Integrative Medicine in Nephrology and Andrology, a publication of Xiyuan Hospital CACMS, is a peer-reviewed online journal with continuous print on demand compilation of issues published. The journal promotes basic research, clinical practice through education and dissemination of knowledge in the field of nephrology and andrology in the specialties of integrative medicine and the allied interdisciplinary subjects. The Journal encourages to bring together academicians and clinicians to be a part of this initiative by contributing, reviewing and thus promoting scientific works and science. The journal's full text is available online at http://www.journal-imna.com. The journal allows free access (Open Access) to its contents and permits authors to self-archive final accepted version of the articles on any OAI-compliant institutional / subject-based repository. The journal does not charge for submission, processing or publication of manuscripts and even for color reproduction of photographs.
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Scope of the journal
IMNA aims to promote both basic research and clinical practice in kidney, urological and male reproductive diseases. The Journal welcomes submissions on integrated Traditional and Western Medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Herb Medicine, Ethnographic Medicine, and Modern Medicine in the fields of kidney disease, urologic disease, and male reproductive disease. Multiple article types are welcome including Editorial Comments, Reviews, Original Articles (basic and clinic research), Case Reports, Rapid Communications, and Correspondence. In addition, IMNA will launch Special Issues in rapid response to the newest scientific and clinical developments.
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