CAM Journals and Databases
JOURNALS - CAM
- Alternative & Complementary Therapies
Alternative & Complementary Therapies provides the latest information on evaluating alternative therapies and integrating them into your clinical practice. Topics include: botanical medicine, vitamins and supplements, nutrition and diet, mind-body medicine, acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine, ayurveda, indigenous medicine systems, homeopath, naturopathy, yoga & meditation, manual therapies, energy medicine, and spirituality and health.
- Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine
Launched in 1995, Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine is a forum for sharing information concerning the practical use of alternative therapies in preventing and treating disease, healing illness and promoting health.
- BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in complementary and alternative healthcare interventions, with a specific emphasis on those that elucidate biological mechanisms of action.
- Complementary Therapies in Medicine
Complementary Therapies in Medicine is an international, peer-reviewed journal, publishing a variety of articles including primary research, reviews and opinion pieces. Recognising that some forms of CAM present novel and complex interventions, the journal encourages the exploration of the methodology of research. It believes that researchers should always aim at employing high ethical and methodological standards, and also welcomes small or exploratory studies that make a contribution to the area. Well conducted studies with negative outcomes are also welcome if they inform patient care. The journal welcomes considered opinion pieces that reflect genuine disagreements but remain respectful of the views of others.
- Evidence Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine (eCAM) is an international, peer-reviewed journal that seeks to understand the sources and to encourage rigorous research in this new, yet ancient world of complementary and alternative medicine. The Journal seeks to apply scientific rigor to the study of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) modalities, particularly traditional Asian healing systems. eCAM emphasizes health outcome, while documenting biological mechanisms of action. The journal is devoted to the advancement of science in the field of basic research, clinical studies, methodology or scientific theory in diverse areas of Biomedical Sciences.
- FACT – Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies
Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies (FACT) is a quarterly review journal that presents evidence on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in an analytical and impartial manner. Given the increasing number of articles being published on CAM, FACT systemically searches the world literature (in English and other languages) to uncover articles and the key papers in CAM research. The most important factual papers are abstracted (a summary) and critically appraised (a commentary). The summaries and commentaries are written by the members of the international editorial board who are themselves leading researchers in various areas of CAM.
- Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
The Official Journal of the International Society for Complementary Medicine Research and the Society for Acupuncture Research, The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine includes observational and analytical reports on treatments outside the realm of allopathic medicine which are gaining interest and warranting research to assess their therapeutic value. It includes current concepts in clinical care, including case reports that will be valuable for health care professionals and scientists who are seeking to evaluate and integrate these therapies into patient care protocols and research strategies.
- Journal of Complementary Medicine
The Journal of Complementary Medicine is Australia’s only independent, peer-reviewed publication dedicated to bring evidence-based complementary medicine to the mainstream primary healthcare provider.
- Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine (JCIM)
Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine focuses on evidence concerning the efficacy and safety of complementary and alternative medical (CAM) whole systems, practices, interventions and natural health products, including herbal medicines. To facilitate information transfer to the consumer, summaries of each article will also be published in easy-to understand and colloquial language. When feasible, selected articles will be published in other languages to facilitate distribution of information to a larger international community.
- Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice
Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, formerly Complementary Therapies in Nursing and Midwifery, is an internationally refereed journal published to meet the broad ranging needs of the healthcare profession in the effective and professional integration of complementary therapies within clinical practice.
Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, aims to provide rigorous peer reviewed papers addressing research, implementation of CIM in the clinical setting, legal and ethical concerns, evaluative accounts of therapy in practice, philosophical analysis of emergent social trends in CIM, excellence in clinical judgement, best practice, problem management, therapy information, policy development and management of change in order to promote safe and efficacious clinical practice. Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice welcomes and considers accounts of reflective practice.
It will be of interest to all members of the healthcare profession including nurses, midwives, pharmacists, hospital doctors, general practitioners, physiotherapists, social scientists, psychologists, CIM researchers, practitioners of CIM, educationalists, managers, patients and individuals interested in CIM.
- Complementary Therapies in Nursing and Midwifery
Complementary Therapies in Nursing and Midwifery is the first internationally refereed journal published to meet the specific needs of the nursing profession in the integration of complementary therapies from aromatherapy and massage to acupuncture and herbal medicine into conventional patient care practices. The editors of Complementary Therapies in Nursing & Midwifery invite authors to submit articles on all aspects of individual therapies, original research, educational issues, complementary therapies in nursing practice, problem management, best practice reports, information on a therapy, international news, book, product and equipment reviews and correspondence.
JOURNALS - Integrative Medicine
- Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine
The Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine (CJIM) is managed by the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and co-sponsored by the Chinese Association of the Integration of Traditional and Western Medicine and the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Founded in 1995, it is a comprehensive English language journal on integrative Chinese and Western medicine (ICWM). It reports on scientific developments, experiences and achievements in clinical practice, scientific research, education and healthcare in China.
- Integrative Cancer Therapies (ICT)
Integrative Cancer Therapies (ICT) is the first journal to spearhead and focus on a new and growing movement in cancer treatment. The journal emphasizes scientific understanding of alternative medicine and traditional medicine therapies, and their responsible integration with conventional health care. Integrative care includes therapeutic interventions in diet, lifestyle, exercise, stress care, and nutritional supplements, as well as experimental vaccines, chrono-chemotherapy, and other advanced treatments. Contributors are leading oncologists, researchers, nurses, and health-care professionals.
- Integrative Medicine: A Clinician’s Journal
Launched as a peer-reviewed journal in 2002, Integrative Medicine: A Clinician’s Journal (IMCJ) provides practitioners with a practical and comprehensive approach to integrating alternative therapies with conventional medicine. The goals of IMCJ are: 1) To provide a practical and comprehensive approach to preventing and treating disease, healing illness, and promoting health in a clinical setting using integrative medicine; 2) To assure practitioners receive authoritative, scientifically accurate information they can trust and immediately apply to their clinics or pharmacies; 3) To provide optimal resources for patient care; 4)To present the “issues of the day” such as nutritional debates, assessments of therapies, and clinical protocols.
- Integrative Medicine Insights
Integrative Medicine Insights is a peer-reviewed, open-access research journal where those engaged in integrative medicine can turn for rapid communication of the latest advances in the application of complementary and alternative medicine toward the goal of overall wellness.
- Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine (JCIM)
Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine (JCIM) focuses on evidence concerning the efficacy and safety of complementary and alternative medical (CAM) whole systems, practices, interventions and natural health products, including herbal medicines. To facilitate information transfer to the consumer, summaries of each article will also be published in easy-to understand and colloquial language. When feasible, selected articles will be published in other languages to facilitate distribution of information to a larger international community.
- European Journal of Integrative Medicine
European Journal of Integrative Medicine understands Integrative Medicine as the link between conventional medicine and evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). To strengthen the understanding and cooperation between these polarised fields is the major target of this Journal. Therefore, it aims to connect medical researchers and clinicians as well as members of other medical professions and health care organisation, who seeks objective and critical information on Integrative Medicine in order to deepen their understanding of these approaches.
JOURNAL DATABASES
- BioMed Central (US)
BioMed Central is a database of open-access Internet-based biomedical journals.
- Free Medical Journals.com
- MedBio World (US)
MedBio World is a comprehensive list of journals currently available that publish articles on Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
- The International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements (IBIDS) (US)
The IBIDS is a database of published, international, scientific literature on dietary supplements, including vitamins, minerals, and botanicals.
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