Open Special Issues

• Self-Care, Stress Management and Primary Care: From Salutogenesis and Health Promotion to Mind-Body Medicine
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  Guest Editors: Tobias Esch, Gregory L. Fricchione, Stefanie Joos, Michael Teut
  Manuscript Due: Friday, 19 April 2013
  Publication Date: Friday, 6 September 2013
• Recent Advances towards Validating Efficacy and Safety of African Traditional Medicines
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  Guest Editors: John R. S. Tabuti, Imed Eddine Hassen, Umar Usman Pateh, Mohamad Fawzi Mahomoodally
  Manuscript Due: Friday, 19 April 2013
  Publication Date: Friday, 6 September 2013
• Effects and Mechanisms of Complementary and Alternative Medicine during Reproductive Process
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  Guest Editors: Xiaoke Wu, Richard S. Legro, Elisabet Stener-Victorin, Ernest Hung Yu Ng
  Manuscript Due: Friday, 19 April 2013
  Publication Date: Friday, 6 September 2013
• Complementary and Alternative Medicine for the Treatment of Fibromyalgia
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  Guest Editors: Jost Langhorst, Winfried Häuser, Romy Lauche, Serge Perrot, Cayetano Alegre, Piercarlo C. Sarzi Puttini
  Manuscript Due: Friday, 3 May 2013
  Publication Date: Friday, 20 September 2013
• Collaboration of Japanese Kampo Medicine and Modern Biomedicine
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  Guest Editors: Kenji Watanabe, Gregory A. Plotnikoff, Takeshi Sakiyama, Heidrun Reissenweber-Hewel
  Manuscript Due: Friday, 17 May 2013
  Publication Date: Friday, 4 October 2013
• Improving Research on the Efficacy, Effectiveness, and Harms of Traditional Chinese Medicine
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  Guest Editors: Jin-Ling Tang, Allan Hackshaw, Lixing Lao, Baoyan Liu, Vincent Chi-Ho Chung
  Manuscript Due: Friday, 31 May 2013
  Publication Date: Friday, 23 August 2013
• Integrative Oncology
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  Guest Editors: Gustav J. Dobos, Holger Cramer, Shrikant Anant, Claudia M. Witt, Lorenzo Cohen
  Manuscript Due: Friday, 7 June 2013
  Publication Date: Friday, 25 October 2013
• Spirituality and Health
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  Guest Editors: Arndt Büssing, Klaus Baumann, Niels Christian Hvidt, Harold G. Koenig, Christina M. Puchalski, John Swinton
  Manuscript Due: Friday, 7 June 2013
  Publication Date: Friday, 25 October 2013
• Biological Values of Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine: Impact on the Life Science
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  Guest Editors: Yong Qing Yang, Chen Yan, Chris J. Branford-White, Xiang-Yu Hou
  Manuscript Due: Friday, 7 June 2013
  Publication Date: Friday, 25 October 2013
• Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Liver Diseases
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  Guest Editors: Yong-Song Guan, Mohammad Ahmad Al-Shatouri, Qing He
  Manuscript Due: Friday, 7 June 2013
  Publication Date: Friday, 25 October 2013
• Application of Complementary and Alternative Medicine on Neurodegenerative Disorders 2013
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  Guest Editors: Paul Siu-Po Ip, Karl Wah-Keung Tsim, Kelvin Chan, Rudolf Bauer
  Manuscript Due: Friday, 14 June 2013
  Publication Date: Friday, 1 November 2013
• "Scientific Basis of Mind-body Interventions"
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  Guest Editors: Hector Tsang, Cecilia Chan, Kevin Chen, William C. S. Cho, Myeong Soo Lee
  Manuscript Due: Friday, 28 June 2013
  Publication Date: Friday, 15 November 2013
• Arts or Science: Placebo Design in Trials of TCM
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  Guest Editors: Zhaoxiang Bian, Lixing Lao, Hongcai Shang, Aiping Lu, William C. Cho, Kiichiro Tsutani
  Manuscript Due: Friday, 28 June 2013
  Publication Date: Friday, 15 November 2013
• Efficacy and Safety of Medicinal Plants used in the Management of Diabetes Mellitus
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  Guest Editors: Musa T. Yakubu, Taofik O. Sunmonu, Francis B. Lewu, Anafi O. T. Ashafa, Femi J. Olorunniji, Mohamed Eddouks
  Manuscript Due: Friday, 5 July 2013
  Publication Date: Friday, 22 November 2013
• Herbal Medicines/Natural Products for Treatment of Endocrine Aging Disorders
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  Guest Editors: Stephen Cho Wing Sze, Chun Tao Che, Tzi Bun Ng, Yao Tong
  Manuscript Due: Friday, 5 July 2013
  Publication Date: Friday, 22 November 2013
• Integrative Medicine for Midlife Women’s Health
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  Guest Editors: Judith Balk, Brent Bauer, Susan Gould-Fogerite, Shelley R. Adler, André-Michael Beer
  Manuscript Due: Friday, 12 July 2013
  Publication Date: Friday, 29 November 2013
• Evidence-Based Acupuncture for Nervous System Disease: Mechanism and Therapies
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  Guest Editors: Li-Ping Zou, Ji-Sheng Han, Opher Caspi
  Manuscript Due: Friday, 19 July 2013
  Publication Date: Friday, 6 December 2013
• Evidence-Based ZHENG: A Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome 2013
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  Guest Editors: Shi-Bing Su, Wei Jia, Aiping Lu, Shao Li
  Manuscript Due: Friday, 19 July 2013
  Publication Date: Friday, 6 December 2013
• Network Pharmacology in Traditional Chinese Medicine
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  Guest Editors: Shao Li, Taiping Fan, Wei Jia, Aiping Lu, Weidong Zhang
  Manuscript Due: Friday, 26 July 2013
  Publication Date: Friday, 13 December 2013
• High-Tech Acupuncture and Integrative Laser Medicine 2013
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  Guest Editors: Gerhard Litscher, Xinyan Gao, Lu Wang, Bing Zhu
  Manuscript Due: Friday, 26 July 2013
  Publication Date: Friday, 13 December 2013
• Medicinal Plants in the Prevention and Treatment of Chronic Diseases 2013
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  Guest Editors: Mohamed Eddouks, Debprasad Chattopadhyay, Vincenzo De Feo, William C. Cho
  Manuscript Due: Friday, 26 July 2013
  Publication Date: Friday, 13 December 2013
• Mistletoe: From Basic Research to Clinical Outcomes in Cancer and other Indications
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  Guest Editors: Matthias Kröz, Gunver Kienle, Gene Feder, Srini Kaveri, Steven Rosenzweig
  Manuscript Due: Friday, 2 August 2013
  Publication Date: Friday, 20 December 2013
• Evidence-Based Medicinal Plants for Modern Chronic Diseases
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  Guest Editors: Yong-Ouk You, James William Daily III, Tong Ho Kang, Young‐Rae Lee, Serkan Selli
  Manuscript Due: Friday, 2 August 2013
  Publication Date: Friday, 20 December 2013
• GAP: From Sound Design to Practical Implementation in Clinical Trials for Traditional Chinese Medicine
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  Guest Editors: Hongcai Shang, Boli Zhang, Zhaoxiang Bian, Nicola Robinson, Mike Clarke, Li Youping
  Manuscript Due: Friday, 2 August 2013
  Publication Date: Friday, 20 December 2013
• Immunomodulatory Activity of Complementary and Alternative Medicines
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  Guest Editors: K. B. Harikumar, Roland Hardman, A. Jesil Mathew, V. R. Vineesh, P. Thejass
  Manuscript Due: Friday, 16 August 2013
  Publication Date: Friday, 3 January 2014
• Research Methodology: Choices, Logistics, and Challenges
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  Guest Editors: Raheleh Khorsan, Ian D. Coulter, Brian Mittman, Cheryl Hawk, George Lewith, Ray Kirk
  Manuscript Due: Friday, 16 August 2013
  Publication Date: Friday, 3 January 2014
• Special Invertebrate Models and Integrative Medical Applications: Regulations, Mechanisms, and Therapies
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  Guest Editors: Chih-Yang Huang, Edwin L. Cooper, Catherine Fang-Yeu Poh, Wei-Wen Kuo, Tung-Sheng Chen, Ronald Sherman
  Manuscript Due: Friday, 30 August 2013
  Publication Date: Friday, 17 January 2014
• Traditional Medicine and Reproductive Health among Women in and from Developing Countries
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  Guest Editors: Tinde van Andel, Ina Vandebroek, Joanne Barnes, Hugo de Boer
  Manuscript Due: Friday, 6 September 2013
  Publication Date: Friday, 24 January 2014
• Heart Rate Variability and Complementary Medicine
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  Guest Editors: Gerhard Litscher, Wei He, Seung-Ho Yi, Lu Wang
  Manuscript Due: Friday, 27 September 2013
  Publication Date: Friday, 14 February 2014
• Spices: Basic and Clinical Pharmacology
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  Guest Editors: Mohammad Hossein  Boskabady, Mehrdad Iranshahi, Hamid Sadeghnia, Alireza Sarkaki, Fatma Ulku Afifi (Yazar)
  Manuscript Due: Friday, 27 September 2013
  Publication Date: Friday, 14 February 2014
• Herbal Medicine as an Alternative Medicine for Treating Diabetes: The Global Burden
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  Guest Editors: Geeta Watal, Preeti Dhar, Sharad Kr. Srivastava, Bechan Sharma
  Manuscript Due: Friday, 4 October 2013
  Publication Date: Friday, 21 February 2014
• Natural Bioactives and Phytochemicals Serve in Cancer Treatment and Prevention
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  Guest Editors: Shun-Fa Yang, Chia-Jui Weng, Gautam Sethi, Dan-Ning Hu,
  Manuscript Due: Friday, 4 October 2013
  Publication Date: Friday, 21 February 2014
• The Use of Toxic or Poisonous Materials in Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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  Guest Editors: Jong-In Kim, Myeong Soo Lee, Chang-Yan Chen, Myungsoo Joo, Jun-Yong Choi, Hongbo Hu
  Manuscript Due: Friday, 11 October 2013
  Publication Date: Friday, 28 February 2014
• Acupuncture Effect and Omics Studies
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  Guest Editors: Cun-Zhi Liu, Fan-rong Liang, Jaung-Geng Lin, Sven Schröder, Tiina Rekand, Li Zhu
  Manuscript Due: Friday, 25 October 2013
  Publication Date: Friday, 14 February 2014
• Herb-Drug Interactions: Systematic Review, Mechanisms, and Therapies
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  Guest Editors: Joan Z. Zuo, Min Huang, Izzy Kanfer, Moses S. S. Chow, William C. S. Cho
  Manuscript Due: Friday, 15 November 2013
  Publication Date: Friday, 4 April 2014
• Traditional Medicine in a Global Environment
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  Guest Editors: Rainer W. Bussmann, Wendy Applequist, Narel Paniagua
  Manuscript Due: Friday, 15 November 2013
  Publication Date: Friday, 4 April 2014