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'''''Homeopathy''''' is a [[peer-reviewed]] homeopathic journal covering research, reviews, and debates on all aspects of [[homeopathy]], a controversial form of [[alternative medicine]]. It is the official journal of the Luton-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 Homeopathic Journal |work=NLM Catalog |publisher=[[National Center for Biotechnology Information]] |format= |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]] |format= |accessdate=2014-01-30 }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> It obtained its current name in 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 [[Peter Fisher (physician)|Peter Fisher]]. 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> but is now 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? |last=Oransky |first=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 web |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 |website=The Daily Beast |access-date=2018-01-19}}</ref>
'''''Homeopathy''''' is a [[peer-reviewed]] journal covering research, reviews, and debates on all aspects of [[homeopathy]], a controversial form of [[alternative medicine]]. It is the official journal of the Luton-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 Homeopathic Journal |work=NLM Catalog |publisher=[[National Center for Biotechnology Information]] |format= |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]] |format= |accessdate=2014-01-30 }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> It obtained its current name in 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 [[Peter Fisher (physician)|Peter Fisher]]. 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> but is now 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? |last=Oransky |first=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 web |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 |website=The Daily Beast |access-date=2018-01-19}}</ref>


==Abstracting and indexing==
==Abstracting and indexing==

Revision as of 11:05, 17 April 2018

Homeopathy
DisciplineHomeopathy
LanguageEnglish
Edited byPeter Fisher
Publication details
Former name(s)
British Homoeopathic Journal
History1911-present
Publisher
FrequencyQuarterly
1.16 (2016)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Homeopathy
Indexing
ISSN1475-4916 (print)
1476-4245 (web)
LCCN2002243387
OCLC no.49958024
Links

Homeopathy is a peer-reviewed journal covering research, reviews, and debates on all aspects of homeopathy, a controversial form of alternative medicine. It is the official journal of the Luton-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.[1][2] It obtained its current name in 2001[3] and the editor-in-chief is Peter Fisher. The journal was originally published by Nature Publishing Group,[4] but is now published by Elsevier. Elsevier's decision to publish this journal has been called into question, given homeopathy's proven ineffectiveness and unscientific status.[5] 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".[6]

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in:

According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal had a 2016 impact factor of 1.16.[10] The journal was not given an impact factor in the 2015 edition because of excessive self-citations.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "British Homeopathic Journal". NLM Catalog. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
  2. ^ "Homeopathy: the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy". Library of Congress Catalog. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2014-01-30.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Fisher, P (2001). "Our new title: Homeopathy". British Homoeopathic journal. 90 (4): 177. doi:10.1054/homp.1999.0512.
  4. ^ "Academic Journals formerly published by NPG". Nature Publishing Group. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  5. ^ a b Oransky, Ivan; Marcus, Adam (17 June 2016). "Does a journal of homeopathy belong in science?". STAT.
  6. ^ Vox, Ford (2017-02-24). "Why Is This Company Selling a Toxin For Children?". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  7. ^ a b "Master Journal List". Intellectual Property & Science. Clarivate Analytics. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
  8. ^ "Embase Coverage". Embase. Elsevier. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
  9. ^ "Source details: Homeopathy". Scopus preview. Elsevier. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
  10. ^ "Homeopathy". 2016 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Clarivate Analytics. 2017.
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