Manuscripts should be written in clear, concise, grammatical English and be double-spaced throughout. Pages should be numbered consecutively and organized properly for the article types as follows:
Research article:
A full-length paper should be divided into sections for Abstract,Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, Discussion, Acknowledgments, and References. The title page should contain the article title, author's names and complete affiliations, and the address for manuscript correspondence including email address and telephone and fax numbers. The abstract page should not be exceeding 200 words for the abstract and followed by 4-6 keywords. The Introductions should be as concise as possible, without subheadings. Materials and Methods should be sufficiently detailed, and Results and Discussion may be organized into subheadings. Regular research articles should not exceed 3000 words including spaces, references, and figure legends. Review article: The journal also publishes review articles, which as for regular articles should be limited to 5000 words. They include an Abstract, an Introduction that outlines the main point, and brief subheadings.
Review article:
The journal also publishes review articles, which as for regular articles should be limited to 5000 words. They include an Abstract, an Introduction that outlines the main point, and brief subheadings.
Brief reports & Case reports:
As for regular articles, they should have a title page and an abstract of 200 words or less. They also include Introduction, Materials and Methods,Results and Discussion. They should not exceed 2000 words including spaces, references,and figure legends. They may contain a maximum of 4 figures/tables.

Technical notes, Book review, Letter to the Editor:
They should be submitted through the email (editorial@journalams.com). They are not acknowledged upon receipt, nor are authors generally consulted before publication. They should be no more than 400 words (including spaces) and are subject to editing for clarity and space.
Authors’ submission items include a cover letter, a list for up to five suggested reviewers, the manuscript (including title page, abstract page, manuscript text, references, and table/figure legends), tables, and figures.Figures are numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals.
Please visit http://www.elsevier.com/artworkinstructions for detailed instructions on preparing electronic artwork. Tables should be numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals in order of appearance in the text. Type each table double-spaced on a separate page with a short descriptive title typed directly above and with essential footnotes below.

References should be assembled on a separate sheet. References should follow the Vancouver style; they should be cited in the text by consecutive Arabic numbers in square brackets and listed at the end of the paper in numerical order. You can refer to the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals: Writing and Editing for Biomedical Publication at http://www.icmje.org.

The general formats and examples for a reference to the journal are as follows:

-Journal article:
[1] Authors (Last and first names). Article title. Journal title. Date of publication; Volume(Issue):Pagination.
For example,
[1] Veronesi U, Maisonneuve P, Decensi A. Tamoxifen: an enduring star. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2007; 99(4):258-60.

-Book:
[2] Authors(Last and first names). Book title. Edition. Secondary author. Place of publication: Publisher; Date of publication. Pagination.
For example,
[2] Belitz HD, Grosch W, Shieberle P. Food chemistry. 3rd rev. ed. Burghagen MM, translator. Berlin: Springer; 2004. 1070p.

-Conference Proceedings:
[3] Editors. Book title. Conference title. Date of conference; Place of conference. Place of publication: Publisher; Date of publication. Pagination.
For example,
[3] Pacak K, Aguilera G, Sabban E, Kvetnansky R, editors. Stress: current neuroendocrine and genetic approaches. 8th Symposium on Catecholamines and Other Neurotransmitters in Stress; 2003 Jun 28- Jul 3; Smolenice Castle, Slovakia. New York: New York Academy of Sciences; 2004 Jun. 590 p.

-Conference Papers:
[4] Authors of paper. Title of paper. The connective phase ( In: ) Editors of proceedings. Book title. Conference title; Date of conference; Place of conference. Place of publication: Publisher; Date of publication. Pagination.
For example,
[4] Otto SR, Ebinger K, Staller SJ. Clinical trials with the auditory brain stem implant. In: Waltzman SB, Cohen NL, editors. Cochlear implants. 5th International Cochlear Implant Conference; 1997 May 1-3; New York. New York: Thieme; 2000. P.362.

-Scientific and technical reports:
[5] Authors. Title. Place of publication: Publisher; Date of publication. Total number of pages. Report number.
For example,
[5] Page E, Harney JM. Health hazard evaluation report. Cincinnati (OH): National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (US); 2001 Feb. 24p. Report No.: HETA2000-0139-2824.
As for the nomenclature of acupuncture and terminologies on traditional medicine, authors may refer to the "Standard Acupuncture Nomenclature" and "WHO International Standard Terminologies on Traditional Medicine in the Western Pacific Region"published by the World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific. For more detail information of the publications and documents, please refer to http://www.wpro.who.int/publications/publications.htm. For controlled trials of acupuncture in clinical studies, use the preferred reporting criteria based on the Guidelines for Clinical Research in Acupuncture which are available at http://www.wpro.who.int/publications/pub_9290611146.htm.
Only manuscript that was written in clear and concise English will be accepted for review. For non-native English-speaking authors, we suggest that the manuscripts should be checked and edited by a native English-speaker. For more information on English-editing, please refer to the language editing services http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/authorsview.authors/languagepolishing.