Department of Health Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Via P. Solaroli 17, 28100 Novara, Italy.
Institute of Food Science and Technology, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei, Taiwan.
J Tradit Complement Med. 2016 Jan 16;6(1):1-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcme.2015.12.005. eCollection 2016 Jan.
Non-conventional medical practices that make use of dietary supplements, herbal extracts, physical manipulations, and other practices typically associated with folk and Traditional Medicine are increasingly becoming popular in Western Countries. These practices are commonly referred to by the generic, all-inclusive term "Complementary and Alternative Medicine." Scientists, practitioners, and medical institutions bear the responsibility of testing and proving the effectiveness of these non-conventional medical practices in the interest of patients. In this context, the number of peer-reviewed journals and published articles on this topic has greatly increased in the recent decades. In this editorial article, we illustrate the policy of the Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine for publishing solid and scientifically sound papers in the field of Traditional and Complementary Medicine.
非传统医学方法利用膳食补充剂、草药提取物、物理操作以及其他通常与民间医学和传统医学相关的方法,在西方国家越来越受欢迎。这些方法通常被通用的、包罗万象的术语“补充和替代医学”所涵盖。科学家、从业者和医疗机构有责任为了患者的利益测试和证明这些非传统医学方法的有效性。在这种情况下,近几十年来,关于这个主题的同行评审期刊和已发表文章的数量大大增加。在这篇社论文章中,我们说明了《传统与补充医学杂志》在传统与补充医学领域发表可靠且具有科学依据的论文的政策。