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Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine

Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine is a quarterly journal focused on acupuncture, herbal medicine, traditional medicine, and related research. The journal publishes sections such as Perspectives, Review Articles, Original Articles, and Hundreds of Herbs, and reports an Impact Factor of 4.3 and a CiteScore of 4.6.

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Subject Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Impact Factor 4.3
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Open
ISSN 2097-0226
eISSN 2765-8619
Invitation Only No
Cost Range The journal does not charge for submission, processing, or publication of manuscripts.

Submission Instructions

Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Original Article

Cover Letter A cover letter is required when submitting possibly duplicate published material. The cover letter must explain why any possibly duplicate published material is not a duplicate publication.
Abstract A structured abstract is required for Original Articles. Abstract must not exceed 400 words. Abstract must be structured into four labeled paragraphs. Abstract headings must be Objective, Methods, Results, and Conclusions.
Manuscript Original Article text must be 4000 to 8000 words. Main body must include Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, and Discussion sections. Manuscript must include 3 to 8 keywords, Acknowledgments, Funding, and Conflicts of Interest sections, and the Methods section must include a statement on ethics committee permission and ethical practices.
References Original Articles may include up to 80 references. References must use American Medical Association (AMA) style. References must be numbered in citation order, include all authors and article titles, and use Index Medicus journal abbreviations.
Figures & Tables Original Articles may include up to 10 figures and tables in total. Tables may be included in the main body file after the References section, but figures must not be embedded in the main body file and must be uploaded separately. Tables must be submitted as editable word-processing files rather than photographs.
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Review Article

Cover Letter A cover letter is required when submitting possibly duplicate published material with a statement explaining why the manuscript is not a duplicate publication. Cover letter must explain why any submitted possibly duplicate published material is not a duplicate publication.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 400 words. Abstract may be structured or unstructured.
Manuscript Review Article text has no word limit. Main body must include Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, and Discussion sections. Manuscript must include three to eight keywords, plus Acknowledgments, Funding, and Conflicts of Interest sections, and supplementary material is not permitted.
References Manuscript may include up to 120 references. References must use American Medical Association (AMA) style. References must be numbered in citation order, cite superscript numbers in the text, include only published or accepted works, list all authors, include article titles, and use Index Medicus journal abbreviations.
Figures & Tables Manuscript may include up to 10 figures and tables in total. Tables may be included in the main body file after the References section, and figures must not be embedded in the main body file and must be uploaded as separate files. Tables must be numbered in Arabic numerals and cited in numerical order, and each figure must have a corresponding legend.
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Guidelines &Standards

Cover Letter A cover letter is required when submitting any possibly duplicate published material. The cover letter must explain why any possibly duplicate published material is not a duplicate publication.
Abstract An abstract is optional. If included, the abstract must not exceed 400 words. Abstracts must be unstructured when included.
Manuscript There is no word limit for the text. The main body must include Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, and Discussion sections. The manuscript must include three to eight keywords plus Acknowledgments, Funding, and Conflicts of Interest sections.
References The manuscript may include up to 30 references. References must use American Medical Association (AMA) style. References must be numbered in citation order and list all authors and article titles.
Figures & Tables The manuscript may include up to 6 figures and/or tables. Tables may be included in the main body file after the References section, and figures must not be embedded in the main body file. Photographs of tables are not acceptable, and each figure must be uploaded as a separate file with a legend supplied for every figure.
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Short Communications

Cover Letter A cover letter is required only when submitting possibly duplicate published material with a statement explaining why the manuscript is not a duplicate publication. The cover letter must explain why any submitted possibly duplicate published material is not a duplicate publication.
Abstract Abstract must not be included. Abstract is not permitted for Short Communications.
Manuscript Text must be 1000 to 3000 words. Main body must include Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, and Discussion sections. Manuscript must include 3 to 8 keywords, Acknowledgments, Funding, Conflicts of Interest, and a list of all products, devices, drugs, and similar items used in the manuscript.
References References may include up to 10 entries. References must use AMA style. References must be numbered in the order cited, use superscript citation numbers in the text, include all authors and article titles, and use Index Medicus journal abbreviations.
Figures & Tables Manuscript may include up to 3 figures and/or tables. Tables may be included in the main body file after the References section, while figures must be uploaded separately and not embedded in the main body file. Each table must be typed on a separate page and numbered in sequence, and each figure must have a corresponding legend.
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Mini-Review

Cover Letter A cover letter is required when submitting possibly duplicate published material with a statement explaining why the manuscript is not a duplicate publication. The cover letter must explain why any possibly duplicate published material submitted with the manuscript is not a duplicate publication.
Abstract An abstract is optional and may be omitted. If included, the abstract must not exceed 200 words. The abstract must be unstructured if included.
Manuscript Mini-Review text must be 1000 to 6000 words. The main body must include Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, and Discussion sections. The manuscript must include 3 to 8 keywords and Acknowledgments, Funding, and Conflicts of Interest sections, and supplementary material is not permitted.
References Mini-Review manuscripts may include up to 30 references. References must use American Medical Association (AMA) style. References must be numbered in citation order, include all authors and article titles, and use Index Medicus journal abbreviations.
Figures & Tables Mini-Review manuscripts may include up to 4 figures and tables in total. Tables may be included in the main body file after the References section, and figures must not be embedded in the main body file and must be uploaded separately. Tables must be numbered in Arabic numerals and cited in numerical order, and legends must be supplied for all figures.
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Letter To The Editor

Cover Letter A cover letter is required when submitting any possibly duplicate published material with a statement explaining why the manuscript is not a duplicate publication. Cover letter must explain why any possibly duplicate published material submitted with the manuscript is not a duplicate publication.
Abstract Abstract is optional and may be omitted or included for this article type. Abstract, if included, must not exceed 200 words. Abstract must be unstructured if included.
Manuscript Letter To The Editor text must be 1000 to 4000 words. The main body must include Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, and Discussion sections. Manuscript must include 3 to 8 keywords, plus Acknowledgments, Funding, and Conflicts of Interest sections, and supplementary material is not permitted.
References Letter To The Editor manuscripts may include up to 25 references. References must use American Medical Association (AMA) style. References must be numbered in the order cited, cited in the text as superscript numbers, include all authors and article titles, and use Index Medicus journal abbreviations.
Figures & Tables Letter To The Editor manuscripts may include up to 4 figures and tables combined. Tables may be included in the main body file after the References section, and figures must not be embedded in the main body file and must be uploaded separately. Each table must be numbered in Arabic numerals and cited in numerical order with a concise title, and each figure must have a numbered legend corresponding to the figure.
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Case Report

Cover Letter A cover letter is required if submitting possibly duplicate published material. The cover letter must explain why any submitted possibly duplicate published material is not a duplicate publication.
Abstract An abstract may be included. Abstracts are unstructured when included.
Manuscript The main body must include Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, and Discussion sections. The manuscript must include three to eight keywords, plus Acknowledgments, Funding, and Conflicts of Interest sections.
References References must use American Medical Association (AMA) style. References must be numbered in citation order and list all authors, article titles, and Index Medicus journal abbreviations.
Figures & Tables Tables may be included in the main body file after the References section, while figures must not be embedded in the main body file and must be uploaded separately as individual files. Tables must be numbered in Arabic numerals with concise titles, and photographs of tables are not acceptable.
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Recent Publications

Herbzyme: uncover a secret of ancient paozhi-processing and modernization of traditional Chinese medicine by nanotechnology, green chemistry and AI

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Traditional Chinese Medicine for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Treatment Strategies, Clinical Evidence, and Mechanistic Insights

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From Mechanisms to Applications: A New Perspective on the Clinical Implementation of Acupuncture-Induced Weight Loss via Eating Behavior Regulation

Yun Liu, Mengying Zhao, Siyu Zhuang, Jiahui Xie, Yujue Wang, WingYi Ng, Zhi Yu, Mengjiang Lu, Xinyue Jing, Gerhard Litscher, Guanhu Yang, Bin Xu, Tiancheng Xu

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Traditional Chinese Medicine: a promising whole-process management for Alzheimer’s disease

Lulu Yao, Jingnian Ni, Mingqing Wei, Ting Li, Fuyao li, Jing Shi, Jinzhou Tian

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Acupuncture for insomnia among individuals with substance use disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Miaomiao Li, Puchen Huang, Yunshan Liang, Mengyu Yang, Fuyuan Deng, Kaisong Ji, Ling Chen, Chao Liu, Peijing Rong, Hye Won Lee, Liming Lu, Jingchu Zeng

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Frequently asked questions

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Is a cover letter required?

A cover letter is referenced for explaining possible duplicate publication material.

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What are the publication costs?

The journal does not charge for submission, processing, or publication of manuscripts. Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine pays the open access publication cost.

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Research Topics

Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds Traditional Chinese Medicine Analysis Healthcare and Venom Research Plant-based Medicinal Research Ginseng Biological Effects and Applications Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 Gut microbiota and health Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies Tryptophan and brain disorders Medicinal Plants and Bioactive Compounds Natural product bioactivities and synthesis Chromatography in Natural Products COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Computational Drug Discovery Methods Inflammasome and immune disorders Effects of Radiation Exposure Pain Management and Placebo Effect Phytochemistry and biological activity of medicinal plants Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research Andrographolide Research and Applications Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

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