A Quarterly, Open-access &
Peer-reviewed International Journal
The International Journal of Reverse
Pharmacology and Health Research (IJRPHR) is an Quarterly open access
journal publishing evidence-based, scientifically justified
research, which publishes original articles, Reviews, case
reports, systematic and meta-analysis etc relating to reverse
pharmacology, traditional medicine research of all regional cultures
and Health research aspects(Public health).
International
Journal of Reverse Pharmacology and Health Research (IJRPHR) has mainly
focused on reverse pharmacology and applying those to health research
in terms of clinical and public health research. The journal allows
free access (Open Access) to its contents and permits authors to
self-archive a final accepted version of the articles on any
OAI-compliant institutional / subject-based repository.
The Journal provides
a global platform for discussion, perspectives, and research on Reverse
pharmacology and public health work of both Eastern and Western
complementary medicine and welcomes articles from all medical
perspectives. The scope of Reverse pharmacology is to understand the
mechanism of action at multiple levels of biological organization and
to optimize safety, efficacy and acceptability of the leads from
natural products, based on relevant science/health research/Public
health research.
Reverse
pharmacology can be a bridge for translational medicine from
traditional medicine to clinical practice. Such an effort would make
healthcare delivery locally relevant and may lead to global discoveries
in natural products. But it is essential that we develop
multidisciplinary R and D teamwork and infrastructure for reverse
pharmacology.
The term "health
research," sometimes also called "medical research" or "clinical
research," refers to research that is done to learn more about human
health. Health research also aims to find better ways to prevent and
treat disease. Health research is an important way to help improve the
care and treatment of people worldwide.
Broad
focus
1. Reverse Pharmacology
2. Health Research (Public health)
A lot of scopes to
Understand the mechanisms of action at multiple levels of biological
organization, To optimize safety, efficacy, and acceptability of the
leads in natural products, based on relevant science. Despite a vast
potential and possibilities only a very few success stories have been
reported and documented in Journals and electronic versions so far.
Most of the work in this field has remained within clinics of
traditional practitioners or confined to academic research
laboratories, Improper experiential documentation, Lack of proper
identity and implementation of Good Laboratory Practices, Absence of
Phase II dose optimizing studies, and Lack of political and financial
support.
Areas
of particular interest include:
1. Reverse Pharmacology
2. Reverse pharmacology of traditional Medicines
like Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani, Homeopathy, Yoga, Sowpa riga, Tibetian
Med, Chinese, African medicine etc.
3. Pharmacological and toxicological aspects of
Western and Traditional Medicines
4. Health research includes basic scientific and
clinical research especially focusing on Traditional indigenous (India
& Srilanka) medical techniques and other country traditional
practices, therapeutic procedures, medicinal plants, and traditional
medical theories and concepts etc;
5. Multidisciplinary study of medical practice and
health care, especially from historical, cultural, public health, and
socioeconomic perspectives;
6. International policy implications of comparative
studies of medicine in all cultures, including such issues as health in
developing countries, affordability and transferability of health-care
techniques and concepts;
7. Transferring clinical viable product into
research
8. Translating scholarly ancient texts or modern
publications on ethnomedicine.
9. Scopes and challenges in Reverse Pharmacology
(RV) and implementing into public health systems through Health
research modules.
10. Forward pharmacology and clinical pharmacology
research on traditional medicine of the world, e.g. chemistry,
pharmacology, molecular mechanism, systems biology, proteomics,
genomics, metabolomics, safety, quality control, clinical studies of
traditional Chinese, Ayurvedic, Unani, Arabic, and other ethnomedicine.
11. Pharmacovigilance of phytomedicines or
Traditional Medicines
12.Dietary Therapy/Nutrition Supplements;
13. History, Philosophy and Social-Cultural Aspects
of Traditional Medicine.
14. Re-discovery of the paradigm of reverse
pharmacology Medicinal Plant Clinical Effect
IJRPHR also
considers Quality Control and the procedures for the preparation and
characterization of traditional medicines, as well as the
authentication of dietary supplements, as basic requirements to
guarantee efficacy, safety, and reproducibility. We encourage
submissions which present observation and experimental investigation in
translational and clinical studies, animal experiments, and in vivo/in
vitro studies. Particular emphasis is given to the pathophysiological
basis and the cellular-molecular mechanisms(reverse pharmacology) that
underlie the beneficial effects of Traditional and Complementary
Medicine.
The International Journal of Reverse Pharmacology and Health
Research (IJRPHR) will
consider for publication a broad range of scholarly contributions,
including original scientific research papers, review articles,
editorial comments, social policy statements, brief news items,
bibliographies, research guides, letters to the editors, book reviews,
and selected reprints. We now publish research and review papers, both
unsolicited and solicited. We may publish opinion or commentary papers
which are by invitation only.