Integrative Medicine Research (IMR), an international academic journal published by the Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM), recorded a Journal Impact Factor (IF) of 4.9 in Clarivate's latest Journal Citation Reports (JCR) released on June 17, the institute said on the 9th.
IMR is the only journal in Korea's oriental medicine field listed in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE). It was founded by the Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine in 2012.
The journal is currently listed in major domestic and international academic databases, including PubMed Central, Scopus, Embase, AMED, CINAHL Complete, and the Korea Citation Index (KCI). It is a free open-access journal published four times a year.
A total of 49 journals are listed in the JCR's Integrative & Complementary Medicine category. IMR ranked 10th, placing it in the top 19.8% and earning a Q1 grade, its highest ranking ever. This marks IMR's highest-ever impact factor and ranking, a significant rise from 3.0 the previous year (ranked 13th out of 45 journals, Q2).
IMR also recorded a CiteScore of 5.4, a journal evaluation metric based on Elsevier's Scopus, maintaining a Q1 grade for the fourth consecutive year.
In addition, IMR was designated this year as the official journal of the International Society for Traditional, Complementary & Integrative Medicine Research (ISCMR).
"We will work even harder to develop IMR into a journal that spreads outstanding research achievements in traditional and integrative medicine worldwide and leads international academic exchange," said Ko Seong-gyu, KIOM president and editor-in-chief of IMR.
