
Academic Journal
Q3Medical Acupuncture
About Medical Acupuncture
Medical Acupuncture is a scholarly journal published by Mary Ann Liebert Inc.. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q3, with an SJR of 0.23 and H-index of 27.
Coverage: 2008-2026. Research categories: Complementary and Alternative Medicine (Q3).
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Topics in published research
Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies; Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies; Pain Management and Placebo Effect; Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment; Healthcare and Venom Research; Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies.
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Recent Research Articles
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Toward Bioengineering-Informed Acupuncture
Renjinming Dai, Ran Tao
2026-09-30 · DOI: 10.1177/19336586261494913Letter: Lost in Translation: The Imperative of a Neurobiological Lexicon for the Integration of Medical Acupuncture
Tomás Tegiacchi
2026-09-25 · DOI: 10.1177/19336586261494914Mental Health Profiles in Community Acupuncture Clinics in Japan: A Multicenter Exploratory Cross-Sectional Study
Yuto Matsuura, Kenichi Shibata, Mana Yonekura, Tomoaki Kimura et al.
2026-09-16 · DOI: 10.1177/19336586261489226Auricular Battlefield Acupressure: A Promising Non-Pharmacologic Therapy for Pain in the Emergency Department
Shiu-Lin Tsai, Emmie Gocke, Yeqing Ji, Barbara Lock et al.
2026-10-01 · DOI: 10.1177/19336586261489068Scalp Acupuncture Facilitating Blood Pressure Control in Pediatric Hypertensive Encephalopathy: A Case Report
Putri Chiara, Sylvia Wijaya, Fianti Dewi, Yoshua Viventius et al.
2026-10-01 · DOI: 10.1177/19336586261489072Opening the Door to Sunrise: A Pediatric Integrative Chinese Medicine Approach to War-Related Trauma and Resilience
Gali Stoffman, Eran Ben-Arye
2026-10-01 · DOI: 10.1177/19336586261488799When Precision May Not Be Necessary: A Qualitative Challenge to the Acupoint Specificity Assumption in Parent-Delivered Pediatric Tuina
Shu-Cheng Chen, Wing-Fai Yeung, Wing-Yan Shih
2026-10-01 · DOI: 10.1177/19336586261487162The Advancing Evidence Base for Pediatric Acupuncture: 10 Years of Growth
David W. Miller
2026-10-01 · DOI: 10.1177/19336586261483931The Effect of Acupuncture Stimulation on Respiratory Rate and Its Relationship to Heart Rate Variability Analysis in Human: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Toshimi Hiroi, Daiyu Shinohara, Namiki Shinozaki, Sumika Nagamine et al.
2026-09-03 · DOI: 10.1177/19336586261483932The Use of Acupuncture in Pediatrics Dedicated to Dr. Richard C. Niemtzow and Carrying Forward His Legacy
Shiu-Lin Tsai
2026-10-01 · DOI: 10.1177/19336586261483939A Thousand and One Ways to Teach Traditional Oriental Medicine: A Proposal for Latin America
Felipe Abreu Márquez, Doménica Denisse Villacís Ponce
2026-08-12 · DOI: 10.1177/19336586261478270Pharmacopuncture for Post-Arthroscopic Peripheral Neuropathy: A Case Report
Teresa Nadia Marpaung, Yoshua Viventius, Wahyuningsih Djaali, Imaniar Swariandina et al.
2026-08-05 · DOI: 10.1177/19336586261475894A Systematic Reflection on the Challenges in Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Education and Careers in the United States
David Dehui Wang, Arthur Yin Fan
2026-08-05 · DOI: 10.1177/19336586261475916The Effect of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Lateral Epicondylitis in Adults: An Integrative Review
Aline Sayuri Fujivara Siro, Marcia Akemi Kikuti Siro, João Victor Belinello da Graça, Marcia Lika Yamamura et al.
2026-06-28 · DOI: 10.1177/19336586261464238Qihuang Needle Therapy to Treat Limb Dysfunction in Ischemic Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Jingjing Zhan, Fengling Zang, Lijie Wang, Huanmin Gao et al.
2026-06-23 · DOI: 10.1177/19336586261457079The Efficacy of Press Needle Acupuncture in Managing Postoperative Pain in Pediatric Intensive Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Irene Yuniar, Yoshua Viventius, Wahyuningsih Djaali, Jeffry Alamsjah et al.
2026-10-01 · DOI: 10.1177/19336586261462063Raising Awareness of Predatory Journals
Jennifer A.M. Stone
2026-08-01 · DOI: 10.1177/19336586261462520Individual-Level Cerebral Blood Flow Responses to Acupuncture Stimulation in Patients with Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness: A Positron Emission Tomography Study
Jun Matsumoto-Miyazaki, Yuka Ikegame, Daisuke Ogawa, Naoya Imai et al.
2026-06-17 · DOI: 10.1177/19336586261462066Acupuncture for Prehospital Stroke Care: Efficacy of Key Acupoints in Emergency Treatment
Changyang Li, Chunyan Zhang, Weiting Lian, Huanmin Gao et al.
2026-06-03 · DOI: 10.1177/19336586261456217Complementary Therapies in Managing Early Childhood Caries in Prader–Willi Syndrome: A Case Report
Júlia Ingryd Targino de Sousa, Julio Cesar Ramos Cadilho, Aldevina Campos de Freitas, Maria Cristina Borsatto et al.
2026-10-01 · DOI: 10.1177/19336586261457095Reviews
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