No
27 Integrative Cancer Therapies 5.1 76th Q1 SCIE – Yes
28 Medical Cannabis and Cannabinoids 5 76th Q1 – – Yes
29 Physiology International 4.7 75th Q1 SCIE – No
30 Planta Medica 4.7 74th Q2 SCIE – No
31 Advances in Traditional Medicine 4.6 73rd Q2 ESCI – No
32 Avicenna Journal of Phytomedicine 4.3 72nd Q2 ESCI – Yes
33 Journal of Herbal Medicine 4.3 71st Q2 SCIE – No
34 Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine 4.2 70th Q2 ESCI – Yes
35 World Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 4.2 70th Q2 ESCI – Yes
36 Nordic Journal of Music Therapy 4 69th Q2 SSCI – No
37 Chiropractic and Manual Therapies 3.9 68th Q2 SCIE – Yes
38 Explore 3.6 67th Q2 SCIE – No
39 Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine 3.5 66th Q2 SCIE – No
40 Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 3.4 65th Q2 SCIE – No
41 Homeopathy 3.3 64th Q2 SCIE – No
42 Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine 3.2 63rd Q2 – – No
43 Journal of Pharmacopuncture 3.1 63rd Q2 ESCI – Yes
44 Holistic Nursing Practice 3 62nd Q2 SCIE, SSCI – No
45 European Journal of Integrative Medicine 2.9 61st Q2 SCIE – No
46 Journal of Asian Natural Products Research 2.8 60th Q2 SCIE – No
47 Spirituality in Clinical Practice 2.8 59th Q2 ESCI – No
48 Cutaneous and Ocular Toxicology 2.8 58th Q2 SCIE – No
49 Journal of Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants 2.8 57th Q2 ESCI – No
50 Natural Product Communications 2.7 56th Q2 SCIE – Yes
51 Arabian Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants 2.6 56th Q2 – – No
52 Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacognosy Research 2.5 55th Q2 ESCI – Yes
53 Traditional Medicine Research 2.5 54th Q2 ESCI – No
54 Innovations in Acupuncture and Medicine 2.4 53rd Q2 ESCI – No
55 Journal of Osteopathic Medicine 2.4 52nd Q2 ESCI – No
56 American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis 2.3 51st Q2 SSCI – Yes
57 Journal of Biologically Active Products from Nature 2.3 50th Q2 ESCI – No
58 Natural Products Journal 2.3 50th Q2 ESCI – No
59 International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine 2.1 49th Q3 SCIE – No
60 Zhongguo Zhongyao Zazhi 2 48th Q3 – – No
61 Complementary Medicine Research 2 47th Q3 SCIE – No
62 Digital Chinese Medicine 2 46th Q3 – – Yes
63 Science of Traditional Chinese Medicine 1.9 45th Q3 – – Yes
64 Tropical Journal of Natural Product Research 1.9 44th Q3 – – No
65 Research Journal of Pharmacognosy 1.9 43rd Q3 ESCI – Yes
66 Traditional and Kampo Medicine 1.9 43rd Q3 ESCI – No
67 Journal of Medicinal Plants 1.8 42nd Q3 – – Yes
68 World Journal of Acupuncture - Moxibustion 1.7 41st Q3 ESCI – Yes
69 Current Traditional Medicine 1.7 40th Q3 ESCI – No
70 Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies 1.7 39th Q3 ESCI – No
71 Traditional and Integrative Medicine 1.7 38th Q3 – – Yes
72 Zhen Ci Yan Jiu 1.7 37th Q3 – – Yes
73 Boletin Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Plantas Medicinales y Aromaticas 1.6 36th Q3 SCIE – No
74 Music Therapy Perspectives 1.6 36th Q3 ESCI – No
75 Journal of Traditional Chinese Medical Sciences 1.6 35th Q3 – – Yes
76 Medical Acupuncture 1.5 34th Q3 ESCI – No
77 Advances in Integrative Medicine 1.5 33rd Q3 ESCI – No
78 Integrative Medicine 1.5 32nd Q3 – – No
79 Chinese Traditional and Herbal Drugs 1.5 31st Q3 – – No
80 Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge 1.4 30th Q3 SCIE – Yes
81 Indian Journal of Research in Homoeopathy 1.3 30th Q3 – – No
82 Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 1.3 29th Q3 – – No
83 Manuelle Medizin 1.2 28th Q3 ESCI – No
84 Asian Medicine 1.2 27th Q3 – – No
85 Herba Polonica 1.2 26th Q3 – – Yes
86 Rossijskij Osteopaticeskij Zurnal 1.1 25th Q3 – – No
87 Majalah Obat Tradisional 1 24th Q4 – – Yes
88 Journal of Chiropractic Humanities 1 23rd Q4 – – No
89 Acupuncture and Electro-Therapeutics Research 0.9 23rd Q4 SCIE – No
90 Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science 0.8 22nd Q4 ESCI – No
91 Chinese Medicine and Culture 0.8 21st Q4 ESCI – Yes
92 Advances in Mind-Body Medicine 0.7 20th Q4 – – No
93 Australian Journal of Herbal and Naturopathic Medicine 0.6 19th Q4 – – No
94 Thermology International 0.6 18th Q4 – – No
95 Revista Internacional de Acupuntura 0.6 17th Q4 – – No
96 Guidelines and Standards in Chinese Medicine 0.5 16th Q4 – – Yes
97 Integrative and Complementary Therapies 0.5 15th Q4 – – No
98 Journal of Natural Remedies 0.5 15th Q4 – – No
99 Phytotherapie 0.5 14th Q4 – – No
100 Journal of Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 0.5 13th Q4 – – No
101 Studies on Ethno-Medicine 0.5 12th Q4 – – No
102 Medicina Naturista 0.5 11th Q4 – – No
103 Chiropractic Journal of Australia 0.4 10th Q4 – – No
104 Phytotherapy Journal 0.4 10th Q4 – – No
105 Chinese Journal of Nautical Medicine and Hyperbaric Medicine 0.4 9th Q4 – – No
106 Revista Brasileira de Plantas Medicinais 0.3 8th Q4 – – Yes
107 Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine on Digestion 0.3 7th Q4 – – No
108 International Journal of High Dilution Research 0.2 6th Q4 – – No
109 AAO Journal 0.2 5th Q4 – – No
110 Zeitschrift fur Phytotherapie 0.2 4th Q4 – – No
111 Annals of Ayurvedic Medicine 0.2 3rd Q4 – – Yes
112 Journal of Chinese Medicine 0.1 3rd Q4 – – No
113 Journal of Ayurveda and Holistic Medicine 0.1 2nd Q4 – – Yes
114 Chinesische Medizin 0 1st Q4 – – No
115 Revista de Fitoterapia 0 0th Q4 – – No

Rank and percentile are within the Complementary and Alternative Medicine Scopus subject table (CiteScore 2025, dataset 2026-10-04). A journal can rank differently in its other subject areas — open its profile for the full picture.

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