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, 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.

Publication Speed (median values for papers published in 2023): Submission to First Decision: 5.9 weeks; Submission to Acceptance: 14.7 weeks; Acceptance to Publication: 8 days (1-2 days of FREE language polishing included)

Reviewer Board (12)

Pattanasin Areeudomwong, PhD

Mae Fah Luang University, Thailand

Research interests: physical therapy, rehabilitation, exercise therapy, manual therapy, musculoskeletal rehabilitation and treatment

Fatma Basar, PhD, Assoc. Professor

Kutahya Health Sciences University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Nursing, Kutahya, Turkey.

Research interests: women health; gender role; domestic violence against women;infertility;nursing

Julio Cesar Gomes da Silva, PhD, Adjunct Professor

Department of Physical Education, Associate Graduate Program in Physical Education UPE/UFPB, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil

Research interests: Blood flow restriction; exercise physiology, sports training

Vsevolod Konstantinov, PhD, Professor

Department of General Psychology, Penza State University, 440026 Penza, Russia

Research interests: problems of adaptation of migrants in new living conditions; psychological aspects of cultural transmission; sociopsychological aspects of personality disadaptation; transformation of migrant identity; ethnic identity; local community; integration; migrants; refugees

Magd Ahmed Kotb, MD, Professor of Pediatrics

Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

Research interests: Pediatric hepatology, cholestasis, biliary Atresia, detoxification, nutrition, metabolic diseases, liver transplantation, gastroenterology, general pediatrics, growth and development, metabolic syndrome, genetics

Hwa Young Lee, PhD, Sr. Research Project Manager

Cancer Prevention Research Training Program, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Division of Cancer Prevention & Population Sciences, 1155 Pressler Street. CPB7.3559, Houston, TX 77030, USA

Research interests: data analysis, study design, program evaluation, the Impostor Phenomenon, career interests and intentions in STEMM, training for non-native English-speaking trainees, belonging and identity, microaggressions, mindset, burnout, well-being, and mentoring

Jeri-Anne Lyons, PhD

Dean of the Graduate School and AVP, University of Northern Colorado, USA

Research interests: autoimmunity/multiple sclerosis; inflammation/neuroinflammation, yoga.

Cyrus Motamed, MD

Department of Anesthesia, Institut de Cancerologie Gustave Roussy, 94080 Paris, France.

Research interests: postoperative pain; muscle relaxants; general anesthesia; regional anesthesia

Mats Niklasson, PhD

1. Center for Sensorimotor Research, Kalmar, Sweden

2. Visiting Research Fellow at the School of Psychology, University of Bolton, Bolton, UK

Research interests:Developmental psychology, Sensorimotor training/therapy, Developmental disabilities, Mental health, Vestibular function.

Subhranil Saha, MD (Hom), MSc, MBA

D. N. De Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata, Govt. of West Bengal, India.

Research interstes: Clinical trials in homeopathy; Bayesian statistics and prognostic factor research; Scale development and validation; Systematic review and meta-analysis

Shuhei Yoshida, M.D., PhD

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery/International center for lymphedema, Hiroshima University Hospital, Japan.

Research interests: Lymphedema; Microsurgery; Free flap transplantation; Wound healing; Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; Flap; Facial paralysis; Facial reanimation; Hemangioma; Lymphangioma.

Ping Zheng, PhD

Department of Psychology, Elmira College, Elmira, New York, USA

Research interests: clinical psychology, cultural/personality psychology, trauma psychology, psychopathology and psychotherapy, cognitive behavioral neuroscience

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