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Editorial Guidelines
TCM Focus is proud to publish only well written high quality articles. We are interested in articles focused on clinical aspects of Chinese medicine, acupuncture, tui na, qi gong, Traditional East Asian Food Therapies, or other oriental medicine clinical modalities.
The articles should be well written and easy to read. We believe in writing for people, not for search engines. Articles should be clear and understandable, not overloaded with keywords. Articles are generally 500-2500 words, but they can be longer.
As mentioned in our mission statement, we are looking for clinically oriented articles about Chinese medicine. When appropriate, we encourage you to explain the condition from both a Western Medicine and Chinese Medicine perspective to enhance the educational aspect of TCM Focus. Please send you submission through our contact page. Your article should be in a Microsoft Word file, which you can attache to your message.
If you have a financial relationship with any of the products in mentioned in your article, please disclose upon submission.
If you would like to inquire if we would be interested in reading your article, please ask us. Our interests lie in all aspects of Chinese Medicine. Cases and papers from diverse viewpoints are invited to submit. To name a few: Eight Pattern Diagnosis, Master Tung, Meridian therapies, family lineages, balance method, and others are invited to submit.
References
Citations should be in AMA style.
Book: Wiseman N, Feng Y. Practical Dictionary of Chinese Medicine. Brookline: Paradigm; 1998.
Chapter in a book: Nguyen CT, Shoskes DA. Evaluation of the Prostatitis Patient. In: Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (Current Clinical Urology). Totowa, NJ: Humama; 2008.
Journal Article: Honjo H, Kamoi K., Naya Y, et al. The Effects if Acupuncture for Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome with Intravenous Congestion: Preliminary Results. International Journal of Urology. 2004 Aug; 11(8): 607-612.
Website: Institute for Traditional Medicine. Insitutie for Traditional Medicine Formulas Page. Available at: http://www.itmonline.org/formulas.htm. Accessed February 12th, 2009.
Copyright
Chinese Medicine Focus maintains the copyright of the material. We will not publish previously published work or work which was submitted to another source. We reserve the right to edit submitted articles. If there are major edits we will contact you for approval. We reserve the right to refuse submitted articles and therefore encourage you to inquire with us before you submit. We reserve the right to publish reprints of the article after it was accepted
Format
The articles should 500-2500 words, but can be longer if appropriate. Please include the following sections.
Title Page: Include the full paper title, names of the authors as well as affiliations, and contact information for all authors, including mailing address, fax and telephone numbers, and E-mail addresses. Please include a brief biography of primary authors.
Abstract: Please provide an abstract of 200 words or less. Abstracts should be a brief summery of the paper. A clinical essay should briefly introduce the topic and what will be covered in the article. Case studies should include an introduction to the topic and a brief overview of the treatment of that patient.
Introduction: Provide background for the paper, including a brief overview of western etiology as well as TCM pattern. Please state relevant clinical concerns for the practitioner, because we are a clinical journal. Do not present the main information, but background education.
Case Study or Body of Paper:In a case study, please provide the clinical details of the case including signs and symptoms as well as treatment. Include the number of treatments, points and herbs, along with any relevant stimulation.
For clinical essays, there is more flexibility. Please create the appropriate subheadaings for your paper and include background of the condition or TCM theory you are writing about.
Discussion: The discussion section should explore and explain the thought process of the Chinese Medicine practitioner. Please provide an explanation of the TCM pattern diagnosis and treatment. Also include precautions to consider while treating a patient.
Images: Please submit your images and charts in high res PDF, JPEG, or PMG file.
Terminology
Herb names in the text should be in Pinyin.
Herbal prescriptions should show the Pinyin name (italics).
Herb and formula names should use the terminology from Materia Medica 3rd Ed. (Bensky, Clavey & Stoeger) and Formulas & Strategies (Bensky & Barolet). Eastland Press.
Abbreviations of Acupuncture points should be used. You may also include the name of the point, but it is not necessary.
- Lung Meridian: LU
- Large Intestine: LI
- Stomach: ST
- Spleen: SP
- Heart: HT
- Small Intestine: SI
- Bladder: BL
- Kidney: KI
- Pericardium: PC
- San Jiao: SJ
- Gallbladder: GB
- Liver: LR
- Governor (DU): DU
- Conception (REN): RN
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