Chinese Herbal Medicines

Please note: Authors who have submitted or will submit papers between 13 July 2020 (included) and 31 December 2024 (excluded) will have their accepted paper published in CHM at no charge. Authors submitting papers on and after 1 January 2025 will be requested to pay the APC. 20% discount of APC will apply to all papers submitted on and before 30 June 2025.

From 12 July 2020 onwards, individual waiver requests shall be addressed to the editorial office at [email protected] prior to submission, and will considered on a case-by-case basis and may be granted in cases of genuine need.

Chinese Herbal Medicines (CHM) is a peer-reviewed journal sponsored by Tianjin Institute of Pharmaceutical Research and Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences.

CHM is an international quarterly-published journal with the aim at pioneering in the research trend of herbal medicines from different countries or regions and providing a forum for the theoretical and clinical studies on traditional medicines, herbal medicines and natural products. The journal covers researches on medicinal materials and resources, active constituents (including biosynthesis, tissue culture, etc.), classical and complex formulae (including compatibility and incompatibility of prescriptions, pharmaceutics and technology), quality evaluation and safety, authentication (including molecular and morphological identification, etc.) of herb medicines in phytochemistry, pharmacology, toxicology, pharmacokinetics, and therapeutic function through experimental and clinical trials. The journal is intended to disseminate the latest developments and research progress in traditional and herbal medical sciences to researchers, practitioners, academics and administrators worldwide in the field of traditional and herbal medicines. The journal's international coverage ensures that research and progress from all regions of the world are widely included.

Article types accepted by CHM include, but are not limited to, editorials, original articles, reviews, short communications, and book reviews. Headed by experienced and internationally recognized Editors-in-Chief and supported by the well-represented international editorial board, CHM aims to be developed into a leading journal in the field of traditional and herbal medicine, and to become a communication bridge between traditional medicine and modern medicine.