Most combinations of antiseptics and honey do not interfere with its antimicrobial activity. For the treatment of superficial bacterial infections, honey may be a suitable complementary therapy in conjunction with other topically applied antibacterial agents.
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BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles on interventions and resources that complement or replace conventional therapies, with a specific emphasis on research that explores the biological mechanisms of action, as well as their efficacy, safety, costs, patterns of use and/or implementation.
We are committed to providing objective evidence for the efficacy or utilisation of complementary medicine and therapies.
We are affiliated with Cochrane Complementary Medicine. This affiliation improves the standard of Systematic Review reporting at the journal.
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BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies is affiliated with ISCMR, the international society for complementary medicine research and Cochrane Complementary Medicine
Citation Impact
For BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine (former title)
2.838 - 2-year Impact Factor (2021)
2.838 - 5-year Impact Factor (2021)
1.471 - SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper)
0.674 - SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)
Speed
38 days to first decision for all manuscripts (Median)
55 days to first decision for reviewed manuscripts only (Median)
Usage
3,053,194 downloads (2021)
The following summary describes the peer review process for this journal:
Identity transparency: Single anonymized
Reviewer interacts with: Editor
Review information published: Review reports. Reviewer Identities reviewer opt in. Author/reviewer communication