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'''''Homeopathy''''' is a [[peer-reviewed]] [[medical journal]] covering research, reviews, and debates on all aspects of [[homeopathy]], a [[pseudoscientific]]<ref name="Tuomela2">{{cite book|author=Tuomela, R|title=Rational Changes in Science: Essays on Scientific Reasoning|publisher=Springer|year=1987|isbn=978-94-010-8181-8|veditors=Pitt JC, Marcello P|series=Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science|volume=98|pages=83–101|chapter=Chapter 4: Science, Protoscience, and Pseudoscience|doi=10.1007/978-94-009-3779-6_4|author-link=Raimo Tuomela}}</ref><ref name="Smith20122">{{cite journal|author=Smith K|year=2012|title=Homeopathy is Unscientific and Unethical|url=https://zenodo.org/record/1035885|journal=Bioethics|volume=26|issue=9|pages=508–12|doi=10.1111/j.1467-8519.2011.01956.x|s2cid=143067523}}</ref><ref name=Baran2014>{{cite book |vauthors=Baran GR, Kiana MF, Samuel SP |title=Healthcare and Biomedical Technology in the 21st Century |chapter=Science, Pseudoscience, and Not Science: How do They Differ? |publisher=Springer |year=2014 |pages=19–57 |doi=10.1007/978-1-4614-8541-4_2 |isbn=978-1-4614-8540-7 |quote=within the traditional medical community it is considered to be quackery}}</ref><ref name=Ladyman>{{cite book |author=Ladyman J |veditors=Pigliucci M, Boudry M |year=2013 |pages=48–49 |publisher=University of Chicago Press |chapter=Chapter 3: Towards a Demarcation of Science from Pseudoscience |title=Philosophy of Pseudoscience: Reconsidering the Demarcation Problem |quote=Yet homeopathy is a paradigmatic example of pseudoscience. It is neither simply bad science nor science fraud, but rather profoundly departs from scientific method and theories while being described as scientific by some of its adherents (often sincerely). |isbn=978-0-226-05196-3}}</ref> form of [[alternative medicine]]. It is the official journal of the London-based [[Faculty of Homeopathy]]. The journal was established in 1911 as the '''''British Homoeopathic Journal''''', resulting from a merger between the ''British Homoeopathic Review'' and the ''Journal of the British Homoeopathic Society''.<ref name=MEDLINE>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nlmcatalog/91930 |title=British Homoeopathic Journal |work=NLM Catalog |publisher=[[National Center for Biotechnology Information]] |accessdate=2014-01-30}}</ref><ref name=LC>{{cite web|url=http://lccn.loc.gov/2002243387 |title=Homeopathy: the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy |work=Library of Congress Catalog |publisher=[[Library of Congress]] |accessdate=2014-01-30}}</ref> It uses its current name since 2001<ref>{{cite journal |doi=10.1054/homp.1999.0512 |title=Our new title: Homeopathy |year=2001 |last1=Fisher |first1=P |journal=British Homoeopathic Journal |volume=90 |issue=4 |pages=177}}</ref> and the [[editor-in-chief]] is [[Robert Mathie]].
'''Homeopathy''' is a peer-reviewed [[medical journal]] which publishes research, reviews, and debates on all aspects of [[homeopathy]], a controversial form of [[alternative medicine]]. It is the official journal of the London-based [[Faculty of Homeopathy]]. The journal was originally known as the '''British Homeopathic Journal''', but changed its name in 2001.<ref>{{cite doi|10.1054/homp.1999.0512}}</ref> In addition, the journal was originally published by [[Nature Publishing Group]],<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nature.com/aj/formerly_published.html | title=Academic Journals formerly published by NPG | work=[[Nature Publishing Group]] | accessdate=28 January 2014}}</ref> but is now published by [[Elsevier]].<ref>[http://www.journals.elsevier.com/homeopathy/ The journal's website]</ref>

== Publisher ==
The journal was originally published by [[Nature Publishing Group]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nature.com/aj/formerly_published.html |title=Academic Journals formerly published by NPG |publisher=[[Nature Publishing Group]] |accessdate=28 January 2014}}</ref> and was then published by [[Elsevier]]. Elsevier's decision to publish this journal has been called into question, given homeopathy's proven ineffectiveness and unscientific status.<ref name=STAT>{{cite web |url=https://www.statnews.com/2016/06/17/homeopathy-journal-thomson-reuters/ |title=Does a journal of homeopathy belong in science? |last1=Oransky |first1=Ivan |last2=Marcus |first2=Adam |date=17 June 2016 |website=STAT}}</ref> Elsevier's Vice President of Global Corporate Relations, Thomas Reller, has defended Elsevier's decision to publish the journal, saying that "We support debate around this topic".<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/02/24/why-is-this-company-putting-a-toxin-in-baby-teething-rings |title=Why Is This Company Selling a Toxin For Children? |last=Vox |first=Ford |date=2017-02-24 |newspaper=The Daily Beast |access-date=2018-01-19}}</ref> The journal has been published by [[Thieme Medical Publishers]] since 2018.<ref name="thieme">{{cite journal |doi=10.1055/s-0038-1646778|pmid=29681026|title=A New Publisher and New Directions|journal=Homeopathy|volume=107|issue=2|pages=079–080|year=2018|last1=Fisher|first1=Peter}}</ref>

==Abstracting and indexing==
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
* [[CINAHL]]
* [[Current Contents]]/Clinical Medicine<ref name=ISI>{{cite web |url=http://ip-science.thomsonreuters.com/mjl/ |title=Master Journal List |publisher=[[Clarivate Analytics]] |work=Intellectual Property & Science |accessdate=2017-02-11}}</ref>
* [[Embase|Embase/Excerpta Medica]]<ref name=Embase>{{cite web |url=http://www.elsevier.com/solutions/embase/coverage |title=Embase Coverage |publisher=[[Elsevier]] |work=Embase |accessdate=2017-02-11}}</ref>
* [[Index Medicus]]/[[MEDLINE]]/[[PubMed]]<ref name=MEDLINE />
* [[Science Citation Index Expanded]]<ref name=ISI />
* [[Scopus]]<ref name=Scopus>{{cite web |url=https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/21217 |title=Source details: Homeopathy |publisher=[[Elsevier]] |work=Scopus preview |accessdate=2017-02-11}}</ref>
According to the ''[[Journal Citation Reports]]'', the journal had a 2019 [[impact factor]] of 1.704.<ref name=WoS>{{cite book |year=2020 |chapter=Homeopathy |title=2019 Journal Citation Reports |publisher=[[Clarivate Analytics]] |edition=Science |series=[[Web of Science]]|title-link=Journal Citation Reports }}</ref> The journal's impact factor for 2015 was suppressed because of excessive self-citations.<ref name=STAT/>

==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.homeopathyjournal.net/}}


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Latest revision as of 10:52, 22 December 2023

Homeopathy
DisciplineHomeopathy
LanguageEnglish
Edited byRobert Mathie
Publication details
Former name(s)
British Homoeopathic Journal
History1911-present
Publisher
FrequencyQuarterly
1.818 (2021)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Homeopathy
Indexing
ISSN1475-4916 (print)
1476-4245 (web)
LCCN2002243387
OCLC no.49958024
Links

Homeopathy is a peer-reviewed medical journal covering research, reviews, and debates on all aspects of homeopathy, a pseudoscientific[1][2][3][4] form of alternative medicine. It is the official journal of the London-based Faculty of Homeopathy. The journal was established in 1911 as the British Homoeopathic Journal, resulting from a merger between the British Homoeopathic Review and the Journal of the British Homoeopathic Society.[5][6] It uses its current name since 2001[7] and the editor-in-chief is Robert Mathie.

Publisher[edit]

The journal was originally published by Nature Publishing Group,[8] and was then published by Elsevier. Elsevier's decision to publish this journal has been called into question, given homeopathy's proven ineffectiveness and unscientific status.[9] Elsevier's Vice President of Global Corporate Relations, Thomas Reller, has defended Elsevier's decision to publish the journal, saying that "We support debate around this topic".[10] The journal has been published by Thieme Medical Publishers since 2018.[11]

Abstracting and indexing[edit]

The journal is abstracted and indexed in:

According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal had a 2019 impact factor of 1.704.[15] The journal's impact factor for 2015 was suppressed because of excessive self-citations.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Tuomela, R (1987). "Chapter 4: Science, Protoscience, and Pseudoscience". In Pitt JC, Marcello P (eds.). Rational Changes in Science: Essays on Scientific Reasoning. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science. Vol. 98. Springer. pp. 83–101. doi:10.1007/978-94-009-3779-6_4. ISBN 978-94-010-8181-8.
  2. ^ Smith K (2012). "Homeopathy is Unscientific and Unethical". Bioethics. 26 (9): 508–12. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8519.2011.01956.x. S2CID 143067523.
  3. ^ Baran GR, Kiana MF, Samuel SP (2014). "Science, Pseudoscience, and Not Science: How do They Differ?". Healthcare and Biomedical Technology in the 21st Century. Springer. pp. 19–57. doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-8541-4_2. ISBN 978-1-4614-8540-7. within the traditional medical community it is considered to be quackery
  4. ^ Ladyman J (2013). "Chapter 3: Towards a Demarcation of Science from Pseudoscience". In Pigliucci M, Boudry M (eds.). Philosophy of Pseudoscience: Reconsidering the Demarcation Problem. University of Chicago Press. pp. 48–49. ISBN 978-0-226-05196-3. Yet homeopathy is a paradigmatic example of pseudoscience. It is neither simply bad science nor science fraud, but rather profoundly departs from scientific method and theories while being described as scientific by some of its adherents (often sincerely).
  5. ^ a b "British Homoeopathic Journal". NLM Catalog. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
  6. ^ "Homeopathy: the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy". Library of Congress Catalog. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
  7. ^ Fisher, P (2001). "Our new title: Homeopathy". British Homoeopathic Journal. 90 (4): 177. doi:10.1054/homp.1999.0512.
  8. ^ "Academic Journals formerly published by NPG". Nature Publishing Group. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  9. ^ a b Oransky, Ivan; Marcus, Adam (17 June 2016). "Does a journal of homeopathy belong in science?". STAT.
  10. ^ Vox, Ford (2017-02-24). "Why Is This Company Selling a Toxin For Children?". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  11. ^ Fisher, Peter (2018). "A New Publisher and New Directions". Homeopathy. 107 (2): 079–080. doi:10.1055/s-0038-1646778. PMID 29681026.
  12. ^ a b "Master Journal List". Intellectual Property & Science. Clarivate Analytics. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
  13. ^ "Embase Coverage". Embase. Elsevier. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
  14. ^ "Source details: Homeopathy". Scopus preview. Elsevier. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
  15. ^ "Homeopathy". 2019 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Clarivate Analytics. 2020.

External links[edit]

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