This paper introduces the application and funding of evidence-based research projects on traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) in 2019 in terms of clinical research and methodology research, summarizes the primary problems existing in evidence-based research on TCM, discusses the quality of evidence-based research on TCM in clinical research, highlights the characteristics of TCM and reveals the evidence-based methodology on TCM.
Objective The aim of this study is to construct reporting standards for acupuncture network meta-analysis, providing guidance to enhance the quality of evidence reported in acupuncture therapy research. Methods A Delphi questionnaire was developed based on the preliminary research and literature findings, 20 experts were selected for correspondence to determine the final checklists of items, and then finalized the list of report items. Results A total of two rounds of Delphi questionnaires were made. The expert positivity coefficient (100%), the expert familiarity (0.80) and the expert authority (0.83) were the same in both rounds, the Kendall's coordination coefficients were 0.117 (P<0.001) and 0.332 (P<0.001), respectively, which ultimately led to the formation of the 7 fields of title, abstract, introduction, methods, results, discussion and other, including 23 specific items of the acupuncture-related therapies NMA standards. Conclusion The PRINMA-A statement will help to improve the reporting quality of evidence on acupuncture-related therapies, promote the dissemination and translation of evidence on acupuncture-related therapies.
Objective To investigate the academic journals indexed by 6 international index systems so as to provide scientific evidence for the development of academic journals. Methods The principle and approach of evidence-based medicine were adopted. Information about Chinese academic journals indexed by 6 index systems was obtained by WEB searching and database retrieval. Details of academic journals in the charge of the Ministry of Education of China( MOE) were sought and assessed by six well-trained reviewers using a blind method. Results Seventy-six academic journals were indexed by SCI which was about 1.52% of total journals published in China and six of them were in the charge of MOE (about 1.46% of the total). Citation impact of academic papers indexed by ISI ranged from 0.9 to 2.2, and average impact ranged from 0.2 to 0.5. Approximately 4.8%, 1.6%, 1.28% and 11.32% academic journals were indexed by EI, IM, EM, AJ respectively. Conclusions The number of Chinese academic journals indexed by key international index systems was small, and the quality of journals should be greatly improved in future.