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Meet the Editor in Chief

New Content ItemSang Geon Kim is a Professor (Emer, Invited Research) at the College of Pharmacy and Integrated Research Institute for Drug Development, Dongguk University, and JA Professor at the Department of Medicine, Graduate School. He is also the Director of  Biomedical Research Planning and Strategy, Dongguk Medical Center. He received his B.S. and M.S. from the College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University (SNU) in 1982 and 1985, respectively, and earned his Ph.D. from the Department of Pharmacology, Northwestern University Medical School in 1989. He served as an Assistant Professor(Research)/Research Associate at the Institute of Chemical Toxicology, Wayne State University (1990–1992), an Associate/Assistant Professor at the College of Pharmacy, Duksung Women’s University (1992–1999), an Associate/Assistant Professor at the College of Pharmacy, SNU (1999–2006), and was promoted to Professor in 2006 and served as a Professor until 2020. He moved to Dongguk University since then and was a Professor (2020-2024). He was also the President of the Korean Pharmacological Society, and the president of Korean Society of Toxicology.

Aims and scope

Innovations in Acupuncture and Medicine publishes high-quality, evidence-based research in acupuncture and medicine. We welcome innovative research that explores pharmacological applications, research on herbal formulations and pharmacognosy, physiological and pathological mechanisms, integrative medicine with acupuncture, pharmaceuticals, pharmacopuncture, and other medical disciplines.

The journal covers a broad range of topics including but not limited to:
  • Pharmacological applications
  • Basic and clinical research in pharmacopuncture
  • Research on herbal formulations and pharmacognosy
  • Physiological and pathological mechanisms
  • Biochemical and pharmacological research
  • Medical informatics
  • Innovations in medical devices and biomedical engineering
  • Examination of policy and educational initiatives in integrative medicine
  • Development of clinical guidelines in integrative medicine
  • Acupuncture and related approaches

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We are now recruiting Editorial Board Members for our Board to join our team of academic editors in assessing manuscripts in the field of Innovations in Acupuncture and Medicine.

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