Academic Journal
Q3Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science
About Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science is a scholarly journal published by Higher Education Press Limited Company. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q3, with an SJR of 0.24 and H-index of 10.
Coverage: 2003, 2005, 2007-2026. Research categories: Complementary and Alternative Medicine (Q3).
Verified field sources
- Journal Impact Factor: 0.7 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
- Impact Factor year: 2025 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
- Editor(s): Chen Han-ping BSc; Wu Huan-gan MD (Editors-in-Chief) — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
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Topics in published research
Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies; Healthcare and Venom Research; Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies; Medical Research and Treatments; Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment; Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology.
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Reported open-access list prices
3,790.00 USD; 2,890.00 EUR; 2,490.00 GBP
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2026-08 · DOI: 10.1007/s11726-026-1589-2Effects of catgut-embedding on depressive-like behaviors and 5-hydroxytryptamine levels in dorsal raphe nucleus and hippocampus brain regions of depressed rats
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2026-08 · DOI: 10.1007/s11726-026-1585-6Application of Tuina bone-setting manipulation in the rehabilitation of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients
Xing Zhang, Lu Liu, Ze Kang, Xiaotian He et al.
2026-08 · DOI: 10.1007/s11726-026-1590-9Effects of mild moxibustion at Zusanli (ST36) on hematopoietic function and expression of Notch signaling pathway-related factors in aplastic anemia mice
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2026-08 · DOI: 10.1007/s11726-026-1583-8Efficacy analysis of moxibustion therapy combined with umbilical application in patients with malignant ascites
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2026-08 · DOI: 10.1007/s11726-026-1588-3Therapeutic observation of electroacupuncture at Jiaji (EX-B2) points to different depths for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Linwei Li, Chengkai Han, Huijuan Yu
2026-08 · DOI: 10.1007/s11726-026-1586-5Effects of moxibustion on TRPV1 channel and TLR4 signaling pathway-mediated inflammatory network in articular synovial tissue of RA rats
Jun Yang, Fan Jiang, Xiaomei Wang, Jin Cong et al.
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Liya Tang, Quanrui Jiang, Jieling Pan, Yuqiao Zhang et al.
2026-06 · DOI: 10.1007/s11726-026-1573-xClinical efficacy of Tuina therapy for non-specific low back pain: a Bayesian network meta-analysis based on randomized controlled trials
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2026-06 · DOI: 10.1007/s11726-026-1580-yClinical observation on warming needle therapy combined with rehabilitation training for promoting postoperative recovery of lumbar disc herniation
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2026-06 · DOI: 10.1007/s11726-026-1578-5Clinical observation of wrist-ankle acupuncture plus auricular point sticking for poststroke shoulder-hand syndrome in phase I
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2026-06 · DOI: 10.1007/s11726-026-1575-8Reviews
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