About the journal
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine is an open-access journal published by BMC in United Kingdom, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ and PUBMED according to the sources read. Declared publication charge: 2,690 EUR. Declared review time at DOAJ: 19 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- BMC
- ISSN
- 1472-6882
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Declared publication charge
- 2,690 EUR
- Articles in DOAJ
- 2295
- Declared review time
- 19 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- open_review
- Official website
- https://bmccomplementmedtherapies.biomedcentral.com
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2003-04-08
- PUBMED · 2002-02-19
- Indexing
- DOAJ · PUBMED
- APC
- 2,690 EUR
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 19 weeks — journal-declared only (not measured)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Dormant — no works recorded since 2020
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Articles in DOAJ
2295
Most recent article
8 months ago
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
19weeks
Works in OpenAlex
4427
Last recorded publication year
2020
h-index
154
i10-index
3614
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy12
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2026-03-17
- Added to DOAJ
- 2003-04-08
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Declared digital preservation
- CLOCKSSLOCKSSPMCPortico
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- CLOCKSSPortico
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2019
- Level 2 — top tier (~20% of the field's channels)
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 0%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 0%
- APC waiver policy
- View policy
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity4
- Alternate titles
- BioMed Central complementary & alternative medicineComplementary and alternative medicineBioMed Central complementary and alternative medicine
- Continued by
- 2662-7671
- Source type
- journal
- NLM unique ID (PubMed)
- 101088661
Classification2
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
- Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies
- Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies
- Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
- Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
- Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies
- Natural Antidiabetic Agents Studies
Show all subjects (50)
- Traditional Chinese Medicine Analysis
- Traditional Chinese Medicine Analysis
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
- Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies
- Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
- Phytochemicals and Medicinal Plants
- Phytochemicals and Medicinal Plants
- Phytochemistry and Biological Activities
- Phytochemistry and Biological Activities
- Ginger and Zingiberaceae research
- Ginger and Zingiberaceae research
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Natural product bioactivities and synthesis
- Natural product bioactivities and synthesis
- Biofield Effects and Biophysics
- Bioactive natural compounds
- Biofield Effects and Biophysics
- Bioactive natural compounds
- Berberine and alkaloids research
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Berberine and alkaloids research
- Natural Compound Pharmacology Studies
- Natural Compound Pharmacology Studies
- Healthcare and Venom Research
- Healthcare and Venom Research
- Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection
- Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection
- Pain Management and Placebo Effect
- Pain Management and Placebo Effect
- Plant chemical constituents analysis
- Medicinal Plants and Neuroprotection
- Medicinal Plants and Neuroprotection
- Plant chemical constituents analysis
- Bee Products Chemical Analysis
- Phytochemical Studies and Bioactivities
- Phytochemical Studies and Bioactivities
- Bee Products Chemical Analysis
Keywords (DOAJ)
- alternative medicine
- complementary medicine
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