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Editorial and publishing policies for Complementary and alternative medicine in Nature Scientific Reports

"Scientific Reports is committed to evidence-based research. We believe that Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) research should be held to the same standards and evidence threshold as those of medical research."

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Medical science is well open to Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM). However, research must follow the scientific method, according to the standards of the corresponding journals.

BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies

BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies

Affiliated with the International Society for Complementary Medicine Research (ISCMR), BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies is the highest ranked open ...

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Massimo Pigliucci's philosophy homepage and blog on 'Medium' with links to his other sites. Usually free and open to read, except for Patreon.

Philosophy as a Way of Life

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Links to all my sites on the Internet Active sites: My current publishing platforms, on Stoicism, ethics, general philosophy, and philosophy of science. At Patreon or Medium.My almost dai…

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Massimo Pigliucci: Nonsense on stilts. How to tell science from bunk

Massimo Pigliucci is Professor of Philosophy at the City College of New York. Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry and a Contributing Editor to Skeptical Inquirer.

Subtitle: Science versus Pseudoscience and the “Demarcation Problem”.

“Broad in scope and implication, Nonsense on Stilts is a captivating guide for the intelligent citizen who wishes to make up her own mind while navigating the perilous debates that will shape the future of our planet.” A problem in all modern societies, not solely in America.
2nd edition 2018

Nonsense on Stilts

Recent polls suggest that fewer than 40 percent of Americans believe in Darwin’s theory of evolution, despite it being one of science’s best-established findings. Parents still refuse to vaccinate their children for fear it causes autism, though...

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Wikipedia: Pseudoscience

"... consists of statements, beliefs, or practices that claim to be both scientific and factual but are incompatible with the scientific method." Among other but similar definitions.

Also Deutsch, Italiano, Українська, Русский and other Wikipedia languages

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Wikipedia: Scientific method

Contains a table of Wikipedia entries on further problems and issues.

Scientific method - Wikipedia

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Springer Book: Philosophy of Science for Scientists

Comprehensive also. Part III including some auxiliaries: Mind-Body Problem, Science and Values, Feminist Critique, science policy and more. Surely, there are more textbooks on philosophy of science. This and that of McCain were offered free from Springer during the first half year of the Corona pandemic. Together with many other textbooks on health sciences, physics, bioinformatics and more.

Philosophy of Science for Scientists | Lars-Göran Johansson | Springer

This textbook offers an introduction to the philosophy of science. It helps undergraduate students from the natural, the human and social sciences to gain an understanding of what science is, how it has developed, what its core traits are, how to...

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Springer Book: The Nature of Scientific Knowledge

An explanatory approach. Accessible and comprehensive introduction.

The Nature of Scientific Knowledge - An Explanatory Approach | Kevin McCain | Springer

This book offers a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the epistemology of science. It not only introduces readers to the general epistemological discussion of the nature of knowledge, but also provides key insights into the particular...

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Nature Editorial 15 September 2021

Angela Merkel’s stand down

Politics will be poorer without Angela Merkel’s scientific approach

The departing German chancellor’s support for science and rigour in policymaking has proved transformative — except on climate change.