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Table 3 Twenty-five complementary medicine journals with the most citations in the CAM Field specialized register

From: Bibliometric and content analysis of the Cochrane Complementary Medicine Field specialized register of controlled trials

Journal name*

Number of citations (% of citations in register)

Language of full text

MEDLINE-indexed

Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine (Zhong Guo Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi)

1,809 (4.0)

Chinese

Yes

Chinese Journal of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine (Zhong Guo Zhong Yi Yao Xin Xi Za Zhi)

1,049 (2.3)

Chinese

No

Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion (Zhongguo zhen jiu)

1,021 (2.3)

Chinese

No

Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion (Shang Hai Zhen Jiu Za Zhi)

557 (1.2)

Chinese

No

Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine

367 (0.8)

English

Yes

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

357 (0.8)

English

Yes

Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine on Liver Diseases (Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Gan Bing Za Zhi)

356 (0.8)

Chinese

No

Modern Journal of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine (Xian Dai Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi)

350 (0.8)

Chinese

No

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

274 (0.6)

English

Yes

Chinese Traditional Patent Medicine (Zhong Cheng Yao)

231 (0.5)

Chinese

No

China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica (Zhong Guo Zhong Yao Za Zhi)

189 (0.4)

Chinese

Yes

Shanghai Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Shang Hai Zhong Yi Yao Za Zhi)

186 (0.4)

Chinese

No

Hebei Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine (He Bei Zhong Yi)

184 (0.4)

Chinese

No

Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine

178 (0.4)

English

Yes

The American Journal of Chinese Medicine

169 (0.4)

English

Yes

Shandong Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Shan Dong Zhong Yi Za Zhi)

163 (0.4)

Chinese

No

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

150 (0.3)

English

Yes

World Journal of Acupuncture-Moxibustion

147 (0.3)

English

No

China Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy (Zhong Hua Zhong Yi Yao Za Zhi)

146 (0.3)

Chinese

No

Jiangsu Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine (Jiang Su Zhong Yi Yao)

134 (0.3)

Chinese

No

Acupuncture Research (Zhen Ci Yan Jiu)

133 (0.3)

Chinese

Yes

Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine (Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Xue Bao)

129 (0.3)

Chinese

Yes

Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy and Phytopharmacology

128 (0.3)

English

Yes

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

124 (0.3)

English

Yes

Journal of the Korean Acupuncture & Moxibustion Society (Taehan Chimgu Hakhoe chi)

106 (0.2)

Korean

No

Total

8,637 (19.3)

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  1. *Totals include named journals and any predecessor journals that were continued by the named journal.