Science of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Aims & Scope

Science of Traditional Chinese Medicine (STCM) is aimed at reporting the latest scientific research results of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and evidence-based medicine.

The journal covers all areas of the TCM including chemistry, pharmacology, processing, preparation of Chinese materia medica (natural products) and clinical, evidence-based medicine research of TCM as well as the reports of botany, chemistry, pharmacology, pharmacy, engineering, clinical applications and socioeconomic related to TCM in China and around the world.

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

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• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
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• License

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Medicine, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Compound Danshen Yeast 1.0

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Rongsheng, Jie, Yuanyuan, Zhubo

• Chemo-enzymatic synthesis of bioactive compounds from traditional Chinese medicine and medicinal plants

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Shuang, Shuo, Ping

• Clinical evidence and mechanisms of traditional Chinese medicine in major diseases

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Binyu, Yiwen, Wenting, Yanfei, Yanfang, Yue, Keji

• Mechanism of Sishen Pills-Tongxie Yaofang in the treatment of ulcerative colitis based on network pharmacology and experimental verification

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Haifan, Xue, Dunfang, Li, Yaqing, Bin, Lin, Caijuan, Weipeng

• A review on the pathogenesis theory of cancerous toxin from the viewpoint of system theory

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Tianhao, Hongguang, Fangping, Yutian, Liu, Haibo

• Anti-acute gastric ulcer resistance of Aurantii Fructus Immaturus juice processing Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma by regulating PTGS2, MAPK1, and KDR targets based on metabolomics and integrated network pharmacology analysis

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Wanai, Jingyu, Danyang, Yuxun, Xiaoying, Rou, Liping, Chao, Huan

• Huashi Baidu formula alleviates lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation and acute lung injury in mice by targeting nuclear factor κB/phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and peroxiredoxin 5

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Shengnan, Liwei, Qiaoli, Yongping, Yanqing, Junzhe, Yuqing, Yinkwan, Wennan, Mengyao, Ping, Jigang

• Theory and scientificity of traditional Chinese medicine

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Lanping, Wenjin, Luqi

• Pharmacological activities and mechanisms of proteins and peptides derived from traditional Chinese medicine

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Yadi, Yuya, Lingxin, Jin’ao, Ping

• Spectrum-effect relationship between components and antitumor activity of Lonicerae Japonicae Flos based on orthogonal partial least squares regression

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Tianliang, Linlin, Chengming, Daming, Baoyu, Qiguo