INSTRUCTION FOR AUTHORS

World Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine（WJITWM） is a journal published quarterly in English by China Association for Science and Technology， and sponsored by China Association of Chinese Medicine. WJITWM aims to report the experience and achievements of Chinese medicine and integrative medicine in clinical， scientific research， etc.， to explore the ideas and methods of the future development of Chinese and western integrative medicine， to introduce the latest progress at home and abroad in the related fields and to promote the international exchanges of Chinese medicine and integrative medicine.

Manuscript Submission

All submitted manuscripts are not assumed to be published previously or concurrently submitted for publication elsewhere. Manuscripts should be prepared for submission in doc or docx format（Word）， single-columned， A4 size， 12pt， single spaced， with tables inserted in the text and figures provided in the original editable form. Manuscript should be delivered to sjzxyjhyw@126.com.

Terms of Submission

Manuscripts containing original material are accepted for consideration if neither the article nor any part of its essential substance， tables， or figures has been or will be published or submitted elsewhere before appearing in the WJITWM. This restriction does not apply to abstracts or press reports published in connection with scientific meetings. The submitting author is responsible for ensuring that the article's publication has been approved by all the other coauthors. It is also the authors' responsibility to ensure that the articles emanating from a particular institution are submitted with the approval of the necessary institution. Only an acknowledgment from the editorial office officially establishes the date of receipt. Further correspondence and proofs will be sent to the author（s）before publication unless otherwise indicated. It is a condition of submission of a paper that the authors permit editing of the paper for readability. All enquiries concerning the publication of accepted papers should be addressed to sjzxyjhyw@126.com.

PUBLICATION PROCESS

Manuscript Receipt

Upon the receipt of the manuscript， the WJITWM Editorial Office will assign a code number， which is to be used in all subsequent correspondence.

Peer Review

All manuscripts are subject to peer review and are expected to meet standards of academic excellence. Submissions will be considered by an editor and “if not rejected right away” by peer-reviewers，whose identities will remain anonymous to the authors. Based on the comments of the reviewers， the journal editor determines whether the manuscript is accepted， rejected， or requires revision before publication， and the decision will be sent to the authors.

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Revision

If revision is required， the authors should amend and resubmit the manuscript within 30 days. Resubmission after 30 days may be considered as a new submission. If the revision is not satisfactory to the reviewers， the author may be asked to make a second revision.

Proofreading

The submitting author or corresponding author of a manuscript to be published will receive proofs. Corrected proofs must be returned to the publisher within 2-3 days of receipt. The publisher will do everything possible to ensure prompt publication. It will therefore be appreciated if the manuscripts and figures conform from the outset to the style of the journal.

MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION

Title Page

The title page should carry the following information： 1） title of the article； 2） name and institutional affiliation of each author；3） the designated corresponding author's name， mailing address，telephone and fax numbers， and e-mail address； 4） source（s） of financial support of the study.

Original Research Articles

Abstract

The abstract should be self-contained and citation- free and should not exceed 250 words.

Abstracts of randomized controlled trials （RCTs） should consist of six paragraphs， labeled Background， Objective， Design，setting， participants and interventions， Main outcome measures，Results， and Conclusion. The trial registration number should be included as the last line of the abstract.

Abstracts of original experimental research papers should consist of four paragraphs， labeled Objective， Methods， Results and Conclusion.

Keywords

On the abstract page， authors should provide 3 to 8 keywords that capture the main topics of the article. Terms from Medical Subject Headings （MeSH） list of MEDLINE/PubMed （http：// www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh） should be used.

Main Text

Word count for original research manuscripts should be no more than 4 000 words. The text is usually divided into sections with headings such as Introduction， Materials and Methods，Results， Discussion， and Conclusion. For reports of RCTs authors should refer to the CONSORT 2010 Statement， which can be found at http：//www.consort- statement.org.

Introduction

This section should be succinct， with no subheadings. The name of Chinese herbal medicine should be used in Latin instead of Pinyin.

Materials and Methods

This part should contain sufficient detail so that all procedures can be repeated. It can be divided into subsections if several methods are described.

Results

Emphasize or summarize only the most important observations. When data are summarized in the Results section，give numeric results not only as derivatives （for example， percentages） but also as the absolute numbers from which the derivatives were calculated， and specify the statistical methods used to analyze them. Do not duplicate data in graphs and tables. Avoid nontechnical uses of technical terms in statistics， such as “random” （which implies a randomizing device）， “normal，”“significant，” “correlations，” and “sample.”

Discussion

Emphasize the new and important aspects of the study and the conclusions that follow from them in the context of the totality of the best available evidence. Do not repeat in detail data or other information given in the Introduction or the Results section. For research articles， it is useful to begin the discussion by briefly summarizing the main findings， then explore possible mechanisms or explanations for these findings，compare and contrast the results with other relevant studies， state the limitations of the study， and explore the implications of the findings for future research and for clinical practice.

Conclusions

This should clearly explain the main conclusions of the work highlighting its importance and relevance.

Ethics

When reporting experiments on human subjects or animals，the authors should include a statement in the Materials section. Human experiments must be performed in accordance with international ethical standards such as the Declaration of Helsinki， and the research protocol must be approved by an institutional review board （IRB） or equivalent human ethics committee. Documented informed consent must be obtained from all human subjects of clinical research prior to any experiment；the confidentiality of patients' information must be preserved and a statement to that effect must be included. Laboratory research involving animals must comply with guidelines for animal care and use； the experimental protocol must be approved by the institutional animal care and use committee （IACUC）， and a statement to that effect must be included.

Statistical Methods

Statistical methods should be described in sufficient detail to enable a knowledgeable reader to assess the appropriateness of the statistical analysis used. Statistical terms， abbreviations，and symbols must be defined， and computer software must be specified. Lacunae in observations， such as dropouts from the study， should be reported， and the intend-to-treat method should be applied.

Preparation of Figures