For a review of the extent, language, country of origin and subject matter of the global output of acupuncture research articles cited in a Western scientific database:
- Ji-Sheng Han, Yuh-Shan Ho. Global trends and performances of acupuncture research. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews 2011; 35: 680–687.
This also shows which journals have published the most acupuncture articles.
List of journals
*** titles in italics are freely accessible
Acupuncture and Electrotherapeutics Research
http://cognizantcommunication.com/journal-titles/acupuncture-a-electro-therapeutics-research/
Acupuncture and Related Therapies
http://www.journals.elsevier.com/acupuncture-and-related-therapies/
Acupuncture in Medicine
http://aim.bmj.com/
Acupuncture Today - on-line newsletter
http://www.acupuncturetoday.com/mpacms/at/home.php
Alternative and Complementary Therapies
www.liebertpub.com/publication.aspx?pub_id=3
Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine
www.alternative-therapies.com
American Journal of Acupuncture (*) [1973-1999]
www.acupuncturejournal.com
American Journal of Chinese Medicine
www.worldscinet.com/ajcm/ajcm.shtml
Australian Journal of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine - subscription journal but most articles free
http://ajacm.com.au/
BioMed Central
www.biomedcentral.com
Chinese Medicine
http://www.cmjournal.org/
Chinese Medicine Times
http://www.chinesemedicinetimes.com/
Clinical Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine [1999-2003]
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/14611449
Complementary Therapies in Medicine
http://www.elsevier.com
Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice
http://www.elsevier.com
European Journal of Integrative Medicine
http://www.europeanintegrativemedicinejrnl.com/
European Journal of Oriental Medicine
www.ejom.co.uk
Evidence Based Complementary and Alternative medicine
http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/
Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies (FACT)
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/%28ISSN%292042-7166
Forschende Komplementarmedizin [mostly German; some English & all abstracts in English]
http://www.karger.com/Journal/Home/224242
Integrative Cancer Therapies
http://ict.sagepub.com/
Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies
http://www.journalams.com/
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF02850986
Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
www.liebertpub.com/publication.aspx?pub_id=26
The Journal of Integrative Medicine
http://www.jcimjournal.com/
Journal of Chinese Medicine
www.jcm.co.uk
Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
www.jtcm.com
The Lantern
www.thelantern.com.au
Medical Acupuncture
http://www.liebertpub.com/ACU
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture & Moxibustion
http://www.springerlink.com/content/l57v12014ux40621/
Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients
www.townsendletter.com