Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine is a peer-reviewed open-access medical journal that covered complementary and alternative medicine. It was acquired by Wiley in 2021 as part of its acquisition of Hindawi. It was discontinued in September 2024 after being delisted by Clarivate's Web of Science.
| Discipline | Complementary medicine, alternative medicine |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publication details | |
| History | 2004–2024 |
| Publisher | |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Yes | |
| 2.650 (2021) | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Evid.-Based Complementary Altern. Med. |
| NLM | Evid Based Complement Alternat Med |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 1741-427X (print) 1741-4288 (web) |
| OCLC no. | 55647292 |
| Links | |
History
editThe journal was established in 2004 by Edwin L. Cooper, who also served as its editor-in-chief until 2010, when the journal moved from Oxford University Press to Hindawi.[1]
Initially, the journal was entirely open access, without publication charge to the authors except for color figures, but Oxford University Press changed its policy in 2008 and made reviews, editorials, and commentaries subscription-based, while maintaining open access for original research papers.[2] Hindawi returned the journal to a full open access model, but authors have to pay an article processing charge.[3]
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal had a 2021 impact factor of 2.650.[4] In 2023, Clarivate removed the journal from its Web of Science. According to Retraction Watch, "Removing a journal from Web of Science means Clarivate will no longer index its papers, count their citations, or give the title an impact factor."[5][6]
Wiley discontinued the journal's publication as of September 2024.[7] Edzard Ernst noted the large number of retractions in PubMed, which numbered 744 as of October 14, 2024.[8][9]
One of the founding editors, Ernst said the journal mostly published "useless rubbish", primarily due to ineffective peer review.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Bibliographic information". Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Hindawi Publishing. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
- ^ "About the Journal". Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2005-12-23. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
- ^ "Article processing charges". Hindawi Publishing. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
- ^ "Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine". 2021 Journal Citation Reports (Science ed.). Clarivate. 2022 – via Web of Science.
- ^ Kincaid, Ellie (21 March 2023). "Nearly 20 Hindawi journals delisted from leading index amid concerns of papermill activity". Retraction Watch. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ Kincaid, Ellie. "Web of Science delisted journals March 2023". Retraction Watch. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine". Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ Ernst, Edzard (12 October 2024). "The infamous journal 'Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine' is no more!". edzardernst.com. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ "Retractions for Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine". PubMed. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ Ernst, Edzard (1 May 2016). "EBCAM: an alt med journal that puzzles me a great deal".