The ''Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies'' is a bimonthly

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covering research related to

acupuncture Acupuncture is a form of alternative medicine and a component of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in which thin needles are inserted into the body. Acupuncture is a pseudoscience; the theories and practices of TCM are not based on scientifi ...

, the meridian system (a concept in

traditional Chinese medicine Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is an alternative medical practice drawn from traditional medicine in China. It has been described as "fraught with pseudoscience", with the majority of its treatments having no logical mechanism of action ...

for which no evidence exists that supports its existence), and related treatments. It was established in 2008 and is published by

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on behalf of the Medical Association of Pharmacopuncture Institute. The

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are Pan Dong Ryu and Kwang-Sup Soh (

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). In an opinion piece for ''

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'' on journals about

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published by reputable publishers,

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listed this journal as one of the examples of a "fake medical journal", and his critique was repeated in an article written for

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exploring whether acupuncture was a medical sham or genuine treatment. Research published by the journal was used as an object lesson by New Zealand consumer advocate Mark Hanna illustrating the problems with the lack of scientific veracity in studies of acupuncture:

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in:

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