Guidelines for the Submission of Articles

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As posted earlier this year, the 2003 CHA conference will be providing a

forum for previously unpublished researchers or practitioners to make

their professional debut, so to speak. We are using the same guidelines

established by the New England Journal of TCM (see below). Papers will be

juried in a blind peer review process and selected based upon originality,

scholarship and quality of writing. Writers will be invited to present

their papers and will receive free admission to the conference and 15 CEU'

s. The papers will also be published in some format (probably CD-ROM).

This is an opportunity for newer and younger practitioners to distinguish

yourself as an expert in a particular area. In the future, this may lead

to other opportunities, including paid speaking engagements and research

funding.

 

 

Guidelines for the Submission of Articles of the New England Journal of TCM

 

These same guidelines should be used to submit papers to the 2003 Chinese

Herb Academy conference.

 

Articles can include research or experiences with acupuncture, Chinese

herbal medicine, qigong, tuina, or other modalities that would be

clinically useful to students and practitioners of East Asian medicine.

 

Articles may be submitted in Chinese or English. A committee of native

speakers of both languages will produce a functional translation for each

article that does not already have one. Our committee reserves the right

to edit submitted articles for length or style purposes before publishing

them. English language article submissions should comply with the American

Psychological Association (APA) format and must include endnotes and all

references. Submissions need to include a printed copy of the article text,

in addition to a 3.5 " floppy disk, or CD media. Please be sure to use a

protective mailer so the disk does not get damaged in transit. Articles

must be submitted in a Microsoft Word compatible computer format, and

illustrations need to be in a Windows compatible format. Please create the

endnotes manually using brackets [#]and place the note at the end of the

text, set off. Illustrations and diagrams should be black and white.

Please avoid unnecessary formatting.

 

Acupuncture points should be identified by their Pinyin name and their

organ name and point number, e.g., Ren Zhong (Du 26). These name

designations should be in accord with the World Health Organization name

designations for organs, e.g. LU for Lung and Ren and Du to indicate extra

vessels. For extra-channel points the Pinyin name of the point and the

number assigned to them should be used as they appear in Acupuncture, a

Comprehensive Text. If they are not described in that text, their location

should be explained and referenced in an endnote. Pinyin is not

capitalized in cases of point names, or formula names, only for personal

names. When discussing organs capitalize the word when referring to it in

the TCM sense, e.g., heart attack vs. Heart Blood stasis. As often as

possible one should use the most accepted interpretations of Chinese

medical terms, or use the Pinyin for commonly used terms that are

generally well understood, eg., " lin " for Stranguary, or " shi " and " xu "

for repletion and vacuity. Nigel Wiseman and Feng Ye's English-Chinese

Chinese-English Dictionary of sets the standard.

Deviations from this usage should be noted in the text.

 

When you refer to the use of Chinese Herbs, please use the Pinyin name

first and the Latin Botanical name following the Pinyin name in

parenthesis. The Latin Botanical name should also be italicized and genus

and species names capitalized with any additional preparation information

preceding the Latin, e.g., chao bian dou (dry fried Semen Dolichoris

Lablab), 12g. Measurements for herbs should be given in grams, see above

example. Herbs not contained in Bensky and Gamble's Chinese Herbal

Medicine: Materia Medica should be briefly explained and referenced in an

endnote, including common functions, the herbs qi, and channels entered.

All herbal formulas should be fully discussed, as the aim of the journal

is to enhance clinical treatment. If the formula is proprietary please

state this in the article and provide a resource for obtaining the product.

 

The following describes the guidelines for length and style of the

articles submitted:

 

General Articles need to be 1500-2000 words in length. Please be sure to

include all pertinent diagrams or illustrations in their final form. We

also ask that you include a brief autobiographical note. Part of our goal

is to foster communication in the oriental medical community and as such,

we request, but do not require, the authors to include their contact

information.

 

Case Studies may be submitted for review. They should be in brief summary

format, reviewing the case and including notes regarding the treatment.

Case studies will be reviewed by various guest editors, who will provide

their clinical insights. The summaries should not exceed 500 words in

length.

 

Articles written about Clinical Experiences may also be submitted for

publication. If, for example, you develop a novel approach to treatment as

a result of several experiences with a particular pattern or pathology,

please share it with us. Be sure to describe the thinking that went into

your treatment, what the results were, and any notable failures or areas

that need re-examination. Include a thorough description of any special

treatment methods, and ingredients and dosages of non-standard formulas.

Please do not exceed 1000 words in length.

 

Translations submitted for publishing should be prepared with numerical

keys to facilitate cross-referencing. Each translated article should be

accompanied by the following: notes regarding the source of the text and

its place in the history of Chinese medicine, the author, and a brief

biographical note about the translator and his or her previous work.

 

Material that does not get published will not be returned to the author

unless specific provisions are made with the editors. Authors will be

notified within six months of receipt of their articles concerning their

status for publication. Upon acceptance of a submission it is understood

that the copyright of the material is being transferred to us, solely for

the purposes of publishing it in the New England Journal of Trational

. Articles that are considered " works in progress " or are

being published in another journal of an unrelated field are free from

this restriction. We reserve the right to publish reprints and

compilations of any articles that we originally published.

 

 

 

 

Chinese Herbs

 

 

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