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The '''''Scientific Review of Alternative Medicine''''' is a discontinued ] ] published by the ]. It was established by ] (]) and ] (])<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Grady |first1=Denise |title=Journal Casts a Cold Eye On Alternative Medicine |journal=] |date=30 December 1997 |issue=Section F |page=6 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/30/science/journal-casts-a-cold-eye-on-alternative-medicine.html}}</ref><ref name=Science>{{cite journal |doi=10.1126/science.278.5338.581c |title=New Alternative Medicine Watchdog |year=1997 |journal=Science |volume=278 |issue=5338 |pages=581|s2cid=68577636 }}</ref> and claimed to be "the only peer-reviewed journal devoted exclusively to objectively analyzing the claims of 'alternative medicine.'"<ref>{{cite web |title=Journal Welcome Page |url=http://www.sram.org/ |work=(] archive) |publisher=Scientific Review of Alternative Medicine |accessdate=3 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719133253/http://www.sram.org/ |archivedate=July 19, 2011}}</ref>


⚫ The journal's website stated:{{blockquote|The purpose of the Scientific Review of Alternative Medicine is to apply the best tools of science and reason to determine whether hypotheses are valid and treatments are effective. It will reject no claims because it fits, or fails to fit, some paradigm. It will simply seek justified answers to two questions: "Is it true?" and "Does this treatment work?"}}
'''Scientific Review of Alternative Medicine and Aberrant Medical Practices''' (SRAM) is a scientific journal published by the Commission for Scientific Medicine and Mental Health.<ref name=CSMMH></ref> It claims to be "the only peer-reviewed journal devoted exclusively to objectively analyzing the claims of "alternative medicine."


A statement "In Defence of Scientific Medicine," welcoming the founding of the journal, was signed by a long list of notable individuals, including five ]. The statement expressed ] towards ] and the need for "objective, scientific critiques" of the field.<ref name=signers ></ref>
The SRAM website states:


The journal was evaluated at least three times by the ] (NLM) for indexing in ], but rejected each time. In an editorial published on the journal's site, Sampson says that NLM director Donald Lindberg revealed that the first review of the journal had been performed by fourteen individuals or organizations who support alternative medicine. Sampson contends that, because the journal critically examines alternative medicine, such a panel of reviewers would not be able to objectively consider the journal. According to Sampson, the only information he received regarding the third review was that it was conducted by ] independent reviewers. Sampson states, "This was not what we had in mind when requesting outside review, as there was no assurance that the reviewers were either objective or authorities in pseudoscience."<ref>{{cite web |last=Sampson |first=Wallace |title=SRAM Editorial |url=http://www.sram.org/0802/editorial.html |work=(Wayback Machine archive) |publisher=Scientific Review of Alternative Medicine |accessdate=24 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719133544/http://www.sram.org/0802/editorial.html |archivedate=July 19, 2011 }}</ref>
⚫ : ''The purpose of the Scientific Review of Alternative Medicine is to apply the best tools of science and reason to determine whether hypotheses are valid and treatments are effective. It will reject no claims because it fits, or fails to fit, some paradigm. It will simply seek justified answers to two questions: "Is it true?" and "Does this treatment work?"''


⚫ ==References==
According to its editor, SRAM was evaluated at least three times by the ] (NLM) for ]/] indexing, and rejected each time.<ref name=SRAM_editorial> By Wallace Sampson</ref> As of December 2007, the journal is not listed at PubMed.<ref name=PubMed></ref>
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⚫ ==External links==
As of December 2007, SRAM's most recent issue, according to its website, is ''Fall/Winter 2004-05'', Volume 8, Number 2.<ref name=current_issue></ref>
* {{Official website|http://www.sram.org}}{{dead link|date=August 2019}}


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Academic journal
Scientific Review of Alternative Medicine
DisciplineAlternative medicine
LanguageEnglish
Edited byWallace Sampson
Publication details
History1997–2007
PublisherCommission for Scientific Medicine and Mental Health (United States)
Open accessYes
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4 (alt) · Bluebook (alt)
NLM (alt) · MathSciNet (alt Paid subscription required)
ISO 4Sci. Rev. Altern. Med.
Indexing
CODEN (alt · alt2) · JSTOR (alt) · LCCN (alt)
MIAR · NLM (alt) · Scopus
ISSN1095-0656
LCCN98642211
OCLC no.37478842
Links

The Scientific Review of Alternative Medicine is a discontinued peer-reviewed medical journal published by the Commission for Scientific Medicine and Mental Health. It was established by Wallace Sampson (Stanford University) and Paul Kurtz (Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal) and claimed to be "the only peer-reviewed journal devoted exclusively to objectively analyzing the claims of 'alternative medicine.'"

The journal's website stated:

The purpose of the Scientific Review of Alternative Medicine is to apply the best tools of science and reason to determine whether hypotheses are valid and treatments are effective. It will reject no claims because it fits, or fails to fit, some paradigm. It will simply seek justified answers to two questions: "Is it true?" and "Does this treatment work?"

A statement "In Defence of Scientific Medicine," welcoming the founding of the journal, was signed by a long list of notable individuals, including five Nobel laureates. The statement expressed skepticism towards alternative medicine and the need for "objective, scientific critiques" of the field.

The journal was evaluated at least three times by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) for indexing in MEDLINE, but rejected each time. In an editorial published on the journal's site, Sampson says that NLM director Donald Lindberg revealed that the first review of the journal had been performed by fourteen individuals or organizations who support alternative medicine. Sampson contends that, because the journal critically examines alternative medicine, such a panel of reviewers would not be able to objectively consider the journal. According to Sampson, the only information he received regarding the third review was that it was conducted by National Institutes of Health independent reviewers. Sampson states, "This was not what we had in mind when requesting outside review, as there was no assurance that the reviewers were either objective or authorities in pseudoscience."

References

  1. Grady, Denise (30 December 1997). "Journal Casts a Cold Eye On Alternative Medicine". The New York Times (Section F): 6.
  2. "New Alternative Medicine Watchdog". Science. 278 (5338): 581. 1997. doi:10.1126/science.278.5338.581c. S2CID 68577636.
  3. "Journal Welcome Page". (Wayback Machine archive). Scientific Review of Alternative Medicine. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  4. Signers of the statement "In Defence of Scientific Medicine"
  5. Sampson, Wallace. "SRAM Editorial". (Wayback Machine archive). Scientific Review of Alternative Medicine. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2012.

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