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PAMs inhibits monoamine oxidase a activity and reduces glioma tumor growth, a potential adjuvant treatment for glioma
Natural plant antimicrobial solution alone or co-administration with low doses of temozolomide may be a potential adjuvant to reduce the toxicity of temozolomide and to evade drug resistance for the effective treatment of glioma.
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Determining the antimicrobial activity of plant extracts and publishing the results
In this review one of our Section Editors, Jacobus Eloff, provides advice for researchers who wish to investigate the antimicrobial properties of plant derived extracts.
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Luteolin alleviates inflammation and autophagy of hippocampus induced by cerebral ischemia/reperfusion by activating PPAR gamma in rats
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Evaluation of the effectiveness of the standard traditional Korean medicine-based health promotion program for disadvantaged children in South Korea
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Fermented Mentha arvensis administration provides neuroprotection against transient global cerebral ischemia in gerbils and SH-SY5Y cells via downregulation of the MAPK signaling pathway
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Complementary medicine in psychology practice: an analysis of Australian psychology guidelines and a comparison with other psychology associations from English speaking countries
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In vitro antibacterial activity of some plant essential oils
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Frankincense oil derived from Boswellia carteri induces tumor cell specific cytotoxicity
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Inhibitory effect of green coffee bean extract on fat accumulation and body weight gain in mice
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Antioxidant activity, total phenolic and total flavonoid contents of whole plant extracts Torilis leptophylla L
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Why people use herbal medicine: insights from a focus-group study in Germany
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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.
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We are pleased to announce the new Research Standards for manuscripts submitted to BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies. These changes renew the journal’s commitment to providing objective evidence for the efficacy or utilisation of complementary and alternative therapies. We will consider all manuscripts which meet these criteria. Click the button below to read more.
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BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies is affiliated with ISCMR, the international society for complementary medicine research and Cochrane Complementary Medicine
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Annual Journal Metrics
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Speed
3 days to first decision for all manuscripts
83 days to first decision for reviewed manuscripts only
217 days from submission to acceptance
23 days from acceptance to publicationCitation Impact
For BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine (former title)
3.659 - 2-year Impact Factor
3.767 - 5-year Impact Factor
1.505 - Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP)
0.764 - SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)Usage
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Peer-review Terminology
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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