Clinical Complementary Medicine and Pharmacology – Volume 3, Issue 1

Complementary medicine is diagnosis, treatment and/or prevention which complements mainstream medicine by contributing to a common whole, by satisfying a demand not met by orthodoxy or by diversifying the conceptual frameworks of medicine. Clinical Complementary Medicine and Pharmacology (CCMP) is an open access, quarterly published international journal on complementary medicine. CCMP considers articles on various types of therapeutic techniques and methodologies of complementary medicine, including herbal therapy and physical therapy, which were used for treating diseases and keeping healthy.

This journal includes a wide range of fields to create a platform for explaining the complex medical system by current research and rhetorical cognitive modes. It primarily focuses on publishing investigations on the basic system theory, evidence-based clinical trial, special ethnic therapeutics, pharmacological mechanisms, pharmacokinetics research and toxicological research of complementary medicine. CCMP pays special attention to the researches on molecular bases and action mechanism of complementary medicine to evaluate its clinical efficacy. It also accepts articles on new experimental techniques and models for complementary medicine research.

Topics included – but not restricted to – are:

1. Mechanistic studies: elucidate molecular/cellular targets, signaling pathways and mechanisms of action for the complimentary medicines and other ethnic medicines, including their pharmacodynamics, pharmaceutics and toxicological research.
2. Clinical research: disease and syndrome, the safety of TCM and other ethnic medicines in clinical, curative effect evaluation, evidence-based and system evaluation;
3. Material basis researches: the isolation and identification of new compounds from medicinal herbs; the chemical analysis and quality control research of medicinal secondary metabolites (flavones, alkaloids, saponins, etc), macromolecules (polysaccharides and proteins), trace elements and so on;
4. Medical models and methods: preparation and application of new animal and cell models and experimental methods for complimentary medicine research.
5. Molecular basis researches: the molecular basis of complimentary medical theories and concepts, including theories of processing Chinese materia medica, theories of medicine property and compatibility.

CCMP considers the following article types: articles on randomized controlled trials, non-randomized trials, systematic review, short communication, perspectives, original articles, clinical experiences, literature research, opinion, etc. The journal covers the following sections:

1. Invited opinions
2. Systematic reviews
3. Clinical research
4. Pharmacological research
5. Standardization and quality control
6. Biotechnology and plant biochemistry
7. Methodology and technology for complementary medicine research

March 2023