Special Issue: The World Acupuncture Forum
Guest Editors
Gerhard Litscher, MSc, PhD, MDsc
Head of the Research Unit for Complementary and Integrative Laser Medicine
and the Research Unit of Biomedical Engineering in Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine
and Chairman of the TCM Research Center Graz
Medical University of Graz
Frank Bahr, MD
EATCM
Munich, Germany
Im Quah-Smith, MD, PhD
Adjunct Lecturer, School for Women's and Children's Health, UNSW Medicine
University of New South Wales
Randwick, NSW, Australia.
Auricular Medicine, Centre for WellBeing, The Mater Hospital, Wollstonecraft NSW Australia.
Roseville Wellness Group, Roseville, NSW, Australia.
Dear Acupuncture Community:
It is our pleasure to announce a new Special Issue on the “World Acupuncture Forum (WAF) Davos 2022” guest-edited by the team of Prof. Litscher, Dr. Bahr, and Dr. Quah-Smith.
The editors invite manuscript submissions related to high-level acupuncture research and/or acupuncture practice of significant interest to the readership of Medical Acupuncture. Manuscript topics should be related to either the general aspects or specific aspects outlined by the World Acupuncture Forum. The full list of topics is below. Manuscript types may be original research, review articles, perspectives, commentaries, or letters to the editor.
Main Topics (general aspects):
Acupuncture in Europe
Acupuncture in China
Acupuncture in America
Acupuncture in Australia
Acupuncture Research on Different Continents
Special Topics (specific aspects):
Acupuncture and COVID-19
Acupuncture and mental health
Treatment of pain with acupuncture
Laser acupuncture and innovative laser medicine
Acupuncture and allergies
How to handle effectively psychological injuries and traumas of soul with acupuncture
Auricular medicine and dynamic pulse reaction (RAC)
Acupuncture and addictions
Submitted papers should not be under consideration for publication elsewhere.
Further information on the World Acupuncture Forum (WAF) is available here.
The deadline for manuscript submission is January 15, 2022.
Please review the Journal’s Instructions for Authors, including Manuscript Types and Guidelines.
Please submit your papers online to our web-based manuscript submission and peer-review system.
If you are interested in having your manuscript published in this Special Issue, please do not hesitate to contact Managing Editor, Yael BenPorat. We look forward to hearing from you soon.
Medical Acupuncture, published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., is the Official Journal of the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture. All members of the Academy receive a print subscription and online access to Medical Acupuncture as a benefit of their membership. The peer-reviewed Journal presents authoritative, evidence-based clinical papers, case reports, and research findings that integrate concepts from traditional and modern forms of acupuncture with Western medical training.