OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine is an international peer-reviewed Open Access journal published quarterly online by LIDSEN Publishing Inc. It covers all evidence-based scientific studies on integrative, alternative and complementary approaches to improving health and wellness.
Topics contain but are not limited to:
- Acupuncture
- Acupressure
- Acupotomy
- Bioelectromagnetics applications
- Pharmacological and biological treatments including their efficacy and safety
- Diet, nutrition and lifestyle changes
- Herbal medicine
- Homeopathy
- Manual healing methods (e.g., massage, physical therapy)
- Kinesiology
- Mind/body interventions
- Preventive medicine
- Research in integrative medicine
- Education in integrative medicine
- Related policies
It publishes a variety of article types: original research, review, communication, opinion, case report, study protocol, comment, conference report, technical note, book review, etc.
There is no restriction on paper length, provided that the text is concise and comprehensive. Authors should present their results in as much detail as possible, as reviewers are encouraged to emphasize scientific rigor and reproducibility.
Indexing: DOAJ-Directory of Open Access Journals.
Archiving: full-text archived in CLOCKSS.
Rapid publication: manuscripts are undertaken in 6 days from acceptance to publication (median values for papers published in this journal in the first half of 2019, 1-2 days of FREE language polishing time is also included in this period).
Special Issue
Experience and activities of the Regional Tuscan Centre for Integrative Medicine
Submission Deadline: October 30, 2018 (Open)
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Guest Editor
Elio Rossi, MD
1. Tuscan Regional Centre for Integrative Medicine, Region of Tuscany, 50100 Florence, Italy
2. Homeopathic Centre of Lucca, Local Health Unit Tuscany north-west, Italy
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Research Interests: infectious diseases; homeopathy; complementary medicine
Co-Editors
Sonia Baccetti, MD
Tuscan Regional Centre for Integrative Medicine
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Mariella Di Stefano
Tuscan Regional Centre for Integrative Medicine
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About This Topic
The integration of complementary medicine (CM) in the regional public health of Tuscany started in the Nineties; it is widely considered the most relevant experience in Italy.
In 2005 based on a sufficient level of evidence, four CM - acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine, herbal medicine, homeopathy and manual medicine - were included in the regional Essential Levels of Assistance. In the same year, a regional law stipulated to provide CM to Tuscan citizens in the public health system. In 2007, the regional Law n. 9 regulated training and accreditation of professionals and schools in acupuncture, herbal medicine and homeopathy.
This integration in the healthcare public service guarantees safety to citizens, since CM are subject to the same rules of official medicine and must respond to the same criteria of quality and appropriateness.
According to recent regulation, the priority areas where the Tuscan regional health system must provide CM services to Tuscan citizens are cancer care, pain control, promotion of physiological childbirth in low-risk pregnancies, gender medicine, prevention and treatment of upper respiratory infections and atopic diseases in childhood and adulthood.
The last survey (2016) reported that public clinics providing CM in the regional healthcare system of Tuscany were 85 for 36,290 visits in that year.
Planned Papers
Editorial
Elio Rossi, Local Health Unit Tuscany north-west
The process of integration of complementary medicines in public healthcare service of Tuscany
Katia Belvedere, Directorate Citizen’s Rights and Social Cohesion, Region of Tuscany
Acupuncture for secondary symptoms of menopause
Valeria Monechi, Local Health Unit Tuscany centre
The experience of the Integrated Medicine Hospital in Pitigliano
Simonetta Bernardini, Local Health Unit Tuscany south-east
Interactions herbs /drugs
Fabio Firenzuoli, Careggi University Hospital Florence
Integrative anesthesia in breast cancer surgery
Filippo Bosco, Pisa University Hospital
Integrative approach to the treatment of diabetes
Rosaria Ferreri, Local Health Unit Tuscany south-east
Acupuncture in palliative care
Franco Cracolici, Local Health Unit Tuscany south-east
Homeopathic treatment of atopic diseases
Elio Rossi, Local Health Unit Tuscany north-west
Homeopathy for paediatric patients
Maria Marchitiello, Local Health Unit Tuscany north-west
Acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine in breast cancer: pain and hot flashes
Sonia Baccetti, Local Health Unit Tuscany centre
Complementary medicine and lifestyles. A regional survey
Mariella Di Stefano, Tuscan Regional Centre for Integrative Medicine
Chinese Medicine for breech position
Elena Cerri, Local Health Unit Tuscany north-west
Acupuncture for chemo-related nausea and vomiting
Carmelo Guido, Careggi University Hospital Florence
Complementary medicine in the programs of Tuscan health international cooperation
Maria José Caldés Pinilla, Global Health Centre, Region of Tuscany
Publication
Open Access
Research Article
Sonia Baccetti, Elisabetta Barbara Cortesi, Maria Valeria Monechi, Mariella Di Stefano, Barbara Cucca, Tommaso Conti, Antonella Traversi, Filippa Terranova, Sylvie Yvonne Barberousse, Roberto Montelatici, Federica Sabatini, Catia Vuono, Christian Bini, Elio Rossi, Francesca Martella
Received: September 27, 2018; Published: October 25, 2019; doi:10.21926/obm.icm.1904061
Open Access
Review
Francesco Sivelli, Elio Rossi, Sonia Baccetti, Mariella Di Stefano, Eugenia Gallo, Fabio Firenzuoli
Received: September 27, 2018; Published: October 18, 2019; doi:10.21926/obm.icm.1904060
Open Access
Research Article
Elio Rossi, Marco Picchi, Marialessandra Panozzo, Linda Nurra
Received: November 01, 2018; Published: June 20, 2019; doi:10.21926/obm.icm.1902038
Open Access
Research Article
Mariella Di Stefano, Sonia Baccetti, Elio Rossi, Maria Valeria Monechi, Barbara Cucca, Sergio Segantini, Elisabetta Barbara Cortesi, Fabio Voller, Eleonora Fanti, Alice Berti, Stefano Bravi
Received: September 27, 2018; Published: April 28, 2019; doi:10.21926/obm.icm.1902029
Open Access
Original Research
Elisabetta Barbara Cortesi, Sonia Baccetti, Maria Valeria Monechi, Mariella Di Stefano, Barbara Cucca, Tommaso Conti, Antonella Traversi, Filippa Terranova, Roberto Montelatici, Sylvie Yvonne Barberousse, Federica Sabatini, Catia Vuono, Christian Bini, Marco Picchi
Received: September 26, 2018; Published: April 28, 2019; doi:10.21926/obm.icm.1902028
Open Access
Research Article
Simonetta Bernardini, Francesca Bechini, Giulia Braccesi, Franco Cracolici, Rosaria Ferreri, Roberto Pulcri, Andrea Serafini
Received: September 30, 2018; Published: April 17, 2019; doi:10.21926/obm.icm.1902024
Open Access
Communication
Katia Belvedere, Elio Rossi, Mariella Di Stefano, Sonia Baccetti
Received: February 22, 2019; Published: April 10, 2019; doi:10.21926/obm.icm.1902022
Open Access
Original Research
Carmelo Guido, Valentina Selmi, Cosimo Chelazzi, Giulia Borsotti, Rita Giachetti, Vittorio Limatola, Martina Sicurani, Angelo Raffaele De Gaudio
Received: September 29, 2018; Published: March 28, 2019; doi:10.21926/obm.icm.1901020
Open Access
Research Article
Rosaria Ferreri, Simonetta Bernardini, Franco Cracolici , Francesca Bechini
Received: September 29, 2018; Published: February 1, 2019; doi:10.21926/obm.icm.1901008
Open Access
Original Research
Franco Cracolici, Simonetta Bernardini, Rosaria Ferreri
Received: October 14, 2018; Published: January 31, 2019; doi:10.21926/obm.icm.1901006
