Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine

The Ministry of Health and Welfare serves as the primary sponsor, as well as acting as co-owners with JTCMFOR AUTHORS: Before you submit, please carefully read the AIMS and REASONS FOR PROMPT REJECTION.

AIMS

eJTCM is committed to publish research providing the biological and clinical grounds for using Traditional Medical or integrative treatments as well as studies that demonstrate the pathophysiological and molecular/biochemical bases supporting the effectiveness of such treatments.

eJTCM is receiving an increasing amount of submission, and we need to adopt more stringent criteria to select the articles that can be considered for peer review. Note that eJTCM is striving to increase the quality and medical relevance of the publications.

REASONS FOR REJECTION

eJTCM gives very much importance to the Authentication and Quality control of the extracts used, since these are necessary requisites to ensure the reproducibility of the study. Investigation on the mechanisms underlying the preventive or therapeutic effect is mandatory. Manuscripts relying entirely on commercially purchased small molecule compounds will
be excluded in our submissions (please see Studies that involve small molecule compounds related to herbal medicine (e.g., baicalin, curcumin, ginsenosides) must use authentic herbal extracts or formulations as the main experimental materials. Manuscripts relying entirely on
commercially purchased small molecule compounds, without testing actual herbal sources, will not be considered (accepted papers are not in the list). Extract based studies must provide adequate quality control (documentation, including:
• HPLC/LC MS fingerprints
• Herbal source authentication (e.g., supplier, origin)

Use of purchased small molecule compounds may be allowed if they are clearly secondary and used to support mechanistic exploration. In such cases, their role must be clearly stated in the methods and discussion.

Descriptive and preliminary studies that are not conclusive and do not contribute to the advancement of our knowledge in the specific field are not considered for publication in eJTCM (please, refer to our Editorial note by Isidoro, C., Huang, C.C. and Sheen, L.Y. published in eJTCM, January 2016).

More details in the following documents:

1. Authors guidelines (new); 2. Peer-review process (flow-chart)

The electronic Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine (eJTCM) is a bimonthly open-access journal that covers the fields of traditional medicine and herbal medicine. The Journal provides a global platform for discussion, perspectives and research on traditional and Complementary medicine. eJTCM focuses on both Eastern and Western complementary medicine and welcomes articles from all medical perspectives.

Major topics regarding Traditional and Herbal Medicine covered include covered include:

• Basic research;

• Preventive Medicine;

• Food Supplements/Nutraceuticals;

• History, Philosophy and Social-Cultural Aspects of Traditional Medicine.

• Clinical Research/Trials;

• Regulation/Education/Quality Control.

Objectives
The electronic Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine (eJTCM) focuses on both Eastern and Western complementary medicine and welcomes articles from all medical perspectives. All articles published in the Journal, including perspectives, review, original articles, and short communications are the original content of the authors. eJTCM considers the quality control and the procedures for the preparation and characterization of herbal medicines, as well as the basic requirements to guarantee efficacy, safety and reproducibility in Traditional and Complementary Medicine. eJTCM wishes to publish translational studies in animal and in cell experimental models as well as clinical studies. Particular emphasis is given to the pathophysiological basis and the cellular-molecular mechanisms underlying the beneficial effects of Traditional and Complementary Medicine for preventing and curing human diseases. Observational and descriptive studies are not considered.

Abstracting and Indexing information
Abstracting and Indexing: eJTCM is indexed with SCIE, PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, Caspur, CINAHL, DOAJ, EBSCO Publishing's Electronic Databases, OpenJGate, ProQuest, SCOLOAR, Summon by Serial Solutions, and Tropical Diseases Bulletin.

Benefits

• Open access – Free to view, download; the articles may be cited by a larger audience.

• No processing charge – accepted articles are published without cost.

• Simple submission – convenient online submission procedure.

• Peer-review – rigorous peer review by experts.

• Speedy publication – immediate publication on acceptance.

• Search facility for Chinese medical terms – eJTCM offers an online Chinese-English English-Chinese Medical Dictionary, hosted by Paradigm Publications, to enable writers to apply its in-house terminology.

• Distinctive and friendly TCM terminology – the technical terms of Chinese medicine are simultaneously given in English, Chinese, and its Pinyin transliteration. Here are the examples, Gastrodiae Rhizoma (天麻, tiān má).

• Accepted by Joint Commission of Taiwan (JCT) as a qualified journal for evaluation of the teaching hospitals.