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Manual therapies for physical and mental health

Guest Editors
Martin Descarreaux, DC, PhD, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Canada
Sarah Fogarty, PhD, Western Sydney University, Australia
Lindsay Mary Gorrell, PhD, University of Zurich, Switzerland

Submission Status: Open until 30 June 2025

Regulation and safety of complementary medicine and therapies

Guest Editors
Tamer Aboushanab, MBBCh, MD, Ministry of Health and Population, Egypt
Chang Gue Son, KMD, PhD, Daejeon University, South Korea
Carolina Oi Lam Ung, PhD, University of Macau, China

Submission Status: Open until 17 June 2025

Advances in cannabis and cannabinoid research

Guest Editors
Mike Armour, PhD, BSc(Hons), BHSc, Western Sydney University, Australia
Kirsten R. Müller-Vahl, MD, Hannover Medical School, Germany
Natalia Szejko, MD, PhD, University of Calgary, Canada

Submission Status: Open until 27 May 2025

Dance and movement therapies

Guest Editors
Orfhlaith Ni Bhriain, PhD, MA, BEd, University of Limerick, Ireland
Joanne L. Powell, PhD, MA, BSc, Edge Hill University, UK
Maya Vulcan, PhD, University of Haifa, Israel

Submission Status: Open until 21 May 2025

Nutritional strategies for integrative health care

Guest Editors:
Der Jiun Ooi, PhD, MAHSA University, Malaysia
Pattaneeya Prangthip, PhD, Mahidol University, Thailand
Md Atiar Rahman, PhD, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh

Submission Status: Open until 17 February 2025

Music and sound therapies

Guest Editors:
Artur C. Jaschke, PhD, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Jiří Kantor, PhD, Palacky University Olomouc, Czechia
Wolfgang Mastnak, PhD, Shandong University, China

Submission Status: Open until 13 February 2025

Complementary approaches to women's health

Guest Editors:
Junyoung Jo, KMD, PhD, Jayoon Korean Medicine Clinic at Bundang, South Korea
Fan Qu, MD, PhD, Women’s Hospital, Zhejiang University, China
Vibhuti Rao, BAMS, MPH, Western Sydney University, Australia
Fangfang Wang, MBBS, PhD, Women’s Hospital, Zhejiang University, China

Submission Status: Open until 16 December 2024

Advances in mycotherapy

Guest Editors:
Wong Kah Hui, PhD, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia
I-Chen Li, PhD, Grape King Biotech Research Institute, Taiwan

Submission Status: Open until 25 November 2024

Anxiety and stress-related disorders: the role of botanicals

Guest Editors
Ravid Doron, Prof, The Open University of Israel, Israel
Yunna Kim, MD, PhD, Kyung Hee University Medical Center, Republic of Korea
Wenda Xue, PhD, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, China

Submission Status: Open until 2 November 2024

Animal-assisted interventions for mental health

Guest Editors:
Laura Contalbrigo: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Italy
Karin Hediger: University of Basel,  Switzerland
Antonio Santaniello: Federico II University of Naples, Italy

Submission Status: Open until 12 November 2024

Herb-drug interactions

Guest Editors:
Awodayo O. Adepiti, PhD, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria
Swapnil P. Borse, PhD, Savitribai Phule Pune University, India
Márcio Rodrigues, PhD, University of Beira Interior, Portugal
Cheng-Peng Sun, PhD Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China
 

Medical ethnobotany

Guest Editors:

Adeyemi O. Aremu, PhD, North-West University, South Africa
Binsheng Luo, PhD, Lushan Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Sakina Mussarat, PhD, Kohat University of Science and Technology, Pakistan
 

Knowledge and attitudes towards complementary medicine

Guest Editors:
Joanna E. Harnett: The University of Sydney, Australia
Carolina Oi Lam Ung: University of Macau, China

 

Mind-body interventions: creative art practices

Guest Editors:
Mark Ettenberger: SONO – Centro de Musicoterapia, Colombia
Rainbow T. H. Ho: University of Hong Kong, China
Theresa Van Lith: La Trobe University, Australia
 

Mind-body interventions: mindful movement practices

Guest Editors:
Marcelo Demarzo: The Brazilian Center for Mindfulness and Health Promotion, Department of Preventive Medicine, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil.
Linda Zhong: School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

 

Mind-body interventions: mindfulness and meditation

Guest Editors:
Kyriaki Giannou: De Montfort University, United Kingdom
Michael Mantzios: Birmingham City University, Department of Psychology, United Kingdom