I’ve listed some popular journals which you can search for articles. Some of the content is available online and some is only available to subscribers. If you’re not attached to a University or institution that subscribes to the journal, you can either pay for an individual subscription to the journal or pay per article. It’s always worth contacting the author to see if s/he could provide you with a copy of the article or something similar. Most researchers are more than happy to hear from people interested in their work so go ahead and get in touch. 

 

FACT (Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies) is an official journal of The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain and is edited by Edzard Ernst, Laing Chair in Complementary Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter and Plymouth in the UK. Here’s some background to Ernst and a link to his blog which is very enlightening.

 

 

 

Journal of Holistic Healthcare is the journal of the British Holistic Medical Association which was formed in 1983 by a group of medical doctors and students, bringing together mainstream healthcare professionals, CAM practitioners and the public. The journal publishes an interesting range of articles on all aspects of healing and is dedicated to increasing the evidence base. The editor-in-chief is David Peters who is Professor of Integrated Healthcare and the Clinical Director in the University of Westminster’s School of Life Sciences.

 

 

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine is the official journal of the International Society for Complementary Medicine Research (see here) and the Society for Acupuncture Research. The editor-in-chief is Dr Kim Jobst, a physician, who was one of the founding members of the Prince of Wales’ Foundation for Integrative Healthcare.
 

 


eCAM (Evidenced-based Alternative and Complementary Medicine) is a scientific journal edited by Professor Edwin Cooper who is Professor of Neurobiology at the Brain Research Institute, UCLA, USA. It’s definitely worth a look through even if you’re not scientifically minded as there are some really interesting articles.

 

 

 

 

 Complementary Therapies in Medicine is an international journal that contains rigorous research studies and yet remains highly readable. Its editor-in-chief is Robbert van Haselen who is a prolific researcher himself. You can obtain a free sample issue online.

 

 

 

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice (formerly Complementary Therapies in Nursing and Midwifery) is published for clinicians in the healthcare profession but is highly readable and has a broad range of content. This journal has articles that don’t feature in many others (for example integration of healing in cancer care). Its editor-in-chief is Denise Rankin-Box who was the Chair of the Royal College of Nursing Complementary Therapies forum and has published widely on the use of alternative therapies in clinical settings.

 

 

Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine is a US-based journal set up in 1995 to promote integrative medicine. Although it takes more of a journalistic approach to reporting, it is nevertheless one of the highest ranking peer-reviewed journals in the US. Its editor-in-chief is a physician named Robert Riley who has experience of shamanism, yoga and meditation, homeopathy and herbal medicine.

 

 

Subtle Energies and Energy Medicine  is a peer-reviewed journal of the ISSSEEM (International Society for the Study of Subtle Energies and Energy Medicine). The aim of the Journal is publish scientific papers in order to increase dialogue among clinicians, healers, and the scientific and medical communities. The editor-in-chief is Dr Bernard Williams who is also Dean of Energy Medicine University in Sausalito, California. 

 

 

Music and Medicine is a fascinating new peer reviewed journal which brings together clinical practice and research related to music interventions, highlighting practical applications within medicine. As well as research articles, the Journal has interviews from clinical medicine, the neurosciences, behavioral sciences, nursing, and social work that translate music, music psychology, music cognition, music neurology, and music therapy into scientifically valid clinical applications. The editor-in-chief is Dr Joanne Loewy, who is Director of the Louis Armstrong Center for Music & Medicine, Beth Israel Medical Center, USA and founding member of the International Association for Music and Medicine. 

 

 

Explore: Journal of Science and Healing is a peer-reviewed multidisciplinary journal which explores scientific principles and evidence for healing practices within conventional and alternative medicine. It has two editors-in-chief. One is Dr Dean Radin, senior scientist at IONS (Institute of Noetic Science). The other is Ben Kligler MD, Vice Chair of the Department of Integrative Medicine at Beth Israel Medical Centre in New York.