Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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{{Infobox journal
| title = Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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| discipline = Complementary medicine, alternative medicine
| abbreviation = Evid.-Based Complementary Altern. Med.
| nlm = Evid Based Complement Alternat Med
| publisher = Hindawi Publishing Corporation
| country =
| frequency = Quarterly
| history = 2004–2024
| openaccess = Yes
| impact = 2.650
| impact-year = 2021
| website = https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/4747
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| link2-name =
| JSTOR =
| ISSN = 1741-427X
| eISSN = 1741-4288
| LCCN =
| OCLC = 55647292
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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.
History
The 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/biblio/ |title=Bibliographic information |publisher=Hindawi Publishing |work=Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine |access-date=2011-06-02}}
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.{{cite web |url=http://www.oxfordjournals.org/our_journals/ecam/about.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051223074834/http://www.oxfordjournals.org/our_journals/ecam/about.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2005-12-23 |title=About the Journal |publisher=Oxford University Press |work=Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine |access-date=2011-06-02}} Hindawi returned the journal to a full open access model, but authors have to pay an article processing charge.{{cite web |url=http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/apc/ |title=Article processing charges |publisher=Hindawi Publishing |access-date=2011-06-02}}
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal had a 2021 impact factor of 2.650.{{cite book |year=2022 |chapter=Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine |title=2021 Journal Citation Reports |publisher=Clarivate |edition=Science |via=Web of Science |title-link=Journal Citation Reports}} 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."{{cite news |last1=Kincaid |first1=Ellie |title=Nearly 20 Hindawi journals delisted from leading index amid concerns of papermill activity |url=https://retractionwatch.com/2023/03/21/nearly-20-hindawi-journals-delisted-from-leading-index-amid-concerns-of-papermill-activity/ |access-date=24 March 2023 |work=Retraction Watch |date=21 March 2023}}{{cite web |last1=Kincaid |first1=Ellie |title=Web of Science delisted journals March 2023 |url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1AiUI0qf4SqXzn8OXy6HZtma3Z8sLgJIBtgAcv6D5mK0/edit#gid=0 |website=Retraction Watch |access-date=24 March 2023}}
Wiley discontinued the journal's publication as of September 2024.{{cite web |title=Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine |url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/4747 |access-date=14 October 2024}} Edzard Ernst noted the large number of retractions in PubMed, which numbered 744 as of October 14, 2024.{{cite web |last1=Ernst |first1=Edzard |title=The infamous journal ‘Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine’ is no more! |url=https://edzardernst.com/2024/10/the-infamous-journal-evidence-based-complementary-and-alternative-medicine-is-no-more/ |website=edzardernst.com |access-date=14 October 2024 |date=12 October 2024}}{{cite web |title=Retractions for Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=%22Evid+Based+Complement+Alternat+Med%22%5Bjour%5D+AND+Retracted+Publication+%5BPT%5D&sort=date |website=PubMed |access-date=14 October 2024}}
One of the founding editors, Ernst said the journal mostly published "useless rubbish", primarily due to ineffective peer review.{{cite web |url=http://edzardernst.com/2016/05/ebcam-an-alt-med-journal-that-puzzles-me-a-great-deal/ |title=EBCAM: an alt med journal that puzzles me a great deal |last=Ernst |first=Edzard |date=1 May 2016}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/}}
Category:Alternative and traditional medicine journals
Category:Academic journals established in 2004
Category:Hindawi Publishing Corporation academic journals
Category:English-language journals