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The American Journal of Chinese Medicine
DisciplineMedical Science, Alternative Medicine
LanguageEnglish
Publication details
History1973 - present
Publisher
1.058 (2008)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Am. J. Chin. Med.(ISO), AM J CHINESE MED(JCR)
Indexing
ISSN0192-415X (print)
1793-6853 (web)
Links

The American Journal of Chinese Medicine, published by World Scientific, covers topics relating to alternative medicine of all cultures, such as traditional chinese treatments, including acupuncture. It was founded in 1973 by Frederick F. Kao.

Journal Contents

The journal only publishes papers following the Helsinki Declaration and the "Guiding Principles and Procedures of the Massachusetts General Hospital on Human Studies, 1970." In particular emphasis is placed on the following areas:

  1. Basic scientific and clinical research in indigenous medical techniques, therapeutic procedures, medicinal plants, and traditional medical theories and concepts;
  2. Multidisciplinary study of medical practice and health care, especially from historical, cultural, public health, and socioeconomic perspectives;
  3. International policy implications of comparative studies of medicine in all cultures, including such issues as health in developing countries, affordability and transferability of health-care techniques and concepts;
  4. Translating scholarly ancient texts or modern publications on ethnomedicine.
Source: World Scientific. About AJCM: Aims & Scope. WSPC Journals Online.[1]

List of Editors-in-Chief

  • 1919 - 1992: Frederick F. Kao, Founding Editor-in-Chief
  • 1993 - 2003: John J. Kao
  • 2003 - present: Chun-Su Yuan

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