Aims & Scope - Susruta Ayurveda

International Journal of Traditional and Integrative Health Sciences

SUSRUTA AYURVEDA

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Peer Reviewed

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Open Access

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International Journal

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Core Mission & Purpose

Bridging Epistemological Traditions with Scientific Rigour

Traditional systems of medicine—notably Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani, Sowa-Rigpa, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and classical ethnomedicine—offer centuries of holistic clinical observation and botanical therapeutics. Concurrently, modern biomedical methodologies provide advanced analytical, cellular, and epidemiological frameworks.

IJTIHS aims to:

Cultivate multidisciplinary discourse validating classical pharmacopeia through standardization, phytochemical characterization, and molecular pharmacology.
Foster clinical evidence through randomized controlled trials (RCTs), comparative effectiveness studies, and observational practice-based outcome research.
Develop integrative care protocols that combine traditional constitutional diagnostics with contemporary diagnostic pathology and preventative medicine.
Provide global accessibility to peer-reviewed, open-access literature advancing ethical healthcare, global health equity, and evidence-informed health policies.

Epistemological Triad

Figure 1. The convergence model of IJTIHS: Uniting classical heritage, modern mechanistic science, and clinical translation.

Pillars of Investigation

Thematic Coverage of the Journal

IJTIHS welcomes rigorous contributions across four fundamental axes of traditional, integrative, and contemporary health research.

Classical Systems & Epistemology

Scholarly analysis of Ayurvedic and other traditional medical theories, classical concepts, Marma, Panchakarma, foundational texts, historical knowledge systems, and holistic diagnostic frameworks.

Clinical & Translational Medicine

Clinical trials, observational studies, human cohorts, CARE-compliant case reports, integrative therapeutic protocols, chronic disease management, rehabilitation, and pain therapies.

Phytochemistry & Pharmacology

Pharmacognosy, reverse pharmacology, medicinal plants, Ayurvedic formulations, phytochemical standardization, toxicology, quality assessment, and mechanistic evaluation at molecular targets.

Public Health & Healthcare Policy

Preventive healthcare, community health, traditional medicine integration, health economics, pharmacovigilance, patient-reported outcomes, healthcare policy, and regulatory standards.

Field Taxonomy

Eligible Fields of Study

IJTIHS particularly encourages high-quality scholarship in Ayurveda and allied traditional health sciences, together with interdisciplinary research connecting these systems with contemporary biomedical, clinical, pharmaceutical, and public-health sciences.

Ayurveda & Ayurvedic Medical Sciences

Ayurveda Samhita, Siddhanta and classical textual research
Kayachikitsa (Ayurvedic Internal Medicine)
Shalya Tantra (Ayurvedic Surgery and Para-surgical Procedures)
Shalakya Tantra (Eye, ENT, Oral and Head–Neck Disorders)
Prasuti Tantra and Stree Roga (Obstetrics and Gynaecology)
Kaumarabhritya / Bala Roga (Ayurvedic Paediatrics)
Panchakarma and Ayurvedic Therapeutic Procedures
Kriya Sharira and Rachana Sharira (Physiology and Anatomy)
Dravyaguna Vijnana (Medicinal Plants and Ayurvedic Pharmacology)
Rasa Shastra and Bhaishajya Kalpana (Ayurvedic Pharmaceutics)
Roganidana and Vikriti Vijnana (Diagnostics and Pathology)
Swasthavritta, Yoga and Preventive Healthcare
Agad Tantra, Ayurvedic Toxicology and Pharmacovigilance
Ayurvedic Nutrition, Ahara, Lifestyle and Rasayana Research

Allied Traditional & Integrative Health Sciences

Yoga and evidence-based mind–body interventions
Naturopathy and lifestyle medicine
Siddha medicine
Unani medicine
Sowa-Rigpa and Himalayan traditional medicine
Traditional Chinese Medicine and other established traditional systems
Ethnomedicine, ethnobotany and indigenous healthcare knowledge
Integrative medicine and multidisciplinary clinical care
Traditional knowledge documentation and validation
History, philosophy and epistemology of traditional medicine
Community-based traditional healthcare practices
Traditional medicine education and research methodology

Biomedical, Pharmaceutical & Translational Research

Clinical trials and observational clinical research
Pharmacognosy and phytochemistry
Herbal drug standardization and quality control
Reverse pharmacology and experimental pharmacology
Cellular and in-vivo preclinical research
Metabolomics, genomics and systems biology
Microbiome and host–microbe interactions
Toxicology and safety evaluation of traditional formulations
Pharmaceutical technology and formulation development
Integrative oncology, chronic disease and rehabilitation research
Public health, epidemiology and preventive medicine
Pharmacovigilance, health policy, bioethics and regulatory science

Accepted Manuscript Categories

IJTIHS publishes diverse formats of peer-reviewed scholarship, contingent upon adherence to scientific rigor and international reporting guidelines (e.g., CONSORT, PRISMA, CARE, STROBE):

Original Research Articles Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses Critical Narrative Reviews Clinical Case Reports (CARE compliant) Short Communications Methodological Papers Editorials & Scholarly Perspectives Letters to the Editor

Out of Scope for IJTIHS

To maintain international indexing standards, submissions possessing the following characteristics will be rejected without peer review:

Anecdotal clinical claims lacking verification, objective diagnostic documentation, or follow-up outcomes.
Studies on botanical extracts lacking authentic botanical authentication, voucher specimens, or chemical standardization.
Unsubstantiated esoteric speculations divorced from verifiable clinical or historical methodology.
Submissions violating ICMJE ethics or lacking institutional human/animal ethics committee clearances.

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